Made in Russia

Двухглавый орёл с веником в заднице вылупляется из жёлудя - нормальный герб, ты чего?)

Стив Эллис, еах!

Darkstar вроде из Минска родом

Чего-то Даркстар на Мунстоун слишком похожа, да и слишком много их. Нет чтобы норм персонажа сделать и оставить в живых.

Hello. I am the author of HULK: WINTER GUARD and the upcoming DARKSTAR AND THE WINTER GUARD limited series. I have always been a big fan of these characters - and I hope to do them justice. I do not want this book to be a cranberry parade. Steve Ellis used to live in Russia. And I'm a student of Russian mythology and literature. He and I have worked very hard to make this book fun and enjoyable. We've done a dramatic amount of research. I hope you will enjoy it.

The Red Guardian's shield is supposed to be crest from the coast of arms. He serves the Russian Federation; I thought it was time that he stood out a little more. We explain why he has a different shield in the book.

The goal is to treat these characters with respect and integrity, while creating something epic and grand.
The Winter Guard should be its own team - not the Russian version of the Avengers.

Thank you for talking about the book. Again, I hope you enjoy it.

Inside the book, the shield looks a little more official.
It is not exact, of course, but it is close.
It is stylized for ease of illustration - the same way the costumes of Captain Britain, Captain America, and Union Jack are.
We reduced the colors on it so that it wouldn't clash, while keeping the spirit of the original shield.

These are all valid points. The black in Red Guardian's costume serves a purpose. But, thank you for addressing it.

Quick question:

Would you prefer the shield were:
1: gold design and red background
2. imperial black design and red background

How about something like this?
http://images.auctionworks.com/hi/49/49296/imperial_eagle_leather.jpg
Silver on black?

Thank you all for your input, by the way.

>> Can the new characters stay alive a little longer >>

I do not want to give anything away, but I think you will enjoy the direction that these characters take.

Да быть такого не может, что Галлахер.
Сэр, как Вы оказались на сайте обладателей матрешек и шапок-ушанок? Знаете ли, нам надо идти, кормить своих домашних медведей, а теперь нам не до этого, потому что мы ломаем голову, Вы ли это в самом деле?

This is really me. In addition to WINTER GUARD, I also write HIGH MOON (www.highmooncomic.com), which won a Harvey Award last year. I am also the writer behind BOX 13 which is published by comixology/RED5. You can find me on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/DavidGallaher

I often communicate with fans, because I think it is important to say 'hello'. My goal is to entertain you and keep you reading.

>>а вы еще на русском ему напишите, так ему проще понимать.

Всё-таки он через переводчик действует(да и так легче тролля засветить, если что), хотя в принципе, логика его посещения ясна: вот русский сайт о комиксах, вот его комикс, о русских супергероях, он бы хотел приуменьшить клюквы, пообщаясь с русскими фанатами. Всё логично...извините за роль Кэпа.

Hello, Mr. Gallaher!
Sorry for the doubt, just for us in Russia a lot of pranksters. Still, the Big Bear looks like a terrible stereotype.))
But the shield of a Red Guardian looks much better than before. More work on the colors. You did the right thing, what with this issue immediately appealed to us.

Thank you.

Ursa Major, [Balshoy Medvyed] the Big Bear looking character, is very popular here in the states. At first, he does seem like a stereotype. My goal as a writer is to break free of that. He has one absolutely glorious moment in the first issue.

>> Its only problem is that the constellation Ursa Major in Russia is usually called The Big She-Bear, so it's kinda awkward considering he's a dude >>

That's a matter of translation, I think.

His name is actually supposed to be "Balshoy Medvyed" in Russian. I always imagine that he tolerates being called Ursa by Americans because his name is "Major Mikhail Uriokovitch Ursus."

>> the right pronounciation is bOlshoy >>

I used the Marvel.Com site for that spelling. I should have translated it better. My apologies.

Yeah! I am so gonna buy this now, talking to its creators makes me want to read it even more. Mr Gallaher, is there going on to be brand new characters? And would there be other nationalities?)))

>> Mr Gallaher, is there going on to be brand new characters? And would there be other nationalities? >>

No new characters and no other nationalities. Let me get Russia correct first.
But, you will see plenty of older characters as we strengthen the Winter Guard's connection to the Marvel Universe.

>> Sounds great. By the way, mr. Gallaher, I have heard, that there is a woman inside Crimson Dynamo's armor, which is kinda cool. How are you going to handle this new Dynamo character? >>

Galina is awesome. But, I don't want to spoil it.

>> There are many nationalities in Russia >>

True. There are many nationalities in America too. But, we are still part of the United States.

>> Americans and Europeans don't refer to the ethnic groups as "nations" ...and they are absolutely correct in that. >>

On legal forms here in New York, the question is often asked 'what is you nationality / ethnic group' - but New York is different ;-)

>> But, you will see plenty of older characters as we strengthen the Winter Guard's connection to the Marvel Universe. >>
I am really glad to hear that)

"Для них что Минск что Москва..главное на М и главное что все это когда то было СССР а значит Раша))) Был бы столицей Питер, они бы Пермью его назвали если б знали что такое Перьм!"

вот кстати не надо на оффициальном сайте марвел:
Citizenship
Dual citizenship in Belarus and Russia

Place of Birth
Minsk, Byelorussia

Hi Mr Gallaher. I'm Charlotte DeBlr from CBR message board (remember? Nu pogodi and stuff, also really long rant about Darkstar's name).

As for "other nations" the guys there most probably talked about the ethnic minorities and probably the analogues of your First Nations- Siberian tribes like the Chukchi etc (BTW, a cool way to handwave\explain Ursa Major's (Big Bear's) weird patronymics- make his father come from some all-but-forgotten Siberian tribe (hense weird non-Russian patronymic) and PROBABLY that gives the wonderful option to change the origin of his powers- like tie him to the legacy of shamans and say that he only THOUGHT he was a mutie but his powers have magical origin ("Big Bear" curse). Make him a genuine werebear from Eastern Siberia! That also gives the opportunity to explore the ethnic angle the fans there are asking about.
That Siberian tribe can be fully fictional (incorporating some elements from existing tribes) so no real ethnic minority gets offended\pissed off.

As for Darkstar I, I've already proposed a handwave with "Petrovna" being a patronymic turned into nickname by her Red Room colleagues (she was adopted by Piotr (Peter) Phobos so it's natural that she has Petrovna as patronymic) and then turned into sort of the second codename.

Another option- Mikhail's dad can be the bear turned human by some spell (involve Baba Yaga or some other sorcerer\sorceress in that) like in popular Russian movie "Obyknovennoye Tchudo" ("Casual Wonder")- hense bear-themed name (Uriok Ursus- and it being Latin makes sence- who says that bear-weres live the same lifespans as humans, they're creatures of magic after all, also may be something the wizard invented for his creation ("The legacy name" like Sharikov in "Dog's Heart" novel by Bulgakov) and most wizards know Latin).
The bear-were in the movie was kinda hot, so no wonder a creature like that can seduce a human woman... and father a werebear with weird patronymic and surname as legacy along with powers. Since Soviet society was told to believe that science>>>>magic, little Misha's mother (and local authorities) thought he was a mutie and not magical werebear.

Though Uriok really sounds like a name of some tribal shaman from Altay, and given that the character in question was born in Blagoveshchensk, geographically it fits (and speaking about his childhood, the tribal origin fits even more).

When I get the chance to tell Ursa Major's full origin, it will be awesome. There's a A LOT about how he was raised and where he came from that has yet to be fully explored. For now though, be sure to buy this book.

>> The problem is many american comic book writers use imaginary pseudo-russian words and names - sometimes it's fun but most time it's weird and gives russian reader the "facepalm" expression. >>

We strive to feel genuine. As I mentioned, Steve Ellis used to live in Russia, so that is a big help. We spend the days playing Nogu Svelo and Zimov'e Zverey while we work on the art and the script.

I would quite like to help) And if there would be such an origin for Ursa Major, then its just awesome ;)

При прочтении было странное ощущение - ЖУТКО не хватает злого, циничного дяди в капитанской шинели, с сигаретой и СВД. Чтоб что-то среднее между Wolverine'ом и Deadpool'ом на спецназовский манер.

2 David Gallaher

You may try listen Aria, Alisa, DDT, Krematori and other "Russian Rock". For better seen of...mmm...problem.

Пффф... Убей не помню, когда "to" ставят, а когда нет. И, чёрт возьми, мне плевать.

1) Ну нет у меня способностей к иностранным языкам, забываю я правила, что теперь поделать...
2) А потом<"потом", а не "потому", иначе предложение не согласованно> обижаются - откуда в американских фильмах и комиксах стереотипы про русских <запятая> не умеющих грамотно говорить по-английски.

Английский - не мой родной язык. А вот в русском написании я ошибок не делаю. По крайней мере, таких явных.

G.ess +1

И, кстати, что-то мы от темы обсуждения отклонились. Вам так не кажется, уважаемые?

Hello again,

I just wanted to take a moment to let you know that thanks to your feedback, we changed the colors Red Guardian's shield. I can't say much more beyond that. We did look at ALL of Russian history and heraldry in choosing the colors - and I'm very happy with it. I'm looking forward to seeing what you guys think of the book when it hits stores.

Thanks,

David

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Thank you