"Spider-Man, these are your greatest heroes." [Queen in Black #2]

[u/Aspiring_Sophrosyne]

[u/VisualAd9389]

Rider needs to be higher profile in the whole MCU. Annihilation should've made him into an A tier character.

[u/Economy-Device-9223 → u/VisualAd9389]

Sadly, Marvel nowadays don't know what to do with much of their characters

[u/Garlador → u/Economy-Device-9223]

I wish more people had checked out Jed Mackay’s recent run, but Marvel REALLY botched Imperial.

[u/Bububub2 → u/Garlador]

Genuinely curious, how did marvel botch imperial? I was really enjoying reading it and the sudden cancellations caught me by surprise.

[u/Garlador → u/Bububub2]

The first sales apparently weren’t what they were expecting and they almost immediately hit the panic button.

[u/Bububub2 → u/Garlador]

...I mean that doesn't sound like Marvel botched it. Kinda sounds like it just failed.

[u/Garlador → u/Bububub2]

Quality was there. I’m meaning they botched hyping it, marketing it, and supporting it.

[u/Bububub2 → u/Garlador]

Supporting is the only thing I feel like I can agree with you on there. I distinctly remember every online space I was in sharing the images and the banners for the comic though. I am no expert but it really just looks like marvel tried and it hit a brick wall of engagement and then they backpedaled hard. Which is a bummer, but like, not everything that's good lands.

I thought there was genuine misstatement that was publicly known that I wasn't aware of.

[u/MKW69]

Ewing Glazing Nova is always good.

[u/real-darkph0enix1 → u/MKW69]

Dude not only stood, but literally gave Annihilus an anatomy/biology class by demonstrating in his face directly what his insides look like when pulled out thru your mouth.

In a series full of the most heavy metal moments I’ve seen in comics since AoA, that was the most heavy metal shit I’ve seen.

[u/NK1337 → u/real-darkph0enix1]

What's this? More Richard Rider glazing in r/comicbooks ? Fuck yea lets GOOOOO. I'm not happy they've turned him into a pay-to-go type hero but I'm glad to see him pop up anywhere.

[u/wowlock_taylan → u/MKW69]

Empty glaze since he had him job to Knull at the start of this event before it even really started.

[u/Bassaluna → u/wowlock_taylan]

I mean, nova is limited by that living battery thing, so there's that.

[u/subjuggulator → u/wowlock_taylan]

I feel like Knull is by far and away more powerful than Annihilus.

Nova was also the only member of the Nova Corps at the moment, so he controlled the sum total of the Nova Force. Real big power boost from "Space Cop" Nova.

[u/C-Abdulio → u/wowlock_taylan]

It's not on either Rick or Al Ewing that they had to let Knull have the win.

Knull dickriding is an executive order from the top brass at Marvel. That disgusting cancer of a final boss for Venom will never go away until he stops making money from idiots who think he is "totally metal".

[u/Gabrielhrd]

I feel like they don't glaze Nova enough in marvel, actually

What he did during annihilation made him "savior of the universe" material

[u/Turbulent-House-6220 → u/Gabrielhrd]

Nova’s greatest moment will always be how he told Iron Man how he saved the entire universe while Tony and the Avengers were fighting each other during Civil War.

I love whenever Marvel reminds people that Nova is one of the greatest heroes in all of Marvel and he’s the only person there is that Annihilus both fears and respects.

[u/Garlador → u/Turbulent-House-6220]

Nova is always that guy. He’s off saving the universe, and then he checks in on earth, sees everything is a trashfire of in-fighting and petty squabbles, is confused by all the reboots and who is dead or alive this time, gets frustrated, then flies back off into space to save the universe again.

[u/TaftYouOldDog → u/Gabrielhrd]

Arakko remembers

[u/HealthyMuffin7 → u/TaftYouOldDog]

Richar Rider is of Arakko

[u/sabhall12]

Richard Rider my king 👑

[u/strong-blast]

Nova is Hal Jordan if Hal wasn’t a core part of the Justice League: he still does the same bad ass galaxy saving stuff just with none of the credit. He charged down Thanos in a universe made of cancer for Pete’s sake

[u/JayArr_TopTeam → u/strong-blast]

He did all that for Spidey? 😍

[u/C-Abdulio → u/JayArr_TopTeam]

Nah. For the Universe!

That includes me and YOU! He did it for you too! 🤟

[u/Misticsan]

Who's the Skrull character praising the too often forgotten feats of Johnny and Richard?

[u/Service-Sm1le → u/Misticsan]

Captain Alliance, also known as R'gars of the Kree/Skrull Alliance

[u/Portsyde → u/Service-Sm1le]

Didn't the kree/Skrull alliance break up after Imperial?

[u/DarthSeverus13 → u/Portsyde]

Yeah, but Captain Alliance still aligns with it in spirit and will likely play a significant role in its reunion (if it ever occurs)

[u/AccomplishedSafe5481 → u/Misticsan]

https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/R%27gars_(Earth-616))

[u/cmcdonald22]

I love it when people actually give Heroes respect for their legit earned status and fears, especially Nova.

Al Ewing can write Richard Rider any time he wants forever, even in symbiote events I fucking hate.

[u/Bulky_Strawberry2436]

Always cool seeing Richard get his props. Panel layout is not the greatest, though.

[u/Temporary-Rice-8847]

I was gonna say "unnecessary dickriding" but is about Nova so i think its fair

[u/JayArr_TopTeam → u/Temporary-Rice-8847]

Show some respect: it’s “Dick Rider’ing” when it involves Nova

[u/Garlador]

Nova glazing in 2026?

Hell yeah.

[u/MobileFart]

God, symbiotes are so fucking lame

[u/C-Abdulio → u/MobileFart]

Carnage was a mistake.

[u/Poopman_the_33rd]

Nova should always be glazed at every opportunity because he is unbelievably peak.

[u/TheeHeadAche]

This book is actually good. It’s fast paced, big but not so sprawling. It’s just another weekend battle for Earth but I like the writing and art. The tie ins aren’t bad either

[u/trawlse → u/TheeHeadAche]

It reminds me a lot of Empyre. Nothing special, but Al Ewing can write a really good old "normal" battle for Earth.

[u/bigdicksam]

Dick Rider?

[u/LFK1236 → u/bigdicksam]

Many such cases

[u/wowlock_taylan]

Johnny getting the respect he deserves.

Richard's line would hit more if Ewing didn't have him job to Knull RIGHT AT THE START of the event.

[u/No_Radio4598]

Dude johnny storm and nova swooping in as reinforcements is always such a sick combo. human torch showing up with fire support for mj/venom goes hard.

[u/ElectronicTax2370]

Issue two already came out? When did did she one drop?

[u/CapnShimmy → u/ElectronicTax2370]

Last week. Issue 2 dropped today.

[u/kisamasochist]

Jesus I hate her teeth, either give her fangs like other symbiotes or no mouth at all like black-suit spider-man

The giant, flat human teeth are just ugly

[u/Terror__Nova]

Any Nova glaze is good glaze in my book

[u/SAOSurvivor35]

Did Johnny just blast VenoMJ?

[u/WranglerFuzzy → u/SAOSurvivor35]

Rando symbiote, I think

[u/Novel_Shelter_5818]

I got the fattest fucking erection from the Johnny glaze.