The latest SOUNDINGS, written by Blackstone Audio’s oracle, Haila Williams, features a very promising sounding audiobook for fans of the original man of steel…
Why is that that when I tell someone that IT’S SUPERMAN is the most literary of the Superman books, I get nothing but snorts of derision? After all, subject does not define the literary value of a work. Stefan Rudnicki who directed Scott Brick in our audio of IT’S SUPERMAN said this, “The action is always carefully grounded in full and vivid characters…all flawed, and all, in their way, heroic. Even more important, the setting is not some fantasyland Gotham, but an incredibly accurate portrayal of Depression-era New York City. Tom De Haven’s rich character-driven storytelling, detailed use of authentic period language and ambiance, and his overriding moral themes about the nature of corruption and friendship, make this one of the best reads I’ve come across in years.”
Hey, I’ve got a great idea for a graphic novel: a psycho mariner and his cohorts, Starbuck, Tattooed Guy and Sin-Eater go on a voyage in search of a legendary white whale hell-bent on revenge. Nah, that’s just too weird.
It’s Superman
By Tom DeHaven; Read by Scott Brick
10 Cassettes, 1 MP3-CD or 12 CDs & Audible.com download – [UNABRIDGED]
Publisher: Blackstone Audio
Published: December 2006
ISBN: 0786148381 (Cassettes), 0786173173 (MP3-CD), 0786161337 (CDs)
Opening with the young Clark Kent on a date, the novel takes an entirely fresh approach to the emergence of his superpowers and the start of his newspaper career, following him from rural 1930s Kansas across America to Hollywood in its golden age and then to New York City. He meets a worldly Lois Lane and conniving political boss Lex Luthor and begins his battles against criminal masterminds, mad scientists, and super villains inspired by fascists.