Book of the Black

"I serve the universe no more. I serve another force that has crept into my being and shown me the unfathomable power within the frigid vacuum of space. They hunger as he does. And this book—the Book of the Black—contains all who glow with the invisible light of sentient emotion."

- Scar

The Book of the Black is a fictional object featured in comic books published by DC Comics. It is associated with the Green Lantern line of titles and first appeared in the "Origins & Omens" back-up tale featured in Adventure Comics #0 in April, 2009. The Book played a major role in "Blackest Night" crossover event.

Description
The Book of the Black is an ancient alien text filled with prophecies about the coming of an event known as the "Blackest Night". The Book possessed strange inexplicable properties including the ability to trap individuals within its pages. The caretaker of the book was a former Guardian of the Universe. During the "Sinestro Corps War", she was greatly disfigured by the Anti-Monitor and later corrupted by the his evil. In the bowels of the planet Oa, she succumbed to this evil and assumed the name Scar. Scar's insight into the prophecy of the "Blackest Night" was intricately tied to the writings of the Book.

History
During the breakout of the Sciencells on Oa, the Sinestro Corpswoman Lyssa Drak found the book in the deep bowels of Oa. Almost instantly after she found and began to read it, Scar, whom she had not noticed, imprisoned her within the book.

Properties

 * Entrapment: The Book of the Black could trap individual within its pages. Such was the case with Lyssa Drak who was bound to the book after discovering on Oa.

Locations

 * Deep in the bowels of the planet Oa.

Author

 * Unknown

Caretakers

 * Scar

Other fictional books of note

 * Book of Shadows: Mystical spell book of the Charmed Ones on Charmed.
 * Book of the Vishanti: White magic spell book owned by Doctor Strange.
 * Book of Thoth: Enclopedia of mystical lore relating to vampires and slayers from Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
 * Darkhold: Evil spell book. Marvel Comics version of the Necronomicon.
 * Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: It's kinda self-explanatory.
 * Necronomicon: Ancient book of evil. Bound in human flesh. Inked in blood. Yadda, yadda, yadda. Can summon Deadites.
 * Tome of Zhered-Na: Yet another mystical text featured in Marvel Comics.
 * Webs: A photojournalist book put together by Peter Parker with various photos of Spider-Man through the years.

Appearances

 * Action Comics 874
 * Adventure Comics Vol 2 0
 * Supergirl Vol 5 38