User blog comment:Hawkeye2701/Review4U: Sam Alexander the Newest Nova/@comment-4652104-20131201093112

Well, I think Sam is a nice kid and I can't really argue with what you wrote about his origins, supporting cast etc.

My issue with him is that he exists purely for marketing reasons. Marvel created him (and the new White Tiger and Power Man) for the cartoon and now they brought them into the comic-verse, ignoring the fact that there already is a Nova and a White Tiger. And Sam got his own series, cause Marvel has this policy of not introducing new titles.

The writers did their homework, they came up with this completely new branch of the Nova Corps and reference the old Nova, but frankly, I think Sam would be more convincing as a completely new character.

Now, I may be biased, because I'm a great fan of Richard Rider. What would make me very happy, would be reintroducing Rider as a kind of mentor for Sam.

Also, Richard's Nova Corps may have been depowered, but they are out there somewhere with Quasar and I'm pretty sure they would want to return to Earth and couldn't possibly ignore the appearance of a new Nova. So why haven't they made an appearance.

All in all? I like Sam as a character, but I feel there is a bunch of huge holes in this story, which Marvel ignores, because it's all just a marketing schtick.