When the MCU kicked off in 2008 with Iron Man, few would've suspected that it would head to the cosmic corners of the Marvel Universe. 2014's Guardians of the Galaxy set about doing just that, introducing audiences to one of the more unlikely Marvel properties alongside characters like Ronan the Accuser, Nova Prime, and Thanos.
The second character (and the inclusion of the Nova Corps, for that matter), bore particular significance for fans of Marvel's comics. Nova is the House of Ideas' very own Green Lantern, and though the main incarnation of the character, Richard Ryder, is yet to mount an appearance in the films, rumblings of such a move happening in Guardians 3 have hotted up in recent months.
James Gunn has already confirmed that Adam Warlock is set to play a key part in the future of the franchise, but that doesn't mean Ryder can't get in on the act too. Fans have already speculated that the destruction of Xandar and of the Nova Corps prior to Infinity War could provide the impetus for Nova to ascend to the stars, and with Marvel's cosmic element only set to get bigger and indeed better, it's unlikely the character will be omitted for much longer.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
