Black clothes roost in my closet, in their solidarity of darkness. This penchant for black has somehow stretched into other cabinets, that hold ink bottles. Why do I have so many different kinds of black ink? Why do I have 10 pairs of black pants? Why is the sky black?
Noodler’s Dark Matter has a cool gray undertone. It takes a little long to dry. This is its official story.
![Noodler's Dark Matter Noodler's Dark Matter](http://www.leighreyes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/P1110552-600x450.jpg)
Noodler’s Bad Black Moccasin promises to thwart forgery. I just like the way it spreads on paper. It feels just a little more flowy than Dark Matter.
![Noodler's Bad Black Moccasin Noodler's Bad Black Moccasin](http://www.leighreyes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/P1110559-600x450.jpg)
The bottle labels are lovely. “Now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds.”
![Ink bottle porn Ink bottle porn](http://www.leighreyes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/P1110572.jpg)
Many seem to think that Heart of Darkness is the ultimate black. It is supposed to “absorb as much of the color spectrum as could be engineered.”
![Noodler's Heart of Darkness Noodler's Heart of Darkness](http://www.leighreyes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/P1110574-600x450.jpg)
Cocktail’s Noir Diamant, I hear, is discontinued. This is a sad sad thing. It is one of the best black inks out there, and now it possesses the gravitas of irreplaceability. It is concentrated, and when I bought it, the salesperson said I could still dilute it before using.
![Cocktail Noir Diamant Cocktail Noir Diamant](http://www.leighreyes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/P1110582-600x450.jpg)
My ultimate black is still Platinum Carbon Black.
![Platinum Carbon Black Platinum Carbon Black](http://www.leighreyes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/P1110561-600x450.jpg)
Unlike all the other inks here, even Heart of Darkness, PCD refuses to acknowledge the presence of gray. It is persistently, stubbornly what it says it is. I could use some of that.