(Photo credit to Ubisoft/WEBTOON)
By Hayley Samulski, Staff Writer
Follow Edward Kenway on a thrilling new high-seas adventure to find Pieces of Eden.
The hit franchise is officially branching out into the world of webcomics. Ubisoft and WEBTOON, announced on April 12, their first-ever global content collaboration with the original webtoon Assassin’s Creed: Forgotten Temple.
WEBTOON is the world’s largest digital comics platform. WEBTOON works with some of the world’s biggest entertainment brands to build new fandoms online. Recent projects include collaborations with DC Comics, Marvel Entertainment, Crunchyroll, Netflix, and Riot Games’ VALORANT. The WEBTOON app is free to download on Android and iOS devices.
Published by the acclaimed REDICE STUDIO, the series brings a new chapter in the Assassin’s Creed franchise to WEBTOON’s global fanbase. REDICE was founded by late artist Sung-Rak Jang (DUBU) responsible for illustrating the hit comic Solo Leveling. The studio is well known for producing many of WEBTOON’S hit Korean web novel adaptations such as Omniscient Reader, The World After the Fall, and I’m the Max-Level Newbie.
“Assassin’s Creed is a one-of-a-kind IP, and our goal was to create a work that would be appealing not only to fans of the original game but also to readers who are encountering the Assassin’s Creed IP for the first time through WEBTOON. We are thrilled to work with UBISOFT and WEBTOON to tell a new side of the Edward James Kenway story set in Southeast Asia. We can’t wait for fans to dive into this rich new storyline and entry into the Assassin’s Creed universe,” said REDICE STUDIO.
Titled “Assassin’s Creed: Forgotten Temple” the webtoon will continue the story of fan-favorite Edward Kenway set immediately after the events of the hit video game “Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag.” The story follows Edward Kenwayas he sets out on a dangerous quest to find Pieces of Eden on the coasts of the Southeast Asian seas – and will have to face off with new and mysterious adversaries. Fans will also be introduced to Noa, a Korean American descendant of Edward Kenway, who investigates the Assassin’s past in the present day while searching for information about his family.
Ubisoft’s Director of Global TV & Transmedia Business Development Julian had this to say about the collaboration.
“We are thrilled to expand the Assassin’s Creed series to WEBTOON thanks to this amazing collaboration with WEBTOON and REDICE STUDIO. We’ve been working hard with the talented folks at REDICE to craft this original Assassin’s Creed Black Flag sequel and hope that existing fans and new readers around the world will enjoy it”.
WEBTOON’s VP of Content, David Lee released a statement on the collaboration efforts between the two companies.
“We are beyond excited to collaborate with our partners at Ubisoft and the powerhouse team at REDICE STUDIO to bring this expansion of the Assassin’s Creed universe to WEBTOON readers around the globe,” said. “As longtime fans of the franchise, we can’t wait for readers to see where Edward Kenway’s story goes next. This incredible series will captivate existing fans of the Assassin’s Creed video games while introducing this beloved IP to a new audience on WEBTOON.”
The first six episodes of the digital comic will launch on Wednesday, April 24 at 2 pm ET/5 pm PT, exclusively on WEBTOON with new episodes rolling out weekly. A total of three seasons and 150 episodes are planned for the immersive new webcomic series.
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