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COSMOS FANTASTICA: Marvel Cosmic B.S. Thread
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VERBAL LOG. NOVA CORPS
OPERATIVE: 11249-44396/RICHARD RIDER--
LAST SURVIVOR OF THE NOVA CORPS
War is hell. No, it's worse. I'm Richard Rider, Nova, last member of the Nova Corps, with the entire power of the Hivemind in me. I've been fighting the Annihilation Wave for around six months now. I don't have enough time to give my whole story, If you want that check the earlier logs.
We're fighting the best we can, but it's not going well. For every member of the Wave we kill, five more pop up. The Skrull and Kree empires have been all but destroyed. The remnants still fight on, led by two of the greatest leaders we have in our cause. Ronan the Accuser and K'lrt, the recently revived Super-Skrull.
While the Wave is incredibly powerful, we have....well had, some heavy hitters too. We had the former Heralds of Galactus: Firelord, Red...dammit, I always for get his name. and Stardust. Firelord's status is currently unknown but I think he's alive, but Red....Raven? No. Guardian? Wonderful. I can't remeber the name of the man who saved my life, both died when we were forecd to evac. With the Heralds bieng rounded up, it makes me wonder....where is the Silver Surfer in all of this?
We're currently recouping our losses, finding the right times to strike, trying to talk the Shi'ar into joining us. All we can do is fight, for everyones' sakes.
OPERATIVE: 11249-44396/RICHARD RIDER--
LAST SURVIVOR OF THE NOVA CORPS
War is hell. No, it's worse. I'm Richard Rider, Nova, last member of the Nova Corps, with the entire power of the Hivemind in me. I've been fighting the Annihilation Wave for around six months now. I don't have enough time to give my whole story, If you want that check the earlier logs.
Annihilation: Nova wrote:
Anihlation: Nova 1-4, the cover is for #4. The series, which is the best out of the Annihilation set-ups, chronicles Nova's journey from the destruction of the Nova Corps, to his meeting with Drax the Destroyer to eventually leading the resistance against the Annihlation Wave.
We're fighting the best we can, but it's not going well. For every member of the Wave we kill, five more pop up. The Skrull and Kree empires have been all but destroyed. The remnants still fight on, led by two of the greatest leaders we have in our cause. Ronan the Accuser and K'lrt, the recently revived Super-Skrull.
Ronan plays a role in the Annihilation limited-series crossover event. In an attempt to clear his name after being accused of treason, Ronan travels to the planet of Godthab Omega to find the witness who testified against him. On the planet he encounters the assassin Gamora and her band of warriors known as the Graces, one of which is the witness in question (Tana Nile). Although Ronan eventually discovers that it was an individual in the Kree Fiyero House who planned his betrayal, Tana Nile dies (a victim of the Annihilation wave) before a specific name can be given. By the end of the miniseries, Ronan sets off for Hala to defend the Kree empire from the approaching wave of destruction. He joins Nova's United Front in an attempt to defend off the Annihilation Wave.
Annihilation: Super-Skrull wrote:
In the Annihilation: Super-Skrull mini-series, Kl'rt attempts to stop the destructive wave before it reaches the Skrull homeworld. After nearly being overwhelmed by the forces of Annihilus, he sacrifices himself by destroying the Harvester of Sorrows - the enormous organic warship that destroyed the Skrull homeworld and wreaked havoc throughout the universe. His body is later recovered, and in Annihilation #3, Kl'rt is mysteriously revived during a battle between Firelord and Ravenous.
While the Wave is incredibly powerful, we have....well had, some heavy hitters too. We had the former Heralds of Galactus: Firelord, Red...dammit, I always for get his name. and Stardust. Firelord's status is currently unknown but I think he's alive, but Red....Raven? No. Guardian? Wonderful. I can't remeber the name of the man who saved my life, both died when we were forecd to evac. With the Heralds bieng rounded up, it makes me wonder....where is the Silver Surfer in all of this?
Annihilation: Silver Surfer wrote:
This series focuses primarily on an attempt by Annihilus to capture the current and former Heralds of Galactus, as well as Galactus himself, presumably in order to study and harness their power cosmic. The Silver Surfer learns of the Annihilation Wave and of the attempt by Annihilus's "Seekers" to capture the various heralds, primarily through the use of "Currs," dog-like beasts on leashes made out of cosmic energy. During the course of the four issues, the Seekers succeed in killing former herald Air-Walker and in capturing Terrax and Morg. Although Terrax's fate is unrevealed, Annihilus kills Morg in an unsuccessful attempt to drain his power. Several of the other former heralds, Firelord, Red Shift, and Stardust, decide to fight a war against the Annihilation Wave, while the first herald, the Fallen One, carries out its own mission for Thanos, another of Marvel's "cosmic" characters.
Ultimately, the Surfer elects to return to Galactus in order to help protect Galactus from Annihilus's attacks and preserve Galactus's role as a necessary element in the balance of the universe. The Surfer returns to his role as Galactus's herald and easily defeats an entire attacking fleet, as well as the Seekers' leader, "Ravenous," despite Ravenous's claims to be equal to the Surfer due to empowerment with "the opposing force", which is apparently the Negative Zone's equivalent of the Power Cosmic. Despite Galactus's objections, the Surfer refuses to kill Ravenous.
We're currently recouping our losses, finding the right times to strike, trying to talk the Shi'ar into joining us. All we can do is fight, for everyones' sakes.
Annihilation 4 wrote:
Annihilation #4 (of 6) - Written by Keith Giffen, penciled by Andrea DiVito, cover by Gabrielle Dell'Otto.
Left behind, can Drax survive... Thanos takes action... and Nova sets course on a suicide mission. Bottom line, no Marvel Cosmic fan will forgive himself for missing THIS ISSUE!
32 PGS./Rated A ...$2.99
Info is courtesy of Marvel.
Annihilation 5 wrote:
Annihilation #5 (of 6) - Written by Keith Giffen, penciled by Andrea DiVito, cover by Gabrielle Dell'Otto.
With the war lost, Ronan and the very, very angry Super-Skrull kill their way to the heart of the Kree Empire. VIVE LA KREE!
32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99
Info is courtesy of Marvel.
Annihilation 6 wrote:
10/17/06 Annihilation #6 Solicitation!
Annihilation #6 (of 6) - Written by Keith Giffen, penciled by Andrea DiVito, cover by Gabrielle Dell'Otto.
Nova and Annihilus face off in a fight to the finish with the fates of two, count ‘em, two, universes at stake. You think that’s bad? Wait until you see what happens when Galactus decides to go to war. All this and Quasar! Need we add that after this issue, Marvel’s cosmic landscape will never be the same?
32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99
Info is courtesy of Marvel.
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I have to agree with this. I've always been a big fan of Marvel's cosmic characters, and looked into the Annihilation series when it started, but was really disappointed by the interior art in the Ronan book. In addition, the books assume you're up on things like the Nova Corps...I'd never so much as heard of them, despite having had a subscription to Silver Surfer and having read the Infinity Whatsit books back when. The stories are good reads, but they're not intended as a jumping-on point for these characters.
hell i thought nova was a guy from new warriors
He's a member of the corps.
The Nova Corps really never did much, they were a Green Lantern Corps except amazingly dumbed down.
so do they just zoom around space punching people?
I laughed way too hard at this.
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It is pretty fantastic. I had tons of skepticism and tons of money that I didn't have, so I only got Nova and never regretted it.
the most notable thing the nova corps ever did was get annihilated
It's pretty bad ass in a large scale way. One thing that's weird to me is, if Reed Richards knows about the Annihilation wave, why the fuck is he wasting his time on this Civil War crap?
The Annihilation wave is so fucked.
[spoiler:2d02620c62]Know me, Annihilus. Know me...
...and know fear![/spoiler:2d02620c62]
you do not tell him I said that[/spoiler:c282a1e50e]
The section with those three was just so bad ass.
Accused them right in the heads.
Also, I just read Ultimate Fantastic Four and that version of Annihilus is a punk.
Take note civil war editors/writers, THIS is how you change the status quo in a comic book! The galactic side of the Marvel universe has achieved the level of tension that Civil war is trying to create on the terrestial side.
[spoiler:1e9cc009c0]Ravenous has control over the skrull sectors and a large section of the kree empire?
Annihilus reborn?
Drax out loose with his main motivation for living gone?
Hungry galactus with surfer back beside him?[/spoiler:1e9cc009c0]
Should be interesting to see all those things play out in the future.
[spoiler:11ae353551]What if it ends the exact same way?
I can see it now. Captain America reaches into Stark's mouth slot and pulls out his liver.
It'd be a classic![/spoiler:11ae353551]
Do not EVER fuck with Galactus. :shock:
Of course, this just makes it more and more absurd that any Earthlings - however super-powered - beat him repeatedly.
I mean, it seems like Galactus would have just unleashed this sort of destructive power on Earth, given that the insult to him (threatening him w/ the Ultimate Nullifier, his own weapon) was nearly as bad as this (draining his power).
I also [spoiler:d7c07bf7e0]hate the whole 'Annihilus reborn' thing, because I find the whole resurrection thing so trite that the only way to make it worse is to have the resurrection occur in the same issue as the death.[/spoiler:d7c07bf7e0]
Yeah but to do so, would sort've destroy a buttload of planets the are potentially food for him. I think this was a rather extreme measure, that I doubt he would go to again.
[spoiler:760a10431e]It's kind of lame, but at the same time, I look at is as a vessel for some awesome characters like Ronan and Super-Skrull to make another big appearance.[/spoiler:760a10431e]
AWESOME!
I have one little nitpick tho.
[spoiler:9c3947ace0]Whatever happened to Tenebrous of the Darkness Between and Aegis, Lady of All Sorrows?
They took down Galactus and don't even get mentioned in the epiloge.[/spoiler:9c3947ace0]
Also:
[spoiler:9c3947ace0]re Annihilus reborn:
Annihilation 2: Annihilate Harder
1. Ronan
2. Super Skrull (w/ Praxagora)
3. Nova
4. Drax
5. Annihilus
Honorable mentions: Silver Surfer, Thanos, Gamora, Quasar, the Kree Army, Ravenous
The Silver Surfer section of the Heralds of Galactus miniseries spinning out of Annihilation covers this.
I....I think I need to sit down.... :shock:
And Adam Warlock nowhere to be found, shocks me more.