Templar

Jordan Mechner

ISBN 10: 1596433930 / ISBN 13: 9781596433939

Published by First Second, New York, 2013

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Martin is one of a handful of Templar Knights to escape when the King of France and the Pope conspire to destroy the noble order. The King aims to frame the Templars for heresy, execute all of them, and make off with their legendary treasure. That's the plan, anyway, but Martin and several other surviving knights mount a counter-campaign to regain the lost treasure of the Knights Templar. Illustrations by LeUyen Pham and Alexander Puvilland and colouring by Hilary Sycamore and Alex Campbell. Full-colour, graphic novel - 480 pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Templar
• Publisher: First Second, New York
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1596433930
• ISBN 13: 9781596433939
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: LeUyenPham; Alex Puvilland
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Dimensions: 16.33W x 22.15H x 3.2D centimeters 16.33 centimeters width by 22.15 centimeters height by 3.2 centimeters depth
• Weight: 0.998 kilograms
• Seller catalogs:
  • Art
  • Fiction

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Synopsis

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Martin is one of a handful of Templar Knights to escape when the king of France and the pope conspire to destroy the noble order. The king aims to frame the Templars for heresy, execute all of them, and make off with their legendary treasure. That's the plan, anyway, but Martin and several other surviving knights mount a counter-campaign to regain the lost treasure of the Knights Templar.
With gorgeous illustrations by LeUyen Pham and Alexander Puvilland and lush coloring from Hilary Sycamore, this 480-page, full-color, hardcover graphic novel by Jordan Mechner is itself a treasure.

About the Authors

New York Times best-selling author and video game pioneer Jordan Mechner has created games including Prince of Persia, Karateka, and The Last Express. He joined forces with Ubisoft to relaunch his classic franchise in 2003 as game designer of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, then with Disney as the first screenwriter of the 2010 feature film adaptation. Jordan's books include the Eisner award-nominated graphic novel Templar (with LeUyen Pham and Alex Puvilland, 2013); Monte Cristo (Mario Alberti, 2022); Samak the Ayyar, an adaptation of an ancient Persian tale; and his 1980s game development journals The Making of Karateka and The Making of Prince of Persia. Jordan has two children and lives in France.


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LeUyen Pham worked in animation before turning to children’s books. She wrote and illustrated Big Sister, Little Sister and The Bear Who Wasn't There, and is the illustrator of numerous other picture books. Ms. Pham lives in Los Angeles, California, with her husband.

Alex Puvilland was born in France where he grew up reading his father's comic books. Looking for a life of adventure full of loose women and danger, he moved to California at the age of 22, convinced he would become a millionaire within the month. Eighteen years later he lives in Los Angeles, with his ridiculously talented wife and two extraordinary children, Leo and Adrien. He works for Dreamworks Animation, does comics whenever he has a moment, but is still not a millionaire… Alex co-illustrated Prince of Persia, the graphic novel' and Templar.