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| | |publisher = [[France|FR]]: [[Glénat Editions]]<br>[[United States|US]]: [[Dark Horse Comics|Dark Horse Books]] | ||
'''''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla''''' is | |publication date = [[France|FR]]: 25 January 2023<br>[[United States|US]]: 30 April 2024<ref name="GameInformer ENG">{{cite web| url=https://www.gameinformer.com/exclusive/2023/11/02/assassins-creed-valhalla-the-hidden-codex-is-a-viking-centric-graphic-novel| title=Assassin's Creed Valhalla: The Hidden Codex Is A Viking-Centric Graphic Novel Out Next April| publisher=''{{Wiki|Game Informer}}''| first=Wesley| last=LeBlanc| date=2 November 2023| accessdate=3 November 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20231102130506/https://www.gameinformer.com/exclusive/2023/11/02/assassins-creed-valhalla-the-hidden-codex-is-a-viking-centric-graphic-novel|archivedate=2 November 2023}}</ref> | ||
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|isbn = 978-2344046869 | |||
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'''''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Hidden Codex''''' is a ''{{Wiki|bande dessinée}}'' graphic novel by the same artists behind ''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''{{'}}s tie-in [[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (webcomic)|webcomic]]. Written by [[Mathieu Gabella]] and with art by [[Paolo Traisci]] and [[Fabien Alquier]], the comic was published by [[Glénat Editions]] and first released on 25 January 2023 in [[France]].<ref name="GLENAT">{{Cite web| url=https://www.glenat.com/ubisoft/assassins-creed-valhalla-9782344046869| title=Assassin's Creed Valhalla| publisher=Glénat Editions| accessdate=14 January 2023| language=French| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230212190607/https://www.glenat.com/ubisoft/assassins-creed-valhalla-9782344046869| archivedate=12 February 2023}}</ref> | |||
==Synopsis== | ==Synopsis== | ||
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|content='''''A secret knowledge. A forbidden weapon.'''<br><br>[[England]], [[Ravensthorpe]] camp, 9th century.<br><br>Kidnapped by [[Eivor Varinsdottir|Eivor]], a powerful [[Vikings|Viking]] ''[[jarl]]skona'',<!-- "cheffe de guerre" in the original, other possible translations: warlord, war chief. --> [[Edward (monk)|Edward]], copyist [[Scholar|monk]], seeks to understand the reasons which pushed his brother [[Ecbert]] to commit suicide...<br><br>Among the documents of the deceased, strange parchments blackened by a hermetic language were found. No one knows the provenance of this letters of occult appearance, but Edward has seen such signs before: in the [[Ravensthorpe bureau|workshop]] of [[Hytham]], a man who had taken him under his wing.<br><br>Hytham belongs to a secret order: "The [[Assassins|Hidden Ones]]". An order that can offer Edward answers, and guarantee his aspirations for freedom and knowledge. For that, Hytham proposes to send him to [[London|Lunden]] accompanied by [[Niels Gunnarsson|Niels]], a young Viking warrior as undisciplined as he is promising. There, they will undergo quick training in the form of an investigation on the trail<!-- "sur les traces" in the original, also possible: on the footsteps, on the traces --> of a cult with troubling practices... Following the clues to the mysterious lands of [[Scotland]], they will be confronted with the dangerous stakes hidden within Edward's questions...''<ref name="Amazon">{{Amazon|domain=fr|url=/Assassins-Creed-Valhalla-Mathieu-Gabella/dp/2344046860/|text=Assassin's Creed Valhalla|archiveurl=https://archive.ph/RSx4E}}</ref>}} | |||
==Development== | ==Development== | ||
In April 2021, the new | In April 2021, the new graphic novel was announced alongside eight other future ''Assassin's Creed'' projects. ''{{Wiki|Game Informer}}'' reported that the comic would feature original characters and a new location to explore, Scotland.<ref name="GameInformer">{{Cite web| url=https://www.gameinformer.com/2021/04/19/ubisoft-is-expanding-the-assassins-creed-universe-exclusive-first-look-at-ac-valhalla| title=Ubisoft Is Expanding The Assassin's Creed Universe, Exclusive First Look At AC Valhalla: Blood Brothers| first=Liana| last=Ruppert| publisher=''{{Wiki|Game Informer}}''| date=19 April 2021| accessdate=20 April 2021| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419234856/https://www.gameinformer.com/2021/04/19/ubisoft-is-expanding-the-assassins-creed-universe-exclusive-first-look-at-ac-valhalla| archivedate=19 April 2021}}</ref> | ||
==Media== | |||
*ISBN 9782344046869; 25 January 2023; [[Glénat Editions]]; FR hardcover<ref name="Amazon" /> | |||
==Gallery== | |||
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ACV THC cover French.jpg|French cover | |||
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==External links== | |||
*{{Ubisoft|url=en-gb/game/assassins-creed/publishing/news-updates/4dF2X115n0MxzmLcDp7PKy/assassins-creed-valhalla-graphic-novel|text=Assassin's Creed Valhalla Graphic Novel|archivedate=20210526071249}} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist|1}} | ||
{{ACSeries}} | {{ACSeries}} | ||
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[[Category:Real world comics]] | [[Category:Real world comics]] | ||
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We do this together or not at all. It has been proposed that this page be merged with Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (webcomic), under the article: Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Hidden Codex. Discussion to this effect can be held on the former article's talk page. |
This article is about the graphic novel. For other uses, see Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (disambiguation).
Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Hidden Codex is a bande dessinée graphic novel by the same artists behind Assassin's Creed: Valhalla's tie-in webcomic. Written by Mathieu Gabella and with art by Paolo Traisci and Fabien Alquier, the comic was published by Glénat Editions and first released on 25 January 2023 in France.[2]
Synopsis[edit | edit source]
| The following content was translated from French by Soranin. |
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| A secret knowledge. A forbidden weapon. England, Ravensthorpe camp, 9th century. Kidnapped by Eivor, a powerful Viking jarlskona, Edward, copyist monk, seeks to understand the reasons which pushed his brother Ecbert to commit suicide... Among the documents of the deceased, strange parchments blackened by a hermetic language were found. No one knows the provenance of this letters of occult appearance, but Edward has seen such signs before: in the workshop of Hytham, a man who had taken him under his wing. Hytham belongs to a secret order: "The Hidden Ones". An order that can offer Edward answers, and guarantee his aspirations for freedom and knowledge. For that, Hytham proposes to send him to Lunden accompanied by Niels, a young Viking warrior as undisciplined as he is promising. There, they will undergo quick training in the form of an investigation on the trail of a cult with troubling practices... Following the clues to the mysterious lands of Scotland, they will be confronted with the dangerous stakes hidden within Edward's questions...[3] |
Development[edit | edit source]
In April 2021, the new graphic novel was announced alongside eight other future Assassin's Creed projects. Game Informer reported that the comic would feature original characters and a new location to explore, Scotland.[4]
Media[edit | edit source]
- ISBN 9782344046869; 25 January 2023; Glénat Editions; FR hardcover[3]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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French cover
External links[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ LeBlanc, Wesley (2 November 2023). Assassin's Creed Valhalla: The Hidden Codex Is A Viking-Centric Graphic Novel Out Next April. Game Informer. Archived from the original on 2 November 2023. Retrieved on 3 November 2023.
- ↑ Assassin's Creed Valhalla (in French). Glénat Editions. Archived from the original on 12 February 2023. Retrieved on 14 January 2023.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla on Amazon.fr (backup link)
- ↑ Ruppert, Liana (19 April 2021). Ubisoft Is Expanding The Assassin's Creed Universe, Exclusive First Look At AC Valhalla: Blood Brothers. Game Informer. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved on 20 April 2021.
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