'Black Lightning' delivers a jolt of reality to CW's superhero lineup
by Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times
Jan 15, 2018
4 minutes
The new year isn't even a month old, and a new superhero is charging onto the scene, smashing into the jam-packed universe already occupied by Superman, Batman, Thor, Wonder Woman and a seemingly endless parade of costumed crime fighters.
But the producers of "Black Lightning," the new CW series based on the DC Comics character launching Tuesday, have a broader agenda than creating another fantastic world where good battles evil.
The drama, which joins the network's superhero slate - "Arrow," "Supergirl," "The Flash" and "DC's Legends of Tomorrow" - aims to deliver a shock wave, injecting topical
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