The Annihilation Wave has come! Annihilus, lord of the Negative Zone, has declared war! Hordes of loyal soldiers swarm from the center of the universe, and only a handful of heroes can resist destruction! As the Xandarian Nova Corps meet its doom, only Richard Rider - the man called Nova - survives. Now the sole custodian of the Worldmind, the Zandarian's database of knowledge and experience, can he rediscover himself in time to lead the war effort against the Annihilation Wave? Drax the Destroyer returns from exile on Earth to mentor Nova - but wait until you see his dangerous new persona! Guest-starring Quasar, Ronan the Accuser, the Super-Skrull and Thanos! Collecting Drax the Destroyer #1-4, Annihilation Prologue and Annihilation: Nova #1-4.
Annihilation Book One: Bk. 1
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Yes, everybody and their dog knows about Marvel's "Civil War" event. But at the same time, this event was going on, and for those, like myself, absolutely sick of all the crossovers, tie-ins, and blatant marketing stunts, Marvel's "Annihilation" is an absolute godsent. While it was completely overshadowed by "Civil War", it is much larger in scale, the key difference being that it centers around characters that, like the series itself, are overlooked and underappreciated. After all, everyone knows Captain America and Spider-man, but there are far less people who know who Drax the Destroyer is, or Ronan the Accuser, or even Nova. But it's because we don't really know who these people are that they surprise us with who they are, what they can do, and what they're up against. This first volume flounders a bit at the beginning (mainly due to some very hard-to-read fonts), but eventually sets the stage for the cosmic scale battle to come. Nova, in particular, really launches himself off as a power player in the scheme of things, and he's a far cry from the dopey "Kid Nova: The Human Rocket" member of New Warriors. The art is generally well done across the collection, with Nova's series perhaps being a tad underwhelming, but it all gets the job done. In the end, this is an excellent event from Marvel that really shook up some power players and proved to be a great alternative to the convoluted mess that was "Civil War".
16 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
In the midst of Marvel's much hyped Civil War event, the company's other less heard of event, Annihilation, gets lost in translation. Thankfully though, Marvel is collecting the entire saga in three hardcover collections, and while this first collection details the events leading up to the main saga of Annihilation, there isn't really anything super pivotal here. The main focus of this hardcover collection is the Nova mini-series which finds Richard Rider, AKA Nova, a lone survivor in space and on a bit of a revenge trip. Besides this story, there really isn't anything here that is essential to the main events. This hardcover collection also collects the Drax the Destroyer: Earth Fall mini-series from Keith Giffen, and while it's a great story on it's own, it's already been available in a much cheaper paperback edition. All in all, if you are a completist then by all means pick up this first hardcover collection of Annihilation for the Nova story alone, but for everyone else, this title isn't all that essential to the future events of the saga.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By N.T.
Format:Hardcover
If you grew up reading comics in the late 80's to mid 90's, chances are you read the annual Marvel Crossover events that all started with Infinity something-something. While The Infinity Gauntlet in memory was great it can not compare to the intricate and amazingly well planned Annihilation event of this decade. If you love characters like NOVA, THANOS, SILVER SURER,and all things in the Marvel cosmic universe this is a must read. While this crossover event was eclipised by the CIVIL WAR saga, the ramifications of what happens to the Marvel Universe after Annihilation are far greater than what happens on Earth in Civil War. Do yourself a favor and check this out!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Read!
Loved the story, the art work, and the unfamiliarity of it all. A very fresh and engaging intro to Nova.
Published 1 month ago by Chuck Provencio
5.0 out of 5 stars
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It was a great story cool awesome graphics smartly written joy joy joy joy joy joy just keep joy how great
Published 4 months ago by Tashika Sutton
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not a fan of the "cosmic" stuff...
...but this was goood. I'll be tracking down the rest ASAP. Best Marvel crossover in years, way better than that A vs. X garbage.
Published 4 months ago by Fin
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic
A fantastic and fun read.
It's a great start to get on track with Annihilation: Conquest and Guardians of The Galaxy. I loved everything except the Annihilation Prologue. Read more
It's a great start to get on track with Annihilation: Conquest and Guardians of The Galaxy. I loved everything except the Annihilation Prologue. Read more
Published 9 months ago by M C.
5.0 out of 5 stars
It made me cry!
I was shocked at my emotional response from reading about heroism and loyalty in a Sci Fi novel. And this is after only reading the first book. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Crom B. Campbell
4.0 out of 5 stars
Makes Star Wars look like @#!&%$!
Yeah so I just finished this off in one sitting, all three volumes of the Annihilation saga. I'd started it on a friend's recommendation. Read more
Published on April 5, 2011 by Sailor_Nibiru
3.0 out of 5 stars
Pretty good kick-start to giving Marvel's cosmic characters new life!
Title: Annihilation Conquest: Book 1 (HC)
Publisher: Marvel
Writers: Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning, Keith Giffen, Christos Gage, Michael Hoskin
Artists: Mike Perkins,... Read more
Publisher: Marvel
Writers: Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning, Keith Giffen, Christos Gage, Michael Hoskin
Artists: Mike Perkins,... Read more
Published on April 2, 2011 by N. Beitler
2.0 out of 5 stars
kind of boring & unnecessary.
you may want to skip to book 3 (the actual mini series). It's a comic about things blowing up and people punching each other (in space! Read more
Published on February 13, 2011 by J. Smith
4.0 out of 5 stars
Annihilation: The beginning of an interstellar epic...
Back in the Bronze Age, Marvel gave us epic space opera the likes of which no one had seen before in comic books. Read more
Published on June 2, 2010 by Grant D. W.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best thing in comics since color.
Annihilation caught my eye during the midst of the Planet Hulk - World War Hulk, Civil War issues. After reading the first issue I got hooked and immediatley grabbed every issue I... Read more
Published on December 25, 2009 by M. L. Beatty
