Nova Centurion Richard Rider must face an all-new rogues' gallery, including Zorr, Condor, Powerhouse, Diamondhead, the Corrupter, Megaman -- and the dreaded Sphinx, who wants to claim a secret that the newly minted Nova doesn't even know he's carrying! Can Richard balance schoolwork, a social life and a near-constant string of arch-villains? And if not, which will he lose first -- his dreams or his life? Guest starring Spider-Man in an amazing two-part murder mystery!