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Assassin's Creed: Templars, otherwise simply known as Templars, is an upcoming ongoing comic book series from Titan Comics. Written by Fred Van Lente and illustrated by Dennis Calero, the series is set to be released in March 2016.

The series will focus on the Templar Order, with its modern day story set in the year 2016 while the historical story takes place in Shanghai in 1927 featuring a Templar known as Black Cross.^[1]

Press release

Titan Comics is thrilled to announce their second ongoing Assassin's Creed comic series, Assassin's Creed: Templars.

Assassin's Creed is one of the most popular franchises in the video game industry, winning numerous accolades and acclaim since it first debuted in 2007. Over time, its reach has broadened into numerous media beyond games, enriching the Assassin's Creed lore for the joy of many fans.

Writer Fred Van Lente (Marvel Zombies, Iron Man) and artist Dennis Calero (Cowboys & Aliens, X-Men Noir) made a special appearance at official Assassin's Creed comic panel at NYCC, announcing Titan's brand new ongoing comic series, Assassin's Creed: Templars.^[2]

Issues

Black Cross

23/03/2016 - All-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...

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27/04/2016 - In the bustling streets of Shanghai, Darius Gift has come unstuck, his head turned by a pretty girl and a stunning smile. His tenuous position as a newly initiated member of the Templar Order is under threat, until he is rescued by the mysterious figure that is Black Cross...

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25/05/2016 - In the infamous pleasure tower that dominates the Shanghai nightlife, the Great World, Black Cross battles with the triads that have pursued him through the city night. With time running out, Black Cross has to find the missing information that will reveal what is about to happen in China...

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22/06/2016 - The streets of Shanghai have erupted into utter chaos as Black Cross nally evades the henchmen of Big-Eared Du and heads to the International Settlement to establish just how mush trouble the Shanghai Rite is in, and he learns that the corruption goes deeper than he ever could have imagined...

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27/07/2016 - With the revelation that the puppet master of the corruption in the Shanghai rite is a dangerous political figure, Black Cross is forced to take matters into his own hands as the honor of the Order is at stake. But a moment of distraction could destroy everything he's worked for!

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Collected editions

Assassin's Creed Templars Volume 1: Black Cross (November 22, 2016)^[3]

References

Assassin's Creed series

Main games

Assassin's Creed • Assassin's Creed II (Battle of Forlì • Bonfire of the Vanities) • Brotherhood (Copernicus Conspiracy • The Da Vinci Disappearance) • Revelations (The Lost Archive) • Assassin's Creed III (Benedict Arnold • The Tyranny of King Washington) • Liberation • Black Flag (Freedom Cry • Aveline) • Rogue • Unity (Dead Kings) • Syndicate (Jack the Ripper • The Last Maharaja • The Dreadful Crimes) • Origins (The Hidden Ones • The Curse of the Pharaohs) • Odyssey (Legacy of the First Blade • The Fate of Atlantis) • Valhalla (Wrath of the Druids • The Siege of Paris • Dawn of Ragnarök) • Mirage (Valley of Memory) • Shadows (Claws of Awaji)

Animus Hub

Shadows (Claws of Awaji) • Hexe • Invictus

Spin-off games

Altaïr's Chronicles • Bloodlines • Discovery • Multiplayer • Project Legacy • Multiplayer Rearmed • Recollection • Pirates • Memories • Chronicles (China | India | Russia) • Identity • Arno's Chronicles • Rebellion • Freerunners • Jade • Assassin's Creed Netflix mobile game

Virtual Reality

The VR Experience • Escape the Lost Pyramid • The Temple of Anubis • Beyond Medusa's Gate • Nexus VR

Table Top

Arena • Monopoly • Vendetta • Top Trumps • Risk • Brotherhood of Venice (Roma • Tokyo XXI • Creed vs Crows • Apocalypse) • The Last Quest of Leonardo da Vinci • Universes Beyond • Roleplaying Game

Compilations

Ezio Trilogy • Anthology • Heritage Collection • The Americas Collection • The Ezio Collection • The Rebel Collection

Novels

Renaissance • Brotherhood • The Secret Crusade • Revelations • Forsaken • Black Flag • Unity • Underworld • Last Descendants series (Last Descendants | Tomb of the Khan | Fate of the Gods) • Heresy • The Official Movie Novelization • Desert Oath • Odyssey • The Ming Storm series (The Ming Storm • The Desert Threat) • Geirmund's Saga • Fragments (The Blade of Aizu | The Highlands Children | The Witches of the Moors) • The Silk Road • The Imperial Jade Seal (Chang'an Wang) • Sword of the White Horse • The Engine of History (The Magus Conspiracy • The Resurrection Plot) • Escape Room Puzzle Book • The Golden City • Daughter of No One • Dynasty

Audio

Renaissance • Brotherhood • The Secret Crusade • Revelations • Forsaken • Black Flag • Underworld • Last Descendants series (Last Descendants | Tomb of the Khan | Fate of the Gods) • The Official Film Tie-In • Desert Oath • Odyssey • Gold • Geirmund's Saga • The Ming Storm series (The Ming Storm • The Desert Threat) • Turbulence in the Ming Dynasty • Sword of the White Horse • The Engine of History (The Magus Conspiracy • The Resurrection Plot)

Comics

Assassin's Creed • The Fall • The Chain • Awakening • Brahman • Assassins • Templars • Last Descendants – Locus • Conspiracies • Uprising • Reflections • Origins • Bloodstone • Blade of Shao Jun • Dynasty • Song of Glory • Blood Brothers • Valhalla webcomic • Forgotten Myths • The Hidden Codex • Forgotten Temple • Visionaries • A Soar of Eagles • Tales of Iga

Non-fiction

Assassin's Creed guide/artbook/CE artbook • Assassin's Creed II guide/artbook/CE artbook • Brotherhood guide/artbook • Revelations guide/artbook • Encyclopedia • Assassin's Creed III guide/artbook • Black Flag guide/artbook/CE artbook • Rogue guide/artbook • Unity guide/artbook/CE artbook • The Complete Visual History • Syndicate guide/artbook/CE artbook • A Walk Through History • The Official Coloring Book • The Essential Guide • Movie Posters • Into the Animus • Incredibuilds • The Official Collection • Origins guide/artbook/CE artbook • Infographics • The Culinary Codex • Odyssey guide/artbook/CE artbook • Complete Character Guide • 2500 Years of History • Atlas • Discovery Books (Ancient Egypt | Ancient Greece | Viking Age | In the Heart of Baghdad | The Japan of the Samurai) • Where's the Assassin? • Valhalla artbook • Mirage artbook/CE artbook • Shadows artbook/CE artbook

Film & Television

Lineage • Ascendance • Embers • French Revolution • The Syndicate • Assassin's Creed (film) • Assassin's Creed (Netflix series) • Animated TV series • Anime series

Websites

Abstergo.com • Animus Next • Council • Crack The Code • Discover Your Legacy • Initiates • Project Legacy • Project Widow • Pirates Demo • Question the Creed • The Twelve Trials • Unlock the Animus Challenge • Who's In Your Blood? • Your Blood Is Not Your Own • XIXth Century Search Engine

Cancelled media

The Invisible Imam • The Eye of Heaven • Lost Legacy • Utopia • Bloodsail • Alliance • Covers Collection

Assassin's Creed: Templars

Black Cross • Great Wall • Cross of War

Characters

Assassins	Ahkbar \| Ezio Auditore da Firenze

Templars	Juhani Otso Berg • Violet da Costa • Caitlin Gift • Freddy \| Albert Bolden • Coxworth • Ferris • Stirling Fessenden • Darius Gift • Thaddeus Gift • Joffre • Sun Yat-sen • Soong Ching-ling • Tatsumi \| Solomon Bolden • Tavis Olier • Jan van der Graff

Others	André Bolden \| Chiang Kai-shek • Danvers • Yuri Dolinsky • Du Yuesheng • Fiery Crow • Flowery Flag • Henri Melville • Ruan Lingyu • Tsai • Whitwell • Melissa Whitwell • Xu • Zhang Damin \| Selim III • Edmund

Factions

Assassins (Libyan Brotherhood) • Templars (Black Cross • British Rite • Chinese Rite • The Nine) • Kuomintang • Green Gang | Barbary pirates • Ottoman Empire

Locations

Barbary Coast (Derna • Tripoli) • China (Zhejiang • Shanghai) • United Kingdom (London) • United States (Philadelphia)

Events

Warlord Era (Shanghai massacre of 1927) • World War I

Terms and concepts

Templar pin • Templar ring • Helix • Pieces of Eden (Koh-i-Noor)

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