Warner Bros. has picked up the rights to the new comic-book series Nonplayer with David Heyman (Harry Potter) and Roy Lee (The Roommate) set to produce.  Per Variety, "Nonplayer is a sci-fi/fantasy story about Dana Stevens, a brilliant young woman who retreats from the dismal workaday world of the future into the digital fantasy realm of Jarvath, where she's a fearless warrior."  The first of six issues came out in April and you can click here to read the first few pages.  Author Nate Simpson's artwork is stunning (he previously worked as a videogame concept artist) but I'm a little confused as to why the preview would only show what takes place in Jarvath when the hook is that the heroine lives in the real world.

Hit the jump for the comic's official synopsis.  Heyman is also adapting the Vertigo comic The Northlanders.

Here's the official synopsis for Nate Simpson's Nonplayer via the comic's official website:

Mid-21st century America doesn't have much to offer Dana Stevens, but there's plenty for her to live for inside Warriors of Jarvath, the world's most popular full-immersion online game. In the real world, she's a tamale delivery girl who still lives with her mom, but inside the game she's an elite assassin. When she gets the drop on King Heremoth, a celebrity non-player character, she thinks she's finally got a shot at fame. But when she slays Queen Fendra, the King's reaction is disconcertingly realistic. Something's amiss in Jarvath, and the effects may reverberate well beyond the boundaries of the game.

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