Disney Beauty and the Beast #1

In "Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Tale, Chapter One," Belle finds herself at odds with the village’s strict Head Master for daring to teach girls to read, while also navigating the unsettling advances of a local brute. Written by a talented team and illustrated with quiet intensity, this story captures Belle’s quiet courage and the simmering tension of a world where knowledge and safety are both hard-won.

In "Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Tale, Chapter Two," Belle ventures into the unknown when her father’s horse returns alone, leading her to a foreboding castle where she discovers her father imprisoned. There, she encounters a towering beast and a world of sentient household objects, each with their own quiet stories to tell.

In "Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Tale, Chapter Three," Belle steps into the mysterious castle to serve her father’s sentence, discovering the enchanted staff with quiet charm—but the master of the house remains as distant and guarded as ever. Written by a team known for emotional depth and illustrated with delicate, expressive art, this chapter unfolds a quiet tension between kindness and isolation, where every glance and gesture carries unseen weight.

In "Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Tale, Chapter Four," Belle finds herself in danger when a pack of wolves attacks her after fleeing the castle, only to be saved by the very Beast she's been trying to avoid. Though wounded, he insists she return with him, and reluctantly, Belle agrees—leading her to care for him in the castle's quiet halls.

In "Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Tale, Chapter Five," Belle finds herself drawn closer to The Beast as their uneasy truce deepens into something tender. When he offers her a magical object to uncover the truth about her mother’s death, the past begins to unfold in ways neither of them expected.

In "Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Tale, Chapter Seven," Belle and her father face imprisonment as the village, rallied by Gaston, prepares to march on the castle to destroy The Beast. With the fate of the castle—and perhaps the Beast—hanging in the balance, Belle must confront the growing danger while holding fast to the hope that love and courage can still prevail.