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Black Lightning: Cold Dead Hands from Tony Isabella and Clayton Henry in November

We’re getting a lot of Black Lightning by the end of the year. Not only will Jefferson Pierce be seen on the small screen on The CW with a new live action television show, but the character will return to comics in a six-issue miniserues by Tony Isabella, who originally created the character with Trevor Von Eeden. Black Lightning: Cold Dead Hands is being written by Isabella and drawn by Clayton Henry.

Don’t expect a throwback to Isabella’s previous time with the character. While the hallmarks of a good Black Lightning comic are all there, Jefferson’s gone through some changes. He’s still a teacher who works to be a positive force for his students both in and out of costume, but he’s younger than he’s ever been before—around 28 years old. He’s also not married and in a departure from the show, he doesn’t have daughters.

Jefferson does, however, still have a very big problem by the name of Tobias Whale. But Black Lightning’s notorious adversary has gone through some redesigning as well. He’s now fit, built like an athlete, and he’s no longer an albino. But don’t think it’s made Tobias Whale any smaller of a problem for Jefferson or the city of Cleveland, in which the series is based. He’s as ruthless and powerful as ever.

The first issue is out November 1 with a cover by Henry and variant cover by Ken Lashley.

 

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