Ultimately, Black Lightning #3 is an intricately and powerfully constructed depiction of a kind of routine racialized violence that we need to dedicate ourselves to minimizing and eventually eradicating both in real life and in fiction to make way for the full and unapologetic flowering of Black America. Read Full Review

I really appreciate Isabella being able to so successfully blend comic book spectacle with real world issues so seamlessly. We're at the halfway point now with Cold Dead Hands and this book is demanding a second chapter or news of an ongoing series. Read Full Review

I've said this twice, and I'll say it again. Make this an ongoing series. This story will surely be wrapped up well in six. But there's surely enough to keep going after that, especially on the heels of the CW'sBlack Lightning television series premiering soon. Read Full Review

Things got real in Black Lightning: Cold Dead Hands #3 whether we are talking about what actually happens, what could have happened, or the stories told of where things did go wrong. This issue was all about the horrors of past tragedies and trying your best to make sure that history does not repeat itself. Read Full Review

A neat, emotional story that does very little to advance the encompassing plot of this miniseries. It feels like this isn't a miniseries at all, but the opening salvo to a longer run that I suppose might happen. I'd welcome it if it achieved the consistent quality of this book so far. Read Full Review

There's a great character at the fore, and a great comic here, but it needs to get out of its own way a bit. Read Full Review