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Legendary Comics Announces “Bram Stoker’s Dracula Starring Bela Lugosi”

By | October 10th, 2019
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At The Hollywood Reporter, Legendary Comics have announced “Bram Stoker’s Dracula Starring Bela Lugosi,” a new graphic novel of the classic book published in collaboration with the Lugosi Estate that will use the likeness of the 1931 Dracula star. The book, due out late next year, will be written by Legendary’s senior VP Robert Napton with art by El Garing (“Pacific Rim: Tales From The Drift”) and art direction from Kerry Gammill (“Bela Lugosi’s Tales from the Grave”).

Art by El Garing

Lynne Lugosi Sparks, granddaughter of the actor and CEO of Lugosi LLC, declared in a statement, “Bela Lugosi created his unique portrayal of Count Dracula on the Broadway stage and has become a cultural icon for his performance in the 1931 film. This graphic novel beautifully answers the question: What would Lugosi’s performance look like in a direct interpretation of Bram Stoker’s novel? We believe Legendary Comics has proven what fans already know — Bela Lugosi is Dracula.”

“There have been great Dracula graphic novels, but to unite Bram Stoker’s novel in a faithful adaptation with the definitive Dracula in the form of screen icon Bela Lugosi is a dream come true,” Napton added. More information about the project will be revealed during the “Legendary Comics 2019 and Beyond” panel at Los Angeles Comic Con this weekend.


Christopher Chiu-Tabet

Chris is the news manager of Multiversity Comics. A writer from London on the autistic spectrum, he enjoys tweeting and blogging on Medium about his favourite films, TV shows, books, music, and games, plus history and religion. He is Lebanese/Chinese, although he can't speak Cantonese or Arabic.

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