Archive for the ‘Audio’ category

Robert E. Howard’s Conan

Alan B. Goldstein had a dream, to bring the Robert E. Howard 1930s pulp magazine hero, Conan The Cimmerian, to audio. In 1974 he contacted Glenn Lord, agent for Howard’s literary estate and proposed a radio series based on Conan. Permission was granted and a pilot was adapted from one of Howard’s shortest Conan tales [...]

Batman: The Lazarus Syndrome

On the anniversary of his parents murder Batman is set upon by his old enemy Ra’s al Ghul. The battle seems won until an explosion puts Batman on the missing list. With the disappearance of the Batman Commissioner Gordon begins searching for any lead, even going as far as arranging a meeting with The Joker [...]

The Trial of Superman

The story detailed, as the title suggests, the trial of Superman after he is accused of crimes against humanity by the Guardians of the Universe. The drama also has documentary inserts featuring interviews with writers, artists and other celebrities including former DC Comics publisher Jeannette Kahn and former Batman Adam West.
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BBC Superman: Doomsday & Beyond

Another fantastic Dirk Maggs production adapting the Death and return of Superman. In the story, Superman engages in battle with a seemingly unstoppable killing machine named Doomsday in the streets of Metropolis. At the fight’s conclusion, both combatants die from their wounds in Superman. Who will replace the Man of Steel?
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BBC The Adventures of Superman

From Superman’s very first deed of daring to his battle of wits with evil business tycoon Lex Luthor, ‘The Adventures of Superman’ tells the story of the Man of Steel from the beginning – of his love affair with Lois Lane, his frienship with Jimmy Olsen, and his battles with adversaries including Luthor, the Bizarro [...]

BBC Batman: The Complete Knightfall Saga

Inspired by the bestselling Batman storylines Knightfall, Knightquest, and KnightsEnd. With Batman crippled by his fiercest foe, a new hero tries to fill his shoes in protecting Gotham City. But his methods are brutal and dangerous, and the future of Gotham City is uncertain.
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Spidey Super Stories

Spidey Super Stories was a live-action which premiered during the fourth season in 1974. Spidey Super Stories also appeared as a special vinyl record in the 1970s licensed by Children’s Television Workshop to Peter Pan Records. As an extra cool elements such as Spidey’s spider sense and the spider tracer are used in these [...]

DC Comics Kingdom Come

Set some 20 years into the future of the then-current DC Universe, it deals with a growing conflict between “traditional” superheroes, such as Superman, Wonder Woman, and the Justice League, and a growing population of largely amoral and dangerously irresponsible new vigilantes. Between these two groups is Batman and his assembled team, who attempt to [...]

BBC The Amazing Spider-Man

In 1995, BBC Radio commissioned a Spider-Man audio book which aired on BBC Radio 1 over 50 episodes on week days between January 15, 1996 and March 24, 1996. The performance was co-produced by Brian May who also contributed to the musical arrangement and wrote and performed the theme tune.
The scope of the story included [...]

Wonder Woman: Champion of Themyscira

An ongoing monthly serial adventure based on the modern incarnation of the character in DC Comics.
***BE AWARE*** Pendant Production’s produces crossovers with their other DC Super Hero series from time to time. If you wish to hear these crossovers in order you can do so by going to the Superman: Son of Krypton page.
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