Nova is Richard Rider, a high school student given the Nova Corps Centurion powers on the whim of a dying alien. The Nova Corps is kind of like the GL's or Darkstars, but centered around the planet Xandar. He had Peter Parker-esque problems, and the original series was very good, in my opinion.
He later became a member of the New Warriors, and is coming back in a big way with Annihilation.
Originally posted by ScarletSpider
Nova is Richard Rider, a high school student given the Nova Corps Centurion powers on the whim of a dying alien. The Nova Corps is kind of like the GL's or Darkstars, but centered around the planet Xandar. He had Peter Parker-esque problems, and the original series was very good, in my opinion.He later became a member of the New Warriors, and is coming back in a big way with Annihilation.
so he back to being the prime? and thats all his powers, strength, flight? what more can the suit do?
The suit's highly maleable and adaptable, he can change its shape and how it looks with his thoughts and it can survive just about any environment. Nova Prime is more of a rank, like General or Admiral, then power measure. In Annihilation it's been mentioned in interviews and stuff that his powers would be changing a bit.
Not sure on his strength level, but he can fly at supersonic speeds and can enter hyperspace to travel to a destination at faster than light speed.
Nova has always seemed like an earth mid-tier power level character, but his origins are very cosmic, and he had a few cosmic adventures in his own series and with the New Warriors; fighting off an invasion with the Champions of Xandar, defeating Terrax with the New Warriors, etc.
Nova had a short liced seires out a few years ago... it only lasted 7 issues (and was not planned as a mini)
He did fight Venom in the last issue of it though.... kicked his ass pretty good too
During and since that run i've always wanted to see him join the Avengers..... but not if he's becoming uber-powered