Black Lightning: The Standard

Name: Black Lightning: The Standard
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9781799505389
Price: 38.0 NZD
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By Brandon Thomas and Federico Guillermo

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Black Lightning goes All In! Jefferson Pierce returns with his own ongoing comic book series written by Brandon Thomas and drawn by Fico Ossio! Black Lightning goes All In! Jefferson Pierce returns with his own ongoing comic book series written by Brandon Thomas and drawn by... Read More

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Black Lightning goes All In! Jefferson Pierce returns with his own ongoing comic book series written by Brandon Thomas and drawn by Fico Ossio!

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Black Lightning goes All In! Jefferson Pierce returns with his own ongoing comic book series written by Brandon Thomas and drawn by Fico Ossio!

Black Lightning and his family bolt into a new era of the DC Universe with a brand-new series! Jefferson Pierce is a cornerstone member of the newly founded Justice League Unlimited, but his work with the team is far from the only thing on his plate. Shepherded by writer Brandon Thomas and artist Fico Ossio, the Pierce family must battle against new threats like the Masters of Disaster with the help of old allies like the Steelworks!

Collects Black Lightning #1-5.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781799505389

Publisher: DC Comics

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 26 August 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: DC Comics

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 168.0mm

Height: 259.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 152

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Adult Graphic Novels Brandon Thomas Federico Guillermo Fiction Graphic Novels Penguin Books

About the Author

Brandon Thomas is the writer and co-creator of critically acclaimed comics series Excellence, Horizon, and The Many Adventures of Miranda Mercury. Previous work includes the comics series Noble, Voltron, and Fantastic Four Tales. At DC, Thomas has written Hardware- Season One, Aquaman/Green Arrow- Deep Target, Aquaman- The Becoming, and Batman- Urban Legends.

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