First Official Look At Cress Williams As ’Black Lightning’

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>a TV show costume looks better than anything at the MCU

Yeah, JUST alright

WHY DON'T WE JUST CALL YOU WHITEFISH?

>>81058396

That's Black Vulcan, who was kind of his stand-in

>“Resurrecting him at a time in our society when a sense of hope is lacking…Black Lightning will be that hope,” he added. “And in updating the suit, it will signal to a new generation that it’s time to harness and release our power, and become our own Super Heroes.”
What did he mean by this?

>>81058311
Thats actually pretty good for a CW show, i like Black Lighting thou.

>>81058311
Why do, like, half of the black superheroes have electric powers?

Storm
Static Shock
That fat kid from Logan
Electro from ASM2

How can lightning be black???

>>81058445
Well before the MCU, superheroes were supposed to be inspiring instead of jokes.

>>81058462
They are LIT

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>>81058349
ARE THE CRYSTAL GEMS

>>81058462

You only named two, an OC and a blackwashed movie character, and
Storm has more than just "electrical" powers, she doesn't even project electricity she summons lightning which is totally different.

Why the fuck didn't they do a live action "The Ray"?

>>81058567

Even DC has forgotten him.

>>81058567
Too gay, also they are doing it, just not yet

>>81058558
Miles Morales, kind of.

>Triumph

>The Ray

>Kid Eternity

All DC shows that should've been made instead of this.

This will flop.

>>81058664
Who?

Who?

Who?

>>81058664
Literally all less know than BL.

>>81058664

>Triumph

The dog puppet?

>>81058705

Not as long as he only dates black women/mixed women

>>81058705
The capeshows on CW are the only thing keeping it alive, so no.

>>81058311
Holy shit, this looks amazing for a CW show, better than the MCU netflix suits

Usually the CW superhero suits look like hot dogshit

>>81058462

Partly because several of them were created when they wanted to use Black Lightning but couldn't get the rights or something. Static was probably created as an homage to that. Storm is probably a coincidence.

>>81058462
They spend lots of time in electric chairs

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HOW THE FUCK DO YOU OVERTHINK THIS?

>>81059010

Storm predates everyone on that list except Electro who is white in the comics.

You don't have a clue what you're talking about.

>>81059078

Right, she predates him, so her electrical powers are coincidental to the "black electric hero" meme.

Also I didn't mention Electro. Are you just responding to posts while mad based on what you thought they said?

>>81058311
Why is he black when white men invented electricity to begin with? Whitewashing my ass

>>81058462
Also frozone from espendables.

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>>81058664
Ray's getting an animation, and will then probably appear in the live-action stuff, like Vixen did.

>>81059128

Storm doesn't have electrical powers.

>>81058311
Black people won't watch this. Black people don't care about black people.
Niggers just like to complain.

>>81058311
Is this Marvel or DC? Never heard of this guy

>black man running fast

>>81059224
This. Theres a South African black guy I know and he loved Logan, likes Jackman and hates Will Smith. Strange

>Another fucking capeshit character
WHEN WILL THIS GOD DAMNED SHIT END FOR FUCK SAKE

>>81059232

He's not a speedster.

>>81059226

DC

>>81059256

>if you're black you have to like Will Smith, it's like the law

He's a smug cunt these days whining about Oscars he thinks he deserves, what's to like?

>>81058311
Just make Static Shock what the fuck are you doing nigga. No ones got nostalgia for fake-ass Black Vulcan.

>>81059061
Spandex simply doesn't looks good in live action capeshit.

>>81058311
I remember when I was building computers in my late teens and early twenties. I wanted blue LEDs on everything--the case, the mouse, the keyboard, everything!

Then I grew the fuck up.

>>81059339

So you realized green LEDs were superior

>>81058530
who is this lactal pterodactyl?

Brave and Bold design was better.

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The Cast.

JEFFERSON PIERCE / BLACK LIGHTNING (Cress Williams)

>A former 3-time gold medal decathlon winner who is now principal of a high school in South Central Los Angeles. A father figure to his students and hero to the local community, Jefferson is charming, charismatic, smart, and has both warmth and humor. He is devoted to his two daughters and remains deeply in love with his ex-wife Lynn. He also has a great passion for justice and a quick temper that he has spent years learning how to control. Behind his model citizen image, however, he hides a great secret: He was once a meta-human vigilante with the power to manipulate electricity, who made a choice to hang up his suit and his secret identity years ago to protect his family. But with a star student being recruited by a local gang and a daughter hellbent on justice, Jefferson is pulled back into the fight as the wanted vigilante and crimefighting legend — Black Lightning.

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LYNN STEWART (Christine Adams)

>Jefferson's ex-wife, Lynn exudes confidence and intelligence. Beautiful, but not to be trifled with, she can exhibit both great emotional depth as well as a flirtatious, mischievous side. Although life has drove her away from Jefferson, they share an unique bond and are both wholeheartedly dedicated to their daughters, Anissa and Jennifer.

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ANISSA PIERCE (Nefassa Williams)

>Jefferson's elder daughter. Beautiful, quick-witted and intelligent, as well as intense and passionate. Anissa has great respect for her father and balances the demands of medical school with her duties as a part-time teacher at Jefferson’s school. Bearing the same strong sense of justice as Jefferson, Anissa is determined to protect her students from the Los Angeles's criminal underworld, even if it puts her life on the line.

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JENNIFER PIERCE (China Anne McClain)

>Jefferson’s younger daughter and a beautiful and agile scholar athlete. She is a student at Jefferson's school and the entitled feminist of the Pierce family. Independent and outspoken with a wild streak, Jennifer doesn't hesitate in the face of danger, and sometimes appears to throw herself in its way, to Jefferson's consternation.

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>>81059336
They figured it out in the 90s and spiderman, not sure why they keeping fucking it up

>>81059608
She better get an amazon gf and superpowers by ep 5 or i'm walking out.
>>81059637
>entitled feminist of the Pierce family
The threads about this show are going to be an absolute delight...

>>81059553
>Cress Williams
>Nefassa Williams
Are they related?

>>81058311
Fucking hell just give me the Batman movie. I dont give a shit about this or these characters that I dont know anything about

>>81059731
Every CW show needs a Thea/Iris/Kendra.

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>>81058311
I was always a much bigger fan of static

>>81058462
ZAP MUZAFAKA

>>81058311
>46 years old
>black
>lead actor
>can't act (see Friday Night Lights)
this ain't gonna work

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It could always be worse...

Will this show feature THICC black women?

Also
>no white mask
>no Afro Helmet
Black lighting's original look was great

>>81058567
I would prefer Starman with an HBO/Netflix treatment. In a good way

CW > Russo Brothers

>>81059166
Not sure if bait

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>there are two separate DC universes going on

As if DCEU wasn't enough of a mess as it is.

>>81058349
YOU

>>81061426
>implying the MCU is unified across mediums

>>81060310
>does not need a suit for powers
>has no secret identity to hide
>isn't a vigilante
>isn't even a super-hero in the technical sense

Why the FUCK does he even need a costume?

>>81059224
>>81059224
Do you have any idea what you're talking about. The entire reason Tyler Perry is able to have his shitty career is specifically because he can rely on drawing black audiences.

Also 'Get Out' begs to differ.

>>81058311
well shit, for a CW show this looks pretty good.

What did the copyright holder for Static Shock ever do to DC? did he cuck the editor or what? Black Lighting always replaces him despite Static Shock being way more popular

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>>81058311
Seriously though, what is DC's obsession with wanting to show off those big lipped gorilla mugs at every opportunity?

Even Marvel had the decency to cover War Machine and Black Panther's face even if they did fuck up with Falcon.

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>>81061826
sheeeeit, is that MS Paint?

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>>81061826

>>81061426
Lets hope the crisis film rumors are true. I want Grant's Flash to be apart of the league more than anything.

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>>81061826
>"Zack Snyder knows how to frame a shot"

>>81061565
Well Black Bolt has a distinct look for decades, but i guess its ok if Marvel does...

>>81061826
I'm at a loss for how DC honestly thinks this looks fucking good.

How can they knowingly release the biggest a movie DCucks have been waiting fucking decades for, and let Cyborg look like something from one of those shitty movie poster threads???

How has honestly NO ONE said it looks like dog-shit???

HOW DO STUDIO EXECUTIVES CLIMB THE LADDER BEING THIS FUCKING BLIND?

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>>81059690

>>81058529
Hey now.

WE NIGGERS WE NIGGERS WE NIGGERS

>>81061826
Not gonna argue the rest of that post but Cyborg having a half machine face is what he's always looked like. Warachine is an armor suit to protect the wearer, Black Panther has a secret identity.

>>81061966
Apart or a part?

>>81058311
Racism aside, I always liked Black Lighting, because he was a true dude trying his best to ride the city of crime for his family, and during the day he was a teacher. The fact that he was black wasn't the main issue. But then this fuckers come and ruin his costume. I hope we at least get some Blue Devil.