Nova

Marvel loves inspiring kids to believe anything is possible, even if that includes being imbued with cosmic powers from an intergalactic entity as a high schooler. In the comics, New York teenager Richard Rider inherits the powers of Rhomann Dey, a dying member of an intergalactic peacekeeping force known as the Nova Corps, and becomes Nova. Richard gives off a Peter-Parker-esque balance of comic buffoonery and unshakeable bravery when adjusting to his new powers, which endears him to readers and makes him eventually rising to the occasion feel inspirational. He accidentally breaks doors because of his super strength and nearly crashes into buildings because he’s not used to flying.

A Nova live-action series with a lovable young actor like Young Sheldon’s Iain Armitage or the maturing Stranger Things actor Caleb McLaughlin would be sensational. In the comics, after Nova takes the cosmic training wheels off, he turns into one of the strongest beings in the Marvel universe. He formed a new Guardians of the Galaxy with Star-Lord and helped battle Thanos. For all of those Marvel fans wishing for a return of some of these old MCU characters, a Nova series can bring all of that back.