Thanks to "UltimateKidNova" and the guys over at Marvel's "Next Big Thing" live blog, we have the following details from writer Ed Brubaker and about upcoming series, Winter Soldier. As was revealed in the pages of Fear Itself #7.1, Bucky survived his encounter with Sin and plans on making up for his past crimes as the Winter Soldier from the shadows of the Marvel Universe. To read much more, be sure to click on the link below.
"I knew 90% of the angry 'You killed Bucky' fans were fans who were upset that I brought him back in the first place who I had won over. Hopefully I will be able to win them back again." - Ed Brubaker
Ed says the idea for Steve Rogers to return as Captain America and Bucky to go back to being the Winter Soldier with his own book has been the plan for some time. What changed was Bucky was initially going to "die" at the end of the Gulag storyline and disappear for a few months, but when Fear Itself came along, it made more sense to do it there.
Details from that Gulag storyline, especially the revelation that Bucky has secrets in his head about other Russian weapons and sleeper agents, will lead right into Winter Soldier.
"This is me trying to create a book that is James Bond meets Splinter Cell in the Marvel Universe." -Ed Brubaker
According to Tom, only Cap, Nick Fury and Black Widow will know Bucky is still alive.
"That's not to say he will not encounter other Marvel characters, but it will be in the shadows. If people know Bucky is still alive, that's a problem for Cap too, who knows he's doing stuff not exactly to the letter of the law." -Tom Brevoort
"There will be some classic Marvel bad guys involved in the series, but a lot of stuff in the first few arcs will be new characters with ties to Bucky's secret past during the Cold War and throughout his history." -Ed Brubaker
"This is a guy who for years was operating in a semi-amnesiac state where he did reprehensible things. Stepping back into this world is going to have a major effect on him. It's a dangerous tightrope to walk. There's nothing to say he won't crack." - Tom Brevoort
Strommy asking if Bucky will get new powers from the Infinity Formula ala Mockingbird. The answer is no. Mockingbird got an Infinity Formula/Super-Soldier Serum cocktail.
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