Prince of Persia graphic novel now available
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Jordan Mechner's Prince of Persia: The Graphic Novel is available now in book stores, and possibly at your local comic book provider. The book was written by A.B. Sina and illustrated by LeUyen Pham and her husband, Alex Puvilland. The book has two parallel storylines featuring different princes, one living in the 9th centure and the other in the 14th.
The 190-page graphic novel costs $17 and apparently explores "the legend of the prince," but has no direct relationship to any of the video game protagonists. Mechner explains the book is far more philosophical and explores whether the prince is a "human or a universal archetype." We don't know what that means, but we also failed philosophy in college. Pages from the book can be viewed in the gallery below.
Reader Comments (13)
Posted: Sep 26th 2008 1:41PM (Unverified) said
Son of a bitch beat me to it! I guess I'll just spectate...
FAP-FAP-FAP-FAP-FAP-FAP-FAP-FAP-FAP!
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FAP-FAP-FAP-FAP-FAP-FAP-FAP-FAP-FAP!
Posted: Sep 26th 2008 1:18PM FredFredrickson said
Spotted this in Barnes & Noble a few weeks ago. I like the style, but it's a wee bit too expensive for me.
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Posted: Sep 26th 2008 3:03PM Kerber said
Anyone else bothered by his strange running form? (usually your right arm goes up with your left leg) I mean, one of the Prince's main features is his ninja-like "free-running" skills. This cartoon version looks more likely to trip over himself and lop off his own head than to wall-run across deadly spike pits.
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Posted: Sep 26th 2008 7:04PM (Unverified) said
There's also a hardcover collectors edition. No, I'm not making that up. Personally I found the story to be a little dry for my tastes.
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Posted: Sep 29th 2008 10:58PM OmegaIXIUltima said
I've read it, its pretty good but slightly confusing because of dual time lines. I love the art, and his run is normal.
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