Written by Ian Edgington | Art by Caspar Wijngaard | Published by Titan Comics
Next year is a big year for Assassin’s Creed, with the movie coming out and probably another game or two, so the job of the comics, prose books, statues etc is to keep the brand active, and keep it popular. The Assassin’s Creed comics have not disappointed, all have been telling good, solid stories and making sure they have their own well defined identity. This series has been especially good, telling us the story of Pinkerton agent Tommy Greyling, and modern descendant Sean, and having along for the ride Henry Green and Evie Frye (the Assassins from the Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate game), plus Inspector Abilene and Sam Clemens. It’s been great fun so far, as Greyling hunts for the Piece of Eden he is seeking. All good things must come to an end though,...
Next year is a big year for Assassin’s Creed, with the movie coming out and probably another game or two, so the job of the comics, prose books, statues etc is to keep the brand active, and keep it popular. The Assassin’s Creed comics have not disappointed, all have been telling good, solid stories and making sure they have their own well defined identity. This series has been especially good, telling us the story of Pinkerton agent Tommy Greyling, and modern descendant Sean, and having along for the ride Henry Green and Evie Frye (the Assassins from the Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate game), plus Inspector Abilene and Sam Clemens. It’s been great fun so far, as Greyling hunts for the Piece of Eden he is seeking. All good things must come to an end though,...
- 12/21/2016
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
Written by Ian Edginton | Art by Caspar Wijngaard | Published by Titan Comics
This series has been great fun through its first two issues, with an interesting scenario and cast, sparkling dialogue, and some fun little touches. Last issue we were left on quite the knife edge when the main character, Pinkerton agent Tommy Greyling, was run through by a Templar sword in the final panel. This raised an interesting question as to what sort of trauma does the modern day descendant Sean, currently in the Animus and experiencing all this, suffer? Tommy of course has been trying to locate a Piece of Eden, gaining along the way the assistance of two Assassins, Henry Green and Evie Frye, plus Inspector Abilene (of Jack the Ripper fame) and Sam Clemens (Mark Twain to you and me), and being pursued by a female Templar assassin.
We start with Sean, in the infirmary after...
This series has been great fun through its first two issues, with an interesting scenario and cast, sparkling dialogue, and some fun little touches. Last issue we were left on quite the knife edge when the main character, Pinkerton agent Tommy Greyling, was run through by a Templar sword in the final panel. This raised an interesting question as to what sort of trauma does the modern day descendant Sean, currently in the Animus and experiencing all this, suffer? Tommy of course has been trying to locate a Piece of Eden, gaining along the way the assistance of two Assassins, Henry Green and Evie Frye, plus Inspector Abilene (of Jack the Ripper fame) and Sam Clemens (Mark Twain to you and me), and being pursued by a female Templar assassin.
We start with Sean, in the infirmary after...
- 11/17/2016
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
Written by Ian Edginton | Art by Caspar Wijngaard | Published by Titan Comics
As the Assassins Creed universe continues to expand with more and more comic book series, it runs the risk of producing a dud at some stage. So far, all the books have been – at worst – good solid reads, and at best required reading. One thing they should not do is run out of ideas, as all places and times are open to the writers, and this probably adds to the feeling of freshness across all the books. This series began last month, featuring Tommy Greyling, a nineteenth century American Pinkerton agent, who is dragged into a conflict when a dying friend reveals President Grant’s administration is controlled by the Templars. An added wrinkle is that his descendent Sean, using the Animus in the present, is confined to a wheelchair, and is using the Animus to allow him...
As the Assassins Creed universe continues to expand with more and more comic book series, it runs the risk of producing a dud at some stage. So far, all the books have been – at worst – good solid reads, and at best required reading. One thing they should not do is run out of ideas, as all places and times are open to the writers, and this probably adds to the feeling of freshness across all the books. This series began last month, featuring Tommy Greyling, a nineteenth century American Pinkerton agent, who is dragged into a conflict when a dying friend reveals President Grant’s administration is controlled by the Templars. An added wrinkle is that his descendent Sean, using the Animus in the present, is confined to a wheelchair, and is using the Animus to allow him...
- 11/10/2016
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
Written by Ian Edginton | Art by Caspar Wijngaard | Published by Titan Comics
Until relatively recently, comics based on games were something that I would very rarely pick up. They were often just cheap cash-ins, primarily designed to drum up interest in the main product itself, and lacking in both quality and creator enthusiasm. Titan have seemingly taken this as something of a challenge as most of their game-based series have been very good, notably Deus Ex, Dark Souls, and of course Assassins Creed.
Assassins Creed has become the gold standard in that rather than just tread safe water, the creative teams have purposely expanded that universe, introduced new characters, played with the Assassin/Templar dynamic, mixed things up enough to make it seem familiar and unfamiliar at the same time. Assassin’s Creed Last Descendants: Locus is the latest book to emerge from that, and this time the ‘hero’ is Tommy Greyling,...
Until relatively recently, comics based on games were something that I would very rarely pick up. They were often just cheap cash-ins, primarily designed to drum up interest in the main product itself, and lacking in both quality and creator enthusiasm. Titan have seemingly taken this as something of a challenge as most of their game-based series have been very good, notably Deus Ex, Dark Souls, and of course Assassins Creed.
Assassins Creed has become the gold standard in that rather than just tread safe water, the creative teams have purposely expanded that universe, introduced new characters, played with the Assassin/Templar dynamic, mixed things up enough to make it seem familiar and unfamiliar at the same time. Assassin’s Creed Last Descendants: Locus is the latest book to emerge from that, and this time the ‘hero’ is Tommy Greyling,...
- 9/28/2016
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
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