
The All-Star Superman* story is widely considered one of the greatest in Superman’s history, and the classic DC comic is now available as an audiobook for the first time! Recorded by Penguin Random House Audio in collaboration with DC, Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely’s Eisner Award–winning graphic novel is adapted for audiobook listeners by Meghan Fitzmartin and features cover art by Quitely, a full cast of 25 voices, an original music score, and sound effects. This soaring adaptation hearkens back to the earliest years of Superman, when more than 2,000 episodes of the radio show “The Adventures of Superman” were broadcast from 1940 to 1951.
In the audiobook, which directly adapts the complete 12-issue run of the original comic, Superman goes toe-to-toe
with Bizarro, his oddball twin, and the new character Zibarro, also from the Bizarro planet. And Superman faces the
final revenge of Lex Luthor in the form of his own death! All-Star Superman is nothing short of a spectacular reimagining of the Superman mythos, from the character’s origin to his greatest foes and beyond.
Audiobook fans will recognize many of the acclaimed voices in the cast, including the voice of Superman himself,
narrator Marc Thompson, who is renowned among listeners for his work on numerous Star Wars audio
productions.
“With the All-Star Superman audiobook, we aim to provide an ideal entry point for newcomers to the Superman legacy while also drawing them into our rich literature. At the same time, we’re capturing the imaginations of longtime fans, podcast lovers, and audiobook aficionados by offering direct adaptations that faithfully bring their beloved stories to life,” said Anne DePies, SVP and general manager of DC.
“I’ve been a fan of All-Star Superman since its initial publication 20 years ago, and we’re thrilled to work with DC to
adapt Morrison and Quitely’s extraordinary vision in a fresh way unique to the audiobook,” says Lance Fitzgerald,
SVP, Content and Business Development at PRH Audio. “In her adapted audio script, Meghan Fitzmartin takes listeners inside the minds of the characters, including their inner thoughts. We hear Zibarro wrestling with his uniqueness, Lex
Luthor’s imperiousness, and Superman’s own reflections on his world and his mortality.”
DC’s All-Star Superman is the first release in a new audiobook collaboration between DC and Penguin Random House Audio, which will adapt four additional classic DC comic book titles to be published on audio for the first time.
*Superman and all related characters and elements © & DC.
Listen to a clip from the audiobook!
Read by Read by Marc Thompson, Kristen Sieh, Christopher Smith, Matthew Amendt, Scott Brick, Sean Kenin Elias-Reyes, Robert Fass, January LaVoy, Saskia Maarleveld, Brandon McInnis, Ray Porter and a Full Cast.