Nova by Abnett & Lanning: The Complete Collection Vol. 2
Dan Abnett · Andy Lanning · Paul Pelletier · Wellinton Alves
Story era 09 · Invasion, Dark Reign, Siege
Abnett and Lanning follow Richard Rider’s responsibilities as Nova through the cosmic events and his own intervening adventures.
Book 2 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
1 earlier book in this run comes first
- 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.
- Goodreads — reader reviews (opens in a new tab)Readers
- 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. 2
Book 2 of 2 · Invasion, Dark Reign, Siege
Richard Rider’s solo adventures continue through the War of Kings and its aftermath.
Annihilation OmnibusUnowned
9781302915551Planned edition#16–36#3Nova #23–28 repeats from War of Kings. Nova #16–22, #29–36 and the I Am an Avenger story extend beyond that event collection.
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. 2
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
Nova (2007) #23Nova (2007) #24Nova (2007) #25Nova (2007) #26Nova (2007) #27Nova (2007) #28Things 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.