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DCis currently in the middle of theirDark Crisisevent , but their next event might be even darker with the return of theUpside - Down Man . If DC ’s next bigCrisisfocuses on illusion instead of the multiverse once again , they could convey in the villain who still has some story threads to draw up .
The Upside - Down Man first appear inJustice League Darkby James Tynion IV , Ram V , and Alvaro Martinez , where he was a terrific threat to all magic users . When magic was first create in the DC existence , it create a brilliant luminance , and from this light came the goddess Hecate . But that brilliant light also throw an even darker shadow which The Upside - Down Man was born from , Hecate , terrified of the horror the Upside - Down Man represented , created a barrier sealing him from the relaxation of the world , locking him into the Other Place . Eventually , the Upside - Down serviceman was able to escape and attempt to intrude on the real world , where he hoped to exhaust all sorcerous and sorcerous user .
The Upside - Down Man was hard inspired by Lovecraft traditional knowledge , as shown when Man - Bat find out that the more rumors and stories of the Upside - Down Man and his Otherkin cattle farm , the stronger their hold in reality becomes . Upside - Down Man was one of the most dangerous enemiesthe Justice League Dark ever faced due to his power to manipulate reference illusion , which is about the purest form of magic one could use .
While the Upside - Down Man was eventually " overcome " by thecombined efforts of the Justice League Dark , he was never really gone . In emergence # 62 ofJustice Leaguein the backupJLDstory by Ram V and Xermanico , Ragman learns that the Upside - Down Man ’s business leader and influence exist within Zatanna and every time she utilize magic , he gains just a bit more control and power . In the backup story of issue 69 ofJustice Leagueby Ram V , Sumit Kumar , and Jose Marzan Jr. , readers see the Upside - Down Man briefly take control of Zatanna ’s body and is only stopped through the compound efforts of Diana and Constantine , but this only gave Zatanna back control , it didn’tremoveThe Upside - Down Man from her .
If DC ’s next major crisis afterDark Crisisis magical in nature , then it would be the sodding time to decide the issue of Zatanna having an eldritch god that require to pig all illusion still trap inside of her . After the elephantine warfare that has been going on inDark Crisisand one that will doubtless commute the DC landscape for a while to come , it would be prissy if the nextCrisisis more about a character ’s internal struggle , even if that battle is with the Lovecraftian monster like theUpside - Down Man .
