On a bright, moonlit night in 1341 Cairo, Sultan Al-Nasir Muhammad is stabbed to death by a courtesan. El Cakr worries about the political state the assassination will leave Egypt in as he continues searching for the Scepter of Aset. He and Ali, his apprentice, finally have a lead on the piece of dagger handle that was their only clue. They manage to recover it, but what will happen when El Cakr has to present it to the new and corrupt leaders of Egypt? In the present day, Johnathan Hawk has recovered from his stroke and a new eye grafted in place of his old. Abstergo Industries has finally perfected what they call Subject 19, a disturbing weapon that may spell the end for the Assassins in the race to find the First Civ artifacts.
There were a lot of plot twists in this one, which made it fun and keeps you on your toes. The art was as brilliant and detailed as ever. There is a gorgeous panel near the end of El Cakr in the Sultan’s palace, panned out so you can see the mosaics and architecture glowing in the noonday sun. The present-day story is now completely devoid of familiar characters from the game, so it was a little hard to keep everyone straight. I look forward to more!
– Kathleen
Graphic Novelty² 
June 27, 2016 at 6:36 pm
I feel like, sooner or later, I need to read at least a few of these. Than I can properly get excited about the movie! I’m SO out of the loop when it comes to ‘Assassin’s Creed.’ I need to step up my game.
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June 28, 2016 at 2:58 pm
Oh same. I lost interest at Black Flag X,D;; I played it and liked the exploration aspects but not much else. The games unfortunately haven’t kept my interest but I’m curious to see where the movie will go =3
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