Annihilation: Nova #1 Marvel Comics (2006) Dell’Otto

Writers: Andy Lanning, Dan Abnett

Artists: Gabriele Dell’Otto, Kevin Walker, Rick Magyar

Characters: Annihilus, Cammi, Drax the Destroyer, Nova, Worldmind

Story Arc: “Marvel Cosmic” Annihilation

ANNIHILATION continues here! Beaten and nearly dead, Nova prepares to go back into battle! Can Nova cope with the awful burden of Xandars legacy? Can he carry a warning to friendly space? Can he even stay alive for another five minutes with the murdering hosts of the Annihilation Wave closing in?After the attack of the Annihilation Wave, which ended in the killing of the entire Nova Corps, Richard Rider, the only survivor, wakes up still dizzy. The Worldmind, a primary source of knowledge, energy and power of the planet Xandar and the Nova Corps, tells him that each member of the Corps would carry a bit of the Nova Force within them, but as they are all dead, Richard must absorb it all. At first he complains, saying that Garthan Saal once did the same thing and was driven insane. Now however, the Worldmind will help Rider in controlling all that power, as explained by it. After being convinced that absorbing the Nova Force is necessary, Richard does so. At first he is confident,…

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