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- Fans and scholars of 2001: A Space Odyssey refer to the mysterious big, black slab as "The Monolith." In one of the Arthur C. Clarke short works of fiction that the film is based on this object is called The Sentinel, 1951 and resembles a pyramid. The Monolith was a prominent feature in the Marvel Universe for a short time, appearing in the 2001: A Space Odyssey comics and then in Machine Man's latest series in issues #11-12. There it is revealed that The Monolith had a direct connection to The Celestials, as it was created by them. The Monolith also appeared in Marvel's Reality X Sagas as both a transport device and the catalyst for Machine Man's transformation.
- The Monolith was a comic book series by DC Comics. It was written by Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti with Phil Winslade as the regular penciller/inker. It was discontinued after 12 issues.