Marvel has dropped a preview to the cover of Nova #5 arriving in stores August 8, 2007. What is going to have everyone scratching their heads is this Nova is most certainly a girl. No other word about the issue was provided by Marvel except for the cover, which you can see after the jump.
I sure hope they are doing to Nova what they did to the 80’s Dr. Fate.
Or - “Maybe The FOURTH Time Will Be The Charm?”
It may surprise regular Spoiler-a-holics that I, the man who always schmucks up discussions with “I have a complete run of Captain Schmaggeggi, and blah dee blah” that I do NOT have all of Nova’s various series, even though Nova is “one of my guys.” Don’t get me wrong, I have the original 25 issue series (including the ones drawn by Carmine Infantino which are… NOT C.I.’s best work), I have the Fantastic Four crossovers, and the issue of What If. I have most of the second series, but faded about halfway through, collecting only those that crossed over with New Warriors through the end of the series. I don’t have ANY of the Erik Larsen series, due mostly to Erik’s assertion that Fabian Nicieza “got Nova all wrong” and reverted him to an 18-year-old, reinstated all the old supporting cast from the ’70’s, and resurrected his old villains, only to find that nobody much cared (except Erik Larsen). This Nova series, to be honest, has more impetus behind it than any previous, giving him a serious power boost, a clearer mission, and returning his cosmic scope, something Nova has been lacking since New Warriors got cancelled. What’s my verdict?
Nova is the last member of the Nova Corps, a one man army sworn to protect the universe. Marvel has sent Major Spoilers a sneak peek of Nova #2, which features Nova returning to Earth and crossing paths with Iron Man.
Marvel has sent Major Spoilers a sneak peek at the upcoming Nova #1. The ongoing monthly spins off from the Annihilation series finding Nova the soul protector of the universe.
Take the jump for a five page preview and more info.
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