You
know, I really want to like this series.
It’s had its moments, but, throughout this issue, I just kept feeling
like I was reading a story that I've read 1,000 times already. Teenage superhero can’t tell the girl that he
likes that he’s a superhero. Check. Teenage superhero struggles to keep up his
obligation to his family. Check. I know it’s unfair to compare Nova to
Spider-Man, since everyone everywhere writing about a teenage superhero has to
carry that baggage. Maybe it’s because
Wells is so used to writing about Spider-Man that he can’t help himself. But, he doesn’t really seem to have his heart
in trying to carve out Sam’s own experience here. This issue just felt like a color-by-the-numbers effort and, given that Marvel is charging $3.99 for this title,
I’m wondering if my money is better spent elsewhere.
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