If you think the image above is a tad... abstract - bear with, because the Great Darkness (also known as the Great Evil Beast) is one of the most troubling and powerful cosmic entities in the entire DC canon.
Co-created by Alan Moore and Stan Woch during the former's storied run Swamp Thing, the Great Darkness has existed since the beginning of creation, or at least since God proclaimed "let there be light". Following the events of the first Crisis a cult known as Brujeria endeavoured to reawaken the Darkness, but they were opposed by John Constantine and Swamp Thing.
American Gothic is an amazing arc. Go read it.
During that series, the Darkness grew stronger and stronger and eventually even took down The Spectre, one of the most powerful supernatural/cosmic beings in the entire DCU. It was only when the Presence intervened and accepted the Darkness that it ceased to pose a threat, illustrating that, even though the evil entity's rise was brief, it was still pivotal - especially considering they're just as powerful as their opposite number...
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
