the Swordquest series, Airworld. Atari 50 was released on PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One and Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, and Windows in November 2022. Comic books Original Mini-Comics Each of the three released games shipped with a comic book, published jointly by Atari and DC Comics. The books included clues to solve the puzzles within each of the games. Dynamite Entertainment Mini-Series In February 2017, Dynamite Entertainment announced a new comic book series, called Swordquest, but based on the actual contest around the three games, rather than the story within the games. It was a six-issue series, starting with a special #0 "Preview" book that sold with a cover price of 25¢. The remaining 5 issues, published monthly after the Preview, sold at $3.99 each. In addition, Dynamite released a trade paperback volume that reprinted the above 3 Mini-Comics along with the Mini-Comic for the game Yars' Revenge. As with the originals, the TPB is sized as a mini-comic itself. The series featured the story of a person who had played the three Swordquest games (with help from two friends who were brother and sister) when he was younger and was anticipating Airworld. Now as an adult, he continues his efforts to play Airworld using his old Atari hardware, but manages to get caught up with a mysterious figure who offers to help him obtain the real "Sword of Ultimate Sorcery" from its resting place in the World Arcade Museum. As well as being valuable, it may have its own mysterious powers. The man contacts his two childhood friends to accompany him on his new "Swordquest". The comic was written by Chad Bowers and Chris Sims and had art by Scott Kowalchuk under the pseudonym "Ghostwriter X". The first #0 "Preview" issue got published in May 2017, with the remaining 5 issues released monthly after that. A trade paperback reprint of all 6 issues, titled Swordquest: Realworld was released in February 2018. Reception Richard A. Edwards reviewed Swordquest: Earthworld in The Space Gamer No. 61. Edwards commented that "The only reason to purchase a copy of Swordquest: Earthworld is to try and solve the puzzle and win the prize. Gamers not interested in spending the time required should pass this one." In 1995, Flux magazine ranked Swordquest: Earthworld 71st on their Top 100 Video Games. In popular culture Both the novel Ready Player One and the film adaptation reference