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Preview: Assassin’s Apprentice II #6

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Assassin’s Apprentice II #6

(W) Jody Houser, Robin Hobb (A) Ryan Kelly (CA) Anna Steinbauer
In Shops: May 22, 2024
SRP: $3.99

On the edge of the Occlusion Zone, the Republic outpost on Eriadu is a safe place for a reunion of allies. After a year of hoping, searching, and daring rescues, Zeen, Lula, and more friends have made their way to this new home. Reunited, it’s time to face their destiny and stand together against the fearsome onslaught of the Nihil from beyond the Stormwall. What new challenges await our heroes on the next leg of their journey?

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Preview: Assassin’s Apprentice II #5

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Assassin’s Apprentice II #5

(W) Jody Houser, Robin Hobb (A) Ryan Kelly (CA) Anna Steinbauer
In Shops: Apr 17, 2024
SRP: $3.99

Fitz discovers that his classes under the tyrannical Galen are even more taxing than anticipated. With Galen pushing the students to the limit, who will hold strong and who will break hangs over the group. When the class is thrust further into learning The Skill, a showdown between Fitz and Galen seems imminent.

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Follow Fitz’s first steps as an assassin in Assassin’s Apprentice II

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Dark Horse presents the next chapter of Robin Hobb‘s classic fantasy novel, now adapted in Assassin’s Apprentice II! The second graphic novel installation collects issue #1-6 of the original Assassin’s Apprentice volume 2 comic series and continues Fitz’s journey to becoming an assassin. The book is written by Robin Hobb and Jody Houser, with interior art by Ryan Kelly, cover art by Anna Steinbauer, colors by Jordie Bellaire, and letters by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou.

In the second installment of Assassin’s Apprentice, Fitz is given a mission to infiltrate a nobleman’s estate for signs of treason, the kingdom is plagued by Red-Ship Raiders, and the fate of the realm hinges on Fitz’s choices. Tensions rise, and a determined stranger’s arrival adds to the uncertainty. When King Shrewd decides that Fitz must learn The Skill, the harsh training of the Skillmaster Galen will bring Fitz to a breaking point. Fitz’s journey of resilience and self-doubt takes an emotional toll, while Burrich and Molly offer support.

Assassin’s Apprentice II, hardcover, contains 144 pages and measures 6.625 x 10.1875”. The collection will be available October 15, 2024 in bookstores and October 16, 2024 in comic shops. It is available for pre-order now on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and at your local comic shop and bookstore and will retail for $29.99.

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Fitz’s journey continues in The Assassin’s Apprentice II #1

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The Assassin’s Apprentice continues with The Assassin’s Apprentice II #1! The comics adaptation of Robin Hobb’s epic fantasy adventure continues after the success of Series I (six issues, now collected in The Assassin’s Apprentice Volume 1 TPB). Now, we see Fitz take his first true steps into life as an Assassin. The legendary world of the Farseer Trilogy is brought to the comics page by an A-list creative team including writer Jody Houser, interior artist Ryan Kelly, colorist Jordie Bellaire and letterer Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, with cover art provided by Anna Steinbauer.

Spring comes to the Six Duchies, and with it, the fearsome menace of the Red-Ship Raiders. As the danger creeps ever closer to Buckkeep, Fitz is given his first true mission from Chade, to infiltrate the estate of a nobleman and look for any signs of treason. But an assassin’s job is far from simple, and the fate of the realm may depend on if Fitz can take a life, or spare one instead.

The Assassin’s Apprentice II #1 (of 6) will be in comic shops December 13, 2023 and is available for pre-order now at your local comic shop for $3.99. 

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Dark Horse presents Assassin’s Apprentice Volume 1 in October

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Dark Horse presents the first installment in Robin Hobb’s Farseer Trilogy, Assassin’s Apprentice Volume 1! This hardcover collection features writing by Robin Hobb and Jody Houser, interior art by Ryan Kelly, colors by Jordie Bellaire and letters by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, with cover art by Anna Steinbauer. The hardcover volume collects issues #1-6 of the Assassin’s Apprentice comic series and will feature the covers from each issue as well as a sketchbook section .

When the illegitimate son of a royal prince is discovered in a poor backwater, the boy’s life changes forever. Renamed ‘Fitz’ by his new caretakers, the boy is plunged into the maze of scheming and intrigue that makes up the courts of the Six Duchies. But unknown to all, a power has awakened in Fitz. Something in his blood is stirring, and if Fitz cannot learn to control it, it may spell doom for all.

Assassin’s Apprentice Volume 1 will be in bookstores October 17, 2023 and comic shops October 18, 2023. It is available for pre-order now on Amazon, Barnes and Noble and at your local comic shop and bookstore for $29.99. 

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The Farseer Trilogy comes to Dark Horse

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The Assassin is back in this new adaptation of the first installment of the bestselling Farseer Trilogy. Dark Horse Comics is teaming up with Assassin’s Apprentice creator Robin Hobb, co-writer Jody Houser, artist Ryan Kelly, colorist Jordie Bellaire, and letterer Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou to present Assassin’s Apprentice like never before. Assassin’s Apprentice #1 also features cover art by Anna Steinbauer.

Until recently, Fitz was only known as “boy.” The illegitimate son of a powerful noble, Fitz is taken in by his uncle, Prince Verity, who prepares the boy for a journey to the capital to meet his royal grandfather. But Fitz is not a normal child. An ancient power stirs inside him, something that will change the destiny of the Six Duchies forever!

The incredibly influential fantasy novel comes to comics in this first installment of best-selling author Robin Hobbs’ Assassin’s Apprentice!

Assassin’s Apprentice #1 (of 6) will be in comic book stores December 14, 2022 and is available for pre-order now at your local comic shop for $3.99. 

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