Source (DC)
The Source is a concept that features in DC Comics.
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History
Origin
The Source was a mass of energy that was created during the beginning of the cosmos where there existed nothing but the void. This mass of energy coalesced the entity that was known as the Source that heralded the beginning of the First World. (Jack Kirby's Fourth World v1 #1) It was said to had lived when even the Old Gods had died. (New Gods v1 #1) Eons ago, when the great world of the Old Gods was destroyed did a cosmic wave emanate from the cataclysm with this being known as the Godwave. As the Godwave spread across the universe, it seeded placed the seeds of divinity among many worlds creating the first pantheons of gods. Upon expanded to its full limit, it doubled back creating a second passage of its power whereby superhuman abilities were imparted on mortals as a result. It was said that this energy gave rise to the Speed Force, the Quantum Field and the Emotional Spectrum. (Genesis v1 #2)
As the Godwave affected the Source, Ares sought to tap into this power into becoming the supreme being and herald a new Fifth World with the war god ruling creation. (Genesis v1 #4)
Post-Flashpoint
Following the Flashpoint, a new history was created with a different timeline of events.
Long ago, an ancient deity that came to be known as Zonuz brought death and destruction in the universe as he served as the god of evil. This was until he fell at the hands of his own son with his essence returning to the Source. (Justice League - Darkseid War: Shazam v1 #1)
After the death of Darkseid, the champion Shazam whose power was wielded by Billy Batson had his abilities disrupted leading to the Wizard seeking others to replace it. Among those was Zonuz who sought to use Batson as a means of escaping his imprisonment within the Source. (Justice League - Darkseid War: Shazam v1 #1)
Overview
It was described as being eternal and as the all as well as beyond the all. (Jack Kirby's Fourth World v1 #1) The Source was said to had been eternal and as the Life Equation. (New Gods v1 #1) It was the place where all power had flowed including those of a mystical origin. (Genesis v1 #4)
Both Alpha Energy and its antithesis Omega Energy originated from the Source with the two having capabilities being almost boundless. (Mister Miracle v3 #4)
The Source was a place from which all things come and return with every god holding a parsonage there. (Justice League - Darkseid War: Shazam v1 #1) Within the Hadis afterrealm, the Source essence of the New Gods were confined and rejoined with their bodies. (Mister Miracle v3 #4) The Godwave energy generated from the destruction of the Old Gods great world was said to be responsible for many powers such as the Speed Force, the Quantum Field and the energy utilized by the inhabitants of Oa. (Genesis v1 #2)
Notes
- The Source was created by Jack Kirby where it made its first appearance in New Gods v1 #1 (March 1971).
- In JLA v1 #9 (1997), the Key used a psycho-virus to put the Justice League into a dream state where they imagined separate worlds from reality. The dream of the Flash Wally West had him becoming a speedster after he was bequeathed a ring from the dying New God Fastbak that allowed him to access the Speed Source. This ring created a condensed hyperdimensional gel around him making him a manifestation of the Speed Source. The dream world experienced by Wally West thus merged the Source with the Speed Force.
Alternate Versions
- In Tales from the Dark Multiverse: The Death of Superman v1 #1 (2019), an alternate reality was shown to exist within the Dark Multiverse showed a universe where the Black Lantern Corps dominated the cosmos. To step the undead scourge, Mister Miracle intended to break the Source Wall and release the random chaotic power of the Source that contained the cosmic energy of creation. The chaotic energy was said to be the antithesis of Nekron which he intended to channel into Dove so that she could wield the power to resurrect the Black Lanterns.
Appearances
- New Gods v1:
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