Nova has been the best "cosmic" book that marvel has put out.  Abnett and Lannings run on this has been great. With that said, let me go on the record has saying this issue wasn't very good.  First, I'm not a big time travel fan anymore it's been done to death.  Especially the, "Don't tell us anything about the future for fear of a paradox" bit.  If done right time travel stories can be fun but this wasn't.  The villain characterization felt weak to me and I couldn't care at all about the Sphinx.  The one good thing about the issue was the dream state scene where Nova thought he could stop the Civil War, Secret Invasion, and the Annihilation War from happening.  I guess all issues can't be great.  I won't let this stop me from picking up this title but I wanted more from this issue.