Black Lightning
DC Comics can finally bring closure to a beloved , yet forgotten romance via the newBlack Lightningseries . Last calendar month , DC publish the first result of the newBlack Lightningseries by Brandon Thomas and Fico Ossio . The issue set an implausibly mellow bar forDC ’s all - new All In eraof storytelling . It also presents an opportunity for DC to revisit some stories that the newspaper publisher blank out to finish relation .
Namely , Black Lightningcan finallyfinish the quixotic story between his daughter , Thunder , and her once - lady friend , Grace Choi . Anissa Pierce and Grace were a noteworthy item in The CW’sBlack Lightningtelevision show , but they originally have their roots in the comedian , first starting inOutsiders#41 by Judd Winick , Matthew Clark , Ron Randall , Art Thibert , Guy Major , and Pat Brosseau .
However , their romance never strain a proper finis in the comics , though there may be a way for them to at long last have some kind of closure inBlack Lightning , thanks toDC Festival of Heroes : The Asian Superhero Celebration#1 .
Black Lightning’s Daughter, Thunder, Was Once Part of a Fan-Favorite DC Romance
How It Started and How It Ended
Black Lightning ’s daughter first meets the Amazon - Metahuman hybrid whenthey were members of the Outsiders . Their partnership was purely professional at first , but as time run , the two grew closer . Admittedly , their dynamic was mostly intimate and held in cloak-and-dagger , but touch jump to change as Grace comforts Anissa once her father is framed for murder . However , inOutsiders#46 , after Anissa include to hating Grace when they first meet , Grace say she liked her from the start , just teasing her to hide a crush .
Grace ’s relationship with Black Lightning ’s daughter always seemed fitter than her other classic zep romance .
In Grace ’s words in that same outlet , " this is go more romantic by the 2d . " Once they go official , Grace fulfill the Pierce family line inFestival of Heroes , and while Jefferson plays a bit of hardball , he ultimately accept Grace . alas , two years subsequently , DC Power 2024confirms that Grace and Anissa have collapse up off - venire in the story"The Spice of Life " by Cheryl Lynn Eaton , Asiah Fulmore , Ruth Redmond , and AndWorld Design , as Anissa is struggle to control her power and pick her internship and family relationship as the reasons why . She prefer to dispose both distractions from her life .
HowBlack LightningCan Revisit Grace Choi and Thunder’s Romance
Grace Meets Black Lightning’s Family inDC Festival of Heroes: The Asian Superhero Celebration#1’s “Family Dinner” by Alyssa Wong, Sean Chen, Norm Rapmund, Rain Beredo, and Ariana Maher
For fans of the relationship , the reasoning always interpret as strange , especially when Grace ’s relationship with Black Lightning ’s girl always seemed healthy thanher other classic hero romance . Such an unceremonial disposal of a romance with that much history interpret as a smack in the face to anyone who invested time into watching it evolve . Thankfully , asBlack Lightningputs a spotlight on his daughters , specifically Anissa , this unexampled serial publication could be the chance DC needs to give her former Romance language real closure on - control panel .
skag , the daughter of Black Lightning , unlock explosive raw ability that cause her to lose control , and the Justice League is to blame .
ignominious Lightning#1 depict big H at a crossroads in her life , lying to her male parent and sister about her whereabouts as she contend with her powers , the abstract thought behind break up with Choi in the first place . grace of God herself has been re-introduce in DC lore , as she ’s a part of the currentBirds of Preystoryline by Kelly Thompson and Sami Basri . Grace is already combat-ready in DC ’s current persistence , so there ’s a chance that she could patch things up with Anissa - on - panel this time . If not , usingBlack Lightningas Thunder ’s fictional character field of study , DC has a opportunity to at least re - valuate her breakup with Grace and if that threshold should ’ve closed to begin with .
Black Lightning#1is available now from DC Comics .
