Because it debuted again in 2021, Kyle Higgins and Marcelo Costa’s Radiant Black has grow to be certainly one of Picture Comics’ greatest books. Now that it’s acquired a whole universe of its personal filled with equally colorful characters headling their very own books, it’s only a query of what’s subsequent for the collection that began all of it. The reply to that’s to herald new followers by taking it to a brand new format.
Through the C2E2 panel for the Huge-Verse, Higgins revealed the collection’ first six points are getting introduced over to audiobook format. He’ll be writing and directing the primary quantity in what’s anticipated to be a collection of variations from Picture and Higgins’ Black Market Collective imprint. And right here’s one thing enjoyable for 90s heads: the 2 leads, Nathan Burnett and Marshall Ward, are being respectively voiced by Boy Meets World alums Rider Robust and Will Friedle.
Friedle beforehand voiced Marshall in a Radiant Black short film in 2022, and he was excited to return again to reprise the function one other time. As for Robust, he stated becoming a member of the audiobook was simple as soon as he realized how centered on Nathan and Marshall’s journey it’d be. Within the video, they’re each a tad aggressive about which certainly one of them is the actual Radiant Black, which is simply as properly, since that battle continues to be taking part in out throughout two timelines within the comics.
“We love discovering new methods to attach with readers and audiences,” added Higgins, “particularly in mediums that may assist us carry a brand new stage of immersion to Radiant Black and the Huge-Verse. As a director, a former sound editor, and an all-around big audio nerd, the thought of constructing Radiant Black with a full voice forged and benefiting from all the probabilities that an audio ebook affords has made this some of the thrilling tasks that I’ve ever been part of. And simply wait till you see the remainder of this forged!”
Black Market stated to count on the Radiant Black: Quantity One audiobook later this yr. The remainder of its reveals at C2E2, together with a group for the primary dozen Radiant Black points, might be seen here.
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