The Black Lightning character was created by Tony Isabella with Trevor Von Eeden.
Based on the characters from DC, Black Lightning is from Berlanti Productions and Akil Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television, with executive producers Greg Berlanti, Salim Akil & Mara Brock Akil, and Sarah Schechter.
Following the reveal of the superhero Thunder yesterday, The CW has released eight new photos from Black Lightning from both the first and second episodes of the series.
Gifted with the superhuman power to harness and control electricity, he used those powers to keep his hometown streets safe as the masked vigilante Black Lightning, but he left the Superhero days behind.