NoMan Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 The one from 1977ish. Be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batman_fan Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 On 10/26/2023 at 6:46 PM, NoMan said: The one from 1977ish. Be honest. Yes, it has a Spiderman vibe. Decent artwork especially with Sal + Tom Palmer material. MAR1979 and NoMan 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JazzMan Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 ...and only 25 issues long. NoMan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 (edited) I’m very fond of it, as it was one of the first titles I connected with and bought on a regular basis when I started collecting seriously back in 1977. That said, nostalgia aside, it’s fairly standard, generic Bronze Age super-hero material. Also remember that the final storyline gets concluded in John Byrne’s first run on Fantastic Four, issue 208 up. Edited October 27, 2023 by Ken Aldred ganni and NoMan 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Pontoon Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 Oh boy! I get to be Debbie Downer! Nova is a title I bought new off the rack and I never cared for it very much. As Ken said, it was fairly standard and generic, and made in the mold of Spider-Man. (Just what we needed with 3 separate Spider-Man titles a month.) By the time the series ended I was barely reading it and just buying because it was a title I collected. In terms of art, I think batman_fan might be misremembering. The Sal Buscema/Tom Palmer duo was only on an issue or two. Mostly it was Sal with Giacoia or Sinnott inks. I like Sal, but this was the period where he was churning out what seemed like a dozen books a month and I found the results pretty rote and dull. Carmine Infantino took over around #15, with mostly Tom Palmer inks until the end of the run, but that still wasn't enough to pique my interest. NoMan, mr_highgrade, PopKulture and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffcmeadows Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 I really enjoyed it at first, but I remember thinking they took the "bad luck" of Peter Parker and just made it exponentially worse (imo). Still I really liked the design and the similarity to the green lantern corps. If I remember right, you had to finish the final story in the Fantastic Four, which actually got me interested in that book at the time. jimjum12 and NoMan 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cman429 Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 Nova was the first non “classic 60s core” hero I became a huge fan of. He reminded me of Spidey except with way more power a bit less of a diva. I had a bunch of issues from LCS growing up and the full run was literally the first thing I bought on internet when rec.arts.comics.market was where you sent strangers money hoping you didn’t get ripped off (I went 4 for 6). I always thought they gave up on the character too quick as he had potential to be Marvel’s GL. Jeffcmeadows, PopKulture and NoMan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffcmeadows Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 On 10/27/2023 at 4:30 PM, Cman429 said: Nova was the first non “classic 60s core” hero I became a huge fan of. He reminded me of Spidey except with way more power a bit less of a diva. I had a bunch of issues from LCS growing up and the full run was literally the first thing I bought on internet when rec.arts.comics.market was where you sent strangers money hoping you didn’t get ripped off (I went 4 for 6). I always thought they gave up on the character too quick as he had potential to be Marvel’s GL. I agree completely. I didn't really like the Larson Nova series, but enjoyed the one that spun out of Annihilation. I honestly, thought that was setting him and the Nova Corps up to be Marvel's Gl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomtown Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 I thought the original Nova series kind of went downhill when Infantino took over the art. Started with John Buscema, jumped to Sal Buscema, may have been a little Pollard in there somewhere. I liked it all until Infantino came on board. mysterymachine, MAR1979 and Ken Aldred 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 1950's war comics Posted October 27, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 27, 2023 i loved reading Nova when i bought them off the rack issues 1-10 TRMN8R5, The humble Watcher lurking, FoggyNelson and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAR1979 Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 (edited) As a kid I loved the series pulling it from quarter bins in the 1980's. Like many books read in my youth, I now finding it lacking but some of the art and covers are excellent. If you are not digitally inclined, pick up Essential Nova and decide if you want to pursue further Edited October 27, 2023 by MAR1979 Ken Aldred, The humble Watcher lurking and ganni 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post batman_fan Posted October 28, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 28, 2023 Quite possible my favorite Nova image davidking623, bc, John R and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicginger1789 Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 Is it next level must have content? No Is it a fun series that’s cheap to collect with decent art? Yeah. batman_fan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TRMN8R5 Posted October 28, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 28, 2023 On 10/27/2023 at 5:50 PM, 1950's war comics said: i loved reading Nova when i bought them off the rack issues 1-10 I liked it so much I got a subscription for it...along with The Micronauts 1950's war comics, bc, Ken Aldred and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1950's war comics Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 On 10/28/2023 at 5:23 AM, TRMN8R5 said: I liked it so much I got a subscription for it...along with The Micronauts Nice ! a Nova with an original brown mailing wrapper and subscription crease would be something to see ! i subscribed to FOOM for one year around then FoggyNelson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRMN8R5 Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 On 10/28/2023 at 8:28 AM, 1950's war comics said: Nice ! a Nova with an original brown mailing wrapper and subscription crease would be something to see ! I know, right ? Those essentially pointless mailing sleeves were all but worthless ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 On 10/28/2023 at 1:35 PM, TRMN8R5 said: I know, right ? Those essentially pointless mailing sleeves were all but worthless ! What’s the highest grade given to a creased subscription copy that somehow, miraculously, has survived further damage while in transit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 Marvel would probably have an attitude similar in principle to Howard Rogofsky’s… ’A subscription crease, if carefully applied, is not considered a defect.’ TRMN8R5, davidking623, batman_fan and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 On 10/27/2023 at 9:39 PM, Jeffcmeadows said: I agree completely. I didn't really like the Larson Nova series, but enjoyed the one that spun out of Annihilation. I honestly, thought that was setting him and the Nova Corps up to be Marvel's Gl. The initial Nova Corps mini series, the set up for Annihilation, was very good, and the main series started well with the introduction of Knowhere and Cosmo the Space Dog, but then it lost its way a bit by being included in one crossover event after another. Worth a read, though. Cat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artboy99 Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 I bought it off the comic rack when I was a kid and I really liked it up to around the Spider-man crossover and after that it didn't grab me as much. I continued to buy it because I had the first group of books but I stopped before the run concluded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
