This October, celebrate Ernest Cline’s hit novel Ready Player One, which is just about to turn 15 years old. with a very special graphic novel edition. A full and faithful adaptation created with Ernest Cline’s involvement fully illustrated with breathtaking full-colour artwork, this brings a new generation of readers into Wade Watt’s exhilarating quest like never before.
Synopsis
A world at stake. A quest for the ultimate prize. Are you ready? In the year 2045, reality is an ugly place. The only time Wade Watts really feels alive is when he’s jacked into the OASIS, a vast virtual world where most of humanity spends their days. When the eccentric creator of the OASIS dies, he leaves behind a series of fiendish puzzles based on his obsession with the pop culture of decades past. Whoever is first to solve them will inherit his vast fortune – and control of the OASIS itself. Then Wade cracks the first clue. Suddenly he’s beset by rivals who’ll kill to take this prize. The race is on – and the only way to survive is to win.
Check out the stunning cover below:
Author Ernest Cline is a bestselling novelist, screenwriter, father, and full-time geek. He is the author of Ready Player One and Armada and co-screenwriter of the blockbuster film adaptation of Ready Player One, directed by Steven Spielberg. His books have been published in over fifty countries and have spent more than 150 weeks on the New York Times bestseller lists. He lives in Austin, Texas, with his family, a time-travelling DeLorean, and a large collection of classic video games.
Illustrator Meredith Laxton is a comic artist, sequential arts professor, and former indie game designer and concept artist. Their work includes the Children’s Book Council’s Children’s and YA Favorites and Librarian Favorites award-winning Wait Till Helen Comes and the Russ Manning award-winning MPLS Sound. They’ve collaborated with IDW, HarperCollins, Humanoids, and Ten Speed Press, and co-run Savage Zine Fest, a small zine festival highlighting independent creators and comic artists.
The graphic novel is available to preorder now and will hit the shelves on October 6th. Will you be grabbing a copy to celebrate pure escapism and pop culture? Let us know in the comments, and be sure to check out more from the OASIS right here.
