NOVA #8
Written by Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning
Art by Wellinton Alves
Well, this was an interesting start to Nova's first, true adventure in his own series. It seemed as if he'd been saddled with one event after another since this book's conception, going from Annihilation to Civil War and then back to Annihilation for Conquest. While every issue has been fantastic, I was beginning to wonder if Nova could hold up on his own without all these events buoying my interest in his solo title. All those fears seem to be dispelled with this excellent start to the Knowhere arc.
There is, however, some confusion stemming from last issue corresponding with what happens in this issue. First off, Nova emerged in normal space last issue and Worldmind couldn't identify any starcharts corresponding to where they were at, effectively telling us they were stranded somewhere on the fringes of the universe. This issue starts with Nova in some kind of rift of swirling energy inside the decapitated head of a Celestial. Furthermore, Gamora and Drax are no where to be found this issue despite having followed Nova through the wormhole. While these can easily be explained away, I found it odd nonetheless, especially concidering it's the same writers from last issue.
Ignoring those two oddities, the rest of the issue was extremely creepy and Alves art really played well in regards to the general mood of this issue. Both Nova and Worldmind are freaked out by their new surroundings and, again, through the art, so is the reader. Everything is alien and confusing to Nova and Worldmind. Everything that happens in this issue is so random and freaky it reminds me of something that would come out of Grant Morrison. This issue has rapidly decaying zombie-like aliens, a creepy A Space Odyssey-like evil named Abyss and even a talking, telepathic Russian cosmonaut space dog explaining everything to Nova. It's both ridiculous and awesome at the same time and reallly played well with the overall mood and tone of the book.
I know I mentioned the Z-word in that description, but don't associate this with Marvel Zombies or even as a generic zombie storyline, at least not yet. As far as I can tell, Abyss somehow invades the persons mind and body, causing a rapid decaying or transformation resembling what some would call a zombie. I just wanted to clarify that this isn't some random zombie story cash-in on the zombie craze in case someone was thinking, "Oh no, not another zombie story".
Verdict - Must Read. Nova just keeps getting better and better and I can't wait to see what happens next with this story now that Richard is out from under the shadow of the various events this book has been tied into.
There is, however, some confusion stemming from last issue corresponding with what happens in this issue. First off, Nova emerged in normal space last issue and Worldmind couldn't identify any starcharts corresponding to where they were at, effectively telling us they were stranded somewhere on the fringes of the universe. This issue starts with Nova in some kind of rift of swirling energy inside the decapitated head of a Celestial. Furthermore, Gamora and Drax are no where to be found this issue despite having followed Nova through the wormhole. While these can easily be explained away, I found it odd nonetheless, especially concidering it's the same writers from last issue.
Ignoring those two oddities, the rest of the issue was extremely creepy and Alves art really played well in regards to the general mood of this issue. Both Nova and Worldmind are freaked out by their new surroundings and, again, through the art, so is the reader. Everything is alien and confusing to Nova and Worldmind. Everything that happens in this issue is so random and freaky it reminds me of something that would come out of Grant Morrison. This issue has rapidly decaying zombie-like aliens, a creepy A Space Odyssey-like evil named Abyss and even a talking, telepathic Russian cosmonaut space dog explaining everything to Nova. It's both ridiculous and awesome at the same time and reallly played well with the overall mood and tone of the book.
I know I mentioned the Z-word in that description, but don't associate this with Marvel Zombies or even as a generic zombie storyline, at least not yet. As far as I can tell, Abyss somehow invades the persons mind and body, causing a rapid decaying or transformation resembling what some would call a zombie. I just wanted to clarify that this isn't some random zombie story cash-in on the zombie craze in case someone was thinking, "Oh no, not another zombie story".
Verdict - Must Read. Nova just keeps getting better and better and I can't wait to see what happens next with this story now that Richard is out from under the shadow of the various events this book has been tied into.
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