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Assassin's Creed #1
Kareem Ali 4.5

Assassin’s Creed #1

 

  • The good

    Charlotte is a great protagonist. Engrossing story and great action. Historical setting is interesting considering Charlotte's personality

  • The bad

    Charlotte's ancestor seems very generic. Explanation for the need for Charlotte felt rushed

  • The ugly

    • Assassin’s Creed #1 is a new series written by Anthony Del Col and Conor McCreery about Charlotte de la Cruz, who has to enter into her ancestors’ memories to help the Brotherhood of assassins. Her life starts off as a relatively typical life where she spends her free time playing games in the Helix System, which allows her to be a member of the Brotherhood during the 1852 California Gold Rush. She’s exceptionally good at this game, as noted by the one she plays with online, but she can’t play all day because she has job interviews since she recently finished school. Her first job interview is with World Share, an organization similar to the World Bank and claims to help developing countries. Charlotte knows the interview isn’t going well, and not because her belief that governments rife with corruption shouldn’t be given additional funds but because she believes that the job will just go to the interviewee’s daughter. Disgusted by this revelation she heads to her current job at a local bank where she decides to make a bold (and illegal) decision. She withdraws money from a customer’s account for a customer but it exceeds the amount she knows the customer truly has. She knows the lady needs it for her daughter’s health bills and knowing the way the insurance company screwed over her uncle, Charlotte has no regrets doing this. She heads home at the end of the day knowing that was most likely her last day at work but she’s surprised to find members of the real Brotherhood waiting for her. What do they want with Charlotte and why now? Things will never be the same for her.

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    As a huge Assassin’s Creed fan I was looking forward to this series and I wondered how the creative team would approach it considering the various characters and places covered. And I didn’t mean just the modern day location but where the protagonist would be sent in the Animus. And more importantly I wondered how interesting the protagonist would be because that would be the difference that would make this truly memorable. And if first impressions are vital to being memorable then Anthony Del Col and Conor McCreery nailed that with Charlotte de la Cruz. Starting off with a brief action sequence during the gold rush was a great touch because it showed from the start how capable she was and her affinity for the Brotherhood. But it was her actions during the interview and while at work that made the biggest impression in defining her as a unique character. There was humor (old white-man brigade), tough choices, self-reflection and a strong passion.

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    I was really engrossed in this and loved the way the story flowed. It felt so good to read an Assassin’s Creed comic where it was clear the writers put so much into it and didn’t just rely on the popularity of the licensed title. And it was pretty exciting when Charlotte met the Brotherhood and they were all attacked. The action was raw and Neil Edward’s artwork captured that wonderfully. I found myself just staring at some of the panels long after I finished reading them. However, after the situation was explained to Charlotte regarding the Animus and why the Brotherhood needed her it was somewhat jarring to see such an interesting character assume the role of a seemingly uninteresting ancestor. Granted I have to wait and see how this dynamic plays out considering the time period and location so I don’t want to say just yet that Tom is the most generic character ever. And I trust the writing so far so I’m intrigued about the potential character development. For now, this series is off to a great start.

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    SUMMARY

     

    Assassin’s Creed #1 is an excellent start to the series and introduces an exciting new protagonist who accomplishes the rare task of standing out immediately among a great roster of assassins. From the beginning to the end this issue is engrossing due to Charlotte, and the writing and artwork gives tremendous life to this story. And the action is as intense as one would expect from the Assassin’s Creed franchise. I have a slight concern about Charlotte’s ancestor seemingly being so generic but I’ll wait to see how that plays out. Overall I’m happy with the beginning of Charlotte’s journey.

     

    Release Date:10/14/15

    Writer: Anthony Del Col, Conor McCreery

    Artist: Neil Edwards

  • Rating ( 9 )
  • Total score 9.0

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