Titan Comics' line based on Ubisoft's popular video game series "Assassin's Creed" will double in March 2016 with the launch of "Assassin's Creed: Templars." The publisher has provided CBR with an exclusive first look at "Templars" as well as issue #6 of the flagship "Assassin's Creed" series.
Originally announced at New York Comic Con, "Templars" comes from writer Fred Van Lente and artist Dennis Calero and tells the tale of Darius Gift and his involvement with the Templar Order. Set in 1927, the new series follows Gift as he becomes ensnared by both the International Settlement and the Black Cross. The first issue of the series comes with covers by series artist Calero as well as Paul Pope, Mark Laming and Mariano Laclaustra.
"Assassin's Creed" #6, also arriving in March, kicks off the ongoing series' second arc with the introduction of Charlotte de la Cruz. The new story will also be set in a new historical period as de la Cruz uncovers her memories of the Inca empire. "Assassin's Creed" #6 comes with covers by Pope, Chris Wildgoose and Ashley Witter.
You can check out the solicitation information as well as the covers for both issues below. "Assassin's Creed" #6 and "Assassin's Creed: Templars" #1 arrive in March.
ASSASSIN'S CREED: TEMPLARS #1
WRITER: Fred Van Lente
ARTIST: Dennis Calero
COVER A: Mark Laming
COVER B: Paul Pope
COVER C: Dennis Calero
COVER D: Dennis Calero
COVER E: Mariano Laclaustra
PUBLISHER: Titan Comics
PAGE-COUNT: 32PP
PRICE: $3.99
ON SALE: March 23, 2016All-new adventures from the world of Assassin's Creed. In 1927 Darius Gift arrived in Shanghai on his first assignment for the Templar Order. A minor misstep means he soon finds himself mixed up in the shadowy underworld of the International Settlement, and mixed up with the mysterious, enigmatic, Black Cross...
ASSASSIN'S CREED #6
WRITER: Anthony Del Col & Conor McCreery
ARTIST: Neil Edwards
COVER A: Paul Pope
COVER B: Chris Wildgoose
COVER C: Ashley Witter
PUBLISHER: Titan Comics
PAGE-COUNT: 32PP
PRICE: $3.99
ON SALE: March 09, 2016A brand new historical period, and a brand new character in the second arc of the Assassin's Creed comic! Join Charlotte de la Cruz as she leaps into her genetic memories of the Inca empire, searching for the secret hidden in her past that could lead the Assassins into the future...