Image Comics’ first ever Audiobook – Radiant Black – comes to Spotify, LibroFM, Everand, and more
The massively popular Radiant Black series is the first Image Comics title to be adapted for an audiobook. Radiant Black: The Audiobook, Volume One is available now and features a full voice cast headlined by Rider Strong and Will Friedle playing leads Nathan Burnett and Marshall Ward, respectively. Fans can find it on Spotify, LibroFM, and Everand now and soon on Audible, Overdrive, and wherever audiobooks are sold.
The audiobook, produced by Black Market Narrative, is written, directed, and narrated by Radiant Black co-creator and Massive-Verse architect, Kyle Higgins. It features cinematic sound design by Higgins and an original score from The Walking Dead co-composer, Sam Ewing. It is the first ever audiobook adaptation of an Image Comics title.
For fans and listeners who want to go deeper, Black Market Narrative has also produced Radiant Black: The Audiobook, Volume One – The Deluxe Edition, available DRM-free exclusively through the Black Market Narrative storefront. It retails for $34.99 and includes:
- DRM-free, high-quality M4B and AAC editions of the audiobook
- Audio commentary track with Kyle Higgins and editor Michael Busuttil
- Roundtable discussion with Will Friedle, Rider Strong, Kyle Higgins, and Michael Busuttil
- Scoring Radiant Black — an interview with composer Sam Ewing
- In the Booth — A 25 minute look inside one of Kyle Higgins and Will Friedle’s recording sessions (video)
- The complete audiobook script (PDF)
- Behind-the-scenes collector’s booklet featuring enhanced liner notes, photography and other surprises (PDF)
Radiant Black: The Audiobook, Volume One is the first in a planned series of audiobook adaptations from Black Market Narrative and Image Comics, adding another level of immersion to the critically and commercially acclaimed Massive-Verse.
At its core, Radiant Black is a story of two best friends, disillusioned millennials trying to navigate failed dreams and existential super powers thanks to the ethereal, cosmic Radiant.
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