{"id":585087,"date":"2026-08-15T02:18:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T02:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/585087\/"},"modified":"2026-08-15T02:18:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T02:18:09","slug":"disney-cursed-love-romantasy-webcomics-to-launch-on-webtoon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/585087\/","title":{"rendered":"Disney Cursed Love Romantasy Webcomics to Launch on Webtoon"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tDisney<\/a> is putting the adult in Disney Adult<\/a>. The Mouse House is famous for warm-and-fuzzy family entertainment \u2014 but it also has a stockpile of moody and magical love stories.<\/p>\n

\n\tAt D23<\/a> in Anaheim, Disney Publishing announced \u201cDisney Cursed Love,\u201d an all-new romantasy initiative inspired by some of the Mouse House\u2019s \u201cmost iconic love stories.\u201d The first in the series is \u201cThe Curse of a Forsaken Heart,\u201d featuring Belle and the Beast, written by best-selling author Emily McIntire and illustrated by artist Samairu. That will be available first on Webtoon<\/a> as a webcomic before expanding into print formats in 2027.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe \u201cDisney Cursed Love\u201d series, according to the company, will \u201cengage readers through seductive, action-packed romantasy adventure, entangled in dark magic, terrible curses and epic romance. Additional details including Webtoon release dates will be shared at a later date.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe announcement is the latest collaboration between Disney and Webtoon<\/a>, which has already brought over 20 fan-favorite comics to Webtoon\u2019s vertical-scroll format, available in a dedicated Disney section of the English-language Webtoon app.<\/p>\n

\n\tThis is the next wave of Disney titles coming to Webtoon (with release dates TBA): \u201cStar Wars Visions: The Followers of Ankok\u201d (2023); \u201cStar Wars Visions: The Ronin and the Droid\u201d (2024); \u201cDisney Villains Hades\u201d (2023); \u201cDisney Villains Maleficent\u201d (2023); \u201cDisney Villains Ursula\u201d (2026); \u201cGravity Falls: Lost Legends\u201d (2018); and \u201cThe Ultimates\u201d (2024). In addition, Disney and Webtoon are working to create an all-new digital comics platform<\/a>, which Disney is positioning as an \u201cexpansion\u201d to Marvel Unlimited.<\/p>\n

\n\tDisney provided the following synopsis about \u201cThe Curse of a Forsaken Heart\u201d: Belle and the Beast (in his human form) get sucked into a magical world through an enchanted stained-glass window. Once trapped, they quickly realize the fate of the realm is tied to the kingdom\u2019s princess, Emberlynne: a woman who didn\u2019t yield to the marriage proposal of an evil sorcerer. As a result of her refusal, the entire kingdom is cursed to live without love and anyone who steps foot inside it is also cursed. Belle and the Beast will have to not only find their way back to their own love, but also help the princess find hers in order to lift the curse from the kingdom and return home.<\/p>\n

\n\tMcIntire has made her mark for reimagining legendary stories through a new lens. While \u201cBeauty and the Beast\u201d \u2014 and the two main characters \u2014 are a significant part of \u201cThe Curse of a Forsaken Heart,\u201d McIntire\u2019s story centers around entirely new characters, Emberlynne and Lucan. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThey\u2019re the last two people who should be falling for each other,\u201d McIntire said. \u201cShe hates him, and he loves to flirt with her in spite of that. Or maybe because of it. Rivals to lovers, banter that betrays their feelings, a quest to break a curse, and a will they or won\u2019t they tension that will have you screaming at them to just give in already. Their happily ever after is well fought and well earned.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tShe added: \u201cTo me, \u2018Beauty and the Beast\u2019 is about transformation. Recognizing that even with your flaws and fears, you\u2019re worthy of love.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe writer said that when Disney invited her to participate in the project, \u201cI was two years deep into chemotherapy for Stage 4 breast cancer and my muse had disappeared entirely. Dreaming up \u2018The Curse of a Forsaken Heart\u2019 was the first time my creative voice poured back in. These characters and the journey they go through, both falling in love and fighting for love, reminded me why I write.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Disney is putting the adult in Disney Adult. The Mouse House is famous for warm-and-fuzzy family entertainment \u2014…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":585088,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[264088,4550,146,85,46,81836],"class_list":["post-585087","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-d23","tag-disney","tag-entertainment","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-webtoon"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/585087","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=585087"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/585087\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/585088"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=585087"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=585087"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=585087"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}