Ready Player One is back. A full-color graphic adaptation of Ernest Cline's novel arrived October 6 as a Target-exclusive hardcover in the U.S., with wider editions following on March 2, 2027, according to Dork and Books of Brilliance.
Scott Peterson adapted the book and Meredith Laxton illustrated it. Books of Brilliance reports the hardcover runs 320 pages and follows Wade Watts's hunt for Halliday's fortune and control of the OASIS in 2045. Ten Speed Graphic publishes the U.S. trade and deluxe editions, with Penguin handling the UK and Australia, per the same report.
A Ready Player Two graphic novel is scheduled for 2028, according to Books of Brilliance, which cites Entertainment Weekly's April reveal.
The film sequel is still in early development. Screenwriter Zak Penn told The Direct in August, “I am working on it,” per Get Your Comic On. No studio, cast, director or release date has been announced. Inverse notes that Steven Spielberg's involvement is unconfirmed, and Entertainment Now says he confirmed in 2024 that he would produce but not direct.
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