Viking to Publish Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Graphic Novel
Viking Books will release a full-color graphic novel adaptation of Roald Dahl's classic in April 2027, timed alongside a Netflix animated musical film.
Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in Animation
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Viking Books will publish Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: The Graphic Novel on April 6, 2027, with the first printing of 50,000 hardcover and 150,000 paperback copies. The book, written by Insha Fitzpatrick and illustrated in full color by Kitt Thomas, is published in conjunction with the Roald Dahl Story Company.
Why it matters
The release marks the first Dahl novel Viking has issued in a graphic novel format, extending the reach of a children's classic to a new reader audience. It arrives ahead of a planned Netflix animated musical adaptation, positioning the print edition as a companion to the upcoming film.
The first printing totals 200,000 copies, split between 50,000 hardcover and 150,000 paperback editions. Dahl's original novel has been translated into sixty languages and has sold more than fifty million copies in North America alone.
The players
Viking Books
Viking is a major English-language publisher, part of Penguin Random House, known for publishing a broad range of fiction and children's literature.
Roald Dahl Story Company
The Roald Dahl Story Company manages the literary estate and adaptation rights of the late children's author Roald Dahl, whose works have been adapted widely across media.
Netflix
Netflix is a global streaming and film company that has increasingly financed and distributed original animated and feature films.
The details
Written by Insha Fitzpatrick with full-color illustrations by Kitt Thomas and cover art by art director Kristin Boyle, the graphic novel is the first Dahl novel Viking has released in this format. The companion Netflix film Charlie vs. the Chocolate Factory, an animated musical, stars Kit Connor as Charlie Paley and Taika Waititi as Willy Wonka.
Timeline
April 6, 2027: Viking Books releases the graphic novel.
November 5, 2027: Charlie vs. the Chocolate Factory receives its planned theatrical release.
December 2027: The film is expected to arrive on Netflix.
Franchise Expansion
The graphic novel extends the multi-format adaptation strategy the Roald Dahl Story Company has pursued across its films and television titles. Pairing a print edition with a Netflix animated musical follows the pattern of coordinating publishing and screen releases around a single literary property.
Readers will be able to buy the graphic novel in hardcover or paperback starting April 6, 2027. Viewers can see the animated musical in theaters on November 5, 2027, with a Netflix streaming release expected in December 2027.
The takeaway
For fans planning ahead, the April 2027 book release gives a window to read the story before the November film arrives in theaters and then on Netflix.
What happens next
Viking Books releases the graphic novel on April 6, 2027, followed by the theatrical release of Charlie vs. the Chocolate Factory on November 5, 2027, and its Netflix arrival in December 2027.
Further reading
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Source note: This article includes information reported by CBR.
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