It's no secret to those that know me that I'm a huge Nova fan. and in the entire career of nova there has been one guy, Richard Rider. I cried when Rich and his best friend, speedball, broke up the new warriors. but not as hard when he died, It was a comic book death so those always feel more like breaks than actual finality. it wasn't until this new kid, this Sam, came along that i felt. "B-B-B-But where's Rich? why didn't rich come back?" that's when i felt the scythe of death come to my favorite human rocket. So, the debate to pick up this book was more in memory if Rich and the hopes that he'll show up. we're five issues in and i gotta say... I'm not missing Rich... <br/ >
I really sold on Sam! it's the type of comic book that just works. what would you do if you were 13 and suddenly had the power to go to the moon. well, you would probably go to the moon! <br/ >
but i gotta say, with all thats going on in the story. the art is what sells this book. i used to hate Ed McGuinness, i thought his over cartoony look had no place in comics and they were solely for serious artist. i was a stupid kid. i usually complain when i see 3 splash pages and 1 double splash, but here i don't mind it at all. it's polished and works on every level. With the creative switching up on this book next issue they'll have big shoes to fill. but for the time i look forward to seeing how a this kid deals with secret identities, girls, and just being an awkward teen with the power to crush suns.
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