PAX 2008: Penny Arcade prepping Prince of Persia comic

Ubisoft enlists convention founders to make 32-page saga for upcoming relaunch of acrobatic combat series.

Sample art for Prince of Persia: Stories and Secrets.

It's a big weekend for the creators of the popular Webcomic Penny Arcade. The pair's fifth annual Penny Arcade Expo is set to kick off in Seattle, Washington, this afternoon, where the second installment of the downloadable, episodic Penny Arcade Adventures games will be revealed to the public.

Now, Ubisoft has put a cherry on top of the weekend's highly stacked sundae. Ubisoft today revealed that it has enlisted Penny Arcade to create a 32-page comic for the forthcoming, cel-shaded installment in the Prince of Persia series, titled simply Prince of Persia. The comic will be released one page per day on the Web sites of both the game and Penny Arcade, although a start date for the project has yet to be determined. A possible print edition of the comic is also currently being discussed.

Penny Arcade writer Jerry Holkins and artist Mike Krahulik have worked with Ubisoft in the past. They created strips as long as 16 pages to accompany a variety of titles from the French publisher, including Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow to Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30. Penny Arcade also produced a comic accompaniment to the Prince of Persia franchise once before, for the 2005 multiplatform installment The Two Thrones (pictured).

Whether or not the tone of the comic will stray from the game is up to Holkins and Krahulik, a Ubisoft representative said. Details haven't been finalized yet, but the story will reveal secrets of the new game and delve into the relationship between the new Prince and his costar Elika. The comic will also feature a Penny Arcade take on the "speedart" style of illustration Ubisoft has used in Prince of Persia promotional clips.

Beyond the Penny Arcade tie-in, Ubisoft spilled a few details on the limited edition Prince of Persia package. Customers who preorder the game will receive the limited edition upgrade for free. In addition to special packaging, the bundle will include an extra DVD with behind-the-scenes clips on the making of the game, a digital art book and digital mini-strategy guide, the game's original Inon Zur soundtrack, and other bonuses.

Prince of Persia is set for release later this year on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC. For more on the game, check out GameSpot's previous coverage.

24 Comments

  • markimsoad

    Posted Oct 27, 2008 11:12 am PT

    amazing amazing amazing!!!

  • vipinbaadshah

    Posted Sep 13, 2008 9:49 pm PT

    waiting to link the missing ends thru this

  • CamiKitten

    Posted Sep 8, 2008 2:00 pm PT

    Cannot wait to see how this pans out.

  • robbieeeeee

    Posted Sep 1, 2008 8:03 pm PT

    Good.

  • Noob_Krusher

    Posted Sep 1, 2008 12:34 pm PT

    The beautiful, whimsy feel of the game will mesh perfectly into the comic book series. Epic Win.

  • ebookerd1

    Posted Aug 30, 2008 9:44 am PT

    I agree 8smokes this does sound cool

  • 8smokes

    Posted Aug 30, 2008 8:17 am PT

    Sounds cool.

  • utdlegend

    Posted Aug 30, 2008 7:55 am PT

    nice

  • muffinmanjedi

    Posted Aug 30, 2008 7:49 am PT

    This just proves that PAX is everything E3 is supposed to be...

  • Killingspree303

    Posted Aug 30, 2008 2:01 am PT

    Sweet...

  • vibu4

    Posted Aug 29, 2008 9:28 pm PT

    sweeet i wanna pre order it!!!!

  • prioritymail

    Posted Aug 29, 2008 12:35 pm PT

    Limited edition at no further cost!? I will preorder ASAP!

  • CookieGoat

    Posted Aug 29, 2008 12:18 pm PT

    Nice, not more then that.

  • Holdwick

    Posted Aug 29, 2008 11:24 am PT

    Very cool!I'm actually going to PAX today (Friday) so it should be a lot of fun! I can't wait, this is the first large scale game conference (convention) I've ever been too, I'm super pumped for this!

  • chad_giac

    Posted Aug 29, 2008 11:02 am PT

    the prince games have all kinda blown ever since the first one. the two thrones was aight tho. but im not too exited. i wish ubi would show some more far cry2

  • Viral-venom13

    Posted Aug 29, 2008 10:55 am PT

    Sounds great, it should be cool!

  • ne0man

    Posted Aug 29, 2008 10:37 am PT

    Inon Zur does the soundtrack again?? nice! I never got too much into the PoP franchise but I'm aquainted with the artist's work and the ost for two thrones was great, it'll probably be one of the best things to set the ambience in the new game, since the overall look seems too simplistic to say the least

  • Pete5506

    Posted Aug 29, 2008 10:24 am PT

    Sweet, a good show this year I hope

  • NigressSutra

    Posted Aug 29, 2008 10:05 am PT

    Sweet...see you at PAX guys!

  • Doolum

    Posted Aug 29, 2008 10:02 am PT

    i'll be on the lookout for this one

  • Mehdi-Y

    Posted Aug 29, 2008 10:00 am PT

    comic!!!! that's cool

  • grafkhun

    Posted Aug 29, 2008 9:35 am PT

    comic? ok.

    that pre-order bonus sounds nice, free OST is always good in my book.

  • khoofia_pika

    Posted Aug 29, 2008 9:26 am PT

    ooo... great... next thing we know is a comedy tv series on God of War... yeah right.

  • itwiz90

    Posted Aug 29, 2008 9:17 am PT

    Really cool concept.

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