This jumbo sized special shows what all of the major players in the Annihilation storyline were doing the day Annihilus' annihilation wave hit ground zero and began its tear through the galaxy. Drax and Cami, Silver Surfer, Ronan the Accuser, and the Super-Skrull will all play a part in the road to the Annihilation in 4-issue mini-series of their own (technically, Drax's occurred prior, but hopefully, you get my drift.) The main star of this issue is Richard Rider, the Nova Corpsman of Earth and his fellow peacekeepers. They will be the first line of defense in protecting the universe from Annihilus.
Nova is a superhero that I'm not very familiar with. I know he's a member of Spider-Man's SHIELD team on Ultimate Spider-Man on Marvel XD, but that's a cartoon. In the comics, I've had very little to do with Nova. It's not that I hate the character or anything. It's just that in all of my readings, I've probably come across the character twice, maybe three times. I just don't seem to either read stuff that he's a major character in or I've never really come across any Nova trades or back issues.
In this issue, I learned quite a lot about the hero and his compatriots. First of all, the Nova Corps is a lot like the Green Lantern Corps. Novas do not seem to have any weaknesses as a Green Lantern's ring is powerless against the color yellow. Secondly, Novas have special powers imbued to them by the Worldmind, a sentient computer similar to Oa's great lantern. However, while a Green Lantern uses a ring to create anything that they can imagine, Novas have power blasts and literally turn into human rockets.
Still, Nova Corps/ Green Lantern Corps. I'm very surprised that DC hasn't ever sued of the similarities between the two creations and that Marvel never came up with the idea to team the two groups up in a giant cosmic epic against Sinestro and Thanos. (BTW, if Marvel and DC decide to ever team-up these two teams, I claim a creative contributor credit!)
A very good issue with great action, really smart plotting, funny dialogue, and amazing characters. However, the inking was quite poor. The first 5 pages were really well done but once we get to Nova and his fellow Corpsmen, something goes awry. It was almost as if the inker stop using India ink and went to magic markers. Even when the action really picks up, the art doesn't seem to improve. It's the only downside to an otherwise flawless book.
Worth Consuming
Rating: 8 out of 10 stars.
UP Next: Annihilation: Nova #1-4
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