12/20/12 Season 2 Of Ultimate Spider-Man TV Show! The Ultimate Spider-Man TV show which features Nova (Sam Alexander) will premiere its second season with a one-hour episode on January 21st at 7pm ET. In the show's second season, Nova and the rest of SHIELD's teen superheroes will be fighting villains such as the Lizard, Rhino, Beetle, Electro and Kraven the Hunter. Nova's origin will also be shown in an upcoming episode. Ultimate Spider-Man airs on the Disney XD Channel. 12/20/12 Nova in Sony's LittleBigPlanet 2 Video Game! Sony has announced that Point One Nova will be a costume and power option for the Sackboy character in their LittleBigPlanet 2 video game on PS3 and PS Vita! The Sony catalog solicitation states: LittleBigPlanet 2 Nova Costume ($1.99) - Sackboy is ready to feel the call of a mysterious energy power dressed as Nova - the one-man army determined to bring justice to the galaxy. Wearing Nova's trademark black-and-red helmet, along with gold-and-black body armor, Sackboy can call on the Nova Force energy source as Sam Alexander, Marvel's newest hero to call himself Nova. 12/14/12 Inked Pages From Nova #1 & Cover to #3! Marvel has released inked pages from Nova #1 featuring Sam Alexander and his family in Arizona. The pages also show the Nova Corps along with Gamora and Rocket Raccoon! The cover to Nova #3 was also revealed! Nova #1 is scheduled for release on February 20th. 12/12/12 Nova #2 Solicitation! Nova #2 - Written by Jeph Loeb, art by Ed McGuinness with variant cover by J. Scott Campbell. A boy, a helmet, and an intergalactic legacy! Sam Alexander isn't just any 15-year old, he's just been recruited to the Nova Corps: the Universe's police force. What do you get when you pair a raccoon, a green alien lady and a scared teenager? An amazingly awesome origin tale! Rated T - 32 pgs./$3.99 - On Sale March 20th Info is courtesy of Marvel. 12/02/12 Ed McGuinness Point One Nova Model Sheet! 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. 11/20/12 Sneak Peek Of Bronze Age Sketch Cards! Rittenhouse Archives has released two more early looks at some of their sketch cards for the upcoming Bronze Age card set! Two of the sketch cards include Nova done by Jack Redd and Andre Toma! The Bronze Age card set is scheduled for release on December 5th. 11/15/12 Nova #1 Solicitation! Nova #1 - Written by Jeph Loeb, art by Ed McGuinness with cover by Ed McGuinness. Variant cover by Marcos Martin, variant cover by J. Scott Campbell, variant cover by Joe Quesada, sketch variant cover by Joe Quesada and a blank cover variant also available. The Human Rocket returns! You've followed him through the history making (and changing!) AvX and now the mystery of the all-new Nova are revealed in this breathtaking new ongoing by the best-selling, award winning team of Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness (RED HULK, Avengers X-Sanction). Sam Alexander is a kid bound by the gravity of a small town and a father whose ridiculous, drunken fairy tales about a "Nova Corps" were just another heavy burden in a life full of them. But luckily for Sam Alexander...soon gravity won't even matter. And those troubles? It's like they're a billion miles away. Rated T+ - 32 pgs./$3.99 - On Sale February 20th Info is courtesy of Marvel. 11/15/12 New Warriors Omnibus Vol. 1 Solicitation! New Warriors Omnibus Vol. 1 HC - Written by Fabian Nicieza, Eric Fein, Dan Slott, Tom DeFalco & David Michelinie, penciled by Mark Bagley, Chris Marrinan, Darick Robertson, Tom Morgan, Brandon Peterson, Steve Buccellato, Steve Epting, Ron Frenz, Guang Yap, Tom Raney, Terry Shoemaker & Scott McDaniel with covers by Skottie Young & Mark Bagley. Young, idealistic heroes Marvel Boy, Firestar, Nova, Namorita, Speedball and the mysterious Night Thrasher join forces as the New Warriors - determined to make a difference and fight the kinds of crime other heroes won't touch! But as the naive Warriors dig deeper into a world of grey areas and moral compromises, can they maintain their youthful ideals? And with foes like Terrax, the Juggernaut, Psionex, the Punisher, the Sphinx and more - along with a shocking threat from within - can they even stay alive? Guest-starring Thor, X-Force, the Fantastic Four, Spider-Man and more! Collecting NEW WARRIORS (1990) #1-26 and ANNUAL #1-2; AVENGERS (1963) #341-342; and material from THOR (1966) #411-412, NEW MUTANTS ANNUAL #7, X-MEN ANNUAL (1970) #15, X-FACTOR ANNUAL #6, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL (1964) #26, SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #12 and WEB OF SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #8. Rated T - 1064 pgs./$99.99 - On Sale May 1st Info is courtesy of Marvel. 11/13/12 Nova on Avengers #3 Variant Cover! Nova (Rich Rider) appears on the 50th Anniversary variant cover to Avengers #3! The cover features past Avengers including Nova due to his time in the Secret Avengers. The retailer ratio for this cover is unknown at this point. 11/12/12 Nova in Marvel Universe vs The Avengers #1! Nova has a one panel appearance in Marvel Universe vs The Avengers #1. The series is written by Jonathan Maberry with art by Leandro Fernandez. The first issue of the four issue mini-series was released on October 10th. Special thanks to Tom Brennan for the heads-up! 11/02/12 Marvel Premier Classic Corners Nova Card! On Halloween, Upper Deck released its Marvel Premier card set! One of the insert sets is called Classic Corners and features a corner logo from a comic book series. The character image from The Man Called Nova #1 is among the cards (CC-38). The insert has a ratio of 1 card in every 10.4 packs. 11/01/12 Marvel NOW! T-Shirt With Nova in January! In the Previews catalog for January products, a t-shirt featuring the heroes of Marvel NOW! (including Nova) can be pre-ordered. The shirt comes in black and is only available through comic book stores. Cost for the Marvel NOW! t-shirt is $16.99 for most sizes. 10/31/12 Sneak Peek Of Bronze Age Sketch Cards! Rittenhouse Archives has released early looks at some of their sketch cards for the upcoming Bronze Age card set! Two of the sketch cards include Nova done by Bob Layton and Anthony Tan! The Bronze Age card set is scheduled for release on December 5th. 10/17/12 MU: Ultimate Spider-Man #10 Solicitation! Marvel Universe Ultimate Spider-Man #10 - Written by Brian Clevinger & Ty Templeton, art by Ramon Bachs & Ty Templeton with cover by Ty Templeton. It's 40-yard-mayhem as our plucky Peter Parker must take on a robot football team gone haywire! Then, between being misunderstood by the cops and trashed by J. Jonah Jameson, Spider-Man's used to taking on the world - but can he fight the entire city of New York? Don't wait for the weekend - pick up the next adventure of DisneyXD's superstar at your comic shop now! Rated All Ages - 32 pgs./$2.99 - On Sale January 23rd Info is courtesy of Marvel. 10/16/12 Exclusive Sneak Peek From Nova! Editor Stephen Wacker sent an exclusive panel of artwork from the new Nova series! Special thanks to Stephen for the scan! 10/16/12 Point One Nova In Marvel MMO Game! At the Marvel Games panel and Marvel Heroes Panel at New York Comic Con, it was announced that the new Nova (Sam Alexander) will be one of the new playable characters in the Marvel Heroes MMO. The online game is free and features a large number of Marvel characters in a story written by Brian Michael Bendis. Special thanks to Matt Wishart for the heads-up! 10/13/12 NYCC: New Nova Series In February! At the New York Comic Con, Marvel announced a new Nova monthly series beginning in February! The issue is written by Jeph Loeb with art by Ed McGuinness. Loeb also confirmed that the new Nova is a teenager named Sam Alexander (matching the Nova on the Ultimate Spider-Man TV show) and not Richard Rider. "That is Sam Alexander. He is the new Nova. Everything that happened in the Abnett and Lanning stories were so gigantic and enormous. The Nova Corps is gone. This is a story about in a very Marvel way about how an ordinary kid has something happen to him in an extraordinary way." said Loeb. 10/03/12 Point One Nova Becomes An Avenger! Following the events of Avengers vs. X-Men #12, Nova is asked by Thor to join the Avengers! Special thanks to Tom Chamberlain for the scan! 09/19/12 Nova Classic v1 TPB Solicitation! Nova Classic v1 TPB - Written by Written by Marv Wolfman and Len Wein, pencils by John Buscema, Sal Buscema and Ross Andru with cover by John Buscema. Struck by a ray of energy sent by a dying alien, ordinary high-school student Richard Rider has inherited the mantle of an intergalactic Nova Centurion - and all the headaches that come with it! And even the powers of a human rocket can't help Richard outrun a rogues' gallery that includes Zorr, Condor, Powerhouse, Diamondhead, the Corruptor, Megaman - and the dreaded Sphinx, who wants to claim a secret the newly minted Nova doesn't even know he's carrying! Can Richard balance schoolwork, a social life and a near-constant string of arch-villains? And if not, which will he lose first - his dreams or his life? Guest-starring Spider-Man in an amazing two-part murder mystery! Collecting NOVA (1976) #1-12 and AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #171. Rated T - 240 pgs./$29.99 - On Sale January 2nd Info is courtesy of Marvel. 09/19/12 Nova in October's Marvel NOW Point One! Buzzfeed has a teaser of Nova in the Marvel NOW Point One special. Looks like a big smackdown between Nova and Diamondhead is coming from Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness! The Marvel NOW! Point One special is scheduled to be released October 17th. 07/30/12 Zagwear's Grab Zag Nova Mini-Figure! Zagwear has released a new toy line called Grab Zags. One of their series is the Ultimate Spider-Man based on the DisneyXD television show. In Series 1 of the USM collection is Nova! The mini-figure is 1 3/4 inches and is available at Toys R Us, Walgreen's and other specialty toy retailers for around $3. Special thanks to Basil Christi for the heads-up! 07/25/12 Nova Card in Marvel: Bronze Age Card Set! Rittenhouse Archives will be releasing a 81 card set to highlight Marvel's heroes from 1970 - 1985. The set is called Marvel: Bronze Age and one of the card will be of Nova! Marvel: Bronze Age is scheduled to be released December 5, 2012. 07/19/12 USM Nova Figure Revealed at SDCC! At the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con, Hasbro announced a new line of action figures based on the Ultimate Spider-Man TV show! One of the figures to be released in the first wave will be Nova! The action figure will be 6 inches in scale and should be released in 2013. Special thanks to Wil Ecolango for the heads-up! 07/17/12 Nova in October's Marvel NOW Point One! Marvel has revealed that the new Nova will be the focus of one of the five stories in October's Marvel NOW Point One special. Combined with Jeph Loeb's comment at SDCC regarding a Diamondhead appearance in the special, it could be a big showdown between the two characters! 07/14/12 Season 2 Of Ultimate Spider-Man TV Show! During the Marvel Television Presents panel at San Diego Comic-Con, Jeph Loeb revealed that Nova and the rest of SHIELD's teen superheroes will be fighting villains such as the Lizard, Rhino, Beetle, Electro and Kraven the Hunter. Ultimate Spider-Man airs on the Disney XD Channel. 07/14/12 Lego Nova Mini-Figure Revealed at SDCC! Lego revealed a new set of Marvel mini-figures at the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con. One of the minis to be released in the next few months will be Nova! Special thanks to Darren Blackburn for the heads-up! 07/13/12 Cup 'O Joe at San Diego Comic-Con! During the Cup 'O Joe panel at the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con, a couple of Nova related items were mentioned. First, Jeph Loeb hinted that Nova's foe, Diamondhead, will be involved in the Marvel Point One special in October. Also, Joe Quesada stated that "We have big plans for Nova." with more details on the cosmic characters to be revealed on Saturday or Sunday. 07/11/12 USM Nova Button at San Diego Comic-Con! At the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con, the Marvel booth will be giving out exclusive buttons featuring the characters from the Ultimate Spider-Man TV show! One of the buttons given out on Thursday, July 12th, is Nova! The buttons have a special Marvel AR feature. When you scan the button with the Marvel AR App on your smartphone, it unlocks a special behind-the-scenes featurette from the character's voice actor! Nova is voiced by Logan Miller. 07/03/12 Nova To Be Part Of Marvel Now! Following the conclusion of Avengers vs. X-Men (which features the Point One Nova), Marvel will relaunch its titles over the span of many months under the MARVEL NOW banner. According to Bleeding Cool, Nova appears to be receiving a new title with art by Ed McGuinness and a writer TBA as part of the relaunch. 06/26/12 Disney's Club Penquin Nova! Disney's online game for kids, Club Penquin, has a Marvel version called Marvel Super Hero Takeover! One of the characters that can be selected is Nova. The game can be played at www.clubpenquin.com/marvel. Note: Playing the Marvel version of Club Penquin requires a paid membership. 06/19/12 Nova in Ult. Comics Spider-Man #8 (sort of)! Someone very out of shape posing as Nova appears in a panel of Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #8. Intestingly, the man is yelling about the Cosmic Cube as he is being led away by the police. A Cosmic Cube was being used when Nova disappeared in the Thanos Imperative. Ravings of a background character or perhaps a foreshadowing of Nova's eventual return? Special thanks to Tom Brennan for the heads-up! 06/12/12 Nova BonkaZonks From Hasbro! Hasbro has released the new BonkaZonks game! One of the characters in the Marvel BonkaZonks set is Nova! The Nova piece is part of the Series 1 release (#98). Special thanks to Basil Christi for the heads-up! 06/11/12 Nova's Origin in Ult. Spider-Man Season 2! Marvel has announced that Ultimate Spider-Man has been renewed for a second season! In Season 2, viewers will discover the secret origins of SHIELD's teen superheroes including Nova (voiced by Logan Miller)! Ultimate Spider-Man airs on the Disney XD Channel. 05/16/12 Nova Appears in Avengers vs X-Men #10! Marvel has released the solicitations for comics shipping in August. The Point One Nova appears on the cover to Avengers vs. X-Men #10! The issue is written by Ed Brubaker with art by Olivier Coipel and cover by Jim Cheung. 05/16/12 Ultimate Spider-Man Episode 10 Preview! Marvel has released a preview of the tenth episode of the Ultimate Spider-Man animated series. It features Nova, Spider-Man and the rest of the teen team attempting to team up with Thor as he battles a Frost Giant! The episode is scheduled to air May 20, 2012 and will appear on the Disney XD Channel. 05/14/12 Modern Nova T-Shirt Announced! Marvel has announced a new set of t-shirts to be released under the Avengers brand. One of them is the modern Nova! It will be available in both a male and female version. Special thanks to Darren Blackburn for the heads-up! 04/03/12 Ultimate Spider-Man Episode 3 Preview! Marvel has released a preview of the third episode of the Ultimate Spider-Man animated series. It features Nova and Spider-Man competing while training for SHIELD! The episode is scheduled to air April 7, 2012 and will appear on the Disney XD Channel. 04/03/12 Making Of The AvX #1 Infinite Cover! Gizmodo is featuring an article on the making of the artwork for Avengers vs. X-Men #1 Infinite! The video interviews Marvel's Chief Creative Officer Joe Quesada as he shows the process of drawing Nova digitally! Read the article here. 03/24/12 First Look at Sam Alexander (USM-TV)! Marvel and Disney XD have released the first look at Sam Alexander without the Nova uniform! The Ultimate Spider-Man animated series is scheduled to begin April 1, 2012 and will appear on the Disney XD Channel. 03/23/12 Ultimate Spider-Man Team Screenshot! In a new commercial for the Ultimate Spider-Man tv series, there is a shot of SHIELD's super-teen group including Nova! The series is scheduled to begin April 1, 2012 and will appear on the Disney XD Channel. 03/11/12 Nova in Avengers vs. X-Men #1 Infinite! Marvel has released information about the new Marvel Infinite Comics. MIC is a new digital comic book format designed for tablets and smartphones. The first comic for the format is Avengers vs. X-Men #1 Infinite featuring the Point One Nova! It is written by Mark Waid with art by Stuart Immomen and Marte Gracia. The digital comic will be available on April 4th. Avengers vs. X-Men #1 Infinite will be available for purchase on the Marvel Comics app or free with the redemption of the code found in print copies of Avengers vs. X-Men #1 (or included with the purchase of the digital version). 03/05/12 Nova on Marvel Infinite Comics Teaser! Marvel has released a teaser image for a new line called Marvel Infinite Comics. The image features the Point One Nova! More information about it will be revealed at the Marvel: House of Ideas panel during SXSW Interactive's ScreenBurn Arcade on Sunday, March 11th. The teaser image is drawn by Stuart Immomen. Special thanks to Hank Driskill for the heads-up! 03/02/12 Nova on Ultimate Spider-Man! Marvel has released information and a first look at Nova from the upcoming Ultimate Spider-Man animated TV show! This version of Nova is not Richard Rider but a teenager named Sam Alexander. According to Head of Marvel Television's Jeph Loeb, he expects Nova to be the breakout star of the series! The series is scheduled to begin April 1, 2012 and will appear on the Disney XD Channel. For more information, visit marvel.com. 02/13/12 Nova Prime HeroClix Preview! HeroClix has released a preview of the Nova Prime piece! Along with the Nova Prime HeroClix, the Galactic Guardian set will also include Nova Corps Recruit and Nova Corps Centurion pieces and a retailers' incentive "Marquee Figure" of SuperNova! The set will be released on April 4th. Click to see the full HeroClix preview! 02/13/12 Hasbro's Nova Figure for 2012! At Toy Fair 2012, Hasbro released an image of their upcoming Nova figure! Nova will be released as part of Wave 3 in their Marvel Universe line with the figure standing 3.75" tall. It is scheduled for release later in 2012. 02/08/12 Point One Nova In Avengers vs X-Men #1! Point One Nova appears briefly in Avengers vs. X-Men #1! This appears to take place after the events in Point One #1. The issue is schedule for release on April 3rd! 01/20/12 Nova Corps HeroClix Previews! HeroClix has released previews of the Nova Corps Recruit and Nova Corps Centurion pieces! Along with the two previewed HeroClix, the Galactic Guardian set will also include Nova Prime and a retailers' incentive "Marquee Figure" of SuperNova! The set will be released on April 4th. Click to see the full HeroClix preview! 01/10/12 Nova In Ult. Spider-Man Animated Series! Nova will be one of the characters appearing in the new Ultimate Spider-Man animated series! Nova will be teamed with Spider-Man, White Tiger, Iron Fist and Power Man! The teenaged heroes will be part of the law enforcement agency SHIELD. The series is scheduled to begin April 1, 2012 and will appear on the Disney XD Channel! 2011 Archives 2010 Archives / July - December 2010 Archives / January - June 2009 Archives / July - December 2009 Archives / January - June 2008 Archives 2007 Archives 2006 Archives 2005 Archives 2004 Archives 2003 Archives 2002 Archives 2001 Archives 2000 Archives 1999 Archives				Month of December, 2012 - 12/20 Added USM Season 2 premiere to News. 12/20 Added LittleBigPlanet 2 Nova to News. 12/14 Added Nova #1 preview pages to News. 12/12 Added Nova #2 solicitation to News. 12/11 Added new episode to Creative/Nova 619. 12/02 Added P1 Nova model sheet to News. 12/02 Added model sheet to Unpub. Works. Month of November, 2012 - 11/20 Added Bronze Age sketch cards to News. 11/15 Added Nova #1 solicitation to News. 11/15 Added New Warriors Ominibus to News. 11/13 Added Avengers #3 variant to News. 11/12 Added MU vs Avengers #1 to News. 11/12 Added Tom Kelly's art to FanWorks. 11/05 Added new episode to Creative/Nova 619. 11/02 Added Marvel Premier card to News. 11/01 Added Marvel NOW! t-shirt to News. Month of October, 2012 - 10/31 Added Bronze Age sketch cards to News. 10/19 Added Marvel Now! Point One to Issues. 10/19 Added Avengers vs X-Men #12 to Issues. 10/17 Added MU:USM #10 solicit to News. 10/16 Added exclusive panel art to News. 10/16 Added Marvel Heroes MMO to News. 10/13 Added new Nova series to News. 10/03 Added Point One Nova Avenger to News. Month of September, 2012 - 09/19 Added Nova Classic v1 TPB to News. 09/19 Added Marvel Now Point One to News. 09/18 Added new Nova art to FanWorks. 09/13 Added Wolfpact's art to FanWorks. 09/10 Added new episode to Creative/Nova 619. Month of August, 2012 - 08/13 Added new episode to Creative/Nova 619. 08/01 Updated comics in Issues/Checklist. 08/01 Added Deodato Nova to Issues/Unpub.. Month of July, 2012 - 07/30 Added Grab Zags Nova to News. 07/25 Added Bronze Age card to News. 07/24 Added new episode to Creative/Nova 619. 07/19 Added Hasbro USM Nova figure to News. 07/17 Added Marvel Now Point One to News. 07/14 Added USM Season 2 info to News. 07/14 Added Lego Nova mini-figure to News. 07/13 Added Marvel Now Point One to News. 07/11 Added SDCC button to News. 07/03 Added MARVEL NOW to News. Month of June, 2012 - 06/29 Added new episode to Creative/Nova 619. 06/26 Added Club Penquin Nova to News. 06/19 Added UC Spider-Man #8 to News. 06/13 Added Point One Nova to Issues. 06/12 Added Nova BonkaZonk to News. 06/12 Added Nova BonkaZonk to Products/Misc. 06/11 Added Ultimate Spider-Man to News. 06/01 Added preview to Creative/Nova 619. Month of May, 2012 - 05/16 Added Avengers vs X-Men #10 to News. 05/16 Added Ultimate Spider-Man to News. 05/14 Added modern Nova t-shirt to News. Month of April, 2012 - 04/30 Added Marvel 2012 GH cards to Products. 04/24 Added Galactic Guardians to Products. 04/19 Added Ultimate Spider-Man to Creative. 04/06 Added vol 2 to Rocket Boosters. 04/03 Added Ultimate Spider-Man to News. 04/03 Added Gizmodo article to News. Month of March, 2012 - 03/24 Added Ultimate Spider-Man to News. 03/23 Added Ultimate Spider-Man to News. 03/11 Added AvX #1 Infinite to News. 03/05 Added Marvel Infinite Comics to News. 03/02 Added Ultimate Spider-Man to News. Month of February, 2012 - 02/28 Added puzzle to Products/Miscellaneous. 02/28 Added Pryce14's art to FanWorks. 02/13 Added Nova HeroClix preview to News. 02/13 Added Hasbro Nova to News. 02/08 Added Avengers vs. X-Men #1 to News. 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