So, I’m putting together my monthly comic book order, and I’m reading item descriptions in order to make sure I’m ordering collections of the proper stuff. I get to the description for the “Annihilation Conquest” Vol. 2 hardcover and I notice something odd.
Collects Annihilation: Conquest - Wraith #1-4, Nova #4-7. and Annihilation: Conquest #1-6
According to the description on Amazon, this book only collects “Nova” 4-7. I don’t remember reading 1-3, so I do a quick double check of Vol. 1, and sure enough - there’s no Nova in it. I search for the Nova TPB to see if 1-3 are just filler or what, and here’s the description:
Exploding from the pages of Annihilation, Nova rockets into his own ongoing series! In the wake of the chaotic Annihilation Wave, a desperate galaxy cries out for law and order. In the past, an army of peacekeeping Centurions delivered stability. But the Nova Corps are dead and gone - now there is only Richard Rider, the man called Nova. But can a lone human police an entire universe? He has near limitless power - now he must do all he can to bring punishment to the wicked, help to the oppressed and justice for all! Strap in as the acclaimed writing team of Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning (Annihilation: Nova), superstar Sean Chen (Sensational Spider-Man) and cover artist Adi Granov (Iron Man) slam your mind into hyperdrive! Collects Nova #1-7.
Sure looks like it’s all important to the story. Hell, the entire trade’s wrapped under a cover with “Annihilation” in the title! Did anyone out there read it? Am I going to be missing any vital information Marvel’s dumping in order to conserve space? I’ve been getting the Annihilation hardcovers from the beginning because I like having the story presented in a minimum amount of separate books and in the proper order, but this is leaving knd of a bad taste in my mouth…