Black Lightning: Year One
DC · 2009 · 6 issues
About the series
In 2009, DC Comics gave Jefferson Pierce—the high school principal and metahuman vigilante known as Black Lightning—a definitive origin story with Black Lightning: Year One. Written by Jen Van Meter with art by Cully Hamner, this six-issue series re-establishes the hero's early days, exploring how his electrical powers and sense of justice first compelled him to fight crime in the streets of Suicide Slum. It’s a focused, character-driven take that deepens the legacy of one of DC’s most important African-American superheroes.