A bendable ultra-black material consisting of graphite nanocones and nanowires is fabricated through a simple plasma etching process. The optical properties of the absorber are characterized in the wavelength range of 400-2000 nm with average specular reflectance 0.05 ± 0.03% at normal incidence and the material thickness is only around 5 μm. The reflectance of the absorber remains low at large incident angles and is relatively independent of polarization. Simulations confirm the cooperative effect of the nanowires and nanocones leading to an ultra-black thin carbon material.