![]() As a first issue, we get the basics, we are introduced to Sam and get an idea how he becomes Nova. The version of Sam Alexander here is thankfully different than what is seen on the animated Ultimate Spider-Man series. Jeph Loeb does a good job in introducing who the character is and where he comes from. Tony Guerrero of Comic Vine gave Nova #1 a grade of 4 out of 5 stars, saying, "As a Richard Rider fan, I wasn't thrilled over the idea of a series starring a different Nova. Literary reception Volumes Nova - 2013 Īccording to Diamond Comic Distributors, Nova #1 was the 14th best selling comic book in February 2013. In 2021, Screen Rant ranked Nova 3rd in their "10 Most Powerful Members Of The Champions" list.In 2018, CBR.com ranked Nova 8th in their "Marvel's Strongest Cosmic Heroes" list.In 2017, Den of Geek ranked Nova 2nd in their "Guardians of the Galaxy 3: 50 Marvel Characters We Want to See" list.Sam Alexander wears a helmet that gives him access to the Nova Force, which grants him superhuman strength and durability, flight, energy projection, telekinesis, force fields, universal translation and the ability to breathe underwater and survive in space. The team heads to Lasibad, Sharzad to rescue a group of women and girls being attacked by terrorists. įollowing the Civil War II storyline, Sam leaves the Avengers to join the Champions. ![]() Sam leaves where he is happy with the information he just learned. ĭuring a day of training with Uatu at the Watcher's moon base at the start of the " Original Sin" storyline, Uatu reveals that Sam's father Jesse Alexander is alive. He eventually speaks to Uatu who gives Sam some advice and he returns to Earth to agree to his mother's rules and joins the New Warriors. He gets into an argument with Carrie and gets mad at Justice and Speedball. Sam becomes cocky and prideful and begins to feel above the New Warriors and disregard his mother's rules. ![]() He next faces off against Kaldera, an agent of Proxima Midnight and defeats her in combat. He wakes up to Justice and Speedball, who offer him a spot on the New Warriors. Shocked, he flies into the sky, but accidentally removes his helmet and lands in a coma. ĭuring the events of " Infinity", Sam learns from his crush, Carrie, that she knows he is Nova. Afterwards, he encounters the previous Nova's recurring enemy Diamondhead, but easily defeats him. Thor asks Sam to join the Avengers, and Sam eventually accepts. After recovering, Nova joins the Avengers and the X-Men against Cyclops, who has become the new Dark Phoenix after Jean. He crashes on Earth, but is able to deliver the warning to the Avengers. Sometime later, Sam is on a mission to warn planets in its path that Dark Phoenix is coming for them. Upon returning to Earth, Rocket Raccoon and Gamora train him and tell him to scout the fleet. After putting on his father's helmet, Sam travels to the moon, meeting Uatu the Watcher, who reveals an invasion fleet of alien ships belonging to the Chitauri. There, Rocket Raccoon and Gamora reveal Sam's father really was in the Nova Corps. When Sam comes home from school to find his father missing, Sam accidentally injures himself and wakes up in a hospital. His father is always drunk and often talks about his supposed life as a Nova Centurion, and shirks his duties as a janitor at his son's school. Sam Alexander is a sixteen-year-old living in Carefree, Arizona, with his father, mother, and little sister. The Sam Alexander version of the character first appeared in the Marvel Point One one-shot in November 2011 before starring in his own series beginning in February 2013 The character was named after Loeb's son Sam, who died after a three-year battle with bone cancer at the age of 17. Sam Alexander first appeared in Marvel Point One #1 (November 2011), created by writer Jeph Loeb and artist Ed McGuinness. The character, a space-faring member of the intergalactic police force known as the Nova Corps, was created in 2011 by writer Jeph Loeb and artist Ed McGuinness, based on the original Nova Richard Rider. Nova ( Sam Alexander) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Energy manipulation, Generation & projection.Ability to breathe underwater and survive in space.Superhuman strength, speed, stamina, accuracy, agility, reflexes, and durability.Access to the Nova Force via helmet granting:.
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