The third largest independent game publisher in the world, Ubisoft is the company behind iconic brands such as Tom Clancy, Prince of Persia, and Just Dance. Ubisoft’s twenty-six creative studios work hand-in-hand to deliver rich and innovative gaming experiences that offer not only moments of pure fun, escapism, and adventure, but also opportunities for learning and self-discovery. Ubisoft is based in Montreuil-sous-Bois, France.
Andy Belanger works as a freelance cartoonist and illustrator out of the Montreal-based Studio Lounak; he does work in the mainstream comic market, plus a wide variety of work for the Canadian film and television industry. In the mainstream comic market, Belanger has worked for such comic publishers as DC Comics, WildStorm, Devil's Due, and Boom! He is the artist on IDW’s four-volume adventure title Kill Shakespeare . The series has garnered glowing reviews—the New York Times described it as “gripping, violent and dark fun.” The acclaimed Broadway and Hollywood director Julie Taymor mentioned Kill Shakespeare on The Colbert Report , and Stephen Colbert replied, “Make that movie!” For DC Comics, Andy worked on Swamp Thing with Scott Snyder and Jeff Lemire and is the creator of the DC digital comic series, Bottle of Awesome ; for Image Comics, he worked on the newly announced Southern Cross ; and he self-published the series Black Church . He loves dogs, cats, and anything involving monsters. He lives in Montreal.
Karl Kerschl is no stranger to the world of Assassin’s Creed . He co-wrote and co-illustrated three original Assassin’s Creed graphic novels: The Fall , The Chain , and the recently released Brahman . When he’s not working with Ubisoft, he’s drawing superhero comics for DC Comics and Marvel or updating his weekly webcomic, The Abominable Charles Christopher . You can find more of his work at karlkerschl.com. He lives in Montreal.