My second/first graphic novel, Prince of Persia: Before the Sandstorm, is now out in stores and on Amazon, in paperback and hardcover.
It’s a stand-alone, book-length prequel to the upcoming movie, written by me and illustrated by six terrific artists — Bernard Chang, Tommy Lee Edwards, Tom Fowler, Niko Henrichon, David Lopez, and Cameron Stewart, plus a cover by Todd McFarlane — and if you’re wondering why one story has six different illustrators, well, that was part of the challenge and fun of writing it.
Kotaku has a nice review (one that also includes the great news that the next volume in the Dungeon series, by two of my favorite French comics creators, Lewis Trondheim and Joann Sfar, is now available in English).
I’ll post more later about writing the book, and how it relates to the movie and the original 1989 side-scrolling video game. In the meantime, I hope Prince of Persia fans and graphic novel aficionados will check it out.
The next six weeks will also include the release of my first/second book Solomon’s Thieves (written first, published second, from First Second) on May 11, and my first movie, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, on May 28. So this really is the beginning of the sandstorm.
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That’s really cool!!! Congratulations on everything.
I’ll definitely make sure all these out. 
-Zain/Zapages
Jordan,
c’est génial. Ton site, ton bouquin. C’est trop beau.
Picked this up yesterday from my LCS. Can’t wait t get into it!
Sweet to see McFarlane doing some art.
Oh boy, I just got a copy for 7 bucks. 7 BUCKS! I can’t wait to read it it 83
Congrats on all this great stuff!
Just got my copy today. A fun read! Makes me looking forward to see the movie.
OMG!the graphic looks awesome!and sure the story written by you,is above everything else!I really can’t wait to read it!!
Just got the copy! the story just great and wonderful, looking forward for the movie! Thanks for your work Mr. Mechner
Took a while to track down a copy in my local area. I have to say the storytelling is excellent. Everything feels like it belongs in the 1001 Nights.
Hi Jordan,
As a Persian, I’ve always enjoyed the various incarnations of the Prince of Persia concept (from the original game to the new graphic novels, and of course now the movie).
There are a lot of really talented illustrators/comic artists in Iran who produce a lot of great work, full of authentic Persian references.
I maintain a blog in which I try to introduce some of these artists to the western world : http://300themovie.info
I’m sure you’ll enjoy some of the art posted there. Who knows, you might even want to collaborate with a few true ‘Persians’ in the future.
Cheers.