for mercy, saying they were tricked. Firelord allows them to live, but only if they behave from that moment on. Sequels and spin-offs After the Annihilation event concluded, Marvel announced a new Nova ongoing series, written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, as well as a second crossover event in a similar format, Annihilation: Conquest, by the same authors. The second volume of Guardians of the Galaxy, which began in 2008, features several of the characters in Annihilation. In November and December 2019, Marvel released Annihilation: Scourge, a six issue storyline where Annihilus works with Nova, the Fantastic Four, Beta Ray Bill, and the Silver Surfer to stop a different invading army. In 2021, Marvel released Last Annihilation, a crossover between the Guardians of the Galaxy and SWORD in which Dormammu, Lord of the Dark Dimension, has merged with Ego the Living Planet and plans to conquer space. Other versions What If? In a special What If by David Hine and Mico Suayan, the Annihilation Wave reaches Earth in the climactic battle of the Civil War between Iron Man's pro-Superhuman Registration Act side and Captain America's anti-Superhuman Registration Act side. Nova is outraged; the heroes are fighting over secret identities when such a massive threat is coming, revealing that in this world, Drax was unable to revive Galactus and thus the Wave continued its march, taking much of the Kree Empire along with Ronan and the Super-Skrull. The Wave hits Earth in a massive strike on multiple cities, the heroes and villains uniting to fight it off while sustaining massive casualties. With more of Annihilus' forces coming, this reality's Watcher tells the heroes that the Terminus device can be used to open a black hole to suck the fleet away. With the help of the Inhumans, they trick Annihilus into sending his forces toward the moon. Nova intends to stay and set the device off and Captain America and Iron Man volunteer to help him fight off the Wave to buy Earth time. The three sacrifice themselves to set off the device, sucking the Wave into the black hole and leaving Earth ravaged but still alive. Reviews Casus Belli (v4, Issue 15 - Jun/Jul 2015) Collected editions References External links Overview from Marvel's site Marvel announces Cosmic "Annihilation" (press release), Newsarama Keith Giffen & Andy Schmidt Answer Your "Annihilation" Questions, Part 1, Comic Book Resources, February 20, 2006 Keith Giffen