Otherwise, like THANOSRULES, I prefer to write my own stories involving Rich. Please take the time to go and check it out on fan fiction.net - Whatever Happened to Richard Rider, by Cap808.
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: Well said.
:
: I liked what I read of the DC stuff. I
: checked out some of the Giffen stuff last
: year, it was solid, but I was too lost in
: the story.
:
: The GL stuff is the same deal, I;ve tried to
: get into it...it looks cool and is well
: written, but its tough building that
: interest to keep up.
:
: I've always been a big fan of Firestorm and
: the New Gods as well. I bought Forever
: People for a few issues but couldn't get
: into it.
:
: I'm just a Marvel head ...really I can't
: underscore how much I do love Marvel. Wish
: things were different.
:
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:
: --Previous Message--
: For me, all of Sam Alexander's appearances
: starting from Marvel Now!Point One were all
: just filler. Nothing has changed. Even the
: appearances of the Marvel Now! Beta Ray Bill
: in the series was more filler.
: Marvel Now! The Punisher was pretty solid
: and I enjoyed the run all the way to its
: finale.
:
: I enjoyed the Guardians 3000 run.
:
: Majority of the new Marvel titles are just
: way too PC for me as well. Too much
: cringeworthy stuff. DC is just as guilty but
: at least their books are a little more
: enjoyable and worth the money and paper its
: printed on. I really like Geoff Johns and
: Jason Fabok's Justice League Darkseid War
: and really curious about the new direction
: for Shazam!. I admit I like the new Batgirl.
: Batgirl is a fun easy read with fun art. I
: like it better than Spider-Gwen, who does
: have a cool costume but that's about it. I
: can't afford to get all the Green Lantern
: books, including Omega Men but they seem
: more solid than any of the current Marvel
: attempt at "Cosmic". imho, current
: DC Cosmic beats Cosmic Marvel easy.
:
: Giffen's Annihilation: Nova limited series,
: the Nova Vol. 4 ongoing series by Abnett and
: Lanning, the Annihilation limited series and
: The Thanos Imperative limited series were
: all critically acclaimed by industry
: professionals and readers alike. The same
: can not be said of the Sam Alexander version
: of "Nova". When you discard what
: works, try fix what is not even broken in
: the first place, try to reinvent the wheel,
: and force a horse to drink the water...of
: course you are going to get complaints, deep
: criticism, and a kick in the you-know-what.
: Marvel can try to continue to make excuses
: for the existence of Sam Alexander and place
: all the propaganda they want but in the end
: it is all still just propaganda. Sam
: Alexander has always felt fake for me and
: for many Richard Rider fans around the
: world. Its not funny. The bad joke should
: have been over a long time ago.
: It will be said over and over again that
: Marvel was better off creating a more
: original character for Jeph Loeb and should
: have left the original Nova alone. That
: would have been a better way to ease Sam
: Alexander into the MU.
: Maybe Richard Rider is better off being MIA
: with the current Marvel Regime in power. I
: would not want an out-of-character,
: unrecognizeable PC-Richard Rider around.
: Perhaps it would be best to wait a while
: longer until the current regime leaves and
: Rich is in better hands with a new Marvel
: that really understands Cosmic Marvel again
: and truly appreciates the character as
: writers like Abnett and Lanning did. Too bad
: we have to wait that long again. Perhaps we
: will see Richard Rider as Nova in the MCU
: well before we see him in the comics again.
: Seeing kids and adults cheer on Rich on the
: big screen. Well, one can hope and pray.
:
: --Previous Message--
: I ain’t defeated.
:
:
: Being defeated is to embrace this stuff and
: buy Marvel products sans fixing a problem
: that goes waaay beyond even Rider. I got my
: job, kids and a good life. Sure I’ll still
: be here b###hing and saying my piece. Yet,
: the worst part is I always had that surety
: of my vow to buy Marvel again if they did
: bring back Rich. Man, now… I’m not so sure.
:
: Do I really even want Rich back for somebody
: like Humphries, Duggan or some WWE wrestler
: to write?
:
: Do I want Rich back for a cool cameo with
: Gwenpool or Howard the Duck? (all at $4.99
: as well)
:
: I mean they can't even get the helmet stuff
: right. Do I want him to be based off a film
: that degraded the Nova Corps into a string
: of buffoons and tasteless jokes? Maybe Rich
: Rider can show up and light his farts on
: fire?
:
: I used to pull 10-12 Marvel books. When I
: stopped in late summer of 2014, due to Rich
: Rider, I stopped mostly buying any comics.
: I've bought a few since then, but nearly all
: independent stuff. There is some good stuff
: out there I read like the Dark Matter series
: and Millar’s Starlight. I bought a lot of
: old Alien legion, Micronauts, and Starriors
: comics and have been milking those. They are
: really solid.
: Do I feel like I've missed out?
:
: No…not even a little. The Abnett stuff
: seemed somewhat decent, but still not the
: old magic. Secret War was a mess. The new
: comics seem more oriented on PC stuff than
: stories. "Black Lives matter"
: Falcap...yeah pass.
:
: Starting up the blog got me writing more,
: and I write a lot now in my free time. I
: worked on the fics and really think I've
: improved. I got a book finished (mostly). I
: got a much better one about 3/4 done. My
: writing juices have been ramped up by this
: whole mess, so there is some good that’s
: come of it.
:
: I read more real books now. I figure might
: as well buy some 4.99 cheap book on my nook
: by someone who can actually write rather
: than some marvel comic written by Bendis who
: can’t spell a name right in a single comic.
:
: I like that trade off. I spend my bucks
: elsewhere and don’t bat an eye.
:
: “Maybe someday” some Disney exec will see
: what we 'quitters' have to say about why we
: stopped buying comics and why we ditched
: Marvel and Nova (Sam) and things will make
: sense to them. Maybe in the future they will
: not allow fans to be treated that way or for
: editors and creators to diss fans who loved
: the product. Who knows.
:
: Maybe they'll do it around issue 3 when this
: new series is probably already out of the
: top 100. Let’s see where GOTG goes as it was
: already dropping to record lows in sales
: with issue #2 of the new series. Clearly,
: fans are sick of this stuff.
:
: Nova Vol 4 and the mini-series slipped out
: of the top 100 1 time in 40 issues. By the
: teens, Sam’s Vol. 5 practically pitched a
: tent and lived outside the top 100.
:
: For our Rider, Rosemann said sales were rock
: solid. Nova used to have steady fan support
: and this regime has chipped away at it.
:
: Guys like Brevoort and Alonso can dismiss us
: as the "vocal internet" minority,
: mainly because they are still stuck in 2004
: mode when they see the internet as white
: noise. Clearly, that has changed but they
: have not. For now, the b###hing about Nova
: online has resonated with the sales...make
: no mistake.
:
: So too the sales resonate with the other
: stuff they have with MANY of Marvel's big
: properties hijacked by the Brevoort/Alonso
: regime. Staples like Cap, Hulk, and Thor.
: Even if initial sales are good, books drop
: like never before on the charts. This is why
: books NEED to be Event’d, rebooted,
: restarted, varient’d, gimmicked and
: Gwenpoole’d up with cliché make overs.
: There has got to be a hook to prop up
: interest in a bad product. The loyal fans
: who supported properties through thick or
: thin, (like Rider Fans) are much rarer
: because Marvel drove them off. Now the
: zombies just want the image and the quick
: fix.
:
: “Thank god for Star Wars” eh Tom?
:
: Ultimately that is what gets me the most
: bummed. This problem goes beyond Richard
: Rider, and it sucks.
:
:
: --Previous Message--
: Defeatism is the worst thing any Rider fan
: can
: fall into. That plays right into the hands
: of Brevoort, Alonso, and Loeb. Hate us all
: they want, but they are not getting our
: money. Sooner or later money talks and hate
: walks. NINO gets no money and NINO starves.
: At some point, Brevoort, Alonso, and Loeb
: will all be gone and maybe some leadership
: with functional brains will come along and
: we'll get Rich back. I'm willing to wait.
: He's been gone a long time before. He can
: come back again. Take a longer term
: perspective. That's why I say, "Better
: no Nova than NINO" because NINO will
: ultimately sully the concepts to the point
: that it ruins them. If NINO fails and goes
: away, that's a good thing because somebody
: who remembers when Nova was actually good
: (Wolfman, DnA tenures for example) will
: eventually be in charge and bring Rich back.
: It'll happen a lot quicker if Rich is
: featured in one of the movies.
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: --Previous Message--
: Marvel doesn't operate in a vacuum. It runs
: on money just like every other publisher. If
: NINO makes money, NINO will continue. If it
: doesn't make money, it won't. Boycotts work
: by starving the beast of money. My
: prediction is that NINO will be gone in less
: than 12 issues. May or may not bring Rich
: back, but Rich certainly won't be back if
: NINO is at all successful. In either case,
: better no "Nova" than NINO
: continuing to sully the concepts.
:
: --Previous Message--
: I do agree. Buying more Sam = more Sam being
: produced. It's simple supply & demand.
: The problem is that purposefully boycotting
: Nova will probably lead to no Nova
: (including Rich). I want people to buy it if
: they like it, and don't buy if they don't
: like. They shouldn't have to feel obligated
: just because Nova is on the cover. Marvel
: has kept books afloat just because. Moon
: Knight has been relaunched over and over and
: barely makes it 12 issues. But somehow,
: someone wanted to change the entire feel and
: mythos of Nova and Marvel allowed it. They
: should have just created a new character
: with similar powers and left Rich alone.
:
: I'm not buying the current or previous Nova
: book, but I'm not necessarily boycotting any
: book with Sam in it. I'm obviously a huge
: Rich fan, and IF Sam's story was actually
: really good, I'd buy it. But it's clear that
: Marvel wants to go with a different
: direction, and it's one that i'm not into.
:
: It's already been decided at this point.
: Boycotting or not does not matter. Rich
: won't come back until Marvel decides it, not
: the fans.
:
: --Previous Message--
: Wrong as usual. Buying NINO will kill Rich
: Rider permanently. What part of the word
: "replacement" do you not get?
: Those were Brevoort's words to describe
: NINO. You accept the replacement, then the
: original never returns. You reject the
: replacement and make it clear why, you may
: get the original back. Nothing is
: guaranteed except that buying NINO will only
: get you more NINO. Clearly, the "buy
: NINO to get Rich back" wishful thinking
: perpetrated by this site and the NPP has
: been wrong from the start.
:
: --Previous Message--
: I still absolutely believe that the boycott
: will kill Richard Rider instead of bringing
: him back. And you will disagree and hate me
: for it.
:
: But I can agree that this issue itself was a
: fail...
:
:
: --Previous Message--
: "Epic Fail!" As usual. The worse
: the better. It fills me with glee to see
: NINO founder. If we're lucky, NINO will be
: gone in 8 issues or less. Good riddance to
: a bad concept that has sullied the Nova
: legacy for far too long. Keep boycotting,
: Rider fans. Send Marvel a clear message that
: NINO is unacceptable.
:
: --Previous Message--
: I enjoyed it ... but one small issue.
: I believe this is issue #3 your referring to
: not, issue #4.
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: Nova #4 seemed like filler content.
:
: The story was basically:
:
: - Sam is sad about faux-dad.
: - Sam looks for help.
: - No one can help.
: - Sam is bringing down the mood of the
: Avengers.
: - Someone tries to get them out of the
: house.
: - Sam is still sad.
: - Oh, oh! Generic trouble in the street!
: - Follow trouble back to iconic generic bad
: guy.
: - Setup for a fight next issue, with nothing
: resolved, nothing really advanced, and not
: much content.
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: Not the best issue...
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