None of the graphite blacks are really black. I think you don't really suffer - by using as full a value range as possible, I think your work is not missing a deep black.
I just tried an Ebony, and it's not quite as dark as my Monolith 9B. Both are shiny. The Ebony seems to handle the same as the Monolith and feels like graphite.
If you want blacks, I think you're going to have to bite the bullet and go with charcoal. Vine charcoal of course is lighter and easy to brush out as a first step. The true charcoals have great blacks. General makes charcoal pencils that are graded for hardness and easy to use. Of course you'll have to develop that block-sanding habit to keep a point but it'd be worth it. The General charcoal white, btw, is my favorite, for use with graphite too.
I think your work would look great in charcoal, and I think the market for charcoal v. pencil might be better. It's unfair, I understand, but true.
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