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Nova Volume Six Issue 8

Posted by John Klein III on July 17, 2023
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Nova V6 8

Writer Sean Ryan

Penciler R.B. Silva

Inker Adriano Di Benedetto

Colorist Andres Mossa

Letterer ComiCraft’s Albert Deschesne

Hey, ComicCraft is still around!

Nova V6 8 Recap Page

Nova is STILL searching for his father!  I mean, a storyline like that really should be wrapped up before the third year, right?  I haven’t read a Nova comic since his tie-in to Original Sin and his tie-in to Black Vortex.  Original Sin came out in 2014, which seems like forever ago.  Lately, Nova has been feeling out of touch with his fellow superhero group.  That does seem weird that he’s a member of the All New All Different Avengers, so he’s pretty ingrain with the whole superhero community.

Issue opens with the battle against the Celestial from Civil War II 1.  Iron Man asks Doctor Strange to do his thing.

The Celestial disappears, Nova and Captain America (the Steve Rogers one) are starting the cleaning process.  I guess Damage Control isn’t a thing right  now.  I could have sworn that I read that Chris Sims was bringing back Damage Control along with his X-Men ’92 co-writer.

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Tony Stark’s New York City Penthouse.  Later that Night.  This creative team is the first to show Magik being at the party.  Trust me, I’ve checked every panel of these comics, looking for her.

Magik is hanging out with her brother, which I completely get as I usually stick with the one person I know.  Now that Walker Dennis is around, I usually just hang out with him at any parties we are foolishly invited to.

Nova is just walking around, probably looking for a friend.

Nova runs into Rogue, who I didn’t recognize as she doesn’t have any white streaks in her hair.  She is a full brunette here.  She doesn’t recognize Nova, at all.  She thinks he is Richard Rider, the Nova I really liked (and a New Warrior) but I’ve come around with Sam.  Is Rogue a full brunette now?  I don’t read Uncanny Avengers.

Nova tries to relate to her by telling her that he is an Avenger.  They are not on the same squad.  She also thinks that his team must be a new Young Avengers.  He’s on the proper Avengers team.

Nova runs into Miles Morales, his fellow Avenger teammate.  Miles introduces Nova to teen Jean Grey.  I like how Silva draws Nova being shorter than both Rogue and teen Jean Grey.  Nova tries to start up a conversation teen Jean Grey but she wants to catch up with Miles about his friend, Ganke.  Nova feels like yet another third wheel.

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In the background of that bottom panel, we can see the back of Illyana’s head, with those hair dagger things.

Nova tries his best to get them to tell more of the story but they wave it off.  Nova tries to really get into the conversation.  Captain America, still the Steve Rogers one, has come over to rescue teen Jean Grey, they need her in the kitchen.

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We’re still seeing the back of Illyana’s head in that third panel.

Nova tries to make a joke about what is happening in the kitchen but Rogers shuts it down.  Miles tries to invite himself and Nova to the scene in the kitchen, as it seems like an important moment is coming.  Rogers tells them that they only need Teen Jean Grey – she won’t be that useful though.

New Avengers 53

Posted by John Klein III on November 13, 2016
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New Avengers 53

Writer Brian Michael Bendis

Pencils Billy Tan

Inks Matt Banning

Colors Justin Ponsor

Lettering RS & ComiCraft’s Albert Deschesne & Jimmy Betancourt

Cover Art Billy Tan, Matt Banning and Jason Keith

Cover Dated July 2009

Search for the Sorcerer Supreme, Part Three of Four

I feel like, at this point, my time with Bendis’ was fading away as I was just feeling disconnected from it.

New Avengers 53 Recap Page

After Secret Invasion, Tony Stark was no longer in control of SHIELD.  Instead Norman Osborn was, so that’s how we are in the Dark Reign era.  Osborn rebranded SHIELD to HAMMER.  The Avengers are on the run and are living in BuckyCap’s safe house in Brooklyn.  During World War Hulk, Doctor Strange overtaxed himself trying to stop the Hulk.  He hasn’t been seen since then.  He’s been looking for his replacement.  I was excited at the aspect of Magik being a shot at the title but that was clearly never going to happen.  I do get the feeling that Bendis has been trying to correct that ever since.  Meanwhile, Dormammu has chosen the criminal, The Hood, to also seek out who the new Sorcerer Supreme is.  Last issue, in New Orleans, The Hood shot Daimon Hellstrom.

New Orleans.  We get some classic Bendis dialogue in the Quinjet.  Hawkeye, who is dressed in his Ronin gear, as we’re at that point in history.  Clint can’t land the Quinjet as all of the rooftops have air condition units on them.  Spider-Man tries to talk to Luke Cage about Jessica Jones’ confession about how much she loved Peter back in high school.

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That happened in New Avengers 51.  I don’t own issue 52 but do own 54, but we’ll review that issue some other day in the future.

Spider-Man jokes that he will stay away from Jessica, as he respects the institution of marriage.  Since Luke is with Jessica now, that leaves Iron Fist available so Spider-Man si going to check on him.  Luke does not take kindly to this.

The other Avengers are – Spider-Woman, Captain Marvel (Carol, who may be still Ms. Marvel at this point), BuckyCap and Wolverine.

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The Eye of Agamotto shows the candidates for the next Sorcerer Supreme.  We see that Magik is in the running, but that’s a false promise.

The Eye of Agamotto disappears, as it may have found the next Sorcerer Supreme.

Madame Masque blows the Quinjet out of the sky.  Wolverine jumps out and attempts to attack her but she unleashes so many bullets at him.  Spider-Man swings by and saves Wolverine.  Spider-Woman gets close enough to start fighting Madame Masque.  I like how the fight is done in a middle of smoke, very fancy.  BuckyCap throws his not-as-mighty shield and Spider-Woman kicks Madame Masque off the rooftop.

Clint updates Strange that the Hood is in town, as Hood is dating Madam Masque.  Strange is concern as that means Hood could have killed the next Sorcerer Supreme and taken the Eye for himself.

Five Minutes Ago.  Daimon Hellstrom’s New Orleans Apartment.  Turns out, bullets don’t hurt Daimon Hellstrom, as he’s the flipping son of Satan, himself! Daimon doesn’t want to talk to Hood, instead he rather Dormammu speak directly to him.  The Eye appears before both of them and disappears immediately.

There is a full page house ad Runaways 11, One will Live Again by Kathryn Immonen & Sara Pichelli with covers by David LaFuente, coming June 2009.

There is another house ad for Captain America 600, Girl Without A World.

BuckyCap starts handing commands.  He tries to give Spider-Man a gun but he doesn’t want one, no one wants guns.  This confuses BuckyCap, and he really wants to stop being called “BuckyCap.”

Hellstrom and Hood’s fight breaks out in the streets, that are now on fire.  Dormammu has taken over Hood’s body, so he’s like 95 percent demon now.

Carol and Spider-Man catch up to Madame Masque, who has a nice lady at gunpoint.  Carol is giving Whitney until the count of three but then Whitney starts counting to three as well.  Spider-Man offers that everyone should be counting to a hundred.

There is an house ad for Skaar, Son of Hulk 12, by Greg Pak, Ron Lim and Dan Panosian.  Covers by Ed Mcguinness.  Planet Skaar, Father vs Son.

BuckyCap head shots Whitney, but her mask takes the blunt of it.  For some reason, Spider-Woman isn’t wearing her mask.  Spider-Man hates guns.  Down the street, a giant explosion occurs.  Strange is confused, if both Hood and Daimon don’t have the Eye, then who has it?

Last page gives us the answer – Jericho Druhm, Brudder Voodoo, is the new Sorcerer Supreme!  It won’t last that long.