Nova Front and Center In ‘Annihilation: Scourge Alpha’

Nova Front and Center In ‘Annihilation: Scourge Alpha’

Marvel Comics has officially announced the new Annihilation event, with the “Scourge Alpha” prelude, which was previously teased at the San Diego Comic-Con, where we see Richard Rider Nova is front and center in the variant cover.

Matthew Rosenberg is writing who is known for the Punisher and X-Men comics, with art by Juanan Ramirez who is known for Iron Man, Venom, Fantastic Four and more.

Details leaked through Amazon also revealed an Annihilation: Agenda TPB which collects: ANNIHILATION (2019) ALPHA 1, A1-E1.

We see the covers below also feature Annihilus, Blastaar, Silver Surfer, Beta Ray Bill, and the Fantastic Four.

Just yesterday also saw rumors regarding Richard Rider Nova in the MCU.

Cosmic Book News fans will recall that the 2005-6 Annihilation event comics brought Richard Rider to the forefront of the Marvel Cosmic universe, which eventually led to the stellar 2007 Nova series from Abnett and Lanning and lots more.

Just judging from the solicit and covers below, this new Annihilation event looks to be just as good, with the bonus that it will feature the Fantastic Four. The original Annihilation didn’t connect at all to Earth, so hopefully, this comes off even better (if possible).

Annihilation: Scourge Alpha #1 gets released in November.

Here is the solicit and covers for Annihilation: Scourge Alpha #1:

ANNIHILATION: SCOURGE ALPHA #1
MATTHEW Rosenberg (W) • Juanan Ramirez (A)
Cover by JOSEMARIA CASANOVAS
VARIANT COVER BY ALEX GARNER
VARIANT COVER BY RON LIM
VARIANT COVER BY ARIEL OLIVETTI
THE OPENING SALVO FOR DECEMBER’S MAIN EVENT!
Something is stirring in the Negative Zone…something that the Marvel Universe isn’t ready for! Will Nova be able to assemble a team powerful enough to tackle this burgeoning threat, or is it already too late to stop its descent upon the galaxy? For the Cosmos’s greatest heroes, ANNIHILATION is only the beginning…
40 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$4.99

Annihilation Source Alpha
Nova Annihilation Source Alpha

About Matt McGloin

Matt McGloin is the editor-in-chief and publisher of Cosmic Book News, the independent entertainment news site he founded in 2008. He covers movies, comics, TV, video games and pop culture and has reported major industry scoops over the years, including revealing the Avengers: Endgame title ahead of its official announcement. Through Cosmic Book News, he helped Marvel Comics promote Guardians of the Galaxy and Nova through exclusive previews, artwork, and interviews, with the site also quoted in solicitations and on comic covers. He also reported on Marvel’s Daredevil: Born Again retooling before it was later confirmed by the trades.

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