Nova: Origin of Richard Rider

In 2009, Marvel revisited the cosmic origins of Richard Rider with this single-issue special. Anchored by the classic creative team of writer Marv Wolfman and artists John Buscema and Joe Sinnott, it retells the fateful day a dying alien centurion bequeathed the power of the Nova Force to an ordinary high school student. This story serves as a definitive, self-contained primer for one of Marvel's most enduring space-faring heroes.