The Encoder

Acre, 1291. The last Crusader city in the Holy Land is about to fall. Two Knights Templar, obeying the grandmaster’s orders, manage to escape the invading Muslim army on the order’s last ship. New York City, nowadays. During the unveiling of an exhibition of some of the Vatican’s treasures, four men disguised as Templars attack the Metropolitan Museum and steal several artefacts, including a centuries-old decoder – a loss that horrifies the Church.

Lebanese novelist, Raymond Khoury got bored of the world of finance and began writing. Not only is he the author of international best-seller The Last Templar, he also penned its adaptation in comic form, as well as several scripts for BBC series such as Spooks and Waking the Dead.Brazilian Miguel Lalor fell into the world of Franco-Belgian comics when he was 12 – the day he discovered Moebius. He came to Paris, helped by his countryman Leo, illustrated series Myrkos before being chose to adapt in comic form nothing less that Homer’s Odyssey!