Justice League of America: Exterminators | |||||||
Christopher Golden | |||||||
Multicast production adapted by Dan Smith | |||||||
GraphicAudio, 5 hours | |||||||
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A review by Gil T. Wilson
An investigation reveals that the meta-humans all share a common background in the United Kingdom. This leads the
older members of the Justice League to think that, due to their handling of a previous situation in the U.K., the
Justice League itself is responsible for the creation of these super-powered anomalies. To make matters worse,
the meta-humans start evolving into creatures that resemble armored salamanders and begin burrowing into the
Earth. It's not long before the burrowers are cropping up in major cities around the world, destroying
everything in sight. With millions of lives at stake, the Justice League goes into action fighting these
seemingly indestructible creatures. At the same time, they must try to find the reason the monsters have
come into being in the first place.
While the meta-humans and superheroes fight it out, a series of flashback segments takes the listener back
ten years earlier, when an alien force invaded Earth and was destroyed by the newly formed Justice League and
the Royal Air Force. That battle was fought over the skies of the U.K. and it offers a clue as to the origin
of the current crisis. Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Martian Manhunter, Green Lantern, The Flash, and
Aquaman become so overcome by the burrowers that they must call in the Justice League reserves. As a result,
no matter who your favorite DC Comics heroes are, they'll probably make an appearance in this excellent production.
I'd like to emphasize how wonderful GraphicAudio's productions are when converting a novel to audiobook. The
music, sound effects and voice work really place you into the action and keep you glued to the audiobook. There
were times where I would intentionally drive slower when listening in the car or find more housework to do so I
could wait that much longer before I had to shut off the audiobook. It reminds me of the old radio serials
where your imagination worked to move the story along. However, comparing this audiobook with a radio program
is like comparing (to stay in the comic book genre) the 60s Batman television series to the 2008 theatrical
release of The Dark Knight. The cast of voices all perform their roles as superheroes while the
narrator pushes the non-dialogue sections of the book, creating a constant flow of storytelling mixed with
superb sound effects and music. When GraphicAudio promises "A movie in your mind," not only do they
deliver, they deliver with a punch.
Gil T. has spent a quarter of a century working in radio and has lots of spare time on his hands and reading or listening to books takes up all that time. Check out his blog to find out what he's up to at any given moment. |
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