| Medias | |
| Continuity: | Marvel Universe |
| Continent: | Europe |
| Country: | Romania |
| State: | Transylvania |
| Residents: | Gregor Russoff; Gregory Russoff; Laura Russell; Jacob Russoff; Lissa Russoff |
| Points of interest: | Russoff Castle |
| 1st appearance: | Marvel Spotlight, Volume 1 #2 |
Medias is a fictional town featured in the Werewolf by Night family of titles by Marvel Comics. It was first seen in flashback in Marvel Spotlight, Volume 1 #2, published in February, 1972.
Description[]
Medias was a small Barony located in the state of Transylvania in Romania. The Baron of Medias was a man named Gregory Russoff, an individual who suffered the terrible of affliction of being cursed with lycanthropy. For three nights out of every month, Gregor would lock himself inside of a tower room in his castle in the hopes of keeping his transformation into a werewolf contained.
One evening however, a lightning storm swept through the Baltic nation and a stray bolt blasted a hole in the side of the tower. That same night, witnesses claimed to have seen a werewolf prowling the countryside. Several of the town elders visited Russoff Castle to inquire with the Baron, but when Laura inspected the tower room, he was nowhere to be found. Still later, a group of hunters, armed with silver bullets cornered the werewolf and shot him.
Gregory Russoff was survived by his American wife Laura, and his two children Jacob and Lissa. Unfortunately, both of his offspring would inherit the curse of Lycanthropy from him and turn into werewolves upon their 18th birthdays.
Points of Interest[]
- Russoff Castle
- This was the ancestral home of the Russoff family. More than thirty some-odd years ago, it was the home of Baron Gregory Russoff, his wife Laura Russell, his son Jacob Russoff and daughter Lissa Russoff. In the years following the baron's death, the castle was purchased by one Miles Blackgar who had it transported stone by stone and re-assembled on his private island off the coast of California. Gregory's son, Jack, now a teenager and inheritor of the werewolf curse, became a prisoner of Blackgar and was temporarily turned to stone by Miles' mutant daughter Marlene and left on display on the castle grounds. (WBN: 1)
Comics that take place in Medias[]
- Marvel Spotlight #2, "Night of Full Moon... Night of Fear!"
- Werewolf by Night #2, "The Hunter -- and the Hunted!"
- Werewolf by Night #3, "Mystery of the Mad Monk"
- Tomb of Dracula'' #18, "Enter: Werewolf by Night!"
Characters from Medias[]
- Gregor Russoff
- Gregory Russoff
- Jacob Russoff
- Lissa Russoff