Review: Nova #19-Original Sin Part 2

Review: Nova #19-Original Sin Part 2

Nova #19 sees Sam Alexander reeling from the revelation of his father as murderer rather than hero, which drives him to join Rocket Raccoon on a quest for the truth about who his father really was.

Review Opinion
By MichaelCantrell - Jul 21, 2014 03:07 PM EST
Filed Under: Marvel Comics
Source: MetaComix

Writer: Gerry Duggan

Artist: David Baldeon

Colorist: David Curiel

Price: $3.99


Publisher: Marvel


Publication Date: July 16, 2014


What I Liked

✔Great storytelling, with compelling themes involving the need of a child to understand the motivations of his father, in order to truly know himself and his purpose.

✔Witty dialogue that moved the story forward, and provided depth of character to Sam and even a bit to Rocket as well.

✔Lots of action and humor

✔Rocket Raccoon. ‘Nuff said!

✔Fantastic art

✔Pacing was nearly flawless and perfectly balanced between character development, story movement, and fight scenes.

What I Didn’t Like

✘There was a lot of Rocket Raccoon, but still not enough, though very minor gripe

✘Would’ve liked to hear more of Sam’s inner monologue, what he was feeling learning that his dad was corrupt. Would’ve taken the character development to the next level

Themes:

Once again, the main themes underneath the narrative of Nova #19 are related (pun intended) to the relationship between father and son. This has been a recurring theme in the Marvel Universe of late, with Cyclops new series focusing on the same paternal bond.

Sam is on a journey to discover who is father really was, because he feels that to do so will help him understand a bit more about himself and his purpose.

He’s a teenager in desperate need of a strong, male role model in his life, someone to teach him what it means to be a man, how to be responsible, and what he is to do with the power he’s been given in the Nova helmet.

This seems to be why he is crushed to discover that his father wasn’t a hero, at least as far as we know from what’s been revealed during the Original Sin event. Sam is desperate for identity, and at the moment, he’s seeking that identity through his father, rather than forging his own, which is likely the direction (hopefully) the book will take in the future.

Overall score: 9 out of 10

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MichaelCantrell
MichaelCantrell - 7/23/2014, 2:49 PM
Hey! Thanks for the kind words. Yeah, I hate when people don't put up an actual review of some type to accompany the video. It's ANNOYING. Plus, doing this before hand helps me clarify what I want to talk about in the video.
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