Talk:Nova (comics)

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Contents 1 Frankie Raye 2 Comparison to Green Lantern? 3 Mega Man in comics!? 4 Silver Surfer animated series 5 Needs to be Condensed 6 Infinity Gauntlet 7 Fair use rationale for Image:Nova1adigranov.jpg 8 Misnamed Portions

[edit] Frankie Raye

This really should be split into two articles... but aside from that, what's the source on this information: "An alternate future exists where she survived (or was resurrected) and continued serving Galactus until the end of the universe, at which time he would sacrifice himself to create a new universe, and she would become the Galactus of this new universe" ... Just wondering. - Kevingarcia 09:15, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Comparison to Green Lantern?

From this entry, it seems Nova's origin story and source of power seem awfully familar to Green Lantern fans. Any info on if Nova was created to be Marvel's counterpart to GL (Similar to Squadron Supreme)? --68.103.154.140 00:52, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

Nova is similar but not the same to Squadron Supreme. Squadron Supreme is a pastiche of the Avengers while Nova was inspired by the Green Lantern, much like how the Fantastic Four was inspired by the Justice League.

Squadron Supreme is a pastiche of the Justice League, not the Avengers. And the Fantastic Four were only "inspired" by the JLA as much as being a new team-centered book that could compete with DC's. The concepts themselves are virtually unrelated. 129.120.244.69 05:21, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

Nova's creator Marv Wolfman has stated that he didn't notice the similarities to Green Lantern at the time of Nova's creation, and if he had, he wouldn't have made Nova's origin so similar. So no, Nova was not intended to be Marvel's Green Lantern. (The Nova Corps were also not referred to or presented as an interstellar police force until the Annihilation event. The began as Xandar's military, and later expanded into a military force that protected planets that'd fallen victim to wars or piracy.) 207.173.201.37 04:59, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Mega Man in comics!?

A faceless humanoid named "Mega Man" appeared in a comic book or two; he was capable of shooting some sort of laser beam from his left hand. Is this a reference to Capcom's character Mega Man or a ripoff or a coincidence?

It's just a coincidence. The Mega Man video game was first released in America in 1987, the Mega Man that appeared in The Man Called Nova series made his first appearance in issue #8, which is cover dated April, 1977. Hlemmon 19:34, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Silver Surfer animated series

I saw a rerun of the Silver Surfer episode "Learning Curve", and I'm sure I spotted someone in Nova Corps armour as part of Nebula's crew. Is that right? Daibhid C 17:31, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

That is correct, the Silver Surfer animated series did feature a character very Nova-like in appearance. If you're curious about more Nova-related trivia, the Nova Prime Page is an excellent resource.Hlemmon 22:16, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Needs to be Condensed

I believe this article in general needs to be condensed. Per wiki. guidelines, character articles should not be "play-by-play" accounts of a story-line or event. The last few sections in particular (i.e., Annihilation) seem overly long. Bhissongbhissong

[edit] Infinity Gauntlet

Did his participation in Infinity Gauntlet happen during his New Warriors stint? Either way, it should be noted; many heroes remembered it, such as Doctor Strange, Silver Surfer and Thunderstrike. Lots42 04:02, 9 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Nova1adigranov.jpg

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BetacommandBot 06:33, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Misnamed Portions

I corrected some portions that were listing MC2 Nova as M2 Nova.JoeyFNK (talk) 16:32, 28 November 2007 (UTC)