Assassin's Creed: Free Comic Book Day 2016

Assassin's Creed Comics #5

by Anthony Del Col, Conor McCreery, Fred Van Lente

Enter the shadowy world of the Assassins and Templars, two feuding factions who have battled over the centuries to decide the course of humanity! TWO all-new short stories, written and illustrated by the creative teams of the regular comics, highlight a shocking event in the life of new Assassin Charlotte de la Cruz, and reveal the true extent of the mysterious Templar Black Cross's terrifying skills! New readers or experienced strap on your hidden blades, don your cowls, and blend into the crowd to discover secrets you won't read anywhere else!

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Video Games, Comic Book, Historical Fiction, Graphic Novels Comics, Fiction

26 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 21, 2016

About the author

Anthony is a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer/producer of podcasts and comics. His stories include KILL SHAKESPEARE, ASSASSIN'S CREED, the controversial graphic novel THE DEATH OF NANCY DREW, and the award-winning Insider comic I ESCAPED A CHINESE INTERNMENT CAMP, a first-person exploration of one Muslim Uyghur woman’s imprisonment by the Chinese government (2022 Pulitzer Award for Illustrated Reporting and Commentary).

His 2020 audio drama ASSASSIN’S CREED: GOLD, starring Oscar-nominee Riz Ahmed, was Audible’s top-rated release of the year. HIs first project with Audible, the found-footage thriller UNHEARD: THE STORY OF ANNA WINSLOW, hit #1 on Audible and broke download records.

Other projects include the Ringo Awards-nominated graphic novel SON OF HITLER (“few war stories are this much fun” - NPR); LUKE CAGE: EVERYMAN (Marvel), three seasons of Wondery’s hit podcast AGAINST THE ODDS, over 50 episodes of the Army Matters podcast and a series of acclaimed and award-winning comics for Insider that explore subjects such as anti-Muslim policies in India, filtration camps in Ukraine and migrant workers in Qatar.

A proud Canadian, he lives in Brooklyn with his lovely - and patient - wife Lisa, son Dashiell and daughter Siena.

Reviews

[Cyndi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Since it was a free comic this was a quick read that touched on the overall story arc. But it was cool! One of our heroines has a chair that allows her to travel into the body of an ancestor. This ancestor is an assassin. Our time traveler can’t effect anything, but she can view the action. This sounds great but my ancestors were farmers who worked their butts off in the Texas heat. Think I’ll pass, thanks. 🤣

[Varun · Rating 3 out of 5]

The sketches are good, but the story reveals weren't appealing enough.

[Ankit Saxena · Rating 2 out of 5]

Below average.

It could have much better and have been told in more elaborated manner. The way should be more at ease while doing graphics novel so it could be illustrated in more confluent manner. My expectations were so high with this one as I liked the movie & its video game (as precursor) so much but to keep it being short at hand made it not worthy to read. There should be more content to be available for the readers.

[Thais Morimoto (tatakizi) · Rating 3 out of 5]

I always wanted to read Assassins Creed and I really liked it. Now I'm curious about the books. I'll check them out in the near future.

[HornFan2 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Can't go wrong with these free comic book day selections on amazon.com. Great way to get a good sampling of a series that looks interesting to you, liked this one and most definitely read more from the Assassin's Creed series.

[Christine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting. Bonus stars for lack of sexual posing.

[Mert · Rating 3 out of 5]

3/5 Stars (%56/100)

It is free so don't expect too much. It was okay in my opinion. The story is not very appealing considering all the Assassin's Creed games and books. The art style was really good I think. Add it to your collection and read it to waste some time.

[BookishDramas · Rating 1 out of 5]

A chair that helps enter the body of an ancestor who happens to be an assassin!!!!
Free e-book
As an introduction to the world of the Assassins and Templars who are fighting throughout the centuries of history, this book falls short.

Very short graphic novel with decent art.

[Shweta Padma Das · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kickass graphics. The first story, Chair, makes you want to dive into the Assassin's Creed universe head on. An enjoyable taster.

[AJ Walker · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's ok for a free comic

It's not bad for a free comic as long as you remember it's really an ad for the full version/series.

[chloe ‎‎♡ · Rating 1 out of 5]

thought i’d try a comic but it was rubbish

[Bruce Ruadan · Rating 3 out of 5]

I don’t know all that much about the Assassin’s Creed universe, but, thanks to a movie that came out a while ago, I do know about the Assassins, the Templars, and the function of that device called the Animus. And so, in Assassin’s Creed: Free Comic Book Day by Anthony Del Col and Conor McCreery, a computer guy named Kody is tinkering with an Animus and making some improvements while his Animus jumper, a girl named Char, must learn that patience solves everything. Then, in a second tale, readers are introduced to a character who calls himself Black Cross.

This comic features two stories. “The Chair” and “Templars: Great Wall”. I’m a bit disappointed in the first story. Here was Char, descendant of an assassin named Elsie, who Kody, the computer guy, thinks works the Animus chair like no other. Elsie, back in 1791, has a lesson to learn about some things being bigger than one person. Not much action there, though. In the second story, Black Cross gives readers some fighting in China in the year of 1971. Yay, finally some bad guys get Assassin-slapped! Not great, but worth a look for fans of the franchise.

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[im_just_vidu · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like this art style.
Well, there's not much to read here in this 26 pages and not most of them are about the stories. But these pages made me want to read the whole Assassin's Creed series. My opinion depends on this 26 pages. So I like it so far.
As a person who never read or watched Assassin's Creed series, I think this was a good start. This made me cu
And I really want to read the rest of the story. I think it's a good sign. I'm happy about this book.

[Elaine White · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm completely new to the Assassin's Creed world, but got this as a Free Comic Book Day offering on Amazon and thought it might be a great introduction for me, as I've always been intrigued by the idea. I found that it explained a few of the principal concepts really well, with beautiful illustrations and an intriguing plot. It's a decent start and it's enough to make me want to read more.

[Jennie-Ann Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting

After watching my husband play the assassins creed games, I was intrigued by the story lines. Then, I came across this comic on Kindle and it has been sitting on my TBR list for years. I have finally read it and it was a very interesting experience as I don't usually read comics. I enjoyed this edition. I may read more in the future.

[Glen Pettifer · Rating 1 out of 5]

I was having such a good day then this....

I was having such a good day reading comics then this. I love the books of assassins creed but then to comic across a black man referring to a Russian as a 'white'' Russian...why? Just why use the derogative term? Newsflash All Russians are white. Why use race and spoil what would be a good comic. Pathetic modern day crap!

[Makena Elizabeth Patterson · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Sam · Rating 1 out of 5]

I didn't really get anything in this at all. I don't know whether I need to have read other Assassin's Creed books or have been immersed in the games but I struggled to make sense of the tales within this volume. The illustrations were good though.

[Abish · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best among best

I really like this game and so is the effort of Ubisoft to present this magnificent version
Absolutely you're gonna love this except you are not already in luv with it 😉

[Toya Taylor · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cool!

I love this game, so I wanted to check out this comic. Just like the game this comic does a good job with history. Next time I would rather have a physical copy because it was hard to read some parts on my Kindle

[Yefon Isabelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Action filled

I've always been an assassin creed fan. This comic was a new perspective, different from all the other storylines I've read in the past. Can't wait to read the next part.

[sarah williams · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow, my first Assassin's Creed Comic

I think people everywhere love the idea of going back in time to change the past. Who would you save? What would you do? Personally, I would go shopping. It takes all kinds of people, to make a difference. Read and enjoy!

[Ashlyn · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was a decent start to a couple series. I feel like it was a bit too disjointed, though, so I think I would do better with reading a whole volume rather than the single issue, for lack of a better word.

[47Time · Rating 4 out of 5]

Charlotte is again featured here, but thankfully it's just a one-shot. She is reliving the memories of assassin Elsie, an impatient assassin who wants to save a slave from execution, even if it means disobeying orders. By the end she learns the importance of patience.

[Abraham Gutierrez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good book but could have been longer

I liked it a lot by it wasn't long enough but I still rated it

[Walter Miguel · Rating 2 out of 5]

It's not the best story in the Assassin's Creed comics but makes its mission: introduce the new arc of the Black Cross, always in a mistery atmosphere.

[Eran Narangoda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good

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[Arthur · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nice

It is a great introduction to a couple of titles in the assassin's creed universe I can't wait to get more.

[I DRM Free · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was a bit long winded talking about the Animus, I lost interest during this section. However the rest of it was interesting.

[James · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like the idea of virtually viewing your ancestors in the past through the information stored in your DNA.