Prince of Persia
Arists LeUyen Pham and  Alex Puvilland create vivid scenes against a stunning background of ruins, lush gardens, and desert landscapes inPrince of Persia. Inspired by the popular video game as well asThe Arabian Nights, the graphic novel follows two princes  living centuries apart whose lives nonetheless intersect: they live in exile, fight epic battles, and, of course, rescue a princess. In their transformations from the video game to the graphic novel, each character was revised multiple times. Some were discarded, like Farah, the female warrior, and others  were refined, like Prince Guiv.Take a look at how the authors transformed thePrince of Persiacharacters from their early sketches (click each image below to see the final sketch).Farah is a young warrior who is the model for the 9th century princess, Guilan.Originally anArabian Nightscharacter, this dancer became the 13th century princess, Shirin.This sketch of Guiv combines the prince of the video game with the prince of the graphic novel.