My Cultural Diet

As Nova, Richard Rider was one of the most powerful superheroes in the Marvel pantheon, but he sacrificed himself to stop Thanos and was lost in the Cancerverse, an alternate universe ruled by Lovecraftian entities. So when he mysteriously returns to the primary universe, Rider sees it as a second chance. However, the world has moved on and there’s a new Nova who just so happens to be a precocious 15-year-old. Even worse, Rider is plagued by disturbing visions and begins manifesting strange new phenomena. That description might make Nova: Resurrection sound like a rather grim affair, but it’s actually quite a bit of fun thanks to the presence of Sam Alexander, the aforementioned precocious 15-year-old. Perhaps the best thing I can say about Nova: Resurrection is that it occasionally reminded me of the Spider-Verse movies thanks to Alexander’s adolescent hijinks and the mentee relationship he develops with Rider. It does feel a bit abbreviated at just seven issues, but it also made me chuckle out loud on several occasions, and that’s not nothing.

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