THE GUARDIANS CLEANSED?!
KNULL and his dragons are cleansing entire worlds of life. SPARTAX is their next target - and the GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY can't save it alone.
It's a good day for the return of the legendary STAR-LORD...
Meanwhile, as the team battle cosmic horror, something worse is waiting - as the clock ticks down to the Last Stand in...
THREE...
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Guest-Starring CYCLOPS and the MARAUDERS!
Avast, ye! CHAMPIONS ON THE HIGH SEAS!
NOVA, IRONHEART, MILES and MS. MARVEL have narrowly escaped C.R.A.D.L.E. for now with the help of their old teammate, but it's out of the frying pan and into the...ocean..
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THE GODS ARE COMING!
The Olympian gods are returning to our universe - and they're taking their exile at Peter Quill's hands very personally.
To stop them, the Guardians return to the place the team was born... but will facing their past in the Annihilation War help them survive their future?
Everything changes in TWO...
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Chris Marrinan's Model Sheets for Nova (1994)
Below are model sheets done by Chris Marrinan for the 1994 Nova series!
Included are two members of Shatterforce (Warhead and Murder), the Corruptor, and Diamondhead.
For more unpublished model sheets and Chris Marrinan's comments about them, download Rocket Boosters #1!
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![]() | Alex Ross X-Trilogy Nova Sketches
This a model sheet detailing Alex Ross's sketch versions of Nova for X Trilogy. The alternate universe trilogy consisted of Earth X, Universe X, and Paradise X.
Nova does not appear in Earth X but makes appearances in various issues of Universe X and Paradise X. |
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![]() | Chris Batista's Art for DnA's First Nova Series Attempt
A few years before the Annihilation series, creators Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning and Chris Batista pitched a Nova series to Marvel. Here is a piece of the artwork Chris put together
for their proposal. For more info on the unpublished series along with additional art, download Rocket Boosters #2! |
![]() | Erik Larsen's Seasons Greeting Banner
Over on Erik Larsen's Facebook page, he posted some
older artwork he had done at Marvel.
Included was a Seasons Greetings banner. Nova was part of the E in Seasons!! |
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Unpublished story by Alan Kupperberg
These pages are from an unpublished story by Alan Kupperberg for the original 'The Man Called Nova' series. The story features Nova fighting space spores on board the Nova Prime Starship and includes
the P.R.I.M.E. computer. According to Alan Kupperberg, this was "an unpublished fill-in issue of Nova, which was later published as an issue of Iron Man". The Iron Man issue appears to be Iron Man #157. |
![]() | Model Sheet for Sam Alexander Nova In the Previews for items shipping in February 2013, it featured a model sheet done by Ed McGuinness for the Nova series with Sam Alexander as Nova. |
![]() | Model Sheet for Hasbro's Nova Figure This appears to be a model sheet done by Mike Deodato, Jr. for the Hasbro Nova action figure in 2012. |
![]() | Unpublished Cover from Nova (2007) This is an unused original cover to Nova #17 v4. The artwork for this cover to #17 was done by Paul Davidson! |
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Unpublished Cover to The Man Called Nova #7
This is the unused original cover to The Man Called Nova #7 by Dave Cockrum! On the cover, you can see the notes
from Marv Wolfman to Jack Kirby. Wolfman gave Kirby the work done by Cockrum with instructions on how he wanted a new version of the cover to look. The second image is the note from
John Verpoorten to Kirby. The final image is the penciled version by Jack Kirby. Kirby's version
appeared as the cover to #7. Special thanks to Mark Levy for the first scan!! |
Origin Of Nova's Starbursts.
In an e-mail exchange with Nova fan Andy Mokler, Nova's creator Marv Wolfman revealed the
meaning of the three starbursts that are on Nova's chest. Marv explained that "They symbolize the three worlds of his solar system that created the Nova Corps."
In a follow-up e-mail, I asked Marv about the big starburst on Nova's back and if it perhaps symbolized the sun of the Tranta System (the solar system of
Xandar). Marv's response to me was "No. it was just a design element, like Spider-Man's back spider."
Special thanks to Andy for sharing his information!!! |
Unpublished Villain From Nova's First Series. Issue #15 of Marvel's official magazine, FOOM, talked about Marv Wolfman's early plans for Nova. It mentions that Nova was going to battle a villain tentatively named Disastro. Based on the magazine's description, this appears to have been the original name for Megaman. |
![]() | Nova artwork from the 1993 Marvel Super Heroes card. This is the artwork used in the 1993 Marvel Super Heroes card set. It was featured on the back of the Nova card (#19) which, in turn, was part of the nine cards that made up the New Warriors subset (see below). Art by Darick Robertson. This artwork is courtesy of marvel.com. |
![]() | Full Artwork For The New Warriors Cards This is the full artwork used for the New Warriors cards in the Marvel Super Heroes card set. The nine-cards made up the New Warriors subset. This artwork is courtesy of marvel.com. Art by Darick Robertson. Thanks to David Gallaher for his assistance with the information! |
![]() | Nova Pin-Up Art This art piece by Chuck Wojeck was used in the 1998 role-playing game called the "Marvel Super Heroes Adventure Game" which was published by TCR using the SAGA game rules. This artwork is courtesy of marvel.com. Thanks to Corey Blake and David Gallaher for the information about the art! |
![]() | Nova #1 v.3 This is an unused page from Nova #1 of Erik Larsen's Nova series (v3). The pencils are by Joe Bennett and features Nova rescuing a young woman who fell from a building! |
![]() | Nova #5 v.3 This is an unused splash page from Nova #5 of Erik Larsen's Nova series (v3). The pencils are by Coy Turnbull! |