Jenny Blake Isabella [1] (born December 22, 1951), [2] who writes under the names Tony Isabella and Jenny Blake, is an American comic book writer, editor, actor, artist and critic. She is the creator of Marvel Comics superhero Black Goliath, and of DC Comics' first major African-American superhero, Black Lightning.

1 day ago · Comic book writer Jenny Blake Isabella, who originated Black Lightning and other popular comic book characters in the 1960s and ’70s, publicly came out as a trans woman this week at the age of 73. Isabella first made her announcement via social media posts, in which she posted a meme image of a pink crown with the words “Keep Calm and Yes I ...

1 day ago · Jenny Blake Isabella, the creator of DC Comics’ series Black Lightning, has come out as transgender.The comic writer came out in a blog post made to her personal website where she also answered ...

2 days ago · However, the writer recently introduced themselves to the world as Jenny Blake Isabella, a trans woman. The first announcement came on February 9, 2025, on Isabella’s BlueSky account .

1 day ago · Isabella also noted that her name is Jenny Blake Isabella and that, in terms of how to properly credit her work, previous work should be credited to “Tony Isabella” while she will be writing ...

2 days ago · However, the writer recently introduced themselves to the world as Jenny Blake Isabella, a trans woman. The first announcement came on February 9, 2025, on Isabella’s BlueSky account .

2 days ago · Jenny Blake Isabella created the Black Lightning character and the original series of the same name in 1977, alongside artist Trevor Von Eeden, marking the first time a Black superhero led his own DC series. Though she is not writing the current Black Lightning series, Isabella has consistently written for DC for more than forty years.

2 days ago · Yesterday, Jenny Blake Isabella announced to the world that this would be her new identity going forward, formerly known as Tony Isabella, comic book creator, curator and columnist. She is best ...

4 days ago · Assigned male at birth, Isabella came out as a trans woman in February 2025. She expressed that she will be using her birth name as a pen name, writing under both "Tony Isbaella" and "Jenny Blake." [2]

3 days ago · Jenny Blake Isabella is proof that it is never too late to embrace being your true authentic self. A former writer for both Marvel and DC comics Isabella is most well-known for creating the ...