I agree with you. Moon Knight and Nova are my favorite characters so after the (what I call) assassination of moon knight by bendis I knew the got episode would not go well.Maybe Marvel has figured out not to let MB handle something that is not avengers related. One thing we have to see,is that Rich comes back with both arms.Will Marvel use that as a reason to keep Sam around and hinder Rich? DC did a great job with nightwing returning with a secret identity in tact. Marvel has a great oppertunity here to impress us with a quality comeback. DON'T BLOW IT!! I will be buying all covers also.
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: I don't have any regrets or take back anything
: I have said either. It does feel like we may
: be welcoming back an old friend who was
: taken any from us for no logically reason
: other than it being a purely business
: decision. If this is not a trick to reel us
: in for a bait and switch, as some have
: suspicions of, then I would like to truly
: thank Marvel for doing the right thing, or
: at least on the right track.
:
: I will like to give this new Nova series my
: full support but I am going to have to wait
: and see before I celebrate anything. I'd
: like to buy two issues but don't think I can
: afford to get one to give away for free on
: the chance that other new readers will catch
: on. As for Rich appearing in other comics,
: it will most likely depend on the issue. I
: hope Marvel does not oversaturate Rich like
: Wolverine and Punisher were in the late 80s
: and throughout the 90s with a lot of
: meaningless guest-appearances.
:
: Yes, Alonso actually acknowledging that he
: and others are well aware of our loyal
: support for the Richard Rider character does
: show that things may be finally coming
: around. I don't why there wasn't a panel to
: celebrate Nova's 40th and instead they
: announced the official news at a distributor
: and marketing panel.
: I also would like to know what the big
: secret is, why Marvel is being secretive.
:
: DC seems to be doing right with Rebirth so
: far. We shall see in about 6 months in if
: its a bust. I like what I have seen and read
: so far. The one true Wally West was the
: biggest thumbs up. DC has yet to reveal what
: Kyle Rayner is going to do and with Jean
: Paul Valley returning as Azrael
: from New 52, he's still healing up to be of
: any use to the Bat Family.
: I've been hooked with the current Moon
: Knight series and it reminds me of the
: Dennis O' Neil and Dave Mazzucchelli
: Daredevil run in the mid-80s.
: Just picked up IDW's Rom #1 and will support
: it until it fails to live up to the what I
: believe a good Rom series should be. I got
: two blank covers and a standard cover. I
: know a certain hard core Rom blogger has
: already given up on it since FCBD but I will
: give it a chance.
: I am also giving IDW's Micronauts series a
: chance.
:
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: Maybe just marketing. Marketing people like
: to pump up hype by releasing info in dribs
: and drabs.
:
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: --Previous Message--
: If I remember correctly, creators pitch
: their
: story ideas to Marvel, and Marvel decides to
: go with it or not. So someone pitched a Nova
: story/comic to Marvel, which they liked. So
: Marvel knows who the creator(s) are. So what
: is the big secret?
:
: --Previous Message--
: Very happy about this! I will indeed put my
: money where my mouth is. I'll buy several
: issues of the comic when it first gets back,
: and like Scott suggested, I'll be giving
: them out to other comic book readers, and
: hopefully create a bigger audience for Rich.
:
: Do we even want to discuss how badly we need
: a creative team who cares about Rich?
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: Thats one of the issues scott. We saw in VOl
: 5
: how he woul'd have epic screw ups...like
: almost kill heroes or his own family time
: and time again. Some of these, to a reader
: like me, doesnt read into it after awhile as
: light hearted goofyness....instead he's a
: real problem.
:
: Spidey and Rich all went through those kind
: of lumps....however both of them had grown
: after a few issues. They both had a
: "With great power comes great
: responsiblity moment".
:
: From what I've heard, Marv Wolfman intended
: Rich to have been there at the end of his
: volume 1 Nova series.Yet he was retrograded
: a few times.
:
: Sam needs to grow...as long as he's just
: this obligatory teen buffoon of the group he
: struggles and will struggle to find fans.
:
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: Well said.
:
: I do think there is one "problem"
: with Sam in that he is more or less a screw
: up. The constant theme in his adventures is
: that he cannot handle the power he has and
: he consistently makes things worse.
:
: This may be by design. Perhaps I am not the
: target audience but I want a hero I can root
: for.
:
: What I am hoping is that this weakness turns
: into a strength in some sort of
: mentor/protoge relationship with Rich.
:
: And heck, even have Same outshine Rich from
: time to time and show that the young heroes
: have good ideas, too.
:
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: --Previous Message--
: Agreed Scott. Now that my boycott is over,
: I'm
: going to check out a few titles I missed.
: This from my blog:
:
: So it appears we have finally got Rich
: back, and Marvel has officially confirmed
: there will be a new Nova series with both
: Rich Rider and Sam Alexander. This is good
: news.
:
: While it remains to be seen how this
: resurrection will be executed and what
: exactly the, as yet-unnamed creative staff
: has planned, for now, I think I will just
: take the high road and enjoy the moment.
:
: For once in a long while, I’m happy and
: excited for the future.
:
: A lot of us fans put in some hard hours of
: b###hing, grumbling, and most
: important….dogged support for our boy Rich,
: that it is really special to see this
: unfortunate period end. Even still, despite
: the “war of words” and missing years, I am
: appreciative and thankful to Marvel for
: choosing to bring back Rich. So too, I will
: honor my word and “Make Mine Marvel” once
: again.
:
: I’m proud we didn’t let something created
: and built up by so many talented folks rot
: away and be left for dead. Just as much as
: we didn’t let Rich silently fade away, we
: did not let the work of men like Wolfman,
: FabNic, Giffen and DnA go to waste.
:
: Did we do any good?
:
: I’d say yes. I don’t know if we would have
: got Rich back quicker if we would have been
: more passive and quiet, but I can say we
: achieved something important. This was
: especially apparent when Axel Alonso himself
: said the other day at SDCC “We are well
: aware of the love for Richard Rider”. That’s
: a big change from the dismissive stuff (four
: fans?) we all saw in the past. Frankly, it
: shows me we have moved that dial with our
: support.
:
: As I’ve said before, a lot of people stuck
: their figurative necks out to move that same
: stubborn dial … maybe even more than we
: know. We Rider faithful have been called
: names and accosted by the zombies and the
: most zealot-like of the newfangled Sam
: Alexander supporters…maybe, to be fair, we
: slung some mud ourselves. Many of us have
: been rooted out from message boards and cast
: off as jerks, racists or worse.
:
: That being said, this is not a pity
: party….it’s a “welcome back home”
: celebration for an old friend. As for those
: Sam fans, with the announcement it looks
: like for now we will all get to go on
: together.
:
: A word about Sam Alexander: In many ways,
: there was nothing wrong with the notion of
: Sam or a young brash Nova figure. There was
: nothing wrong with many of the broader ideas
: the Sam material wanted to do. Truthfully,
: the Black Nova concept was a solid idea that
: I had high hopes for. Instead, what was
: wrong was the execution. All of those ideas
: of mine regarding what went wrong there have
: been laid out on this blog. As we move
: forward, surprisingly…I am up for Sam
: Alexander…but dammit, the character needs to
: be fixed. With Rich back, for once, I’m
: hopeful we can see that happen.
:
: Bill Rosemann and Andy Lanning had been
: vocal and supportive of us and of the
: character. I wish I heard more of Dan
: Abnett’s opinion, but I know he supported us
: all the same.
:
: As I said in my prior post, Cosmic Book News
: has been one of the only major fan sites to
: support us, I want to personally thank Matt
: McGloin and his site for what they did and
: sacrificed to move that dial. I know this
: choice may have made them somewhat of a
: pariah at Marvel Comics or the greater
: zombie community….but I think it was an
: exceptionally brave and bold path to follow.
: It’s important to stick up for material and
: creators that resonated and were meaningful.
: Its important to stand up for good comics.
: CBN’s stance here was an example to follow.
:
: Other fan sites like the Nova Facebook Page
: and Daz’s Nova 619 have worked to get Rich
: back and to show the fan support for the
: character. Those pages and the fans who
: support them are love letters to Richard
: Rider and it really is unique. So too, I
: appreciate the history of the Nova Prime
: Page run by Doug Smith.
:
: As a final note, I want to say there are no
: regrets from me. I don’t take back one
: thing…including my concerns about Marvel
: Comics. Marvel is in strange shape these
: days and many of the stories are far too
: divisive and political. Some of that does
: not appear to be changing….and may, in fact,
: be getting worse. I’m worried…and I will
: still be very opinionated and honest with my
: interpretations.
:
: That includes the mire that Wendell Vaughn
: aka Quasar is still stuck in. I’m going to
: continue my support for that character as
: well . We need him back too.
:
: But today is a good day. Maybe just maybe, I
: can find a few solid Marvel titles again,
: books like Nova… that give me that escape
: and enjoyment I once loved about the company
: so much.
:
: How great it is to think about ideas and
: stories once more.
:
: So once more, I’m proud to say “Long Live
: Richard Rider” AND “Make Mine Marvel” and
: let’s see what that future has in store.
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:
: With Rich's return it is time to put our
: money where out mouths have been.
:
: Support Rich in any way. Buy every issue.
: If he guests in another comic, buy that.
:
: Buy more than one and give to a friend, if
: you can.
:
: We have clamored for years for this. We're
: being given what we wanted. Now will be the
: time to show the strength of our fandom.
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