Templar, by Jordan Mechner, LeUyen Pham and Alex Puvilland, Debuts at San Diego Comic-Con!

“A wholly engaging and entertaining mix of medieval history, political intrigue, and cinematic thrills in a swashbuckling heist adventure.” Publishers Weekly

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 pope and king aim to frame the Templars for heresy, execute all of them, and make off with their legendary treasure. But Martin and several other surviving knights mount a counter-campaign to regain the lost treasure of the Knights Templar. Templar has been declared “smashing” by BoingBoing.

Catch TEMPLAR authors Jordan Mechner, LeUyen Pham and Alex Puvilland at Comic-Con:

Friday, July 19^th

·         10:00 – 11:00am: Graphic Novels: Words & Pictures– Jordan Mechner along with Beau L’Amour (The Law of the Desert Born), Matt Kindt (Red Handed), Greg Ruth (The Lost Boy), and Steven T. Seagle will discuss their process, their books, and why you should read them.  Room 23ABC

·         11:30: Jordan Mechner, LeUyen Pham, and Alex Puvilland Autographing Area signing (AA09)

·         2:30: Jordan Mechner, LeUyen Pham, and Alex Puvilland (Templar) signing at the :01 booth

About the Author and Illustrator:

Acclaimed author, screenwriter, and video game designer Jordan Mechner began his career by creating the blockbuster games Karateka and Prince of Persia. He became the first game-creator-turned-screenwriter to adapt his own work as a major motion picture with Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.

LeUyen Pham and Alex Puvilland have not only illustrated Templar, but also Prince of Persia, the graphic novel, with Jordan Mechner and A.B. Sina. Alex works for DreamWorks Animation as a visual development artist, and LeUyen is the illustrator of over forty books for children, including the Freckleface Strawberry series by Julianne Moore, the Alvin Ho Series by Lenore Look, and her own All the Things I Love About You.