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{{short description|Russian comic book series}}
{{distinguish|Major Grom (2017 film)|Major Grom: Plague Doctor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox comic book title
| image               = Major Grom issue 1.jpg
| caption             = Cover of English edition of first issue (October 2012)
| schedule            = Monthly
| format              = Ended
| publisher           = [[Bubble Comics]]
| date                = 8 October 2012 | issues              = 50
| main_char_team      = {{plainlist|
* Igor Grom
* Dima Dubin
* Yulia Pchelkina
* Sergey Razumovsky
* Fedor Prokopenko
}}
| writers             = {{plainlist|
* [[Artyom Gabrelyanov]]
* Evgeny Fedotov
* Dmitry Tikhonov
* Ivan Skorokhodov
* Roman Kotkov
}}
| artists             = {{plainlist|
* Konstantin Tarasov
* Anastasia Kim
* Anna Rud
* Ekaterina Menadbe
* Yulia Zhuravleva
* Margarita Kablukova
* Nina Vakueva
* Eduard Petrovich
* Andrey Vasin
}}
| pencillers          =
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| colorists           =
| creative_team_month =
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| creators            = {{plainlist|
* Artyom Gabrelyanov
* Evgeny Fedotov
}}
}}

'''''Major Grom''''' ({{Langx|ru|Майор Гром|Mayor Grom}}) is a [[comic book]] series published by Russian publisher [[Bubble Comics]]. It ran from 2012 to 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://comicvine.gamespot.com/mayor-grom/4050-53590/|title=Mayor Grom (Volume) - Comic Vine|website=Comic Vine|language=en|access-date=22 May 2018}}</ref> Most issues were written by [[Artyom Gabrelyanov]] and Evgeniy Fedotov. Artists who contributed to the series include Konstantin Tarasov, Anastasia "Phobs" Kim, Yulia Zhuravleva, and Anna Rud. In January 2017, as part of the Second Wind event, the series was closed and replaced with another one, under the title ''Igor Grom'', which serves as a sequel to ''Major Grom''.<ref name="Игорь Гром">{{cite web|first=Сергей|last=Афонин|title=Обзор первого выпуска комикса «Игорь Гром»|url=http://geekcity.ru/obzor-pervogo-vypuska-komiksa-igor-grom/|date=22 January 2017|publisher=Geek City|access-date=13 March 2017|archive-date=14 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170314153634/http://geekcity.ru/obzor-pervogo-vypuska-komiksa-igor-grom/}}</ref> In 2021, ''Igor Grom'' was also ended and followed by the next series, ''Major Igor Grom''.<ref name="MajorIgorGrom"/>

The main action of the comic takes place in [[Saint Petersburg]]. The protagonist is a police major named Igor Grom, who is known for his uncompromising attitude to crime, his honesty and integrity, as well as his detective abilities and hand-to-hand combat skills. The series arc is intertwined with other Bubble Comics series, such as ''[[Red Fury (comic series)|Red Fury]]'', ''Demonslayer'', and ''[[Friar (comic series)|Friar]]''. The main characters of the listed series interact directly in the [[Crossover (fiction)|crossover]] arc, ''The Time of the Raven''.

In general, ''Major Grom'' received positive reviews. The first story, titled ''The Plague Doctor'', did not fare well with reviewers. Nevertheless, critics noted that the quality of the comics gradually improved with each subsequent story. On 19 February 2017, the short film ''[[Major Grom (2017 film)|Major Grom]]'' was released.<ref name="Короткометражка-обзор-Канобу">{{cite web|author=Александр Трофимов|title=Рецензия на «Майора Грома»|url=http://kanobu.ru/articles/retsenziya-na-majora-groma-370112/|date=20 February 2017|publisher=Канобу|access-date=13 March 2017|archive-date=4 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170304041242/http://kanobu.ru/articles/retsenziya-na-majora-groma-370112/}}</ref> In 2021, a feature film adaptation of the first story was released under the title ''[[Major Grom: Plague Doctor]]''.<ref name="7 июля">{{cite web|title=«Майор Гром» стал самым популярным фильмом на Netflix. Больше всего его смотрят в Бразилии, Чехии и Катаре|url=https://www.kinopoisk.ru/media/news/4004800/|publisher=[[КиноПоиск]]|date=8 July 2021|lang=ru|access-date=11 July 2021|archive-date=11 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711124740/https://www.kinopoisk.ru/media/news/4004800/}}</ref>

==Story==
The first story, ''Plague Doctor'', revolves around a vigilante of the same name who kills corrupt medical practitioners, businesspeople, and government officials. Igor Grom and his partner, a trainee named Dmitry Dubin, are charged with solving the case. During the investigation, Igor meets journalist Yulia Pchelkina, whom he saves from thugs, and also fights with the Plague Doctor himself and loses. After the battle, Grom allegedly reveals the identity of the murderer, but the accusation turns out to be erroneous, and he is removed from the case. In the end, Grom guesses that behind the mask of the Plague Doctor hides billionaire and founder of the Vmeste social network, Sergei Razumovsky. It turns out that Razumovsky needs an alter ego in order to get rid of his former cronies among the elites, who could potentially incriminate him for the sadistic torture of homeless people that he commits in his mansion. In addition, Razumovsky hopes to take advantage of protests against corrupt government officials in order to seize power. In the end, Grom manages to stop the Plague Doctor and imprison him.

Afterward, the major goes on vacation to [[Dublin]], where he prevents the assassination of the [[Elizabeth II|British Queen]] by the terrorist group Children of St. Patrick (''St. Patrick's Day'' story arc). After returning to Russia, Grom stops a gang of three female bank robbers disguised as [[Disney princess]]es: [[Ariel (The Little Mermaid)|Ariel]], [[Jasmine (Aladdin)|Jasmine]], and [[Cinderella (Disney character)|Cinderella]] (''Just Like a Fairy Tale'' story arc). At this time, with the help of his childhood friend and mercenary, Oleg Volkov, Sergei Razumovsky escapes from prison and plans to get revenge on major Grom. He places bombs all over St. Petersburg and challenges Igor to defuse them. In addition, he kidnaps Grom's family and friends and sends the major a photograph of them in his captivity. In order to save them, Grom must go to [[Venice]] to play chess with Razumovsky, where each of Grom's pieces taken by his opponent equals the death of one captive. Grom fails to save most of his loved ones, including Yulia Pchelkina (''The Game'' story arc).

Some time passes, with Igor trying to recover from Yulia's death. To distract himself, he devotes all his time to work. He takes on the case of a mass disappearance of children and, during the investigation, establishes that they were abducted. Grom catches the kidnapper, who confesses to his crime. The miscreant claims to have heard voices coming from the helmet of the mythical raven god [[Kutkh]], which he found at an archeological site. Later in the story, Grom decides to kill Razumovsky  (''The Voices'' story arc).

Grom tries to kill the Plague Doctor when he is transferred to another prison, but the latter is kidnapped by the Children of St. Patrick and taken to [[Siberia]] to become an avatar for the raven god Kutkh. On the way north, Grom meets the ICA (International Control Agency) team along with Nika Chaikina, known as Red Fury, and offers them his help. Igor and Nika arrive in Siberia, where they find Kutkh, who has captured Friar. The heroes begin to fight with the villain, but they lose. Kutkh turns Grom into a monster, who then has a dream where Yulia Pchelkina is alive. In the dream, Yulia gives the major a shard of glass and orders him to kill Razumovsky. Grom realises that it is an illusion and refuses, stating that he forgives the murderer. Afterward, he awakes and returns to human form as the light side of Kutkh comes to his aid. The two sides of the raven god collide and disintegrate into black and white feathers. Razumovsky manages to escape, but Grom decides to ignore him and, instead of pursuing his enemy, starts rebuilding his own life (''The Time of the Raven'' crossover arc).

Grom begins to take experimental [[antidepressant]]s, which help him suppress hallucinations and save his life in his fight against an assassin who calls himself the Sphinx and uses hypnotism (''The Riddle of the Sphinx'' story arc). The major learns that once, an investigator named Ilya Kosygin almost put an end to the drug mafia in the city, but was killed. Later, Grom is accosted by Kosygin himself, who explains that he decided to fake his death and lie low after an attempt on his life. Kosygin offers Grom his help. Having found the right-hand man of The Shadow, a man named Zaur, they force him to lead them to his boss. Upon arriving, Kosygin knocks out Grom and kills Zaur, as well as The Shadow and his family. Coming to, Grom prevents the murder of The Shadow's grandson, and Kosygin escapes. Later, at an appointment with his psychiatrist, Veniamin Rubinstein, Grom talks about everything that happened. After listening to him, the psychiatrist  concludes that the side effects of the antidepressants caused Grom to experience a split personality, and all the murders committed by Kosygin were in fact the work of Grom himself. The comic ends with Grom being confined to a mental hospital (''The Last Case'' story arc).

===Main characters===
* '''Major Igor Grom''' is the [[protagonist]] of the series. A police major with a keen sense of justice, who follows a strict moral code. Despite these positive qualities, he can sometimes be overly aggressive and straightforward. He has a habit of solving complex problems with brute force, but, if necessary, is able to act with more finesse.<ref name="GF">{{cite web|url=http://geek-freak.ru/bubble-mayor-grom-review/|title=Комиксы Bubble: Часть 2. Майор Гром|author=Evgen|publisher=Geek-Freak.ru|date=27 December 2016|accessdate=25 February 2018|archive-date=25 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225210042/http://geek-freak.ru/bubble-mayor-grom-review/}}</ref> He uses logical thinking as well as physical prowess. He always wears a cap, a gray scarf, and a brown jacket.<ref name="Comixi">{{cite web|url=http://comixi.ru/reviews/major-grom-ya-russkij-supergeroj/|title=«Майор Гром»: я – русский супергерой|first=Иван|last=Гусев.|publisher=Comixi.ru|date=20 May 2013|accessdate=25 February 2018|archive-date=26 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226031942/http://comixi.ru/reviews/major-grom-ya-russkij-supergeroj/}}</ref><ref name="Redrumers">{{cite web|url=https://redrumers.com/2015/05/29/bubble/|title=Жизнь в сфере: Комиксы издательства Bubble|author=Minimus Textus|publisher=Redrumers.com|date=29 May 2015|accessdate=25 February 2018|archive-date=26 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226032028/https://redrumers.com/2015/05/29/bubble/}}</ref><ref name="КиноПоиск">{{cite web|title=Кто такой майор Гром?|url=https://www.kinopoisk.ru/media/article/4004312/|publisher=[[КиноПоиск]]|date=30 March 2021|accessdate=18 July 2021|lang=ru|archive-date=26 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210526105906/https://www.kinopoisk.ru/media/article/4004312/}}</ref>
* '''Dmitry "Dima" Dubin''' is Igor Grom's partner. He is naive and idealistic.<ref name="КиноПоиск" /> He became a policeman after being inspired by films and books about heroic adventures. Dreaming of having similar adventures, he studied at the [[Moscow University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia|Moscow University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs]], where he became the best student. After completing his studies, he returned to his hometown of St. Petersburg, where he got his dream job with the police. Through he is not as experienced a detective and fighter as Grom, he is decisive enough and a dependable partner.
* '''Yulia Pchelkina''' is a journalist and Igor Grom's girlfriend.<ref name="Comixi" /><ref name="КиноПоиск" /> She is open-minded and optimistic by nature, has a strong will, and easily attracts others. Yulia is willing to risk her life to help her friends. She met Grom after he saved her from thugs. She is killed by the Plague Doctor at the end of ''The Game''. Her death dramatically changes Grom's personality: he falls into depression and begins to think about killing Razumovsky, fearing that the latter will break free and continue his murders.
* '''Fedor Prokopenko''' is an elderly and experienced police colonel, head of the department in which major Grom works. He respects Igor, but, despite this, often reprimands him for excessive willfulness.<ref name="КиноПоиск" />
* '''Sergei Razumovsky / Plague Doctor''' is major Grom's [[archenemy]]. He is also known as The Citizen; a philanthropist billionaire, he is the founder of the Vmeste social network.<ref name="Comixi" /><ref name="Redrumers" /><ref name="Durov">{{cite web|author=Стёпин, Дмитрий|title=Павел Дуров — Чумной Доктор? Почему его акции сравнивают с действиями злодея из «Майора Грома»|url=https://medialeaks.ru/2304sda-st-durov-chumnoy-doktor/|date=23 April 2018|access-date=30 April 2018|archive-date=2 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180502223521/https://medialeaks.ru/2304sda-st-durov-chumnoy-doktor/}}</ref> He grew up in an orphanage. Since childhood, he has felt like a "[[black sheep|white crow]]" and dreamed of changing the world for the better. After becoming rich, he gained popularity with young people and became known for his eccentric antics. He uses the alter ego of the Plague Doctor to commit murders. At the end of the first story arc, while in prison, he acquires a [[Dissociative identity disorder|split personality]]: one, who calls himself the Plague Doctor, is a bloodthirsty and cruel killer, and the other is weak-willed. He is a good strategist and fighter, as well as a skillful hacker and programmer, and has leadership qualities.
* '''Oleg Volkov''' is a mercenary, head of the security service of Vmeste, as well as a childhood friend and bodyguard of Sergei Razumovsky, with whom he grew up in an orphanage. He is extremely loyal to Sergei.<ref name="КиноПоиск" />

==Development==
To expand the potential audience of [[Bubble Comics]], [[Artyom Gabrelyanov]] began developing [[Archetype|archetypal]] plots, one of them being a [[Detective fiction|detective story]] about a police officer. In October 2012, Bubble began publishing four superhero comic series that formed the basis of the Bubble comic universe: ''Major Grom'', ''[[Red Fury (comic series)|Red Fury]]'', ''Demonslayer'', and ''[[Friar (comic series)|Friar]]''.<ref name="IGN">{{cite web|author=Макарова, Ирина|title=ИНТЕРВЬЮ С ГЛАВНЫМ РЕДАКТОРОМ ИЗДАТЕЛЬСТВА ВUBBLE|url=http://ru.ign.com/babble/75719/feature/interviu-s-glavnym-redaktorom-izdatelstva-bubble|date=26 June 2015|publisher=[[IGN]]|access-date=12 January 2018|archive-date=23 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180123214221/http://ru.ign.com/babble/75719/feature/interviu-s-glavnym-redaktorom-izdatelstva-bubble}}</ref> The persona of Major Grom grew from the Mister Policeman character in the Bubble humorous comic magazine, which was the first comic ever released by the publisher. In it, Mister Policeman sometimes turned into a superhero and saved everyone, while the rest of the time, he was an ordinary police officer. When Bubble magazine ceased publication, Gabrelyanov and another writer, Evgeny Fedotov, developed the idea of a superhero police officer, deciding that he should solve serious cases, sometimes with supernatural elements. The first image of Major Grom was drawn by artist Konstantin Tarasov, and Anastasia "Phobs" Kim designed the villains.<ref name="Бумага">{{cite web|last=Антонов|first=Евгений|title=«Мы решили абсолютно абстрагироваться от политики». Продюсер «Майора Грома» Артем Габрелянов — о главном герое-силовике, перезапуске картины и съемках в Петербурге|url=https://paperpaper.ru/my-reshili-absolyutno-abstragirovat/|publisher=Бумага|date=2 April 2021|lang=ru|access-date=27 April 2021|archive-date=27 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427133310/https://paperpaper.ru/my-reshili-absolyutno-abstragirovat/}}</ref> Kim was already a popular artist on the internet at that time, and she was engaged in drawing some of the story arcs of the comic. In part, ''Major Grom'''s audience grew due to the popularity of her previous work.<ref name="КиноПоиск" />

After the release of the ''Major Grom'' comic, some critics began to accuse Bubble of pro-Kremlin propaganda, since the main villain of the first story arc, the Plague Doctor, kills corrupt officials and businesspeople while leaving white ribbons (a symbol of anti-government protests) at his murder sites, and amid upheaval based on the [[2011–2013 Russian protests]], the public in the comics begins to consider him a hero.<ref name="Durov">{{cite web|author=Стёпин, Дмитрий|title=Павел Дуров — Чумной Доктор? Почему его акции сравнивают с действиями злодея из «Майора Грома»|url=https://medialeaks.ru/2304sda-st-durov-chumnoy-doktor/|date=23 April 2018|access-date=30 April 2018|archive-date=2 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180502223521/https://medialeaks.ru/2304sda-st-durov-chumnoy-doktor/}}</ref><ref name="GQ">{{cite web|author=Мартемьянов, Максим|title=ГАБРЕЛЯНОВЫ И РОССИЙСКАЯ ИМПЕРИЯ КОМИКСОВ|url=http://www.gq.ru/lifestyle/gabrelyanovy-i-rossijskaya-imperiya-komiksov|date=6 May 2014|publisher=GQ.ru|access-date=12 January 2018|archive-date=11 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180211014954/http://www.gq.ru/lifestyle/gabrelyanovy-i-rossijskaya-imperiya-komiksov}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://w-o-s.ru/blog/2020|title=Православные. Самодержавные. Супергерои|first=Кирилл|last=Савинов|publisher=«[[OpenSpace.ru#W-O-S|ВОС]]»|date=9 October 2012|accessdate=26 July 2021|archive-date=26 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726170155/http://w-o-s.ru/blog/2020}}</ref> Even Aram Gabrelyanov, who is well known for his pro-Kremlin position, was worried at the time that his son was denigrating the [[Opposition to Vladimir Putin in Russia|Russian opposition]] in the comic. Artyom, in response to the accusations, said that when he was developing the image of the Plague Doctor, he did not plan to make him such a likeable villain, and the white ribbons were added to the plot "by accident, for fun, and for provocation, of course". According to him, he noticed that readers liked the Plague Doctor more than Igor Grom, the protagonist of the series, and he felt that he was "taking the reader in the wrong direction", and therefore decided to make him an unsympathetic villain: a maniac who wanted to take advantage of peaceful protests and begin a bloody coup d'état.<ref name="GQ"/> In later issues of ''Major Grom'', the writers chose not to touch on political topics.<ref>{{cite web|author=Стрепетилов, Александр|title=3 вопроса к тизеру «Майора Грома»|url=https://www.mirf.ru/kino/3-voprosa-k-tizeru-majora-groma|date=13 November 2017|work=[[Мир фантастики]]|access-date=12 January 2018|archive-date=6 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106095134/https://www.mirf.ru/kino/3-voprosa-k-tizeru-majora-groma}}</ref><ref name="Durov" />

==Publishing==
The first issue was released on 8 October 2012; subsequent issues of ''Major Grom'' were also published on the eighth of each month, until October 2014, when publication was changed to the fifth day of the month, due to the release of two new series, ''[[Meteora (comics series)|Meteora]]'' and ''[[Exlibrium]]'', which led to changes in the release schedule.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://vk.com/wall-34202590_45453|title=Изменение даты выхода комиксов|author=[[Bubble Comics]]|publisher=[[ВКонтакте]]|date=16 October 2014|accessdate=17 August 2019|archive-date=28 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728192044/https://vk.com/wall-34202590_45453}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://kanobu.ru/articles/bubble-strana-dolzhna-znat-svoih-supergeroev-368541/|title=Bubble: «Страна должна знать своих супергероев!»|first=Денис|last=Варков|publisher=[[Канобу]]|date=4 October 2014|accessdate=29 July 2021|archive-date=27 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727075106/https://kanobu.ru/articles/bubble-strana-dolzhna-znat-svoih-supergeroev-368541/}}</ref> After that, there were occasional exceptions: some issues were released a few days earlier<ref>{{cite web|url=https://club.bubble.ru/single/ru/7/152|title=BUBBLE Club: Майор Гром № 36 — Голоса, ч.3|author=[[Bubble Comics]]|publisher=Club.Bubble.ru|date=4 September 2015|accessdate=6 August 2019|archive-date=9 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190809141242/https://club.bubble.ru/single/ru/7/152}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://club.bubble.ru/single/ru/7/153|title=BUBBLE Club: Майор Гром № 37 — Голоса, ч.4|author=[[Bubble Comics]]|publisher=Club.Bubble.ru|date=1 October 2015|accessdate=6 August 2019|archive-date=6 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306021629/http://club.bubble.ru/single/ru/7/153}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://club.bubble.ru/single/ru/7/158|title=BUBBLE Club: Майор Гром № 42 — Загадка Сфинкса, ч.1|author=[[Bubble Comics]]|publisher=Club.Bubble.ru|date=4 April 2016|accessdate=6 August 2019|archive-date=19 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190319202600/http://club.bubble.ru/single/ru/7/158}}</ref> and others later.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://club.bubble.ru/single/ru/7/121|title=BUBBLE Club: Майор Гром № 28 — Игра, ч.4|author=[[Bubble Comics]]|publisher=Club.Bubble.ru|date=12 January 2015|accessdate=6 August 2019|archive-date=25 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190325074902/http://club.bubble.ru/single/ru/7/121}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://club.bubble.ru/single/ru/7/126|title=BUBBLE Club: Майор Гром № 33 — Игра, ч.9|author=[[Bubble Comics]]|publisher=Club.Bubble.ru|date=8 June 2015|accessdate=6 August 2019|archive-date=23 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190223165603/http://club.bubble.ru/single/ru/7/126}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://club.bubble.ru/single/ru/7/156|title=BUBBLE Club: Майор Гром № 40 — В сердце тьмы, ч.1|author=[[Bubble Comics]]|publisher=Club.Bubble.ru|date=17 January 2016|accessdate=6 August 2019|archive-date=25 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190325080636/http://club.bubble.ru/single/ru/7/156}}</ref> Certain issues had an additional circulation with alternate covers, most often timed to coincide with festivals, or being exclusive to specific comic book stores.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kanobu.ru/news/bubble-predstavilo-pervyie-russkie-komiksyi-s-variantnyimi-oblozhkami-375227/|title=Bubble представило первые русские комиксы с вариантными обложками|publisher=[[Канобу]]|date=7 January 2015|accessdate=6 August 2019|archive-date=9 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190809141243/https://kanobu.ru/news/bubble-predstavilo-pervyie-russkie-komiksyi-s-variantnyimi-oblozhkami-375227/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://comicsboom.net/on_sale_now/2622-mayor-grom-33.html|title=Майор Гром №33|author=Garsia|publisher=ComicsBoom.net|date=8 June 2015|accessdate=6 August 2019|archive-date=9 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190809142744/http://comicsboom.net/on_sale_now/2622-mayor-grom-33.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BLEK8kaBYgS/|title=Вот он - Майор Гром! Эксклюзивная обложка с Александром Горбатовым|first=Владимир|last=Беседин.|publisher=[[Instagram]]|date=2 October 2016|accessdate=6 August 2019|archive-date=6 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170506032232/https://www.instagram.com/p/BLEK8kaBYgS/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://comicsboom.net/on_sale_now/3740-mayor-grom-50.html|title=Майор Гром №50|author=Garsia|publisher=ComicsBoom.net|date=30 December 2016|accessdate=6 August 2019|archive-date=9 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190809142747/http://comicsboom.net/on_sale_now/3740-mayor-grom-50.html}}</ref> Issues 35–40 were included in ''The Time of the Raven'' [[Crossover (fiction)|crossover]] arc.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://geek-freak.ru/obzor-komiksa-vremya-vorona-bubble/|title=Комиксы Bubble: Часть 9. Время Ворона|author=Evgen|publisher=Geek-Freak.ru|date=14 February 2017|accessdate=18 August 2019|archive-date=25 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525184330/http://geek-freak.ru/obzor-komiksa-vremya-vorona-bubble/}}</ref> On 28 October 2015, the first issue of ''Major Grom'' was published in [[ComiXology]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comixology.com/Major-Grom-1/digital-comic/294491|title=Major Grom #1|publisher=Comixology|accessdate=18 August 2019|archive-date=18 August 2019|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190818084130/https://www.comixology.com/Major-Grom-1/digital-comic/294491}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://spidermedia.ru/comics/ccr-2015-panel-bubble|title=CCR 2015: Панель издательства BUBBLE|first=Юрий|last=Коломенский|publisher=SpiderMedia.ru|date=1 October 2015|accessdate=29 July 2021|archive-date=19 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200219021625/http://spidermedia.ru/comics/ccr-2015-panel-bubble}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://iz.ru/news/593296|title=Российские комиксы выходят на международный рынок|first=Анастасия|last=Рогова|publisher=«[[Известия]]»|date=16 October 2015|accessdate=29 July 2021|archive-date=29 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729160227/https://iz.ru/news/593296}}</ref> In December 2016, along with the release of the 50th issue of the comic, the publisher announced the ending of the series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kanobu.ru/news/v-moskve-proshel-homyakon-rasskazyivaem-pochemu-vam-eto-stoit-obratit-387860/|title=В Москве прошел «Хомякон»: делимся самыми интересными анонсами|first=Денис|last=Варков|publisher=[[Канобу]]|date=26 December 2016|accessdate=18 July 2021|archive-date=18 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210718125244/https://kanobu.ru/news/v-moskve-proshel-homyakon-rasskazyivaem-pochemu-vam-eto-stoit-obratit-387860/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mirf.ru/news/bubble-perezapustit-komiksy/|title=Издательство Bubble перезапустит свои основные серии|author=Кот-император|publisher=[[Мир фантастики]]|date=26 December 2016|accessdate=17 July 2021|archive-date=17 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717124524/https://www.mirf.ru/news/bubble-perezapustit-komiksy/}}</ref> In January 2017, as part of the rebooting of the main Bubble comics series, ''Major Grom'' received a sequel series called ''[[Igor Grom]]'', which focuses on Igor Grom's life after leaving the mental hospital, no longer a police major.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kanobu.ru/news/originalnyie-komiksyi-bubble-poluchat-vtoroe-dyihanie-vnovom-godu-387980/|title=Оригинальные комиксы Bubble получат «Второе дыхание» в новом году|first=Никита|last=Богуславский.|publisher=[[Kanobu.ru]]|date=30 December 2016|accessdate=18 August 2018|archive-date=18 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180818214535/https://kanobu.ru/news/originalnyie-komiksyi-bubble-poluchat-vtoroe-dyihanie-vnovom-godu-387980/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://spidermedia.ru/comics/u-bubble-otkroetsya-vtoroe-dyhanie|title=У BUBBLE откроется «Второе дыхание»|first=Ольга|last=Щербинина|publisher=SpiderMedia.ru|date=24 December 2016|accessdate=29 July 2021|archive-date=16 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190916231752/http://spidermedia.ru/comics/u-bubble-otkroetsya-vtoroe-dyhanie}}</ref> ''Igor Grom'' also ended with the release of its 50th issue; the story continued in the ''[[Major Igor Grom]]'' series, recounting Grom's adventures after his return to the police.<ref name="MajorIgorGrom">{{cite web|url=http://geekcity.ru/major-igor-grom-novyj-komiks-bubble/|title=«Майор Игорь Гром» — новый комикс Bubble|first=Сергей|last=Афонин|publisher=GeekCity.ru|date=24 March 2021|accessdate=17 July 2021|archive-date=17 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717062954/http://geekcity.ru/major-igor-grom-novyj-komiks-bubble/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://geekcity.ru/bubble-anonsirovali-vypusk-100-go-nomera-komiksa-major-grom/|title=Bubble анонсировали выпуск 100-го номера комикса «Майор Гром»|first=Сергей|last=Афонин|publisher=GeekCity.ru|date=31 March 2021|accessdate=17 July 2021|archive-date=17 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717062954/http://geekcity.ru/bubble-anonsirovali-vypusk-100-go-nomera-komiksa-major-grom/}}</ref>

On 1 October 2014, the first volume of the comic was released and included the first six issues. Subsequently, other issues also appeared as part of larger volumes. Each volume included a reprint with an alternate cover. In addition to the comics themselves, other materials were included, such as creator commentary, [[concept art]], and sketches of covers with unused versions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cbdb.ru/db/russian_comics/3342-mayor-grom-chumnoy-doktor-kniga-pervaya.html|title=Майор Гром. Том 1. Чумной доктор. Книга 1|publisher=CBDB.ru|accessdate=18 August 2018|archive-date=18 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180818214531/http://cbdb.ru/db/russian_comics/3342-mayor-grom-chumnoy-doktor-kniga-pervaya.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://bubble.ru/catalog/komiksy/mayor-grom/mayor-grom-tom-1-chumnoy-doktor/|title=Майор Гром том 1: Чумной Доктор часть 1|publisher=Bubble.ru|accessdate=18 August 2018|archive-date=18 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180818214454/https://bubble.ru/catalog/komiksy/mayor-grom/mayor-grom-tom-1-chumnoy-doktor/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://spidermedia.ru/blog/hella/obzor-pervye-tpb-ot-bubble|title=ОБЗОР: первые тома сборников BUBBLE|first=Ольга|last=Щербинина|publisher=SpiderMedia.ru|date=18 December 2014|accessdate=30 July 2021|archive-date=16 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190916235444/http://spidermedia.ru/blog/hella/obzor-pervye-tpb-ot-bubble}}</ref> The seventh volume, ''Major Grom and Red Fury: Book 7 – In the Heart of Darkness'', a compendium of ''Major Grom'' and ''Red Fury'' comics, contained issues 38 through 41 of the respective series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cbdb.ru/db/russian_comics/4431-mayor-grom-i-krasnaya-furiya-v-serdce-tmy.html|title=Майор Гром и Красная Фурия. Том 7. В сердце тьмы|publisher=CBDB.ru|accessdate=18 August 2018|archive-date=18 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180818214547/http://cbdb.ru/db/russian_comics/4431-mayor-grom-i-krasnaya-furiya-v-serdce-tmy.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://bubble.ru/catalog/komiksy/mayor-grom/mayor-grom-i-krasnaya-furiya-v-serdtse-tmy/|title=Майор Гром и Красная Фурия том 7: В сердце тьмы|publisher=Bubble.ru|accessdate=18 August 2018|archive-date=18 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180818214505/https://bubble.ru/catalog/komiksy/mayor-grom/mayor-grom-i-krasnaya-furiya-v-serdtse-tmy/}}</ref>

===Spin-off comics===
To promote the [[Major Grom (2017 film)|short film adaptation]], a comic entitled ''Major Grom: Chance'' was released on 15 February 2017, serving as a backstory to the events of the film. In addition to the comic itself, the publication also contained additional backstage material.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://geekpride.ru/2017/03/18/chance/|title=Обзор комикса «Майор Гром. Шанс»|author=THQ|publisher=GeekPride.ru|date=18 March 2017|accessdate=18 August 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180818182145/http://geekpride.ru/2017/03/18/chance/|archivedate=18 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://kanobu.ru/news/izdatelstvo-bubble-anonsirovalo-komiks-prikvel-filma-major-grom-389089/|title=Издательство Bubble анонсировало комикс-приквел фильма «Майор Гром»|first=Денис|last=Варков.|publisher=[[Kanobu.ru]]|date=14 February 2017|accessdate=18 August 2018|archive-date=30 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170330012729/http://kanobu.ru/news/izdatelstvo-bubble-anonsirovalo-komiks-prikvel-filma-major-grom-389089/o}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://geekcity.ru/komiks-prikvel-filma-major-grom/|title=Комикс-приквел фильма «Майор Гром»|first=Сергей|last=Афонин.|publisher=GeekCity.ru|date=14 February 2017|accessdate=18 August 2018|archive-date=30 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170330013859/http://geekcity.ru/komiks-prikvel-filma-major-grom/}}</ref> On 29 December 2018, a one-shot spin-off, ''Major Grom: The Promise'', was released, showing one day in the life of Igor Grom and Yulia Pchelkina.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bubble.ru/catalog/komiksy/legendy-bubble/mayor-grom-obeshchanie/|title=Майор Гром. Обещание|publisher=Bubble.ru|accessdate=20 July 2019|archive-date=20 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190720164950/https://bubble.ru/catalog/komiksy/legendy-bubble/mayor-grom-obeshchanie/}}</ref> In the [[graphic novel]] ''The Chronicles of Friar: Storming of Berlin'', which takes place during [[World War II]], the grandfather of the protagonist of the ''Friar'' series teams up with the grandfather of Igor Grom in a fight against soldiers of the [[Nazi Germany|Third Reich]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://spidermedia.ru/comics/battle-of-berlin-review|title=Рецензия: «Хроники Инока: штурм Берлина»|first=Юрий|last=Коломенский|publisher=SpiderMedia.ru|date=13 May 2015|accessdate=18 July 2021|archive-date=18 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210718125245/http://spidermedia.ru/comics/battle-of-berlin-review}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://meownauts.com/obzor-kollektsionnogo-izdaniya-hroniki-inoka-shturm-berlina/|title=Обзор коллекционного издания Хроники Инока — Штурм Берлина|first=Александр|last=Талашин|publisher=Котонавты|date=26 May 2015|accessdate=30 July 2021}}</ref> In 2016, at the Homyakon festival, organized by Bubble, the parody comic book ''Igor Eel'' was announced, in which the main characters of the series appear as talking animals, such as an eel, a sardine, or a snake.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://spidermedia.ru/comics/roskomnadzor-07.04.2017|title=РосКомНадзор: серьезный бизнес|first=Дмитрий|last=Андреев|publisher=SpiderMedia.ru|date=7 April 2017|accessdate=18 July 2021|archive-date=18 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210718125244/http://spidermedia.ru/comics/roskomnadzor-07.04.2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://place4plays.ru/igor-ugor-review/|title=Как Игоря назовешь, так он и поплывёт. Пять причин угореть по комиксу «Игорь Угорь»|first=Антон|last=Скнарь|publisher=Place4Plays.ru|date=9 April 2017|accessdate=30 July 2021|archive-date=29 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191229221835/http://place4plays.ru/igor-ugor-review/}}</ref>

At [[Comic-Con Russia]] 2019, a spin-off series of four issues, ''Major Grom: As at War'', was presented, in which the young Igor Grom, who had just become a police officer, tries to solve the most serious crimes in St. Petersburg.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://goodbye-office.com/culture/comic-con-russia-i-igromir-pervyj-den/|title=Comic Con Russia и «Игромир»: день первый|first=Маргарита|last=Ретивых|publisher=GoodbyeOffice.com|date=7 April 2017|accessdate=18 July 2021|archive-date=18 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210718125253/https://goodbye-office.com/culture/comic-con-russia-i-igromir-pervyj-den/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://spbdnevnik.ru/news/2019-09-19/dvizhenie-transporta-ostanovleno-dlya-semok-filma-mayor-grom|title=Движение транспорта остановлено для съемок фильма «Майор Гром»|first=Юлия|last=Радкевич|publisher=spbdnevnik.ru|date=19 September 2019|accessdate=18 July 2021|archive-date=18 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210718125245/https://spbdnevnik.ru/news/2019-09-19/dvizhenie-transporta-ostanovleno-dlya-semok-filma-mayor-grom}}</ref> A graphic novel, ''Major Grom: 1939'', stylized after the [[Golden Age of Comic Books|Golden Age comics]], was also released, situating Grom in the [[Soviet Union]] of 1939.<ref name="КиноПоиск" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://daily.afisha.ru/brain/13138-ot-mayora-groma-do-golubya-gennadiya-chto-kupit-na-comic-con-russia-2019/|title=От «Майора Грома» до «Голубя Геннадия»: что купить на Comic Con Russia 2019|first=Дима|last=Веснин|publisher=[[Афиша Daily]]|date=30 September 2019|accessdate=20 July 2021|archive-date=24 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124133343/https://daily.afisha.ru/brain/13138-ot-mayora-groma-do-golubya-gennadiya-chto-kupit-na-comic-con-russia-2019/}}</ref> Several spin-offs dedicated to the side characters of the comics were also released: the first was ''Dubin Dima: Provincial Holidays'', about the adventures of Grom's partner, Dima Dubin. This was published as part of the ''Bubble Legends'' series from May to August 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://meownauts.com/igromir-comic-con-russia-2017-den-pervyiy/|title=«ИгроМир»/Comic Con Russia 2017 — День первый|first=Мария|last=Крутова|publisher=Котонавты|date=8 October 2018|accessdate=18 July 2021|archive-date=18 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210718125244/https://meownauts.com/igromir-comic-con-russia-2017-den-pervyiy/}}</ref><ref name="pluggedin">{{cite web|url=https://pluggedin.ru/open/press-konferenciya-BUBBLE-na-Comic-Con-Russia-chto-pokazal-izdately-6638|title=Презентация BUBBLE на Comic Con Russia. Что показал издатель|first=Линар|last=Гимашев|publisher=PluggedIn|date=29 September 2017|accessdate=18 July 2021|archive-date=18 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210718125247/https://pluggedin.ru/open/press-konferenciya-BUBBLE-na-Comic-Con-Russia-chto-pokazal-izdately-6638}}</ref><ref name="Канобу">{{cite web|url=https://kanobu.ru/news/chto-predstavilo-izdatelstvo-bubble-nacomic-con-russia-2017-397281/|title=Что представило издательство Bubble на Comic Con Russia 2017?|first=Денис|last=Варков|publisher=[[Канобу]]|date=1 October 2017|accessdate=18 July 2021|archive-date=18 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210718125244/https://kanobu.ru/news/chto-predstavilo-izdatelstvo-bubble-nacomic-con-russia-2017-397281/}}</ref> The second was ''Plague Doctor'', which recounts the life of Sergei Razumovsky after the events of ''The Time of the Raven'' crossover.<ref name="Mirf">{{cite web|url=https://www.mirf.ru/comics/anonsy-komiksov-comic-con-russia-bubble/|title=Главные анонсы с Comic Con Russia: русские комиксы Bubble|first=Борис|last=Блинохватов|publisher=[[Мир фантастики]]|date=12 October 2020|accessdate=17 July 2021|archive-date=11 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711071108/https://www.mirf.ru/comics/anonsy-komiksov-comic-con-russia-bubble/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://2x2tv.ru/blog/comic-con-russia-day-1/|title=Comic Con Russia, день первый: Disney, Bubble, Тэд Стоунс, облачный гейминг от «Билайн» и Nvidia|publisher=[[2×2 (TV channel)|2×2]]|date=3 October 2019|accessdate=17 July 2021|archive-date=17 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717124525/https://2x2tv.ru/blog/comic-con-russia-day-1/}}</ref> At Comic-Con Russia 2020, the collection ''Major Grom: Hero Forever'' was presented and included six new stories dedicated to different versions of the hero, such as Grom from the original comic, retired Grom from ''Igor Grom'', Grom from the ''[[Major Grom: Plague Doctor]]'' film, and Grom as a talking eel from ''Igor Eel''.<ref name="Mirf" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://2x2tv.ru/blog/comic-con-russia-2020-day-1/|title=Comic Con Russia, день первый: «Капоне», «Последние дни треша», Bubble и WOW|publisher=[[2×2 (TV channel)|2x2]]|date=3 October 2020|accessdate=17 July 2021|archive-date=17 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717124524/https://2x2tv.ru/blog/comic-con-russia-2020-day-1/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://2x2tv.ru/blog/comic-con-russia-2020-day-2/|title=Comic Con Russia, день второй: «Нигдегород», «Майор Гром» и Star Wars|publisher=[[2×2 (TV channel)|2×2]]|date=4 October 2020|accessdate=17 July 2021|archive-date=17 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717124523/https://2x2tv.ru/blog/comic-con-russia-2020-day-2/}}</ref><ref name="КиноПоиск" />

==Reception==
''Major Grom'' received mixed reviews from Russian critics. The first issues of the series received some criticism from both readers and reviewers, who called out the excessively simple and clichéd plot, dialogues, and character archetypes, as well as the politicization of the first story arc. Subsequent issues received more positive reviews, mainly for the departure from politics and the development of the characters of Igor Grom and the Plague Doctor from formulaic caricatures into deeper and more detailed personages.{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}}

In a retrospective from the Kanobu site, in the context of the Second Wind event, which rebooted the Bubble comic series, ''Major Grom'' was named the most impressive of the publisher's repertoire. The reason for this, according to the author, was Igor Grom's lack of superpowers as well as his being an ordinary person. It was also noted that ''Major Grom'' decently demonstrates the development of the main characters, Igor Grom into an insecure, broken, and depressed person and his archenemy, Sergei Razumovsky, into a cruel monster.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kanobu.ru/articles/bubble-vtoroe-dyihanie-rasskazyivaem-o-pervyih-nomerah-novyih-serij-370072/|title=Bubble: «Второе дыхание». Рассказываем о первых номерах новых серий|first=Денис|last=Варков|publisher=«[[Канобу]]»|date=2 March 2017|accessdate=26 July 2021|archive-date=20 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720000515/https://kanobu.ru/articles/bubble-vtoroe-dyihanie-rasskazyivaem-o-pervyih-nomerah-novyih-serij-370072/}}</ref> Arseny Krymov, a reviewer for the magazine ''[[Mir Fantastiki]]'', noted that ''Major Grom'''s plot about an honest police officer fighting crime reads like generic fiction compared to the rest of the publisher's comic series, adding that he would be more appropriate in a series like ''[[Streets of Broken Lights]]'' than in a superhero comic. The reviewer did not ignore the politicization of ''Major Grom'', noting that its first story arc was built on "plots taken from the top of the current events list", political memes such as "white ribbons", and the phrase "[[Party of crooks and thieves|crooks and thieves]]". Avoiding politicization in further issues was called by Krymov a successful decision, which went in the comic's favor, since the plot did not pretend to be serious political commentary.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mirf.ru/comics/komiksy-bubble-vselennaya/|title=Комиксы Bubble и их вселенная|first=Арсений|last=Крымов|publisher=«[[Мир фантастики]]»|date=18 February 2017|accessdate=26 July 2021|archive-date=11 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711161054/https://www.mirf.ru/comics/komiksy-bubble-vselennaya/}}</ref> W-O-S editor Kirill Savinov, in his comments on the first issues of the series, called them "conservative, pro-government, with bright but not overly conscientious art, and simplified dialogues". Nevertheless, Savinov called the appearance of Bubble comics favorable for the development of the Russian industry of drawn stories, and that their release would spur the development of underground Russian comics.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://w-o-s.ru/blog/2020|title=Православные. Самодержавные. Супергерои|first=Кирилл|last=Савинов|publisher=«[[OpenSpace.ru#W-O-S|W-O-S]]»|date=9 October 2012|accessdate=26 July 2021|archive-date=26 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726170155/http://w-o-s.ru/blog/2020}}</ref> ''Major Grom'' also appeared in the "Comic of the Day" section of the site, where it was named "the most shameless" Bubble comic, as well as the only Russian comic with a Western fan base.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://w-o-s.ru/comix/12119|title=Комикс дня: «Майор Гром: Чумной Доктор. Книга первая»|publisher=«[[OpenSpace.ru#W-O-S|W-O-S]]»|date=26 November 2014|accessdate=26 July 2021|archive-date=26 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726164639/http://w-o-s.ru/comix/12119}}</ref>

A columnist from Geek-Freak.ru praised the comic for good art and charismatic characters: Grom was called an interesting protagonist and Plague Doctor a well-written villain, reminiscent of the "[[Joker (character)|Joker]], with a touch of typical [[anime]] [[antihero]]". Among its flaws were the similarity of Major Grom to a typical hero from the action films of the early 2000s, as well as the weak development of Dima Dubin's character.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://geekfan.ru/bubble-mayor-grom-review/|title=Комиксы Bubble: Часть 2. Майор Гром|author=Evgen|publisher=Geek-Freak.ru|date=27 December 2016|accessdate=26 July 2021|archive-date=26 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726164640/https://geekfan.ru/bubble-mayor-grom-review/}}</ref> A reviewer from the Comixi.ru portal, on the contrary, criticized Igor Grom for his flatness and the absence of internal struggle and doubts of the character. The Plague Doctor received a more favorable response and was called a memorable character. The comic itself was criticized for its simplicity, politicization, and excessive pretentiousness. Despite this, ''Major Grom'' received three stars out of five for striving to popularize the comics industry in Russia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://comixi.ru/reviews/major-grom-ya-russkij-supergeroj/|title=«Майор Гром»: я – русский супергерой|first=Иван|last=Гусев|publisher=Comixi.ru|date=20 May 2013|accessdate=27 July 2021|archive-date=28 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728192025/https://comixi.ru/reviews/major-grom-ya-russkij-supergeroj/}}</ref> An author on the Redrumers site, in his article about early Bubble comics, described the first issues of the series as too simple, plot-wise. Subsequent arcs fared better: the development of both Major Grom and Plague Doctor characters was noted.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://redrumers.com/2015/05/29/bubble/|title=Жизнь в сфере: Комиксы издательства Bubble|author=Minimus Textus|publisher=Redrumers|date=29 May 2015|accessdate=26 July 2021|archive-date=27 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927014127/https://redrumers.com/2015/05/29/bubble/}}</ref> Stepan Zaitsev of StoneForest.ru also appreciated the gradual development of the series and its characters, and noted that the tone of the story becomes darker in later issues. The artwork by Konstantin Tarasov, which the author compared to [[manga]], as well as that of artists Anna Rud, Eduard Petrovich, and Andrey Vasin, was met positively. Anastasia Kim's art style, however, was criticized for its "embellished body anatomy" and "nicey-nice facial shapes". As a result, Zaitsev gave the comic 8/10 and called it an interesting detective series, with exciting investigations and action scenes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stoneforest.ru/look/culture/comics/major-grom/|title=Герой русских комиксов — Майор Гром|first=Степан|last=Зайцев|publisher=StoneForest.ru|date=25 March 2021|accessdate=26 July 2021|archive-date=26 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726164640/https://stoneforest.ru/look/culture/comics/major-grom/}}</ref>

Nikolai Filonchik from Geekster complained of the same flaws: the character of Igor Grom was not sufficiently developed, which made him more like a "machine" than a living person. Nevertheless, the first two issues were called more successful than those of ''Demonslayer''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://geekster.ru/hot-news/r-e-volyutsiya-v-stile-bubble/|title=Р(Э)волюция в стиле Bubble|first=Николай|last=Филончик|publisher=Geekster.ru|date=2 December 2012|accessdate=27 July 2021|archive-date=27 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727193931/https://geekster.ru/hot-news/r-e-volyutsiya-v-stile-bubble/}}</ref> An improvement in the quality of the comics was also noticed, both in terms of story and in art; this was written in a review of the eleventh issue by Konstantin Buyanov, also representing Geekster. In his opinion, the art style of Anastasia Kim was reminiscent of [[Disney]]'s works and generally more pleasing to the eye than the rough and angular style of Konstantin Tarasov, while the plot of later issues was an improvement over the early ones.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://geekster.ru/novosti/major-grom-11-perezagruzka-v-stile-bubble/|title=Майор Гром #11 — Перезагрузка в стиле Bubble|first=Константин|last=Буянов|publisher=Geekster.ru|date=22 August 2013|accessdate=27 July 2021|archive-date=28 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728035233/https://geekster.ru/novosti/major-grom-11-perezagruzka-v-stile-bubble/}}</ref> The comic was most severely criticized by the site SpiderMedia.ru. In addition to solidarity with the opinion of other reviewers regarding the lack of depth of the plot and characters, the politicization, and crude art, ''Major Grom'' was also reprimanded for lack of originality, [[Sexualization|vulgar portrayal of female characters]], and labored style of writing. The main audience of the comic book was named "people who make the box office for Russian films and watch Russian television, and who are not very familiar with comics".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://spidermedia.ru/news/mzhdz-vstrechay-svoih-supergeroev-strana|title=МЖДЗ: Встречай своих супергероев, страна|first=Евгений|last=Еронин|publisher=SpiderMedia.ru|date=11 October 2012|accessdate=27 July 2021|archive-date=6 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806133345/http://spidermedia.ru/news/mzhdz-vstrechay-svoih-supergeroev-strana}}</ref> In another review from SpiderMedia.ru, aimed at analyzing the dynamics of the development of the series two years after its start, the authors noted a radical improvement in quality of the comic plot from arc to arc. A continued lack of depth in the story was noted, however, as well as the fact that too little attention was paid to Grom's partner, Dima Dubin, a potentially interesting character within the plot. Like many other reviewers, SpiderMedia.ru representatives praised Anastasia Kim's art.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://spidermedia.ru/blog/redson/dva-goda-vmeste-s-bubble-komiks-mayor-grom|title=Два года вместе с BUBBLE: комикс «Майор Гром»|first=Евгений|last=Еронин|publisher=SpiderMedia.ru|date=10 October 2014|accessdate=28 July 2021|archive-date=28 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191228151525/http://spidermedia.ru/blog/redson/dva-goda-vmeste-s-bubble-komiks-mayor-grom}}</ref>

==Film adaptations==
===''Major Grom''===
{{main|Major Grom (2017 film)}}

The possibility of creating a film adaptation of a [[Bubble Comics]] project, including ''Major Grom'', was considered by the general director of the publishing house, [[Artyom Gabrelyanov]], ever since its founding.<ref name="cinemafia">{{cite web|url=http://www.cinemafia.ru/posts/731/|title=Майор Гром: со страниц комиксов на киноэкран|first=Ксения|last=Рудич|publisher=«Синемафия.ру»|date=16 November 2016|accessdate=12 March 2017|archive-date=13 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313041217/http://www.cinemafia.ru/posts/731/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kino-teatr.ru/kino/news/y2015/10-4/7419/|title=Комикс «Майор Гром» экранизируют|publisher=«Кино-театр.ру»|date=4 October 2015|accessdate=12 March 2017|archive-date=23 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223233951/http://www.kino-teatr.ru/kino/news/y2015/10-4/7419}}</ref> In October 2015, at [[Comic-Con Russia]], the creation of Bubble Studios was announced, with the intent of creating film adaptations of the comics. ''Major Grom'' was selected as the first story to be adapted due to the peculiarities of its plot and setting, which would save costs on special effects.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://life.ru/t/%D0%B7%D0%B2%D1%83%D0%BA/866176|title=К экранизации комикса «Майор Гром» привлекут экспертов Marvel|publisher=Life.ru|date=14 April 2016|accessdate=12 March 2017|archive-date=13 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313041824/https://life.ru/t/%D0%B7%D0%B2%D1%83%D0%BA/866176}}</ref> The film was directed by Vladimir Besedin, known for his satirical [[web series]] ''Gaffy Gaf Show'' on [[YouTube]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Vladimir |first1=Shuravin |title=«Майор Гром»: плюсы и минусы первого российского кинокомикса |date=April 2021 |url=https://lumos.art/cinema/major-grom/ |publisher=Lumos}}</ref> He also cowrote the script, with Gabrelyanov. Igor Grom was portrayed by Russian actor Alexander Gorbatov. The film itself is a 29-minute short intended to serve as a pilot project before the development of a full-length film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.m24.ru/articles/118196|title=Главред издательства комиксов Bubble: "Хотим, чтобы нас читали даже кондукторы"|first=Тимур|last=Фехретдинов.|publisher=M24.RU|date=3 October 2016|accessdate=11 March 2017|archive-date=13 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313044505/http://www.m24.ru/articles/118196}}</ref><ref name="Хит1">{{cite web|url=https://rg.ru/2017/02/22/major-grom-sniatyj-po-rossijskim-komiksam-stal-hitom-youtube.html|title="Майор Гром», снятый по российским комиксам, стал хитом «YouTube"|first=Виктория.|last=Чернышева|publisher=«Российская газета»|date=22 February 2017|accessdate=7 March 2017|archive-date=2 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170302015526/https://rg.ru/2017/02/22/major-grom-sniatyj-po-rossijskim-komiksam-stal-hitom-youtube.html}}</ref><ref name="Хит2">{{cite web|url=https://www.dni.ru/culture/2017/2/22/362297.html|title=Фильм «Майор Гром» бьёт рекорды популярности|first=Андрей.|last=Петрунян|publisher=«Дни.ру»|date=22 February 2017|accessdate=7 March 2017|archive-date=12 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312040305/https://www.dni.ru/culture/2017/2/22/362297.html}}</ref><ref name="Хит3">{{cite web|url=https://www.ridus.ru/news/245626.html|title=Фильм «Майор Гром» произвёл фурор на «YouTube»|first=Сергей.|last=Болотов|publisher=«Ридус»|date=22 February 2017|accessdate=7 March 2017|archive-date=12 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312075603/https://www.ridus.ru/news/245626.html}}</ref> The story is about Major Grom, who tries to stop a bank robbery, rescue hostages, and arrest a gang of three bandits hiding their identities behind the masks of characters from the [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] cartoon ''[[Puck! Puck!]]''.

The film's international premiere took place on 11 February 2017 at the [[Berlin International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rg.ru/2017/02/12/na-berlinale-predstavili-ekranizaciiu-rossijskogo-komiksa-major-grom.html|title=На Берлинале представили экранизацию российского комикса «Майор Гром»|author=Сусанна Альперина|publisher=«Российская газета»|date=12 February 2017|accessdate=6 March 2017|archive-date=4 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170304040057/https://rg.ru/2017/02/12/na-berlinale-predstavili-ekranizaciiu-rossijskogo-komiksa-major-grom.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://futurist.ru/articles/815|title=Майор Гром: если бы Гай Ричи снимал советские мультфильмы|first=Павел.|last=Войтовский|publisher=Futurist.ru|date=24 March 2017|accessdate=6 March 2017|archive-date=12 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312050112/http://futurist.ru/articles/815}}</ref> On 19 February 2017, it was broadcast live on the Life.ru website. On 21 February, it was published on YouTube, where it gained more than 1.7 million views on the first day.<ref name="Хит1">{{cite web|url=https://rg.ru/2017/02/22/major-grom-sniatyj-po-rossijskim-komiksam-stal-hitom-youtube.html|title="Майор Гром», снятый по российским комиксам, стал хитом «YouTube"|first=Виктория.|last=Чернышева|publisher=«Российская газета»|date=22 February 2017|accessdate=7 March 2017|archive-date=2 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170302015526/https://rg.ru/2017/02/22/major-grom-sniatyj-po-rossijskim-komiksam-stal-hitom-youtube.html}}</ref><ref name="Хит2"/><ref name="Хит3">{{cite web|url=https://www.ridus.ru/news/245626.html|title=Фильм «Майор Гром» произвёл фурор на «YouTube»|first=Сергей.|last=Болотов|publisher=«Ридус»|date=22 February 2017|accessdate=7 March 2017|archive-date=12 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312075603/https://www.ridus.ru/news/245626.html}}</ref> Critics' reviews were mostly positive: they noted the high-quality visuals of the film and its action scenes, but they negatively assessed the acting and a primitive plot.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kritikanstvo.ru/movies/mayorgrom/|title=Рецензии на фильм «Майор Гром» / «Mayor Grom» (2017)|publisher=«Критиканство.ру»|accessdate=7 March 2017|archive-date=12 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312073611/http://www.kritikanstvo.ru/movies/mayorgrom/}}</ref>

===''Major Grom: Plague Doctor''===
{{main|Major Grom: Plague Doctor}}

Representatives of Bubble have repeatedly stated that the short film was only a pilot project, and if successful, the shooting of a full-length film and, probably, film adaptations of other Bubble comics would follow.<ref name="cinemafia" /> With the positive reception of the short, on 30 September 2017, at Comic-Con Russia, the full-length feature ''Major Grom: Plague Doctor'' was announced and a teaser was shown.<ref>{{cite news|last=Мещерякова|first=Ольга|title=Вышел тизер первого фильма по российским комиксам|url=https://rg.ru/2017/10/01/na-comic-con-pokazali-tizer-pervogo-filma-po-rossijskim-komiksam.html|accessdate=1 October 2017|work=[[Российская газета]]|date=1 October 2017|archivedate=1 October 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171001213921/https://rg.ru/2017/10/01/na-comic-con-pokazali-tizer-pervogo-filma-po-rossijskim-komiksam.html}}</ref> Following this, the project faced difficulties in production for some time, with the original team disbanding and later reassembling, and the concept being redone from scratch.<ref>{{cite web|author=Александр Стрепетилов|title=Как и почему переделали «Майора Грома»? Главное из интервью с авторами|url=https://www.mirf.ru/news/kak-i-pochemu-peredelali-majora-groma-glavnoe-iz-intervyu-s-avtorami/|website=[[Мир Фантастики]]|date=15 April 2021|access-date=17 April 2021|archive-date=17 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417193312/https://www.mirf.ru/news/kak-i-pochemu-peredelali-majora-groma-glavnoe-iz-intervyu-s-avtorami/}}</ref> Instead of Vladimir Besedin, Oleg Trofim, best known for the 2018 film ''[[Ice (2018 film)|Ice]]'', became the director, and Tikhon Zhiznevsky replaced Alexander Gorbatov in the role of Igor Grom.<ref>{{cite web|author=Реутова, Ксения|title=«Майор Гром»: Как снимают первый российский кинокомикс|url=https://www.kinopoisk.ru/media/article/4000362/|website=[[КиноПоиск]]|date=2 February 2020|access-date=25 May 2020|archive-date=14 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201014080019/https://www.kinopoisk.ru/media/article/4000362/}}</ref> The film is a loose adaptation of the first story arc of the comic series, and tells the story of the confrontation between police major Igor Grom and the [[vigilante]] murderer known as Plague Doctor.

The premiere of ''Major Grom: Plague Doctor'' took place on 25 March 2021 in St. Petersburg.<ref>{{cite web|title=В ПЕТЕРБУРГЕ ПРОШЛА ПРЕМЬЕРА ФИЛЬМА «МАЙОР ГРОМ: ЧУМНОЙ ДОКТОР»|url=http://www.kinometro.ru/photo/show/album/mayor_Grom_piter_8540|publisher=[[Бюллетень кинопрокатчика]]|date=26 March 2021|lang=ru|access-date=28 June 2021|archive-date=28 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628102053/http://www.kinometro.ru/photo/show/album/mayor_Grom_piter_8540}}</ref> On 1 April 2021, a wide release took place.<ref>{{cite news|title=Премьеру российского фильма "Майор Гром" перенесли на 1 апреля|url=https://tass.ru/kultura/10471597|accessdate=25 February 2021|work=[[ТАСС]]|date=15 January 2021|archivedate=29 January 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129170000/https://tass.ru/kultura/10471597}}</ref> The film was released online on 5 May 2021 on [[KinoPoisk]] and [[Netflix]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Аммосов|first=Александр|title=«Майор Гром» возглавил топ просмотров «КиноПоиск HD» в мае|url=https://www.igromania.ru/news/105680/Mayor_Grom_vozglavil_top_prosmotrov_KinoPoisk_HD_v_mae.html|publisher=Игромания|date=3 June 2021|lang=ru|access-date=21 June 2021|archive-date=24 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624202910/https://www.igromania.ru/news/105680/Mayor_Grom_vozglavil_top_prosmotrov_KinoPoisk_HD_v_mae.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|lang=ru|url=https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/4897658|title=«Майор Гром: Чумной Доктор» занял первое место в рейтинге Netflix|website=Коммерсантъ|date=9 July 2021|access-date=9 July 2021|archive-date=9 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709131539/https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/4897658}}</ref> Netflix released it internationally on 17 July 2021.<ref>{{cite web|title=«Майор Гром» стал самым популярным фильмом на Netflix. Больше всего его смотрят в Бразилии, Чехии и Катаре|url=https://www.kinopoisk.ru/media/news/4004800/|publisher=КиноПоиск|date=8 July 2021|lang=ru|access-date=11 July 2021|archive-date=11 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711124740/https://www.kinopoisk.ru/media/news/4004800/}}</ref> The film received mixed reviews, with critics pointing to a lack of originality and excessive copying of Hollywood clichés. Some reviewers found hints of pro-government propaganda, though others disputed this.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kritikanstvo.ru/movies/majorgromchumnojdoktor/|title=Рецензии на фильм «Майор Гром: Чумной Доктор» (2021)|publisher=«Критиканство.ру»|accessdate=29 July 2021}}</ref> The film became a box office bomb: with a budget of 640 million rubles, it brought in only 328 million rubles.<ref>{{cite web|title=МАЙОР ГРОМ: ЧУМНОЙ ДОКТОР: кассовые сборы, о фильме|url=https://www.kinometro.ru/release/card/id/39947|website=[[Бюллетень кинопрокатчика]]|accessdate=16 April 2021|lang=ru|archive-date=13 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413194638/http://www.kinometro.ru/release/card/id/39947}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://youtube.com/channel/UCUmv6q8NH2Y_00iNNHedKnw Bubble Comics official YouTube channel]

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