Talk:Nova (Richard Rider)

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)

ULTIMATE NOVA
Shouldn't the ultimate Nova be the Frankie Raye version instead of the Richard rider version. I mean the ultimate version appears to be similar (on fire) to the Frankie Raye version.\ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nova_(Frankie_Raye)http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/1/11136/1159163-img003.jpg — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gmatrix730 (talk • contribs) 23:39, 27 December 2012 (UTC)
 * I'd be more inclined to move it to alternate versions of Rick Jones. Argento Surfer (talk) 13:55, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

That would work too. I don't think it quite fits as the ultimate version of richard rider. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gmatrix730 (talk • contribs) 14:33, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
 * ✅ Argento Surfer (talk) 16:11, 31 December 2012 (UTC)

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)

Also Lensman. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.95.171.105 (talk) 13:26, 6 September 2010 (UTC)

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)

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)

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

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)

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

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Was the origin changed?
Nova Annual 01 (2008) has him speaking to the one who choose him, telling him he is ordinary, and average people make the best centurions, as "they bring no arrogance or pride with them, no self-importance or elitism. They understand the responsibility.  They appreciate the trust.  the embrace the duty.  They are the honest bedrock of the corps." I thought that a nice description of the Nova corp. But in the current article it says he was just picked at random. Did they redo the origin? Dream Focus (talk) 02:35, 11 February 2009 (UTC)


 * It is certainly possible, it is one of the reasons we should avoid in-universe writing (following WP:WAF) as it gets very tricky when the origins are tweaked (or even retconned). I'll have a look around to see if I can find anything on it. (Emperor (talk) 03:14, 11 February 2009 (UTC))

Since Marvel has no true legal ownership to the origin story, since it was taken from an outline submitted to them. It makes total sense that the origin was rewritten. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Swordmark45 (talk • contribs) 16:44, 28 November 2013 (UTC)

Richard Rider's rank in the Nova Corps..
What was Richard's rank in the Nova Corps from the beginning to the present? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jbritp (talk • contribs) 00:18, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

I believe in the beginning he wasn't aware that he held a rank -but the costume/uniform he wore was that of a 'Nova-Centurian' (of course I'm recalling this strictly from memory -I don't have the luxury of any of my sources at hand at the moment), and that has always been the ranking he's held throughout the various incarnations of the Nova Corps. There is a section in the old Marvel Universe handbook that showed the rankings which were determined by the number of starbursts on the wearer's chest (numbering one through three), but I think that's all.Rickremember (talk) 02:54, 4 March 2009 (UTC)

Back Issue/ Creation of Nova
Just wanted to drop a line and say that the most recent issue of Back Issue has some great stuff on early Nova in it. I'll edit as soon as I can (school and a couple other things are taking up my time right now). Alonsornunez Comments  06:58, 29 April 2009 (UTC)

No coverage of the eponymous Nova comic titles?
This page is lacking coverage of Nova's numerous ongoing titles. I think it'd be entirely appropriate to at least list the various volumes and the lengths of their run. For instance, I was wondering if the latest Abnett/Lanning series was still running, and how many issues it has. That info is not on Wikipedia.

Alternate suggestion: There could be a "Nova (comic book series)" page, but I kinda think it'd be more appropriate to keep it all on one page. --GrantBnet (talk) 17:20, 20 January 2012 (UTC)
 * The four titles and the length of their runs are included in the PH. (The D&A series was volume 4 and ended at issue 36. Various plotlines were wrapped up in The Thanos Imperative.) The plots from those series are covered in the FCB. Argento Surfer (talk) 20:06, 20 January 2012 (UTC)
 * I see that the info about these titles is no longer there. Someone added them to another section just now, but User:J Greb just removed them.  So, if not here, then where on Wikipedia would this info go? --GrantBnet (talk) 04:11, 26 August 2012 (UTC)
 * No, the information on the volume years and number of issues is still in the Publication History section. It's in paragraph form, not bullet points. The plot details are in the Fictional Character Biography. An additional section listing appearances is redundant, which is why JGreb removed it. Argento Surfer (talk) 13:22, 27 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Ah, my bad. I see it now. --GrantBnet (talk) 13:56, 27 August 2012 (UTC)

Nova Corps Page
I am suggesting that the Nova Corps should have their own page to give further details about the Nova Corps that Richard Rider is associated with. Any objections? Rtkat3 (talk) 10:56, 23 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Go for it. Argento Surfer (talk) 16:16, 24 February 2012 (UTC)

Nova on Spider-man
i wrote something on the nova page about him appearing in the tv show Ultimate Spider-Man yet i came back on and it was taken off, why is that? i mean its true, it's not made up. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.242.110.80 (talk) 20:49, 29 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Well, if you look at the revision history, you'll see why the anonymous reverter said he (she?) did it: "(rvt - once again, it's a different character)". Apparently this page is about the Richard Rider incarnation of Nova, and not the Sam Alexander incarnation.
 * I'd say that your factoid should go on a page for that character (e.g. Nova (Sam Alexander)), except there isn't such a page. Should there be such a page?  I don't know.  I've never heard of Sam Alexander.  Does he appear in any comics?  Is he notable enough for Wikipedia?
 * By the way, you should consider registering a user name if you're going to stick around. --GrantBnet (talk) 21:11, 29 June 2012 (UTC)

Sam Alexander edit war?
There seems to be a ridiculously slow-paced edit war going on about whether to include the Sam-Alexander version of Nova (from Ultimate-Spidey TV series) in this page. Over the past 3-4 weeks I keep seeing edit/revert/edit/revert; today it's back again. Seems to me that Sammy should be detailed somewhere, but not sure where. Is he important enough for his own Wiki page? (I'm afraid I really don't know much about him.) Is it really that terrible if he's included here, as long as it's clear that it's not Rider? --GrantBnet (talk) 20:09, 2 July 2012 (UTC)
 * It's mentioned on the Nova Corps page, which lists all the Novas that aren't Richard Rider. Depending on what happens to him after AvX is over, he may warrant his own page. Argento Surfer (talk) 21:10, 2 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Maybe there should be a "For Sam Alexander, see Nova Corps" (or something like that) at the top. Also, Ultimate Spider-Man (TV series) was incorrectly linking Sam to this page, so I just fixed that. --GrantBnet (talk) 21:26, 2 July 2012 (UTC)
 * done. Argento Surfer (talk) 21:44, 2 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Great. Hopefully that ends this. --GrantBnet (talk) 22:38, 2 July 2012 (UTC)

Dammit, someone did it again. Maybe we should get it locked against anonymous editors. --GrantBnet (talk) 23:02, 3 July 2012 (UTC)
 * The way I see it, this whole debate would be easily solved by creating a Nova (Richard Rider) article, alongside a Nova (Sam Alexander) article. If you take this to WP:RPP, you're probably not going to get a semi-protection for it; even though it would help, the edits are just too far apart to justify a semi-protection in the eyes of most people. I'm watching the page, and will do what I can to help. Evanh2008 (talk 23:39, 3 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Done. Nova (comics) now redirects to the 'fictional characters' category of Nova (disambiguation). I edited the DAB page with a link to Sam Alexander, which redirects to the 'Known members' section of Nova Corps. I've also created a Nova (Sam Alexander) page which is also a redirect. Someone who knows the character better can fix it up. Argento Surfer (talk) 13:17, 5 July 2012 (UTC)
 * I was thinking about something like this too, but you beat me to it. Good job. Looks like someone already created Nova (Sam Alexander), and given that the character will be in the "Uncanny Avengers," it's probably appropriate. EDIT: Oh wait that was you.--GrantBnet (talk) 14:14, 5 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Yeah, when I was making the page I decided to put a little effort into it instead of creating and running. I changed the Nova (comics) redirect from the DAB page to (Richard Rider) after looking at the "what links here" and deciding it wasn't worth it.Argento Surfer (talk) 14:26, 5 July 2012 (UTC)

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Dick Rider
His name is Dick Rider. Shouldn't there be some discussion about that and the innuendo?== — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.240.66.115 (talk) 13:24, 13 November 2023 (UTC)