Audio Dramas Making a Comeback!

I’m a huge fan of audio dramas from the 30s and 40s, my favorite being The Shadow, but I also enjoyed Suspense, and a lot of the comedies.

I’d heard of audio dramas making a comeback with the onset of podcasting, so yesterday I started looking into it.

And found a gold mine!

Not only can you find all sorts of the golden oldies on iTunes podcasting, but people are actually putting forth the effort of creating new shows!

Pendant Productions being a prime example. I’m listening to their Batman: The Ace of Detectives audio drama. It’s actually very good. I’m not a huge fan of Tim Drake in this incarnation, but I’m told he gets better as  the show goes on (which will be a huge relief). Batman is pretty close-some of the dialogue wouldn’t be of my choosing, and the Joker is really great. Catwoman is also good.

They also do Superman, Wonder Woman, Supergirl, and Martian Manhunter. Right now, I’m listening to the Imperium Crossover, which, given the large cast of characters, is HUGE! So far, very good.

There’s also no advertising, so the producters, writers, and voice actors must all do this for free. Heck, this sounds like it would be a ton of fun, so where do I sign up?

If you’ve got any inclination towards audio dramas, I encourage you to check out Pendant Productions. Besides their original productions (which I haven’t checked out yet…one audio drama at a time), and the ones I mentioned above, they have Catwoman, Star Trek, Star Wars, James Bond and Indiana Jones.

How cool is that?

EDIT: As I’m currently listening to the crossover, I must say Superman will be next on my list. He’s entertaining, and he’s got a good voice actor.