Assassin's Creed: Templars Vol. 2: Cross of War

Collects the incredible second arc of the riveting Black Cross saga!


     In the dungeons of Tripoli, a man will have his fortunes changed forever as he becomes an agent of honor for the legendary Templar Order!


The introduction of the second character ever to be officially called the Black Cross, defender of the Templar Order ideals! 

The Black Cross has been embraced by Assassin's Creed fans, with considerable online speculation as to which characters might also have held the fabled title.

The Black Cross character has been embraced by Ubisoft, with plans to further develop it for future use across the franchise!

Features the return of the notorious fan favorite character Juhani Otso Berg, leader of the Templar Sigma Strike Team!

Fred Van Lente is the #1 New York Times bestselling, award-winning writer of comics like Archer & Armstrong (Harvey Award nominee, Best Series), Action Philosophers! (American Library Association Best Graphic Novel for Teens), and Cowboys & Aliens (with Andrew Foley), the basis for the feature film. His many other titles include Resurrectionists, The Comic Book History of Comics, The Incredible Hercules (with Greg Pak), Taskmaster, Marvel Zombies and The Amazing Spider-Man.

Dennis Calero is an award-winning writer and artist who helped developed "Xmen Noir" for Marvel Comics, as well as having worked on DC and Dark Horse Comics. Calero has also worked on entertainment projects for CBS Films and Weed Road Pictures and famed horror writer Stephen King. He also adapted "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury as a graphic novel for Hill & Wang. He was nominated for the Harvey, an industry award recognizing excellence in comics, and has been recognized by the Society of Illustrators.