Assassin's Creed (comic series)

Assassin's Creed, also known as Assassin's Creed: Assassins, is a comic book series published by Titan Comics. Set in the fictional universe of Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed video game series, the comic follows the same premise as the games, involving a millennia-old struggle between the Assassin Brotherhood, who fight for peace and freedom, and the Templar Order, who believe in peace through control. The comic is primarily set in the modern day and follows Charlotte de la Cruz, a banker who is recruited by the Assassins to help them in their fight against the Templars. Through the use of a machine called the Animus, Charlotte relives the genetic memories of her ancestors at various points in history, acquiring skills and information needed to complete her missions.

The comic was written by Kill Shakespeare and Sherlock Holmes vs. Harry Houdini writers, Anthony Del Col and Conor McCreery, and illustrated by Neil Edwards. Originally envisioned as an ongoing series with a planned duration of at least three years, it ran from October 2015 to December 2016, spanning fourteen issues and three story arcs. Each story arc was later collected and published as individual volumes: Volume 1: Trial by Fire, comprising issues No. 1–5 and released on 21 June 2016; Volume 2: Setting Sun, comprising issues No. 6–10 and released on 6 December 2016; and Volume 3: Homecoming, comprising issues No. 11–14 and released on 23 May 2017.

In September 2016, Titan announced that, following the release of its fourteenth issue, Assassin's Creed: Assassins, along with its companion series, Assassin's Creed: Templars, would be relaunched under a different title and with a new creative team. Titled Assassin's Creed: Uprising, the new series ran for twelve issues from February 2017 to June 2018, and served as a conclusion to the overarching Phoenix Project story arc that had begun in Assassin's Creed: Unity.