This issue is pretty awesome overall, consisting of equal parts alien-fighting, family bonding, classic superhero stuff and some loving tributes to the late Mark Gruenwald. The entire Project Pegasus portion of the storyline recalls Mark's work on Quasar's own book in the 90's, and the new head of Pegasus is a dead ringer for him, as well as sharing his name. It's also good to see Nova contrasted to Darkhawk, one successful as a leader and a hero again, while the other views himself as a failure, barely able to protect a simple research facility. Word through the Marvel grapevine is that Darkie may end up being a recurring cast member in this title, and I'm happy to see it. His run in Loners bugged me (and I'm not even a real fan of the character) as a complete waste of an interesting character, and it's good to see him getting some play in a positive role. Overall, the art is extremely well-handled, shared by Wellinton Alves and Geraloo Burges (both of which sound like alias Read Full Review

Nova 17 is another high quality installment of Abnett and Lanning’s cosmic saga. The art has improved and this series can always be relied one for some great guest stars, like Darkhawk this issue, Super-Skrull the one before, and Silver Surfer in issue 15