First Look: Nova #2 and Nova #3

One of the most entertaining parts of this job is getting to see what Marvel compliments themselves on. Don’t get it twisted – I’m a die hard Marvel fan til the day that I die (Rest In Peace, Future NickFurious), but nobody loves Marvel like Marvel. Everything they do is “critically acclaimed” or featuring a “Blockbuster team-up”. Loeb and McGuinness isn’t bad but I dunno if Loeb deserves “Chart-Topping” AND “Award Winning”. I also enjoyed how Marvel had to remind us the last time we saw Nova was in Avengers vs. X-Men. They had to remind us that we wondered who that was I just thought it was Nova and didn’t really think much else. Judging by the comments section I can see I’m not alone. Here is the official press release for both:

The All New Nova Blasts Off Into Marvel NOW! With NOVA #2!

Marvel is pleased to present your first look at NOVA #2, from the chart-topping, award-winning creative team of Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness! After coming face-to-face with a strange, green skinned alien and talking raccoon from a Super Hero team calling themselves the “Guardians of the Galaxy”, Sam Alexander now has more questions about his heritage than ever before. Who was his father? What is the mysterious helmet he holds? And who in the blue blazes were the Nova Corps? The birth of the most exciting new Super Hero of 2013 continues here!

Each issue of Nova includes a code for a free digital copy on the Marvel Comics app (for iPhone®, iPad®, iPad Touch® & Android devices) and in the Marvel Digital Comics Shop. Additionally, each issue of Nova features special augmented reality content available exclusive through the Marvel AR app – including cover recaps, behind the scenes features and more that add value to your reading experience at no additional cost.

This March, Jeph Loeb & Ed McGuinness show you a new side of the Marvel Universe in Nova #2!

For more on Marvel NOW!, please visit now.marvel.com and join the conversation on Twitter using #MarvelNOW.

NOVA #2 (JAN130705)

Written by JEPH LOEB

Art & Cover by ED MCGUINNESS

FOC—2/25/13, On-Sale- 3/20/13

A New Hero Is Born In Marvel NOW! With NOVA #3

Marvel is pleased to present your first look at NOVA #3, from the chart-topping, award-winning creative team of Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness! It’s time for Sam Alexander’s first training day as Nova, but when your teachers are the Guardians of the Galaxy, nothing’s easy! But as the truth about his heritage is revealed, along with the full scope of an interstellar threat facing Earth, can Sam find the strength to be the Super Hero his world needs?

Each issue of Nova includes a code for a free digital copy on the Marvel Comics app (for iPhone®, iPad®, iPad Touch® & Android devices) and in the Marvel Digital Comics Shop. Additionally, each issue of Nova features special augmented reality content available exclusive through the Marvel AR app – including cover recaps, behind the scenes features and more that add value to your reading experience at no additional cost.

This April, Jeph Loeb & Ed McGuinness bring Sam Alexander face to face with his toughest challenge yet inNova #3!

For more on Marvel NOW!, please visit now.marvel.com and join the conversation on Twitter using #MarvelNOW.