Assassin’s Creed comes to Webtoon with a pirate adventure webcomic

The Assassin’s Creed franchise has grown and spread across several different mediums since the series’ earliest beginnings in 2007, from console titles and mobile games, to comics and novels to a feature film starring Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard. (Yes. DidIt actually does happen! Ubisoft revealed Wednesday that the historic action series has a brand new look: A webcomic collaboration is being made with Korean comics company Webtoon.

This comic is titled Assassin’s Creed: Forgotten Temple, will center on Edward Kenway, a privateer-turned-pirate-turned-assassin and the protagonist of 2013’s Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag. The story is about his adventures following the events of Black Flag as Kenway embarks on a perilous quest for the Pieces of Eden — mythic artifacts created by an ancient civilization, whose power threatens to imperil the entire world. In addition, the series will also introduce Noa, a Korean American descendant of Edward’s, searching for clues to her family’s long-lost history.

“We are thrilled to expand the Assassin’s Creed series to Webtoon thanks to this amazing collaboration with Webtoon and Redice Studio,” Julien Fabre, Ubisoft’s director of global TV and transmedia business development, said in a news release. “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.”

Redice is a Korean art studio founded by the late artist Sung-Rak “DUBU” Jang (Solo Leveling() is well-known for creating Webtoon versions of Korean web novels like Omniscient Reader I’m the Max-Level Newbie. Six episodes in the first season of Forgotten Temple will be available to read exclusively on Webtoon, with a total of 150 episodes across three “seasons” planned to be released on a weekly basis.

“As longtime fans of the franchise, we can’t wait for readers to see where Edward Kenway’s story goes next,” Webtoon’s VP of content David Lee said in an accompanying statement. “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.”

Webtoon’s popularity has grown exponentially over the past decade, producing such popular webcomic series as Lore Olympus, My Giant Nerd Boyfriend, Solo LevelingPlease see the following: Tower of GodThe anime adaptations of these two series have received their own animation versions. It makes perfect sense that Ubisoft is looking to explore this territory with its original series.

Assassin’s Creed: Forgotten Temple Webtoon publication will start on April 24th at 5 PM PT.