Assassin’s Creed has expanded beyond video games over the years to become a cross-media franchise with dozens of books and graphic novels that flesh out the dense mythology of Ubisoft’s stealth-action series. This includes the Assassin’s Creed: Dynasty manhua series (which, if you’re unaware, is essentially the Chinese equivalent of Japanese manga). Assassin’s Creed: Dynasty is set in 755 CE China, after the fall of the Tang dynasty, offering fans an entirely new storyline and setting to experience in the Assassin’s Creed universe. If you’re interested in checking the series out, you can grab the recently released Assassin’s Creed: Dynasty Box Set, which collects all five volumes for just $60.
Assassin’s Creed: Dynasty Box Set
$60 | Releases October 28
The Assassin’s Creed: Dynasty Box Set includes paperback editions of all five volumes in the series. Each books tallies over 200 pages, totalling 1,125-pages. They come with a premium slipcase box for storing and displaying the books, and the spines feature artwork on the spines that combine into a illustrated image of the series’ main character, the assassin Li E. Manhua are similar to manga, in that they’re read of right to left. However, they feautre a distinct aesthetic that sets it apart from manga or western comic books.
Assassin’s Creed: Dynasty is set during CE 755, during the 14th year of the Tianbao Era of China. After the Tang Dynasty falls to the forces of An Lushan–a military governor with ties to the Knights Templar–the assassin Li E teams up with Tang loyalists to save the country. Artist Zhang Xiao and writer Xu Xianzhe researched of the Tang Dynasty era to ensure the events and designs matched those of the time period.
If this new box set collection sell out, you can also grab all five volumes of Assassin’s Creed: Dynasty in standalone editions right now at Amazon. While several of the volumes are on sale, buying them individually will cost more than the new box set.