Since debuting in 2021, Kyle Higgins and Marcelo Costa Bright black became one of Image Comics’ greatest books. Now that he has a whole universe of his own, full of equally colorful characters leading their own books, it’s just a matter of what’s next for the series that started it all. The answer to this is to attract new fans by adopting a new format.
During the C2E2 panel for Massive-Verse, Higgins revealed that the first six issues of the series would be transferred to audiobook format. He will write and direct the first volume in what is expected to be a series of adaptations of Higgins’ Image and Black Market Collective imprint. And here’s something fun for ’90s heads: the two leads, Nathan Burnett and Marshall Ward, are respectively voiced by A boy meets the world alumni Rider Strong and Will Friedle.
Friedle previously voiced Marshall in a Bright black short film in 2022, and he was excited to return to reprise the role another time. As for Strong, he said joining the audiobook was easy once he learned how focused it would be on Nathan and Marshall’s journey. In the video, they are both a bit competitive over which one of them is better. real Radiant Black, which is just as well, since this conflict still plays out through two timelines in comics.
“We love finding new ways to connect with readers and audiences,” Higgins added, “especially in media that can help us bring a new level of immersion to Bright black and the Massive-Verse. As a director, former sound editor and audio enthusiast, the idea of building Radiant Black with a full voice cast and taking advantage of all the possibilities an audiobook offers made this project the one of the most exciting. of which I have always been a part. And wait until you see the rest of this cast! »
The black market expects that Radiant Black: Volume One audiobook later this year. The rest of his C2E2 revelations, including a collection for the first dozen Bright black problems, can be seen here.
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