8/31/2023 0 Comments Nova marvel cancelledLike the other Marvel comics being published in the 1970s, including Luke Cage and Iron Fist, Nova battles second rate criminals and for the most part finds himself in some sort of cliffhanger predicament at the end of the book only to find a way out in the first few pages the following month. Rider, now simply called Nova, attempts to emulate his idols like The Avengers and becomes another superhero in New York City. Ryder takes on the “Peter Parker/Hal Jordan” role and gains power and knowledge beyond his comprehension and since Nova Prime is dead, there is no one to guide him. The task falls to Richard Rider, a typical high school kid with typical high school kid problems. What I did find was a mash-up of Spider-Man, a troubled teenager with extraordinary power, and Green Lantern, a human that gains a gift from the stars.Īnd just like Abin Sur falling to Earth, the dying Nova Prime, who is flying his space ship past Earth, must find a successor. After reading the more modern version, I guess my expectations were too high. I did come to find his origin and rouges, but sadly I did not find a history of the Nova Corp and a deeper understanding of Nova, himself. So I went back to the roots and picked up the black-and-white Essential Nova Volume 1 (original series from 1976-1978), which was published during Annihilation to garner more sales. Nova has turned out to be a surprising bright spot in the myriad of over 100 titles that Marvel sells each month.īlazing through the truly extended Marvel universe, I craved more of this character. He was a thirty-year-old character that, for the majority of his career, had been either misused or forgotten altogether but not anymore. Nova, aka Richard Rider, was of particular interest. I have since purchased the sequel, Annihilation Conquest, and both spinoffs, The Guardians of the Galaxy and Nova, all in hardcover form. My knowledge of Marvel Cosmic is limited at best, but Keith Giffen and Andy Schmidt, who plotted the massive series (three hardcovers total) made it easy to get on board and up to speed with all the characters involved. As for Annihilation, I was intrigued as to what all the fuss was about. The story, the art and the extras that were included in the collected edition made it one of my favorite collected editions that were published in 2007. The Planet Hulk Hardcover was simply awesome. Now since I’m in the class of the “Wait For The Trade” kind of reader, I did exactly that. That is, until I read the positive reviews of what I was missing. But when it came to the other two, I had no interest. I latched on to Civil War without any hesitation. Three major events were held that year: Civil War, Planet Hulk and Annihilation (Neil Gaiman's 12-issue series The Eternals also debuted that year but is not considered to be as big of an event).
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