History of the Marvel Universe - Written by Mike O'Sullivan, Patrick Duke, Kevin Garcia Jacob Rougemont & Roger Ott, pencils by Various with cover by Scot Eaton.
Celebrating 50 years of the Marvel era of comics!
In 1961, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby changed the face of comics forever - and Marvel's been doing the same ever since! This amazing overview covers the tumultuous history of the Marvel Universe, from the introduction of the Fantastic Four to FEAR ITSELF - and everything in between!
An incredible walk down memory lane for longtime fans or the perfect primer for the uninitiated! Filled with hundreds of images from the superstars of five decades!
Rated All Ages - 48 pgs./$3.99 - On Sale November 30th
Defenders: Tournament of Heroes #1 - Written by David Anthony Kraft, art by Sal Buscema & Don Perlin with cover by John Romita Jr.
Who wants to be a Defender for a Day?
When the gregarious Dollar Bill takes out an ad for new Defenders, heroes from all walks of life heed the call! The real Defenders are swamped - but they might just need all the extra muscle to defeat the hordes of villains that have come out of the woodwork!
Collecting Defenders (1972) #62 - 65!
Rated T+ - 72 pgs./$5.99 - On Sale January 18th
Spider-Man & The New Warriors: The Hero Killers - Written by David Michelinie, Eric Fein, Tom Brevoort, Mike Kanterovich, Glenn Herdling,
Alan Barnum & Fabian Nicieza! Art by Scott McDaniel, Aaron Lopresti, Scott Kolins, Vince Evans, Tod Smith, Brandon Peterson & Steve Buccellato
with cover by Mark Bagley!
Spider-Man and the New Warriors delve into the mystery surrounding the disappearances of several super heroes - but their investigating leads them to more than they can handle when they witness the resurrection of the supremely powerful Sphinx!
Also included in this wondrous, web-filled volume are tales of the Black Cat, Cloak & Dagger and Venom!
Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #26; PETER PARKER, THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #12; WEB OF SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL 8 and NEW WARRIORS ANNUAL #2.
Rated T - 232 pgs./$24.99 - On Sale March 14th
Nova Corps - (Post Nebula) After the reformation of Xandar, the Nova Corps expanded its protective range to include the entire Andromeda Galaxy and Earth. Xandar also formed an alliance with the Shi'Ar Empire at this time. How that relationship impacted the Nova Corps is unknown. The Nova Corps were also known as the Xandarian StarCorps during this time. Queen Adora (in the role of Prime Commandant) had ultimate authority of the Nova Corps until some point before the Annihilation War. She was replaced as Prime Commandant by an unnamed alien female who unsuccessfully led the Corps during the war with Annihilus. During this period, the uniform standards were relaxed and members of the Nova Corps were allowed a certain amount of creativity in their designs. However, the colors of blue and gold were required. Races of this incarnation included: Terran, D'Bari, Rigellian, Centaurian and surprisingly Skrull. At some point, the uniform standards were re-established and enforced as witnessed by Richard Rider when he attempted to alter his uniform during his second stint with the New Warriors. Along with this change, the Nova Corps also appears to have been restructured and became an interplanetary law enforcement group which included the guarding of the Crunch Energy Cascade/Klyn Prison Complex at the edge of the galaxy/Negative Zone.
The Nova Corps was completely destroyed by Annihilus's attack. Afterwards, the entire Nova Force and the entire knowledge and sentience of the WorldMind was channeled into the last remaining Nova; Richard Rider of Earth.
Below are some of the known Nova Corps members during the Post-Nebula phase:
Richard Rider: Operative 11249-44396: Youth from the planet Earth who inherited powers and rank of Centurion Nova Prime from Rhomann Dey. Current status - Active.  Bibliography First appearance: New Warriors #42, Vol. 1
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They also developed a number of troop transports which also acted as
evacuation vehicles for the general population of Xandar.
