Nova by Abnett & Lanning: The Complete Collection Vol. 1
Dan Abnett · Andy Lanning · Paul Pelletier · Wellinton Alves
Story era 08 · Wars on Every Front
Abnett and Lanning follow Richard Rider’s responsibilities as Nova through the cosmic events and his own intervening adventures.
Book 1 of 2 in Nova by Abnett & Lanning — solo spine with overlap checkpoints · 0 of 2 owned · 1,008 pages in all
Setup & reading order
Required setup for this book
These earlier stories explain events this book builds on. Reading checkpoints show where to switch books during a crossover.
- Annihilation OmnibusUnowned
- Annihilation: Conquest OmnibusUnowned
- After Annihilation and Annihilation: Conquest omnibuses
In Vol. 1 skip duplicated Annihilation: Nova #1–4, Nova #1–12 and Annual #1; read the origin material and Nova #13–15.
- After Nova #22 in Vol. 2
Read War of Kings; skip duplicated Nova #23–28 in Vol. 2, then resume with Nova #29–36 and the I Am an Avenger #3 story.
Optional context & path
Path: Marvel Cosmic by Abnett & Lanning. Related projects that read well in this order; the order is a suggestion, not a requirement.
Useful background and earlier stops: Annihilation · Annihilation: Conquest · War of Kings.
Only required setup and earlier volumes in the same project affect the queue. Everything here is optional.
About these books · 4 sources
Publisher and reference pages describe the editions. Reviews and reader discussions offer different views of the stories.
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- Slings & Arrows (opens in a new tab)Critics and editors
- Marvel (opens in a new tab)Publisher
- Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Reference
The books
Nova by Abnett & Lanning: The Complete Collection Vol. 1
Book 1 of 2 · Wars on Every Front
Richard Rider’s solo stories connect Annihilation to Conquest, then continue beyond those events.
Annihilation OmnibusUnowned
9781302911348Planned edition#1–4#1–15#1#1Annihilation: Nova #1–4 repeats from Annihilation, and Nova #1–12 plus Annual #1 from Annihilation: Conquest. Nova #13–15 and the origin material extend beyond those events.
Edition sources
Each ISBN identifies a specific printing and cover. “Owned copy” identifies the edition on my shelf; “Planned edition” identifies the edition listed for collecting.
Duplication · Nova by Abnett & Lanning: The Complete Collection Vol. 1
These books share full issues or parts of issues with other books in the plan. Open the lists below to see which stories repeat.
Show exact issues
Annihilation: Nova (2006) #1Annihilation: Nova (2006) #2Annihilation: Nova (2006) #3Annihilation: Nova (2006) #4Show exact issues
Nova Annual (2008) #1Nova (2007) #1Nova (2007) #10Nova (2007) #11Nova (2007) #12Nova (2007) #2Nova (2007) #3Nova (2007) #4Nova (2007) #5Nova (2007) #6Nova (2007) #7Nova (2007) #8Nova (2007) #9Things to know
Collecting rule: Vol. 1 comes before Vol. 2. Reading checkpoints identify the Annihilation, Conquest and War of Kings intersections.
- The two Complete Collections repeat 23 full issues and annuals from the three event omnibuses. The reading checkpoints identify where to skip those repeats.