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First Look: NOVA #3 (Black-and-White)

Take an early look at the third issue of the new NOVA series.

This marks the third day in a row for NOVA previews and issue #1 hasn't even been released yet. Tuesday we got a look at who Sam Alexander is in the NOVA #1 preview. Yesterday we had an early black-and-white look at NOVA #2 and his meeting with the Guardians of the Galaxy.

Today we get an early look at NOVA #3. It's so early, the pages are still in their penciled stage. Check it out.

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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?

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

NOVA #3 (FEB130510)

Written by JEPH LOEB

Art & Cover by ED MCGUINNESS

FOC—3/25/13, On-Sale- 4/17/13

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NOVA #1 goes on sale February 20.

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Cafeterialoca

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Ah, the old "Use Uatu to make what your doing seem important" trick.

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Uatu looks like the alien from Signs.

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Looks interesting please tell me Loeb doesn't decided for Nova to punch him (not again)

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Were is Richard Rider?

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Art looks good

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So they wont be putting out an all penciled rough art version like Marvel did with Alan Davis' Fantastic Four: The End? I still want to get this series. Love the art and it looks fun.

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Umm heritage why do I have the feeling it has something to do with his father being a Nova killed in action during the annihiliation wave? or something like that and that Richard Rider is alive but in danger or something like that because if Star-Lord is alive maybe Richard is alive too but just lost in the universe or some big bad dude has him or something plotwise

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When they show Rider is back then I'll be less pesimistic about this series.

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@Trevel8182 said:

Were is Richard Rider?

What he said.

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@Cafeterialoca said:

Ah, the old "Use Uatu to make what your doing seem important" trick.

Yeah, because that works all the time :D

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Why is there so many previews for his book? are they nervous there will be slow sales at first?

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Is that the Watcher? Is Nova gonna punch it? also

@evilvegeta74 said:

@Trevel8182 said:

Were is Richard Rider?

What he said.

THIS

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@Trevel8182 said:

Were is Richard Rider?

Abandoned to make use of Loeb's pet character.

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@Trevel8182: Currently, he is said to be dead after one of Marvel's cosmic events. He of course heroically "sacrificed" himself to save the universe.

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@Cafeterialoca said:

Ah, the old "Use Uatu to make what your doing seem important" trick.

lol

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Maybe that kid is your beloved Richard Rider. or maybe his son? I don't know why everyone hate Loeb but im definitely trying this out of curiosity.

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"Ah, the old "Use Uatu to make what your doing seem important" trick." - Win.

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Nice art! Plus, anything with Uatu's great I say.

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@ArtisticNeedham:

I have that one. Very tight pencils

Makes me wonder how Ultimates 4 was supposed to be about. Loeb and McGuiness was going to do that one and McGuiness decided to stick with Hulk.

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@alex6166:I am actually glad that they did Hulk instead. McGuinness' work on Red Hulk and that whole story was awesome. His style worked best with the bulky Hulks. Maybe better than what would have been the Ultimates.

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loeb...

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I might be going out on a limb here, but I feel like Jeph Loeb is injecting a little bit of his late son into this book. His name was Sam too and he died of cancer, and in the preview pages for issue two it looked like Sam Alexander was in a hospital. And I don't think that's a bad thing. I find that when writers inject a little bit of their personal story into a book it usually turns out great. The old adage, "write what you know", and all that. So it could be a really good, really emotional story. I'm intrigued...