Changes: Castlevania: The Belmont Legacy

Revision as of 13:26, 15 September 2019

Castlevania: The Belmont Legacy is a 2005 licensed 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's adventure from the 1989 Game Boy game Castlevania: The Adventure.

Issues

Issue 1 - Release Date: Mar 30, 2005
It is 1576, and the legend of the Belmont family's vampire-hunting prowess still echoes through the Romanian countryside. While Christopher Belmont celebrates his nuptials, dark forces conspire to raise 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.

Issue 2 - Release Date: Apr 27, 2005
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.

Issue 3 - Release Date: May 16, 2005
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.

Issue 4 - Release Date: Jun 22, 2005
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 Totoyans, are visited by a horror of their own when young 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.

Issue 5 - Release Date: Jul 20, 2005
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.

Character gallery

For additional artworks, please visit Belmont Legacy Artwork.

See also: The Belmont Legacy Characters

Other characters: Alexei, Goran, Gregory, Grigori, Nina

Notes

Despite being a licensed product, this comic is usually not consider as a canon to the current timeline. However, at least one version of the timeline features parts of the story.

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

Castlevania: The Adventure
Characters
Christopher Belmont • Dracula
Bosses
Gobanz • Under Mole • Death Bat
Stages
Forest and Graveyard • Cave and Dungeon • Torture Chamber and Trap Tower • Main Castle and Vampire Crypt
Music
Akumajō Dracula Best 2
Guides
Game Boy Nintendo Player's Guide • Famitsu Dracula Densetsu Guide
Archives
Bestiary • Inventory • Castlevania: The Belmont Legacy

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
+{{Infobox Literature
-[[Image:cvcomic-1.jpg|right|200px|Official cover artwork from the comic "The Belmont legacy", published by IDW publishing, drawn by E.J. Su.]]A licensed Castlevania comic book published by [[IDW]].  Its story is based on [[Christopher Belmont]] during the [[Castlevania: The Adventure]] [[Game Boy]] game.
+|title           = Castlevania: The Belmont Legacy
+|image           = Belmont Legacy -1.jpg
+|caption         =
+|alternate_title =
+|japanese_title  =
+|date            = 2005
+|issue           =
+|no_of_issues    = 5
+|type            = [[:category:Comics|Comic book]]
+|genre           = Gothic horror/adventure
+|series          =
+|cover           =
+|featured_game   =
+|other_games     =
+|publisher       = [[IDW Publishing]]
+|distributor     =
+|author          = [[Mark Andreyko]]
+|director        =
+|editor          =
+|producer        =
+|designer        = E. J. Su
+|media           =
+|gallery         =
+}}
+'''''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==
-[[Image:Belmont Legacy -1.jpg|90px|left]]'''Issue 1''' - Release Date: Mar 30, 2005<br>
+[[File:Belmont Legacy -1.jpg|100px|left]]
+'''Issue 1''' - Release Date: Mar 30, 2005<br>
-''It is 1576, and the legend of the [[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 [[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. ''
+''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. ''
-{{-}}
-[[Image:Belmont Legacy -2.jpg|90px|left]]'''Issue 2''' - Release Date: Apr 27, 2005<br>
+[[File:Belmont Legacy -2.jpg|100px|left]]
+'''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. ''
-{{-}}
+{{clr}}
-[[Image:Belmont Legacy -3.jpg|90px|left]]'''Issue 3''' - Release Date: May 16, 2005<br>
+[[File:Belmont Legacy -3.jpg|100px|left]]
+'''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. ''
-{{-}}
+{{clr}}
-[[Image:Belmont Legacy -4.jpg|90px|left]]'''Issue 4''' - Release Date: Jun 22, 2005<br>
+[[File:Belmont Legacy -4.jpg|100px|left]]
+'''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]]s, are visited by a horror of their own when young [[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.''
+''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.''
-{{-}}
+{{clr}}
-[[Image:Belmont Legacy -5.jpg|90px|left]]'''Issue 5''' - Release Date: Jul 20, 2005<br>
+[[File:Belmont Legacy -5.jpg|100px|left]]
+'''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.''
-{{-}}
+{{clr}}
+==Character gallery==
+{{Chargallery|Belmont Legacy}}
-==Character Gallery==
-''See also {{cat|Belmont Legacy Artwork}}''
+{{Seealso|:category:Belmont Legacy Characters|The Belmont Legacy Characters}}
+<gallery position="center" captionalign="center">
-<gallery>
-Image:Legacy-Christopher 02.jpg|[[Christopher Belmont]]
+Legacy-Christopher 02.jpg|[[Christopher Belmont (The Belmont Legacy)|Christopher Belmont]]
-Image:Illyana.jpg|[[Illyana Riktor]]
+Illyana.jpg|[[Illyana Riktor]]
-Image:Deimos.jpg|[[Deimos]]
+Deimos.jpg|[[Deimos]]
-Image:Gaspar.jpg|[[Gaspar Totoyan]]
+Gaspar.jpg|[[Gaspar Totoyan]]
-Image:Pascha.jpg|[[Pascha Totoyan]]
+Pascha.jpg|[[Pascha Totoyan]]
-Image:Viktor Totoyan.jpg|[[Viktor Totoyan]]
+Viktor Totoyan.jpg|[[Viktor Totoyan]]
-File:Belmont Legacy Dracula.JPG|[[Dracula]]
+Belmont Legacy Dracula.JPG|[[Dracula (The Belmont Legacy)|Dracula]]
-File:Belmont Legacy Ivan Bartley 2.JPG|[[Ivan Bartley]]
+Belmont Legacy Ivan Bartley 2.JPG|[[Ivan Bartley]]
-Image:Sona Bartley.JPG|[[Sona Bartley]]
+Sona Bartley.JPG|[[Sona Bartley]]
-Image:Issue1-page12.jpg|[[Trevor]] and [[Simon]] like painting
+Issue1-page12.jpg|[[Trevor Belmont|Trevor]] and [[Simon Belmont|Simon]] like painting
-File:Belmont Legacy Soleiyu.JPG|[[Soleiyu Belmont]]
+Belmont Legacy Soleiyu.JPG|[[Son of Christopher|Christopher's son]]
 </gallery>
-Other Characters: [[Alexei]], [[Goran]], [[Gregory]], [[Grigori]], [[Nina]]
+<center>Other characters: [[Alexei]], [[Goran]], [[Gregory]], [[Grigori]], [[Nina]]</center>
-==See Also==
-{{c|Belmont Legacy Characters}}
+==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.
-==Related Products==
+==External links==
+*[http://www.idwpublishing.com/catalog/book/38 IDW Belmont Legacy page]
-* [[Castlevania Adventure]] - Tells the story of this game
+*[http://www.comicon.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=36;t=003620 Pulse News Board]
-* [[Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge]] - Heavily foreshadows this game
+{{CTA}}
-==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]
 [[Category:Comics]]
-[[Category:Belmont Legacy]]
+[[Category:Belmont Legacy| ]]