[Kirathis]

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Originally Posted by En Sabah Nerd

As a big fan of Nova (still eagerly awaiting his return) I was pretty easily able to get over his softer plastic problem and just enjoy the figure's presence. I'm hoping that maybe in GotG 2 they start setting up the notion of Nova one day getting a movie or at least becoming a character in the movies. I understand James Gunn still wanting Peter to be the only human out there in space but it feels evident that fans want Nova and in the comics their friendship was a nice component.

I also find it amusing that an article would say nobody cares about Nova because frankly "nobody" cares about the vast majority of characters unless they're familiar with the comics. Within the realm of comics Nova actually saw a notable increase in popularity during the mid-to-late 2000s as volume 4 sold well for a comic and received mostly positive feedback. I could just as accurately say nobody cares about Moon Knight or the Inhumans yet both are rich in content and ripe for proper live action treatment. Hell I know nobody cared about the Guardians of the Galaxy before they got a movie, even in comic reading circles they were generally on the far edge of awareness with all three previously mentioned characters/groups surpassing them.

Oh don't get me wrong, I absolutely love having the figure in my collection. Nova's 2000s series is one of my all-time favorites and is the series that made me love Nova and Cosmo. It is also what got me to read and fall in love with the DnA Guardians series. I may have still noticed the flaws in the figure but they did not keep me from displaying it, nor from buying another to use as the base of my first custom. It was easily one of my most ever sought after figures.

I mentioned the article specifically because I found the statement a prime example of the general ignorance of many who comment on comic based culture. Everyone has more fringe characters they like. Take comments from earlier this weekend about Deaths Head 1 and 2. I know virtually nothing about them and could really care less but others love them. However, I am not so naive as to believe my lack of knowledge makes them bad characters or ones "nobody likes". I am also eagerly awaiting the return of Richard Rider and it may be one of the few events to get me to read current comics again.