Will Richard Rider Be Wiped Over And Forgotten, Like Mar-Vell?

[Will Evans]

A new Nova film may reveal that Richard became the last Nova since 2018, after Thanos decimated Xandar, with the 2023 film showing Sam become a new Nova.

[The BaRoN]

I can’t wait for Nova, as long as it’s Dick Rider.

Been a fan of him since the 90s and this is my favourite costume for him

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[kevlon]

If there is indeed a plan to bring him into the MCU then they'll raise his stock within the comics by giving him more visibility which will be nice. I know he's already a member of GOTG but hopefully he'll be part of the avengers (proper).

[KC]

If Marvel/Disney did decide to put Nova in the MCU, I feel like they would use Sam. They could make Richard Rider Sam's mentor in the Nova Corps but mentor characters don't usually last long, so this might not be so good for fans of Richard.

[616MarvelYear is LeapYear]

Right on the money regarding mentor characters not lasting long. Case in point, Rhomann Dey, Rich's mentor...

Nova #1 Sep 1976
"Nova"
The story starts with a spaceship 96 million miles from Earth.
A log data recording has been made, showing that whoever is
in the ship is pursuing someone called Zorr,
although a previous encounter left the pursuer crippled.
The scene then switches to a basketball game in Harry S. Truman High School,
where Rich Rider has failed to block a basket,
and thus losing the game for his team.
Rich is threatened by an angry classmate named Mike Burley.
Rich's friend Ginger helps him from the ground,
and tries to lift his spirits by taking him to a café called "Uncle Fudge's".
The scene switches back to the spaceship, now only 800,000 miles from Earth.
The pursuer of Zorr reveals himself to be a Centurion,
and vows not to die until he has defeated the evil Zorr.
He realizes he has not the strength to continue and decides to send
his strength to someone on Earth to continue the battle for him.
The scene switches back to Earth and Uncle Fudge's,
where Ginger is cheering up Rich.
Mike makes another appearance and hits Rich,
just as the Centurion's power strikes the latter.
Mike runs off thinking he was responsible for Rich collapsing.
Later in Hempstead Hospital, Rich is in a coma, surrounded by Ginger,
his father Charles, mother Gloria, brother Robert and a doctor.
In his coma, Rich sees the alien craft, and the Centurion tells him that he
has received his Nova-Prime powers and he must destroy Zorr, as he is dying.

Gloria notices Rich rising from his coma, he bursts into spasms then fires streaks of power from his eyes.
The family are all happy he is awake, and the doctor is unsure what happened.

"Chapter 2: The Coming of Nova"
Rich and Ginger walk into school, where they meet Mike and his girlfriend Donna-Lee Dover. Mike and Donna-Lee make fun of Rich.
Roger Cooper and Bernie Dillon are seen in the background. Bernie stands up for Rich, and Donna-Lee and Mike leave.
In mathematics class, Rich is daydreaming about the Nova-Prime Centurion, his teacher notices this and asks him a difficult question.
Rich starts to say he doesn't know when he suddenly knows the answer in his head. The teacher is surprised at Rich's sudden brilliance.
After classes Ginger invites Rich to go to Uncle Fudge's, but Rich wants to be alone. Ginger is worried about him.
Back at home Rich decides Nova-Prime was just a dream as he has no evidence of powers.
All of a sudden he is struck again and receives the Nova uniform. He feels the power flow through him.

"Chapter 3: Star-Power"
In his Nova suit, Rich rushes through the sky amazed by his powers of flight. He then decides to test his invulnerability
and crashes through cars in a junkyard, hardly feeling it. Nova thinks of all the things he could do with this power,
but remembers Nova-Prime telling him to use the power for good. Suddenly, his helmet
tunes into the police radio band, where he discovers something big is going on downtown.
Mike, Donna-Lee and Ginger notice Nova streaking through the sky and rush to see what's going on.

"Chapter 4: Enter: Zorr the Conqueror"
Downtown, Nova encounters Zorr. Claiming he had already
killed Nova, Zorr fires at him. Nova dodges by a hair's length.
Evidently, Rich doesn't know how to use his powers properly.
Nova shoots towards Zorr with a kick, then lands a punch on him.
Zorr tries to smash Nova, who leaps out of the way. Zorr rips down a wall,

causing a civilian to fall. Nova flies up and saves him. While distracted, Zorr lands a punch in Nova's back.
Mike, Donna-Lee and Ginger drive in in a jeep and Nova tells them to get away fast.
Zorr then throws Nova into a building causing it to collapse on the jeep. With all his strength,
Nova manages to hold the section of the building up long enough for the jeep to get away.
Nova flies back to attack Zorr when he vanishes.

"Epilogue"
Back at home, Rich wonders how Zorr vanished, and believes that just
before he died, Nova-Prime used the last of his power to destroy him.

Written by Marv Wolfman. Pencils by John Buscema. Inks Joe Sinnott.

...lasted until the end of issue #1

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[Micabe]

Is Richard Ryder depowered and or dead?

[The Cool Thatguy]

If Marvel/Disney did decide to put Nova in the MCU, I feel like they would use Sam. They could make Richard Rider Sam's mentor in the Nova Corps but mentor characters don't usually last long, so this might not be so good for fans of Richard.

I don't think it's a binary, either or choice.

I think they could easily do both, buddy cop fashion

[616MarvelYear is LeapYear]

With the way the MCU is going, I think it would be a natural fit to go straight into Richard's origin with Thanos destroying Xandar, and Dey giving Rider his powers. Then Rich can learn on the job as he gets sucked into some cosmic Marvel conflict.

I'm thinking someone like Scott Eastwood would be perfect for Richard's role.

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