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Encyclopedia > Winter Guard
Winter Guard

Art by Angel Medina
Publication information
Publisher Marvel Comics
In story information
Roster Blind Faith
Crimson Dynamo
Darkstar
Fantasia
Gremlin
Perun
Powersurge
Red Guardian
Sibercat
Sputnik
Stencil
Ursa Major
Vanguard
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The Winter Guard is a fictional team of Russian superheroes in the Marvel Comics universe. They became noteworthy during the Kurt Busiek run of Iron Man, where they had several guest appearances. This article is about the comic book characters. ... Angel Medina is a comic book artist known for his work for various comic book companies, including Megaton Comics, First Comics, Marvel Comics, and Image Comics. ... This article is about the comic book company. ... Blind Faith (Alexi Garnoff) is a fictional mutant character in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... The Crimson Dynamo is the name of several fictional characters in the Marvel Comics universe, most of whom have been supervillains. ... Darkstar (Layina Petrovna) is a fictional character, a mutant superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Gremlin is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Perun is a Marvel Comics character based on the mythical deity in Slavic mythology, with control over thunder and lightning similar to that of the Norse god Thor. ... The Red Guardian is the name of several comic book superheroes in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Sibercat (Illyich Lavrov) is a fictional character, a mutant in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... Code name:Ursa Major;Real name:Mikhail Uriokovitch Ursus;Home Country:Russia;Team:Soviet Super-Soldiers;Powers:Transformation into bear-like creature with super-strength,(transformation takes 10 seconds and he keeps his human intelligence);Origin of powers:he is a mutant. ... Vanguard (Nicolai Krylenko) is a fictional mutant character in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... This article is about the comic book company. ... This article is about the shared universe setting used by many Marvel Comics titles. ... Kurt Busiek (born September 16, 1960) is a comic book writer. ... This article is about the comic book character. ...


They fought alongside the Avengers in Iron Man vol. 3, # 10, during the "Maximum Security" crossover, and during the "Kang War". Maximum Security was a comic book published by Marvel Comics in 2001 as the core of a company-wide crossover. ... The Kang Dynasty was a 16 part comic book storyline which ran through Avengers (Vol. ...


The Winter Guard are noted for being 'almost the Avengers', a label they share with the Canadian superteam Alpha Flight and the Japanese superteam Big Hero 6. Several members of the group formerly belonged to the Soviet Super-Soldiers and the Supreme Soviets. Unlike those two previous teams, which were often adversarial towards other costumed superheroes, the Winter Guard is much more heroic in nature. The Avengers are a superhero team that appear in the fictional Marvel Universe. ... Alpha Flight is a Marvel Comics superhero team, noteworthy for being one of the few Canadian superhero teams. ... Cover to Sunfire and Big Hero 6 #1. ... Categories: | | | ... The Supreme Soviets is a fictional team of Russian superheroes in the Marvel Universe. ...


Whilst investigating the murder of the Abomination, a Russian supervillan, Doc Samson, She-Hulk and Thunderbolt Ross encounter the new Winter Guard, consisting of Ursa Major, Red Guardian, Darkstar and the Crimson Dynamo.[1] When She-Hulk points out that Darkstar and Red Guardian were dead, Iron Man tells her that they were replaced with new people. It is unknown if the other members of the team are new as well. The Abomination (Emil Blonsky) is a fictional supervillain that appears in the Marvel Universe and is a perennial foe of the Incredible Hulk. ... Doc Samson (Dr. Leonard Samson) is a fictional character, a superhero and psychiatrist in the Marvel Comics universe. ... She-Hulk (Jennifer Walters) is a Marvel Comics superheroine. ... General Thaddeus E. Thunderbolt Ross is a fictional character of Marvel Comics. ...


Members

The Winter Guard.Art by Ed McGuinness.
The Winter Guard.
Art by Ed McGuinness.

Their original membership was Edward Ed McGuinness is an American comic book artist and penciller, best known for his work on Superman, Deadpool and Superman/Batman. ...

  • Blind Faith- A Catholic priest with telepathic powers.
  • Darkstar - a mutant who could draw power from 'the Darkforce Dimension'
  • Fantasma - a sorceress and illusion-caster - also known as Fantasia
  • Powersurge - a nuclear-fueled giant
  • Sibercat - a ferocious feline mutant
  • The Steel Guardian - Russia's answer to Captain America - formerly the Red Guardian
  • Vanguard - a mutant with the power to reflect energy at his attackers
  • Vostok - a robot with the power to control machines - also known as Sputnik

Blind Faith (Alexi Garnoff) is a fictional mutant character in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... Darkstar (Layina Petrovna) is a fictional character, a mutant superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The Darkforce is a fictional concept in the Marvel Comics superhero universe. ... Sibercat (Illyich Lavrov) is a fictional character, a mutant in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... This article is about the comic book superhero Captain America. ... Vanguard (Nicolai Krylenko) is a fictional mutant character in the Marvel Comics Universe. ...

References

  1. ^ Hulk #1 (2008)

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