Year-end wrap-up

Happy holidays! I wish you much creative inspiration in the coming year. I hope 2026 lets you spend time with the people you love and share things that bring you happiness.

Thanks for following my work and projects. If you're looking for a gift for a tech- or creatively-oriented person in your life this December (especially if they like video games or graphic novels), here are some options available from my website:

You can see my full list of 2025 holiday offerings on the homepage, below the fold.

(For those in France, the French site offers some additional options.)

And in case we have similar tastes, here are a few tech/creative books not by me that I highly recommend:

The last two are graphic novels about obsessively-driven film pioneers, wonderfully told and a delight to read.

Coming soon

On Thursday, December 11, France Television will premiere "Jordan: A Videogame Pioneer's Journey," a documentary portrait by Marc Azema (in French). If you're busy that night (say, watching The Game Awards), France 3 will have Marc's excellent film on replay through January.

Exciting new announcements and releases are coming up in 2026. I'll post updates here and in the RSS feed. Enjoy December!


Holiday Gifts 🎁

for Prince of Persia fans:

Dagger
 

Cliffhanger
 

Saturday 1979
 

The Making of
Prince of Persia

Replay
 

Samak the Ayyar
 

for The Last Express fans:

Departure
 

Anna Wolff
 

for Karateka fans:

The Making of
Karateka (Software)

The Making of
Karateka (Book)

for new adventure seekers:

Monte Cristo
 

Templar
 

Replay
 

for art lovers:

Promenade des Anglais
 

11 rue Daguerre
 

Chappaqua —
Dome House

Streetcar 1910
 

Artist Diary:
Year 1 in France

Artist Diary:
Year 3 in France

Jordan Mechner is an author, graphic novelist, screenwriter and video game designer, best known as the creator of Prince of Persia. This is his website.