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While Mirage heats things up on consoles and PC, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is getting a brand new graphic novel from Dark Horse.
To Valhalla and back
Released early last month, it’s indeed Mirage that’s been getting all the press as goes the “Assassin’s Creed” title. But don’t forget that, before this newest game, it was Valhalla that carried the banner for Ubisoft’s premier series. And that viking saga isn’t quite done with its stories just yet.
Just revealed by Dark Horse Comics, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: The Hidden Codex will spin out of the creative team of writer Mathieu Gabella and artist Paolo Traisci. The book’s tale will take place in the same era as the game, but with a (mostly) new cast.
Though there’s no one mentioned by name, the press release hints that we might see a familiar face or two. The Hidden Codex will focus on Edward however, a monk and scribe who’s just earned his freedom from a tribe of norsemen.
But if he thought his troubles were ending… well naturally he’d be wrong.
After securing his own freedom from a clan of Vikings that kidnapped him, Edward, a scribe and reluctant monk, returns to find his brother missing and strange documents blackened by a language he innately understands. No one knows where these occult-looking symbols came from, but Edward has seen such writings before: in the workshop of an enigmatic wise man among the Vikings who is part of a secret order: Those Unseen. An order that could offer answers to Edward, and guarantee his aspirations of freedom and knowledge. But with that knowledge can he find and rescue his own brother before it’s too late?
“We were very lucky to work with Mathieu Gabella and Paolo Traisci, two long-standing fans of the franchise who infused their love and deep knowledge of our lore in this book. Fans and newcomers alike will enjoy this mysterious tale which expands Assassin’s Creed Valhalla across uncharted territories.” —Etienne Bouvier, Senior Transmedia Content Manager.
Dark Horse press release
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: The Hidden Codex will be a hardcover book, and will keep to Dark Horse’s favored release plan. That’s to mean that fans can expect it to hit bookstores on April 30, 2024, with comic book stores getting it the very next day, on May 1, 2024.
