Ubisoft has announced a partnership with numerous well-known publishers, talented writers and illustrators to continue to transfer the Assassin’s Creed universe to different media formats. Fans worldwide of Assassin’s Creed can learn more about the various stories from their favorite series by visiting the new website, which includes details of the 2021 and post-release calendar.
Upcoming new novels, graphic novels, manhuas, webtoons and assassin’s creed stories with the upcoming podcast series; novels are transferred to different formats such as illustrated fiction and digital works. “Many creators are excited to add their own interpretations to a series with rich artistic freedom, such as Assassin’s Creed!” said Aymar Azaïzia, Director of Transmedia at Ubisoft Montreal. “It’s a great creative opportunity to publish a work about the genre that was produced by writers or illustrators recognized in their fields,” he added.
New books coming for Assassin’s Creed series
Ubisoft is currently working with a vast network of streaming partners, each with its own expertise, to further develop the Assassin’s Creed universe. Aconyte Books, Editis and Starfish are developing original novels in their own languages (English, French and Chinese). On the side of comics and graphic novels; Glenat published French graphic novels, Dark Horse Comics released an Assassin’s Creed comic book miniseries in English, and Ulab developed original manhuas. On the digital side; Chinese partner Ximalaya is about to launch his first Assassin’s Creed story podcast, while Korean studio Redice will release its first Assassin’s Creed webtoon.
Ubisoft has created three tags to help fans choose what to read to better classify their upcoming Assassin’s Creed transmedia offerings:
- Classics: Direct adaptations based on the stories of video games.
- Chronicles: New adventures featuring your favorite iconic Assassins.
- Originals: New stories with new heroes and periods.
Some of the latest transmedia creations this year come from collaborations with talented Asian writers and artists, especially from China, Japan and Korea. These include several manhuas or webtoons currently in development. “While a large number of creators across Asia offer innovative content, the priority for Ubisoft has been to build new relationships with talented partners in the region,” said Julien Fabre, Ubisoft’s Editor-in-Chief.
Ubisoft aims to enrich the Assassin’s Creed universe with stories that resonate with original and local fans by bringing together talent from around the world to create new transmedia narratives. “We’re all consumers of stories. With this global vision and local approach, we’re trying to bring our fans new content that includes stories based on their familiar formats and cultural histories and their own,” adds Etienne Bouvier, Ubisoft Content Publication Manager.
Assassin’s Creed will be released this year
Roma:
- ASSASSIN’S CREED® FRAGMENTS YOUNG ADULT TRILOGY (ORIGINALS): Fragments is a new series of young adult books developed in partnership with French publisher Editis. This action-adventure epic of historical fiction will focus on young people caught up in the centuries-old Assassin-Templar feud and explore the nature of the relationship between the brothers. Each book in the series will take readers to a different place and time zone with new heroes. The first volume will be set in 19th-century Japan, the second in 13th-century Scotland and the third in 17th-century France.
- ASSASSIN’S CREED® THE JADE SEAL COLLECTION (ORIGINALS): From the Zhou Dynasty (4th century BC) to the Ming Dynasty (17th century), this collection expands our series with ten novels exploring Chinese history extensively. Emperors, courtiers, legendary martial artists, poets, philosophers and many other important figures in Chinese history will play their part in this centuries-old struggle. Featuring new Assassins and new arch-enemies, these epic novels will soon be available in China and become part of our series, written by six well-known Chinese writers.
- ASSASSIN’S CREED® THE MING STORM (CHRONICLES): Written by best-selling Chinese author Yan Leisheng, this novel will be the beginning of an action-packed trilogy set in 16th-century China featuring Shao Jun, the main protagonist of Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: China and a much-loved young Assassin. Aconyte Books will publish the novel on June 1, 2021 in the United States and Canada.
OFFICIAL EDITING:
- ASSASSIN’S CREED® DYNASTY (MANHUA) (ORIGINALS): Originally published as A webcomic by local development partner ULAB in China, Assassin’s Creed Dynasty has already received more than 150 million views online and is among the top 3 of the Wuxia genre on the Tencent platform. It will soon be available in skinless books in other regions. Readers will be able to follow the adventures of Li E, an Assassin who tried to save the Tang Dynasty from civil war.
- ASSASSIN’S CREED® VALHALLA: BLOOD BROTHERS (MANHUA) (CHRONICLES): Soon fans will be able to discover the epic story of two brave Viking brothers in this manhua set in assassin’s Creed Valhalla world, shortly before the heroics of Eivor the Wolf-Kissed.
- ASSASSIN’S CREED® VALHALLA FRENCH GRAPHIC NOVEL (CHRONICLES): Glénat Editions will publish this original graphic novel in France in the fall of 2021. Readers will discover the story of an ambitious Assassin and a Christian monk as they embark on a mission that will take them from Ravensthorpe to the mysterious peaks of Scotland.
Digital:
- ASSASSIN’S CREED® TURBULENCE IN THE MING DYNASTY PODCAST (CHRONICLES): Developed and published by Ximalaya, China’s leading podcast platform, this audio adaptation of the novel Ming Dynasty was voiced by a world-class cast from the Chinese film industry, including Liu Yan as Shao Jun. Enriched with sound effects and moving music, this podcast is the perfect format for an in-depth experience of China during the 16th century Ming Dynasty.
- WEBTOON (ORIGINALS): Made in Korea® this webtoon will be a sequel to Assassin’s Creed® Black Flag and expand the story of Edward Kenway. It is currently in development with partner Redice.
