![]() He can withstand and survive most types of extreme physical attacks. It is through Shu that Black Adam got his endurance. It was believed that he brought the sun to life every morning and that he separated day and night, as well as the world of the living and the underworld. Radiant Black #4 is now available at your local comic book retailer.As the light and the protector of the sun, he represented the illumination of the primordial darkness. Kudos to the team at Image, and to Higgins, Costa, and Carey for creating this truly excellent story. Second, and soon-to-be third printings will be available of all issues. If you have not picked up Radiant Black #4 yet, you are in luck. This is a story of who really becomes Radiant Black. ![]() Perhaps this was the biggest swerve of all. Marshall was the one focused on the identity and the mystery, and poor Nathan just wanted to write a novel. It was through Nathan’s return home these events began to take shape. If not for Nathan, Marshall would not have gone out drinking, with them stumbling onto the sphere in the first place. Given the focus and attention to detail of his journey home, but yet this now seems more of an origin story for who becomes Radiant Black. We have been led to believe up to this point Nathan was the main character. ![]() This might lead to a possibility we have not seen the last of Nathan, but as of the final pages of Radiant Black #4, Nathan is dead. It is possible when the being mentions the merging of minds, anyone who has possessed this radiant sphere has their consciousness unified with others. “Will you take his life?” May mean killing someone else in battle, but in this very moment, Marshall is now taking the life of Nathan, assuming the mantle of Radiant Black. The next page takes us back to the being, once again with a warning about a war, the merging of beings, and asking “Will you take his life?” The Radiant sphere emerging from his chest. Marshall finds Nathan Burnett, dead in the rubble. The last thing we see is not a heroic pose, no clichéd catchphrase. ![]() We only see the eyes on the helmet, like a sad neon robot emoji, but knowing there is a true human being underneath, feel his anguish. Nathan, without hesitation blasts Red and anyone else clear from the area. They clear out as the structure begins its collapse. He immediately orders the Red to start supporting the foundation to allow the people inside time to leave. Nathan smashes Red, shattering the helmet. The fight spills everywhere, until ultimately a building threatens to collapse. A quiet lunch becomes a war zone as the Red villain from Issue #2 attacks, revealing to have discovered Nathan is Radiant Black. The vision becomes stronger, the being warns Nathan of a war for The Radiant, a warning of their minds unifying and becoming one, and the final question, when the time comes to choose, “Will you take his life?” While hanging out with Marshall, they try building some typical hero skills, this time projecting the energy into an offensive strike, vaporizing some action figures. It turns out this is more than just a vision. A choice must be made, and if he fails, his world will suffer. ![]() This leads to a conversation with a visually stunning being, something taken from 1940’s and 50’s alien robot men, who warns Nathan of a battle, nay, a war coming soon. The book begins with Nathan in a vision, hearing a language he knows he doesn’t understand, yet he can. With this in mind, I must put a special disclaimer on this review of Radiant Black #4 It’s safe to say I do not believe anyone saw this coming. Kyle Higgins, Marcelo Costa, Becca Carey … I’d like a word please. ![]()
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