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Nova, Volume 2: Knowhere (2014)

by Dan Abnett(Favorite Author)

3.96 of 5 Votes: 1

languge

English

genre

Science Fiction

publisher

Marvel

series

Nova

review 1: I didn't really enjoy Nova's part in the Annihilation books, mostly because his interactions with the Worldmind were clunky, wordy, and not terribly interesting. The Worldmind still shows up a lot here, but since it's more of a Nova solo adventure, it's not jammed into the panels and taking you out of the action, otherwise, and it ends up with more of a buddy-story vibe, which works better. I read this out of order, since this apparently takes place between Annihilation and Annihilation: Conquest, but this filled in the gaps nicely. I really enjoy Cosmo as a character, and he is featured well here. I even enjoyed the last part with Warlock, which was handled well and actually made Warlock more interesting, and his connection to the Phalanx a bit clearer. This was actually ... moregood, and I may just continue reading.
review 2: So much love for this book -- even when I'm not totally clear what's going on which is more-than-seldom. Rich Rider, Long Island teenager turned cosmic cop, is a little bit Green Lantern, a little bit Spider-Man, a little bit Buffy the Vampire Slayer (particularly in that he's paired with a wise authority figure who says sensible things then sighs indulgently as he does the opposite -- in my mind, Worldmind sounds just like Giles). But Rich is also very much his own person. I particularly like the "Annual" issue in here, which retells Nova's origin and emphasizes that the character's strength comes from being ordinary. When so many superhero mythologies rely on the hero being special -- everyone picks on him, he is so very misunderstood, no one appreciates his uniqueness -- it's refreshing to see this book's emphasis on an ordinary guy doing the best he can. less

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