In 2007, Graphic Audio began adapting novels based on DC Comics, and in 2012 they began adapting Marvel novels as well as a few comics series. Founded in 2004, the company’s tagline is “A Movie in Your Mind.” Graphic Audio adapts various series of genre fiction, hitting most of your major genres, from western to sci-fi to superheroes. Graphic Audio is the Russian nesting doll of adaptations. ![]() I’ve been a big fan of audio drama since I discovered old-time radio as a teenager, and so I thought I’d visit some of the more interesting comic book-based audio dramas and audiobooks for this week’s Bonus Rea– Listening. And this week, a new audio drama adaptation of “The Sandman” is out through Audible. Both DC and Archie have inked deals with Spotify in recent weeks for their own drama podcasts. ![]() Marvel has released two seasons of a “Wolverine” podcast and one of a “Marvels” podcast through Stitcher. Of course there are different genres of books to listen to as well so give it a look.In the age of the podcast, the radio drama has seen a resurgence. I would definitely say that this is worth it to anyone that is taking a long trip and looking for an alternative to just regular music or boring radio talk shows. There are other stories to choose from including Kraven’s Last Hunt, The Death of Captain America and more. In many ways however, this was closer to the comic than the movie was and I thoroughly enjoyed it. A few things I noticed which made me wonder when this released considering this was in 2013 is that Secret Empire was mentioned during the story line, Cloak’s scene in the Negative zone was removed and a few others. This causes a rift between Iron Man and Captain America and of course the battle ensues among those for and against registration. In 6 episodes, we got a slightly altered version from the comics but the gist was still the same with the Stanford incident invoking the government to require superhuman registration. ![]() I could visualize the battles, I could see the Negative Zone prison and more. And yes, I felt immersed in each episode. Best yet, each episode is an hour long and blends seamlessly into the next. It’s reminiscent of some of the old time radio shows that our parents listened to. There is a narrator for the story, a full ensemble cast doing the voices and of course, sound effects. What astounded me was the production value of the recording. I took a chance on one and started listening to Marvel’s Civil Warwhich took about a week and a half (holidays and plus I didn’t listen everyday) to finish. GraphicAudio’s tagline is their audiobooks become, “A movie in your mind” and they were not lying. ![]() Better still, they have licenses with DC and Marvel meaning you can get some great super hero content on the go as well. Then I ran across GraphicAudio, which boasts close to 1000 different titles to choose from and has been around since 2004. I had actually considered listening to audiobooks but sometimes depending on who is reading, it’s more liable to put you to sleep behind the wheel than it is to entertain you. Also, let’s not forget that Sirius XM could be cost prohibitive to some. I wanted to find something to listen to because anyone who drives daily for their commute knows how repetitive the regular radio and to some extent even Sirius XM could be. I recently started a new position that requires me to drive approximately an hour to work and part of that time I am in slow to sometimes stand still traffic.
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