Despite seemingly being one of the most powerful characters in DC's library, Synnar (assumedly pronounced 'sinner'), has only mustered a couple of appearances in the publisher's comics. He's not even appeared in the current New 52/Rebirth canon, which may make sense, given his powers slightly... kind of... break everything.
You see, Synnar was originally the creator of the multiverse. He was God's architect, but once he created everything, he conspired to kill God and was punished for his troubles. He eventually reconstituted himself as Synnar, and first made his presence known to DC's heroes in the pages of Hardcore Station, where he revealed to Hawkman the in-world explanation as to why his history is so fangled.
Sadly, the fact we've seen so little of the character means that the true extent of his powers are still unknown. We know that he's a god, and that he literally created the known universe, but it would appear as though those abilities were stripped away from him after being taken down by the almighty.
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.
