MattBrady
02-19-2003, 09:38 AM
<a href="http://www.newsarama.com/Image/leg_cover_1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.newsarama.com/Image/leg_cover_1_t.jpg" width="200" height="297" align="right" border="0" alt="Legacy #1"></a>While its adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s The Hedge Knight has received the lion’s share of attention, Roaring Studios has a rollout of six other titles planned in the coming months. One of the first will be Legacy, and we’ve got a sneak peek.
Like all Roaring Studios’ books, Legacy will be published by Image. Written by Carmen Treffiletti, penciled by Edu Fransisco, with digital inks and letters by Lithium Pro, Legacy is set in a postmodern fantasy world where propeller planes fly in the skies, while demons and magic are the rule of the day. But enough from us, let’s let Roaring take it from here.
Legacy tales place in Zelandria, a patchwork world of magical lands and technologically laden cities, where age-old myths collide with futuristic wonders, and mystical creatures dwell among ordinary men. A place where power is contingent on nobility and feudalistic hierarchies govern widespread provinces. It is here where the seeds of legend are sown and the paths of heroes are paved. It is here where a Legacy will be born
It is a time of darkness…
A relentless war rages across Northern Provinces of Zelandria. The battles between the rebel clans and Lord Eridan’s Shadow Sentry have stretched far across the continents, throwing the turmoil-stricken bureaucracies into a hopeless state of civil unrest.
The siege of the capitol palace and the murder of Supreme Chancellor Cronus led to an era of terror and tyranny throughout the lands. Lord Eridan’s political deception and barrage of ruthless surprise attacks led to a swift victory over the Northern Provinces. Desperately, the remaining provinces dispatched hundreds of troops that did little to thwart the onslaught of Eridan’s attacks. Soon the cities were besieged and thousands of lives forced from their homes. With Eridan’s campaign spreading like a plague, the remaining provinces are now faced with their ultimate and conclusive threat.
<a href="http://www.newsarama.com/Image/Legacy_01.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.newsarama.com/Image/Legacy_01_t.gif" width="175" height="266" align="left" border="0" alt="Legacy #1, page 1"></a>During a bombardment of an offshore Northern Province, Eridan claimed his most sought after prize—Prince Lucian, the son of Cronus. As the rightful heir to the kingdom of Zelandria under Eridan’s control, the shift of power swayed drastically to Eridan’s favor. The son of Cronus, a mere child at the time, believed Eridan to be his father. Eridan carried out this fallacy, raising Lucian as if he was his own, shaping his every quality into the consummate evil force. Lucian would grow to lead Eridan’s army on a rampage through northern Zelandria, pillaging and ravaging anything in his path. Branded as traitor and proprietor of evil by the people of Zelandria, Lucian became the instrumental pawn in Eridan’s struggle for political legitimacy. Lucian’s name was never spoken unless in reverence or fear and his very presence shrouded Zelandria in a shell of hopelessness.
However, the tides soon turned with an unusual and unforeseen twist. Eridan used Lucian’s to awaken The Six Scourges of Man, an ancient circle of demons who were banished from Zelandria centuries before. It was also at this time and unknown to Eridan, that a mysterious figure presented Lucian with a magical mirror that displayed jumbled fragments of his past, later exposing the truth about Eridan and his father.
<a href="http://www.newsarama.com/Image/Legacy_02-03copy.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.newsarama.com/Image/Legacy_02-03copy_t.jpg" width="300" height="228" align="right" border="0" alt="Legacy #1, page 2-3"></a>With his father murdered, his kingdom in turmoil and the weight of his betrayal plaguing him, the son of Cronus disappeared without a trace, with rumors surfacing years later that he was murdered by rebels. With virtually his entire life made up of deception and lies, the peril Lucian would suffer proved to be formidable punishment for the atrocities caused against the people he was destined to protect.
Zelandria’s once a beacon of hope had become a pawn of evil, viciously diminishing the faith that acted as Zelandria’s unifying element. The dwindling northern rebels were disbanded and the Six Scourges trampled through the remnants mercilessly. Now, Eridan rules a massive empire and has begun his final march to victory. The remaining rebel clans are withering slowly to extinction with each passing day, and the untouched Southern Provinces are now being threatened. As hope for restoration and victory drifts further out of reach for the remaining Zelandrian Hierarchy, a symbol of hope will emerge, from a shadowy past and years of solitude, Lucian, the son of Cronus returns to redeem his crimes and restore peace to Zelandria.
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<center><a href="http://www.newsarama.com/Image/Legacy_04.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.newsarama.com/Image/Legacy_04_t.jpg" width="150" height="228" border="0" alt="Legacy #1, page 4" hspace="2"></a><a href="http://www.newsarama.com/Image/Legacy_05.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.newsarama.com/Image/Legacy_05_t.jpg" width="150" height="228" border="0" alt="Legacy #1, page 5" hspace="2"></a></center>
Like all Roaring Studios’ books, Legacy will be published by Image. Written by Carmen Treffiletti, penciled by Edu Fransisco, with digital inks and letters by Lithium Pro, Legacy is set in a postmodern fantasy world where propeller planes fly in the skies, while demons and magic are the rule of the day. But enough from us, let’s let Roaring take it from here.
Legacy tales place in Zelandria, a patchwork world of magical lands and technologically laden cities, where age-old myths collide with futuristic wonders, and mystical creatures dwell among ordinary men. A place where power is contingent on nobility and feudalistic hierarchies govern widespread provinces. It is here where the seeds of legend are sown and the paths of heroes are paved. It is here where a Legacy will be born
It is a time of darkness…
A relentless war rages across Northern Provinces of Zelandria. The battles between the rebel clans and Lord Eridan’s Shadow Sentry have stretched far across the continents, throwing the turmoil-stricken bureaucracies into a hopeless state of civil unrest.
The siege of the capitol palace and the murder of Supreme Chancellor Cronus led to an era of terror and tyranny throughout the lands. Lord Eridan’s political deception and barrage of ruthless surprise attacks led to a swift victory over the Northern Provinces. Desperately, the remaining provinces dispatched hundreds of troops that did little to thwart the onslaught of Eridan’s attacks. Soon the cities were besieged and thousands of lives forced from their homes. With Eridan’s campaign spreading like a plague, the remaining provinces are now faced with their ultimate and conclusive threat.
<a href="http://www.newsarama.com/Image/Legacy_01.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.newsarama.com/Image/Legacy_01_t.gif" width="175" height="266" align="left" border="0" alt="Legacy #1, page 1"></a>During a bombardment of an offshore Northern Province, Eridan claimed his most sought after prize—Prince Lucian, the son of Cronus. As the rightful heir to the kingdom of Zelandria under Eridan’s control, the shift of power swayed drastically to Eridan’s favor. The son of Cronus, a mere child at the time, believed Eridan to be his father. Eridan carried out this fallacy, raising Lucian as if he was his own, shaping his every quality into the consummate evil force. Lucian would grow to lead Eridan’s army on a rampage through northern Zelandria, pillaging and ravaging anything in his path. Branded as traitor and proprietor of evil by the people of Zelandria, Lucian became the instrumental pawn in Eridan’s struggle for political legitimacy. Lucian’s name was never spoken unless in reverence or fear and his very presence shrouded Zelandria in a shell of hopelessness.
However, the tides soon turned with an unusual and unforeseen twist. Eridan used Lucian’s to awaken The Six Scourges of Man, an ancient circle of demons who were banished from Zelandria centuries before. It was also at this time and unknown to Eridan, that a mysterious figure presented Lucian with a magical mirror that displayed jumbled fragments of his past, later exposing the truth about Eridan and his father.
<a href="http://www.newsarama.com/Image/Legacy_02-03copy.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.newsarama.com/Image/Legacy_02-03copy_t.jpg" width="300" height="228" align="right" border="0" alt="Legacy #1, page 2-3"></a>With his father murdered, his kingdom in turmoil and the weight of his betrayal plaguing him, the son of Cronus disappeared without a trace, with rumors surfacing years later that he was murdered by rebels. With virtually his entire life made up of deception and lies, the peril Lucian would suffer proved to be formidable punishment for the atrocities caused against the people he was destined to protect.
Zelandria’s once a beacon of hope had become a pawn of evil, viciously diminishing the faith that acted as Zelandria’s unifying element. The dwindling northern rebels were disbanded and the Six Scourges trampled through the remnants mercilessly. Now, Eridan rules a massive empire and has begun his final march to victory. The remaining rebel clans are withering slowly to extinction with each passing day, and the untouched Southern Provinces are now being threatened. As hope for restoration and victory drifts further out of reach for the remaining Zelandrian Hierarchy, a symbol of hope will emerge, from a shadowy past and years of solitude, Lucian, the son of Cronus returns to redeem his crimes and restore peace to Zelandria.
Click on the thumbnails for larger versions…
<center><a href="http://www.newsarama.com/Image/Legacy_04.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.newsarama.com/Image/Legacy_04_t.jpg" width="150" height="228" border="0" alt="Legacy #1, page 4" hspace="2"></a><a href="http://www.newsarama.com/Image/Legacy_05.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.newsarama.com/Image/Legacy_05_t.jpg" width="150" height="228" border="0" alt="Legacy #1, page 5" hspace="2"></a></center>