Castlevania: The Belmont Legacy

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|date            = 2005
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|no_of_issues    = 5
|type            = [[:category:Comics|Comic book]]
|genre           = Gothic horror/adventure
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|publisher       = [[IDW Publishing]]
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|author          = [[Mark Andreyko]]
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|designer        = E. J. Su
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'''''Castlevania: The Belmont Legacy''''' is a 2005 licensed ''[[Castlevania (series)|Castlevania]]'' comic book published by [[IDW Publishing]] and written by [[Mark Andreyko]] and drawn by E. J. Su. The story is based on [[Christopher Belmont (The Belmont Legacy)|Christopher Belmont]]'s adventure from the 1989 [[Game Boy]] game ''[[Castlevania: The Adventure]]''.

==Issues==
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'''Issue 1''' - Release Date: Mar 30, 2005<br>
''It is 1576, and the legend of the [[Belmont Clan|Belmont family]]'s vampire-hunting prowess still echoes through the Romanian countryside. While Christopher Belmont celebrates his nuptials, dark forces conspire to raise [[Dracula (The Belmont Legacy)|Count Dracula]] from his unholy slumber. With this ancient evil unleashed once more, young Belmont must to prove he is worthy of the Belmont legacy. Based on the smash-hit Konami videogame series. ''

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'''Issue 2''' - Release Date: Apr 27, 2005<br>
''For many years, Dracula has slumbered, leaving the countryside in relative peace. But that peace is shattered by the rising of the ancient evil, who wastes no time in announcing his presence to his old adversaries, the Belmont family. Now Christopher Belmont must face the greatest challenge of his life. Based on the smash hit Konami videogame. ''
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'''Issue 3''' - Release Date: May 16, 2005<br>
''Dracula, newly risen from the grave, has spirited away the new bride of Christopher Belmont. Christopher and his companions desperately attempt to reach her before Dracula can kill or turn her, but they'll have to fight their way through a legion of vampiric zombies to do it! Based on the wildly popular Konami videogame. ''
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'''Issue 4''' - Release Date: Jun 22, 2005<br>
''Dracula's evil continues to grow as Christopher Belmont strives to save his wife, and the world, from the vampire lord. Belmont's allies, the [[Totoyan Family|Totoyans]], are visited by a horror of their own when young [[Viktor Totoyan|Viktor]] is turned and attacks his grandfather and sister. Can Belmont turn the tide and defeat Dracula once and for all? Based on the smash-hit Konami videogame.'' 
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'''Issue 5''' - Release Date: Jul 20, 2005<br />
''With the evil of Dracula roaming the Earth, Christopher Belmont must take up the mantle of his family's legacy and fight the beast to the death. But this time it's personal, as Dracula has captured Belmont's bride. Time is running out... will Christopher save his beloved from the vampire's wrath? Based on the smash-hit Konami videogame.''
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==Character gallery==
{{Chargallery|Belmont Legacy}}
{{Seealso|:category:Belmont Legacy Characters|The Belmont Legacy Characters}}
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center">
Legacy-Christopher 02.jpg|[[Christopher Belmont (The Belmont Legacy)|Christopher Belmont]]
Illyana.jpg|[[Illyana Riktor]]
Deimos.jpg|[[Deimos]]
Gaspar.jpg|[[Gaspar Totoyan]]
Pascha.jpg|[[Pascha Totoyan]]
Viktor Totoyan.jpg|[[Viktor Totoyan]]
Belmont Legacy Dracula.JPG|[[Dracula (The Belmont Legacy)|Dracula]]
Belmont Legacy Ivan Bartley 2.JPG|[[Ivan Bartley]]
Sona Bartley.JPG|[[Sona Bartley]]
Issue1-page12.jpg|[[Trevor Belmont|Trevor]] and [[Simon Belmont|Simon]] like painting
Belmont Legacy Soleiyu.JPG|[[Son of Christopher|Christopher's son]]
</gallery>

<center>Other characters: [[Alexei]], [[Goran]], [[Gregory]], [[Grigori]], [[Nina]]</center>

==Notes==
*Despite being a licensed product, this comic is usually not consider as a canon to the current timeline. However, at least [[:Image:Cvlinehu7.jpg|one version of the timeline]] features parts of the story.<!--"It is rumored that the Bartley clan helped with the resurrection of Dracula."-->

==Related products==
*''[[Castlevania: The Adventure]]'' — ''Castlevania: The Belmont Legacy'' is based on this game.
*''[[Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge]]'' — The end of ''Castlevania: The Belmont Legacy'' heavily foreshadows this game.

==External links==
*[http://www.idwpublishing.com/catalog/book/38 IDW Belmont Legacy page]
*[http://www.comicon.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=36;t=003620 Pulse News Board]

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