I am a Nova fan, so I was really looking forward to this one. And I am not disappointed. In fact, I'm blown away. But I'll come back to that.

Recently I dropped "X-men: Legacy" and "Avengers: Initiative" from my pull list. They weren't awful comics, in fact they were both decent compared to many other books. But they just weren't really exciting me any more. So I now have two gaps to fill. Last week the "Invincible Iron Man" was looking like it might help fill that gap. But now I can safely say that this is definitely going to be the one that does that.

I liked almost every bit of this book. DnA are masters of storytelling and dialogue. Throughout the story there are some wonderful interview scenes with some of the 9 new Guardians of the Galaxy. The interviews with Rocket Racoon made me laugh out loud once or twice. His wit and sarcasm is definitely a highlight of this book.

However, there was one slightly false note in the writing with respect to Gamora in her interviews which is why I have not given 5 stars. She comes across as a wisecracker, a side to her that I haven't seen before and it just doesn't quite ring true. Up until now she has been quite serious and I would have preferred that she remained so. It would be okay to give her a bit of humour to make her a rounded character, but her constant quipping didn't feel right. But that might just be me. I may yet warm to that side of Gamora, so we'll see.

The rest of the book was brilliant. Cosmo the talking dog with Russian accent makes a welcome return. And the art was suitably epic and otherworldly. Some of the single page splashes were absolutely stunning, to the point that I wondered if this level can be maintained on a monthly schedule. Here's hoping.

This is the best debut I've read in a long while and I am defintely coming back next month, especially on account of the intriguing cliffhanger.