NOVA WEEKEND: DnA talk "Nova" + "Annihilation"

[andy khouri]

As part of our NOVA WEEKEND, CBR previews exclusive artwork by Paul Pelletier and speaks with writers Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning about why "Nova" is so important to "Annihilation: Conquest."

http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=12866

[CMBMOOL]

Well I new it wouldn't be long before Nova face off against Big G again, especially in the light of the original Annihilation event. :(

[That JonoGuy]

Those pages by Paul Pelletier are amazing.

[Nova3333]

Paul's art looks amazing, especially the panel where the techo-phage discorporates/breaks his body apart and makes him flow into the metallic surface he's impacted upon. I'm looking foward to Rich meeting Warlock, The New Mutant version selfriend in 12 as well as returning to Conquest prper to deal with Ultron..I hope we get to see a Nova/Ultron fight with Starlord and Co finishing him off before heading to Knowhere to set up operations with Cosmo! And better still a Silver Surfer/Galactus fight on the horizon too. Stellar. But now, can't wait for the Annual cause you new Nova readers are in for a treat to see how everything began for Rich back in 1976! Daz.

[BeastieRunner]

Cosmo in the Guardians. He was on my wish list but not even a guess. I hope that happens.

[Enigmanaut]

I'm not really sure, but have Nova and Warlock met before? Will 'Lock recognize Nova?

[XPac]

I'm not really sure, but have Nova and Warlock met before? Will 'Lock recognize Nova?

During the Infinity series, Warlock hung out with pretty much every hero in NYC including Nova. I don't think they ever hung out though... Nova was just one guy in a pretty big bunch. He might not recognize him, especially in his present frame of mind.

[Enigmanaut]

During the Infinity series, Warlock hung out with pretty much every hero in NYC including Nova. I don't think they ever hung out though... Nova was just one guy in a pretty big bunch. He might not recognize him, especially in his present frame of mind.

I didn't mean Adam... would'a said Adam. I meant Technarchy/New Mutant Warlock.

[Expletive Deleted]

I didn't mean Adam... would'a said Adam. I meant Technarchy/New Mutant Warlock.NEW MUTANTS v1 was winding down just as NEW WARRIORS v1 was getting started. I'm pretty sure Warlock died just prior to the first meeting between the two teams (in the "Kings of Pain" crossover).

Post-resurrection, though, I'm not so sure. I don't think Nova ever met Douglock, but I wouldn't put money on it.

[40yearoldnovafan]

I'm not really sure, but have Nova and Warlock met before? Will 'Lock recognize Nova?

I was wondering this myself. I was thinking the figure we see Nova fighting just might be Warlock. You watch.

Once they get the virus out of Nova, they will stop fighting him.

Jimmy

[40yearoldnovafan]

Anyone else out there like me looking at Paul's pencil's saying "dang -we're being teased. He'll be gone after a couple of issues."

That stuff looks great. I'm hoping after Pelltier's stint, Alves is back on the book. I'm wondering if Alves was supposed to do Guardians (I believe it was Mr. Rosemann said look for him on a project after his Nova issues) and Pelltier was supposed to do Nova. But it may have been decided that Pelltier was better for a team book.

Jimmy

[Arilou]

Cosmo in the Guardians. He was on my wish list but not even a guess. I hope that happens.

Imagine Cosmo + Rocket Raccoon...

[Nova3333]

NEW MUTANTS v1 was winding down just as NEW WARRIORS v1 was getting started. I'm pretty sure Warlock died just prior to the first meeting between the two teams (in the "Kings of Pain" crossover).

Post-resurrection, though, I'm not so sure. I don't think Nova ever met Douglock, but I wouldn't put money on it.

As far as I can tell Nova had never met Selfriend Warlock. I never read a lot of New Mutants but I'm well aware Doug/Warlock was an immensely popular character. I do recall his appearences in the Phalanx Covenent and his later membership to Excalibur cause I've always been fascinated by the technarchy so I'm looking forward a lot to their appearence in Nova's next few issues.

[BeastieRunner]

Imagine Cosmo + Rocket Raccoon...

*Head explodes*

*Dies*

:D

[CBR News]

As we continue our SUPER NOVA WEEKEND, we speak with new penciller Paul Pelletier, who takes over the title with issue #11 and show off more exclusive art from the issue.

http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=12871

[Lombardo!]

Imagine Cosmo + Rocket Raccoon...

Rocket MUST ride Cosmo

he MUST

[Lombardo!]

meanwhile, i'll be so saddened if the Guardians team doesnt include EVERYONE who makes it out alive from Conquest.

last thing i need is another Young X-Men...
(see: how to completely put a fantastic team through a shredder, and create a new one using scraps and Rockslide)

[Expletive Deleted]

As we continue our SUPER NOVA WEEKEND, we speak with new penciller Paul Pelletier, who takes over the title with issue #11 and show off more exclusive art from the issue.

http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=12871Nifty. I really like Pelletier's take on the Technarchy.

[Expletive Deleted]

Imagine Cosmo + Rocket Raccoon...After reading DnA's interview, I'm thinking that Knowhere might end up being the Guardians' headquarters.

So . . . hey, it could happen.

[Will.S]

Nifty. I really like Pelletier's take on the Technarchy.
Yeah, it's certainly the most detailed stuff I've seen from him so I don't envy the inker at all.

BTW in another string of planets named after creators, anyone notice the Technarchy planet "Kvch" is named after Bill Sienkiewicz? It's mostly named after the pronunciation of Bill's last part of his last name.

[Enigmanaut]

Horray! Warlock looks like Warlock again! I never liked that whole "Douglock" crap they came up with in the 90s. It wasn't Doug and it wasn't really Warlock. It was pretty much the least likable elements of both, with all of Warlock's original personality bled out of him.

Now though, he looks like he's reverted to the Warlock I knew from the New Mutants days, and it's awesome that he took his cue on Warlock's looks from Art Adams, as I always felt Adams did the best, nay definitive version of Warlock. I know Sienkiewicz created him, but I think Adams really perfected his look.

[CBR News]

“Nova Annual” #1 gives readers an in-depth look into Richard Rider’s past and present by three different artists. We close out SUPER NOVA WEEKEND by taking with one of those artists, Mahmud Asrar.

http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=12874

[DaeJi]

Wow... the Annul is looking kind of trippy. And what's with the future vision? Gamora and Phyla-Vell as part of Nova Corps? Almost seems like a downgrade for them... and Wendell is looking... Lucy-in-the-Sky/Firelord-ish. Honestly, I can't wait! Between this and Warlock, good times ahead.

[Enigmanaut]

“Nova Annual” #1 gives readers an in-depth look into Richard Rider’s past and present by three different artists. We close out SUPER NOVA WEEKEND by taking with one of those artists, Mahmud Asrar.

http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=12874

WENDELL!!! WENDELL!!! WENDELL!!! WENDELL!!! WENDELL!!!

[wallred]

WENDELL!!! WENDELL!!! WENDELL!!! WENDELL!!! WENDELL!!!

Woohoo!
I'm just curious how Phylla got the Bands off.
Honestly, I really like her as a Nova Centurion.

[XPac]

Woohoo!
I'm just curious how Phylla got the Bands off.
Honestly, I really like her as a Nova Centurion.


Hmmm... Phyla's a Nova there. I guess that's one more name the Vell's can chalk beneath their belt.

Not sure I dig the helmut on her, but I'm curious about the long hair. And the suit looks okay on her. Her not having the bands is kinda weird too, since she appears to still have her hands.

[BeastieRunner]

I bet it's a transmode virus dream. Either way . . . kick ass!

[DaeJi]

Woohoo!
I'm just curious how Phylla got the Bands off.
Honestly, I really like her as a Nova Centurion.

Nova is half-mad from the transmode virus. It's a dream, not a vision.

Hmmm... Phyla's a Nova there. I guess that's one more name the Vell's can chalk beneath their belt.

And hey I thought that Nova Centurion was a rank in the Nova Corps, not a superhero mantle. But hey, I could be wrong. I mean, I'm not, but still... :rolleyes:

Not sure I dig the helmut on her, but I'm curious about the long hair. And the suit looks okay on her. Her not having the bands is kinda weird too, since she appears to still have her hands.

Again, this is a dream. And look at what Phyla says, it's clear that this is a dream of the future (not a vision, before anyone gets excited, it's just a dream about a future made up by Rich that isn't set in stone).

Bloody Hell Wendell fans, it's like pulling teeth without all the fun drugs... Enigmanaut has the right idea, be happy without trying to extract some meaning from it.

[XPac]

Nova is half-mad from the transmode virus. It's a dream, not a vision.



And hey I thought that Nova Centurion was a rank in the Nova Corps, not a superhero mantle. But hey, I could be wrong. I mean, I'm not, but still... :rolleyes:



Again, this is a dream. And look at what Phyla says, it's clear that this is a dream of the future (not a vision, before anyone gets excited, it's just a dream about a future made up by Rich that isn't set in stone).

Bloody Hell Wendell fans, it's like pulling teeth without all the fun drugs... Enigmanaut has the right idea, be happy without trying to extract some meaning from it.

Before you go "bloody helling" Wendel fans, consider this is an internet board. We're given a few images in a preview, so naturally we're just dissecting some of the interesting bits from it. Trying to extract meaning is what people do from previes, Wendel related or not. They mention that she gave up the bands, and given the rules of the bands it's a simple curiosity that's brought up. Maybe it's even an intentional mistake that's a clue it's a dream, I don't know... but it's certainly a valid enough observation to raise.

[DaeJi]

Before you go "bloody helling" Wendel fans

I'll Bloody Hell who I want and you'll Bloody Hell like it :p.

Really though, it's fairly clear to me that it's a dream. So it's basically a story Rich is making up in his head. Though I do like Wendell's new look, and wouldn't mind seeing him return with some funky new powers.

[Somebody]

Really though, it's fairly clear to me that it's a dream. So it's basically a story Rich is making up in his head.
Yup. Or a story Worldmind is feeding him with the intention of getting him to do what he did in #7 again. Same basic idea either way though.

Though I do like Wendell's new look, and wouldn't mind seeing him return with some funky new powers.
It's just his Annihilation:Nova look (with a different belt), crossed with his Cosmos in Collision energy form.

[CMBMOOL]

I will only say this once: Gamora does not make a good Nova look good. :(

[Nova3333]

Well its good to see Wendell again! Even if he's looking a lot like Firelord's twin brother..dig the hair! So it is a dream, a vision... Probably the former seems more likely cause in the end if this is a future sequence...its one out of billions of possible futures pending on the events/situations that will happen next. I'd probably say that Daeji's assessment is probably correct; a fever dream, a flash before your eyes before you could die scenario. Two hours left and often the mind can play all sorts of devious tricks, knowing where you began, what you did and what could happen if such and such happened. Its a intriguing future at that if it did happen.
Rich, 50 years? on (has he been on Ice? Or gone through a Charged Vacumn Embointment?) never to be cured of the virus; his mind hazy (okay fever dream), Gamora and Phyla as two very curvy, sexy Centurions (bet he gets then in a shower together), Wendell Vaughn with a hairdo and looks like Worldmind got himself a hard-light body to boot. Either way Nova Annual 1 will I suspect delight and intrigue us all setting the scene for Rich's adventures in 2008...and beyond. Daz.

[DaeJi]

It's just his Annihilation:Nova look (with a different belt), crossed with his Cosmos in Collision energy form.

No bands though, heh.

[DaeJi]

I'd probably say that Daeji's assessment is probably correct

It's DaeJi you sonofabitch! :p


Rich, 50 years?

Honestly, for a guy who's 70 Rich is looking pretty good. Phyla and Gamora are too.

[Nova3333]

It's DaeJi you sonofabitch! :p

Honestly, for a guy who's 70 Rich is looking pretty good. Phyla and Gamora are too.

Tut. TUT. LANGUAGE!! And considering I let you have that Avatar as a Christmas present...Yeah he does look good; not a grey hair or sagging bits in sight...must have been kept on ice like that Soldier in Eps 3 of Torchwood..or because this is all a dream....

[40yearoldnovafan]

It is also obvious to me that it is a "fever dream" brought on by the
virus. Rich may be sleep or in a coma. But to me, this dream does a
couple of things. First, it shows who is truly important in Rich's
life - Wendell, Gamora, and Phyla. (Did I miss anyone from that
picture). And I think Gamora could make a very sexy Nova if drawn by
Alves, DiVito, or Chen. Asrar downplays certain assets that are
usually well defined by many artists.

The second thing this dream shows is that there is hope for Wendell in
the future. We saw him as a wraith before in Conquest: Quasar. I think
the writers are letting the fans know that Wendell truly is still around."

Jimmy

[mightiness]

I hope Wendell appearing is just a dream sequence of some sort an not a foreshadowing of the future. It annoys me more when quality characters appear from the dead then when they die. For death to mean something a character should remain dead. That is how I felt about Mar-vell as well. Certain characters that have returned from the dead have been handled well, but to me overall death is handled badly in Marvel U and characters re-appearing from death in general is just a bad idea.

[drwho]

If you are fans of these writers check this series out and I was real surprised they wrote one of my favorite series of the 90s. I didnt realize the two have worked so long in the biz and on such great stuff.

http://www.comics.org/graphics/covers/5756/400/5756_4_001.jpg

[wallred]

I hope Wendell appearing is just a dream sequence of some sort an not a foreshadowing of the future. It annoys me more when quality characters appear from the dead then when they die. For death to mean something a character should remain dead. That is how I felt about Mar-vell as well. Certain characters that have returned from the dead have been handled well, but to me overall death is handled badly in Marvel U and characters re-appearing from death in general is just a bad idea.

Which is a great argument against shock deaths...which is what Wendell's was.

[XPac]

I hope Wendell appearing is just a dream sequence of some sort an not a foreshadowing of the future. It annoys me more when quality characters appear from the dead then when they die. For death to mean something a character should remain dead. That is how I felt about Mar-vell as well. Certain characters that have returned from the dead have been handled well, but to me overall death is handled badly in Marvel U and characters re-appearing from death in general is just a bad idea.

To me, it depends.

There are certain deaths that have meaning, and certain that are just randon and meaningless. If they resurrect Moon Dragon in the next few issues, I can't imagine anyone complaining about the ressurection. It was a quick random meaningless death, and there's far more potential in bringing her back. Same with Quasar.

Bringing Mar-Vell or Phoenx or Bill Foster or even Cap is different... those are deaths that had great meaning. So I don't weigh all deaths equally.

[mightiness]

Which is a great argument against shock deaths...which is what Wendell's was.

I don't think it was so much of a shock death. I feel like his death served a purpose in the story. It showed just how lethal and deadly the the Annihilation wave was and how powerful Annihilus had become. Wendell's death served to inspire Rich to become a greater hero and a leader. Wendell dying in many ways served a similar purpose that Obi-wan's death served Luke Skywalker in Star Wars. The character really hadn't done much of anything for several years his last appearance that I remembered was the forgettable Maximum Security crossover and before the Avengers Infinity. I think that Wendell's death was a noble one and should be left as such.

[aniscape]

I don't think it was so much of a shock death. I feel like his death served a purpose in the story. It showed just how lethal and deadly the the Annihilation wave was and how powerful Annihilus had become. Wendell's death served to inspire Rich to become a greater hero and a leader. Wendell dying in many ways served a similar purpose that Obi-wan's death served Luke Skywalker in Star Wars. The character really hadn't done much of anything for several years his last appearance that I remembered was the forgettable Maximum Security crossover and before the Avengers Infinity. I think that Wendell's death was a noble one and should be left as such.

The comment about the character really hasn't done much in recent years really bugs me...

Annihilation became a stage where all these great cosmic type characters who hadn't really done much in recent years would finally have a stage to truly show what they were capabel of doing... and Quasar trips and breaks his neck on the way to the stage...

If it wasn't the time for him to shine the let him be off stage a bit longer till someone comes along who has a great idea and wants to do it...

Wendell and Steve Rogers should be alive and well in the Marvel Universe right now and that's all I have to say on that...for now :D

[XPac]

I don't think it was so much of a shock death. I feel like his death served a purpose in the story. It showed just how lethal and deadly the the Annihilation wave was and how powerful Annihilus had become. Wendell's death served to inspire Rich to become a greater hero and a leader. Wendell dying in many ways served a similar purpose that Obi-wan's death served Luke Skywalker in Star Wars. The character really hadn't done much of anything for several years his last appearance that I remembered was the forgettable Maximum Security crossover and before the Avengers Infinity. I think that Wendell's death was a noble one and should be left as such.

If they wantd to bill it as a noble heroic death, they did a horrible job.

Wendel basically got his butt kicked in 2 second flat and made Annihilus more powerful.

It was a quick random death that did serve to make Annihilus more powerful... but it lacked meaning or nobility. If that was the intent, then the writers frankly did a lousy job. Wendell should at least be brought back temporarily at least to give him the death he deserved, cause that was weak.

[wallred]

I don't think it was so much of a shock death. I feel like his death served a purpose in the story. It showed just how lethal and deadly the the Annihilation wave was and how powerful Annihilus had become. Wendell's death served to inspire Rich to become a greater hero and a leader. Wendell dying in many ways served a similar purpose that Obi-wan's death served Luke Skywalker in Star Wars. The character really hadn't done much of anything for several years his last appearance that I remembered was the forgettable Maximum Security crossover and before the Avengers Infinity. I think that Wendell's death was a noble one and should be left as such.

Honestly, Annihilation was an event, and events seem to require the death of some character these days. You could really substitute almost anybody for Wendell in that role, and the story would still be served. To me that says it wasn't a good death for that character. Plus, if you add in Wendell not fighting like he always fought (containment and energy drain), not contacting Epoch (let's face it, if he did then he wouldn't have been surprised by it being Annihilus), and getting eaten because the Cosmic Control Rod is stronger than the Quantum-Bands (hunh?). Well, I think a Nova Centurion maybe that had trained Rich in the past but wasn't on Xandar would have served the story even better. That way you have history with the character, and he truly fulfills that mentor role if you're going for the whole Joseph Campell heroic myth thing. Also, when you get right down to it, Wendell actually made Annihilus stronger...not how I'd like to be remembered, making the bad guy even harder to defeat. No, not a good death at all.

[wallred]

If they wantd to bill it as a noble heroic death, they did a horrible job.

Wendel basically got his butt kicked in 2 second flat and made Annihilus more powerful.

It was a quick random death that did serve to make Annihilus more powerful... but it lacked meaning or nobility. If that was the intent, then the writers frankly did a lousy job. Wendell should at least be brought back temporarily at least to give him the death he deserved, cause that was weak.

Exactly...you really hit the nail on the head.
Bravo!

[Mysterio's Helmet]

I'm looking forward to the remains of that conversation. It may be a fevered dream or whatever, but........ Wendell basically tells him as such.

"You can't trust your mind" or whatever it was.....

ultimately, it doesn't matter. Because I (and the other Q-balls on here and around in the readership) get to read 2 great characters that go great together.

Oh, and I like the fact that Phylla and Gamora were Nova Corps. I figured if the mass cosmic character stories were to continue....then Marvel would take it down the Nova Corps route.

[CyberCoyote]

Man, I know it's a dream or something, but Wendell looks smokin' cool there. I really wish they'd bring him back for real. I agree, he died too easily and I don't know if it was ever explained how he got sucked up like that when he wasn't living energy in the first place. I like Phylla and all but I miss Wen.

[wallred]

I'm looking forward to the remains of that conversation. It may be a fevered dream or whatever, but........ Wendell basically tells him as such.

"You can't trust your mind" or whatever it was.....

ultimately, it doesn't matter. Because I (and the other Q-balls on here and around in the readership) get to read 2 great characters that go great together.

Oh, and I like the fact that Phylla and Gamora were Nova Corps. I figured if the mass cosmic character stories were to continue....then Marvel would take it down the Nova Corps route.

They do make a good team, don't they.
Wouldn't it be nice to have a Quasar (by which I mean Wendell) ongoing and Nova ongoing that could crossover once a year...kinda like the old JLA/JSA team-ups. I think that could be a lot of fun. Of course, Wendell has to get undead (and I don't mean Marvel Zombies undead) and get an ongoing, but we're working on that. :)