Superman Returns, Marv Wolfman
Superman Returns, Marv Wolfman
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Superman Returns

Author: Marv Wolfman

Narrator: Scott Brick

Unabridged: 9 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2006


Synopsis

Following a mysterious absence of several years, the Man of Steel comes back to Earth in the epic action-adventure Superman Returns, a soaring new chapter in the saga of one of the world's most beloved super heroes.While an old enemy plots to render him powerless once and for all, Superman faces the heartbreaking realization that the woman he loves, Lois Lane, has moved on with her life. Or has she? Superman's bittersweet return challenges him to bridge the distance between them while finding a place in a society that has learned to live without him. In an attempt to protect the world he loves from cataclysmic destruction, Superman embarks on an epic journey of redemption that takes him from the depths of the ocean to the far reaches of outer space.

About Marv Wolfman

Marv Wolfman is the former editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics and longtime comic writer. He wrote the landmark DC Comic series Crisis on Infinite Earths, created the character ‘Bullseye’ for Daredevil comics and the current iteration of Robin (Robin III/Tim Drake) for DC comics.

About Stefan Rudnicki

Stefan Rudnicki is an award winning audiobook narrator, director and producer. He was born in Poland and now resides in Studio City, California. He has narrated more than three hundred audiobooks and has participated in over a thousand as a writer, producer, or director. He is a recipient of multiple Audie Awards and AudioFile Earphones Awards as well as a Grammy Award, a Bram Stoker Award, and a Ray Bradbury Award. He received AudioFile’s award for 2008 Best Voice in Science Fiction and Fantasy. Along with a cast of other narrators, Rudnicki has read a number of Orson Scott Card's best-selling science fiction novels. He worked extensively with many other science fiction authors, including David Weber and Ben Bova. In reviewing the twentieth anniversary edition audiobook of Card’s Ender's Game, Publishers Weekly stated, "Rudnicki, with his lulling, sonorous voice, does a fine job articulating Ender's inner struggle between the kind, peaceful boy he wants to be and the savage, violent actions he is frequently forced to take." Rudnicki is also a stage actor and director.

About Scott Brick

Scott Brick first began narrating audiobooks in 2000, and after recording almost 400 titles in five years, AudioFile magazine named Brick a Golden Voice and “one of the fastest-rising stars in the audiobook galaxy.” He has read a number of titles in Frank Herbert’s bestselling Dune series, and he won the 2003 Science Fiction Audie Award for Dune: The Butlerian Jihad. Brick has narrated for many popular authors, including Michael Pollan, Joseph Finder, Tom Clancy, and Ayn Rand. He has also won over 40 AudioFile Earphones Awards and the AudioFile award for Best Voice in Mystery and Suspense 2011. In 2007, Brick was named Publishers Weekly’s Narrator of the Year. Brick has performed on film, television and radio. He appeared on stage throughout the United States in productions of Cyrano, Hamlet, Macbeth and other plays. In addition to his acting work, Brick choreographs fight sequences, and was a combatant in films including Romeo and Juliet, The Fantasticks and Robin Hood: Men in Tights. He has also been hired by Morgan Freeman to write the screenplay adaptation of Arthur C. Clarke’s Rendezvous with Rama.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Hilmi

When I started reading this book,I never watched Superman Returns,a film which this novel is based upon (novelization of the film). So,I can't compare between the two; which version is the best. However,I must say that reading the novel is entertaining experience for me. Plot and storyline of the no......more

Goodreads review by John

Pretty good as far as graphic novel adaptations of movies go.......more


Quotes

“A terrific story, grippingly told.” Sunday Times (London)

“The great strength of the book is Wolfman’s passion for the character…Brick’s voice is pleasing, adding the right mix of excitement and simple narration, providing a colorful read.” SFFAudio.com

“Funny and brilliantly written.” Evening Herald (Ireland)

“There isn’t a shred of self-pity in this deeply compassionate book.” Marie Claire