Super powered champions are seemingly everywhere in the Marvel Universe, but for many years Sam Alexander's biggest hero was his father, Jesse. As he grew older he began to see his dad was a flawed man, leading him to doubt the tales of heroic intergalactic adventure his father spun for him and his younger sister, Kaelynn. Were his stories about being a super powered law enforcement officer and part of the Nova Corps just bedtime stories for children. After his father disappeared, Sam discovered that his dad was many things -- but a liar wasn't one of them. After donning a mysterious helmet, Sam became the latest and perhaps last member of the Nova Crops.
As Marvel's lone remaining Nova, Sam struggled to balance his responsibilities to his family, Earth, and the galaxy at large. He made his fair share of mistakes, but he also accomplished some pretty impressive achievements like becoming an Avenger. What made him most proud was helping to bring his father home after he was abducted by the alien Chitauri Empire.
This November, Sam gets a second chance to get to know and see firsthand what kind of man and hero his father is in an All-New, All-Different volume of "Nova" by writer Sean Ryan and artist Cory Smith that features both Alexanders wearing the trademark helmets and wielding the Nova Corps' signature powers. CBR News spoke with Ryan about how Sam and Jesse's new partnership will work, the role Sam's teenage Avengers teammates will play in the book, and the first Marvel villain the Alexanders will have to contend with in their new series.
