Finnish Artist Breaks The Internet With Strikingly Realistic Illustrations Of The Most Iconic Disney Villains
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This Eastern European artist is a huge fan of Black Widow and the MCU, so she's created some really cool fan art.
Vera Shanait is a fan of Marvel, there's no denying that fact even if she wouldn't explicitly tell you. Certainly, it's also seemingly true that one of her favorite Marvel characters must be Black Widow.
In the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe,) Black Widow is also known as Natasha Romanoff. She first appeared in the MCU in 2010's Iron Man 2 and ever since then she has appeared in nearly every single MCU film, which is genuinely impressive.
As we now know, Black Widow has also received a full-length feature film of her own. Although it was originally anticipated to release in the Spring of 2020, it was delayed until the summer of 2021, despite the pandemic continuing to rage on.
If you didn't know, Romanoff's film takes place after her time with Steve Rogers in Captain America: Civil War from 2016. The film was a huge success, and it's no surprise when fans like Shanait are clearly so dedicated to her.
Shanait has created a diverse collection of fan-made "movie posters" for a variety of Marvel characters, movies, and shows. They are creative, to say the least, and if you are a Marvel fan like she is, you will probably enjoy her work quite a bit.
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Vera Shanait is from Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, and "historically Byelorussia, a landlocked country in Eastern Europe." Belarus is quite explicitly an Eastern European country as it is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest.
Belarus, where the artist hails from, is a very interesting country. Did you know it is the only country in Europe officially using the death penalty?
The Belarusian government sponsors annual cultural festivals featuring Belarusian performers, artists, writers, musicians, and actors. The festivals usually draw big crowds and include fireworks displays, and sometimes they also include military parades.
The government has a Ministry of Culture that finances these events because they encourage and promote "Belarusian arts and culture both inside and outside the country." Additionally, Belarusian music "largely comprises a rich tradition of folk and religious music."
If you were under the false impression that the MCU ended with Avengers: End Game, you're probably absolutely delighted to know that there is a plethora of films still set to come out as time goes on. 2022 has a ton of films as apart of Phase 4, including: Ms. Marvel, Doctor Strange 2, Thor 4, and Black Panther 2.
2023 will have us seeing Captain Marvel 2, Ant-Man 3, and Guardian of the Galaxies 3. Clearly we can eagerly anticipate tons of new Marvel movies as time goes on, thankfully.
"It is established in the comic books that the character was born before World War II as Natalia Alianovna Romanova in the Soviet Union. Her parentage is unclear and so is the backstory about how she entered the Red Room, where Soviet authorities ran the Black Widow programme.
However, she was injected with the Super-Soldier serum, the same chemical that turned Steve Rogers into Captain America. In the films, however, Black Widow hasn’t been depicted as a super-soldier but a very well-trained fighter with no superhuman abilities.
In fact, she is shown as one of the only two original Avengers without any superhuman ability — biological, mythical, magical or technological."
Bucky Barnes AKA The Winter Solider and BFF to Steve Rogers is credited with over two dozen assassinations over the course of 50 years. The MCU version of Bucky Barnes is "partially" based on Arnie Roth.
According to ScreenRant:
"In Earth-616, Captain America had a friend growing up named Arnie Roth who would stick up for young, skinny Steve when he was being bullied in Brooklyn. Later, during the war when the two saw each other again, Arnie remarks how Captain America’s physical appearance has changed after the serum. This character was also one of the first gay characters in comics."
There are many ways for Disney and Marvel fans to create fan art, we certainly see all sorts of incredibly cool revisions to characters all the time that we can't get enough of. Vera Shanait's fan posters are honestly cool!
If you totally agree, give her a follow on social media and share this gallery with your fellow Marvel fan friends.