Audiofile Magazine - Review of Part 1

"The most famous and powerful superheroes in the DC Comics universe are Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman. This audiobook starts when all three of them are incapacitated for one year, each for different reasons. Since the bad guys don't take vacations, other superheroes, like Booster Gold and Batwoman, take up the slack in this full-cast audio drama. The production is heavy on narration, which is ably provided by Richard Rohan. The characters are played by a long list of actors, who perform well. Rounding out the production are sound effects and original music that make the drama feel like a superhero movie. It all sounds great through a pair of earphones. S.D.D. © AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine"

Audiofile Magazine - Review of Part 2

"This wonderfully rich and layered recording is a sheer delight to be enjoyed over and over by comic book fans and other listeners searching for an escape. A sprawling cast of 25 actors, each as wonderful as the last, is guided by director Dan Smith, who captures a theatrical atmosphere replete with stunning sound effects that are wisely underplayed, an upbeat score that creates tension from the get-go, and a deep-voiced narrator who guides listeners through this adventure-which calls itself “a movie in your mind." As if that weren't enough, the story itself features some of the most original and engaging superheroes coming together in this tale-Superman, Batman, Catwoman, Wonder Woman, the list goes on and on. Thrilling! L.B. ••• © AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award"

Blogcritics.org - Review of Part 2

"Once again, this Graphic Audio performance brings the story alive. The combination of sound effects and artistic vocal performances creates what Graphic Audio calls a “Movie in your Mind” - and that is truly what it is."

Publisher's Weekly - Review of Part 1

"Graphic Audio maintains its high standard of excellence with a fully integrated mixing of music, sound effects and voices. Richard Rohan (who also directed the production) maintains a fantastic command of the narrative text, raising his voice and emphasis according to the action."

Publisher's Weekly - Review of Part 2

"This audio production has a great formula mix of sound effects, music and character voices. The sound effects and music are top-notch and smoothly integrated. Actors' voices genuinely reflect the characters, and Richard Rohan's deep and animated voice drives the narrative and works phenomenally for action adventures."

 

Publisher's Weekly - The Listen Up Awards: The Best Audios of 2007

"This year, relative new-kid-on-the-block Graphic Audio (launched in 2004) gained national exposure when it signed a licensing deal with DC Comics. Graphic Audio’s initial release, Infinite Crisis Part 1, brought the company critical acclaim and recognition in the audio industry with its full-cast productions featuring sound effects and music."

 

AudioFile Magazine - Review of Part 2

"GraphicAudio sets the gold standard for full-cast dramatizations, and new listeners will become instant fans."

 

Publisher's Weekly - Review of Part 1

"Graphic Audio delivers an action and sound effect–loaded audiobook that lives up to its tagline, “A movie in your mind.”"

 

Publisher's Weekly - Review of Part 2

"Their sound development for a range of hard to conceptualize sounds, like heat-vision or superspeed, manages quite well. Their integration of background music can subtly raise the anxiety and anticipation in listeners. Upon finishing this audiobook, listeners will undoubtedly want more."

 

"Now, if you’ve been around any type of media for awhile, you may be thinking that this is an audio book. Well, it is…and it isn’t. GraphicAudio’s Infinite Crisis is much more than any audio book I have ever listened to, and I have listened to a ton of them! GraphicAudio’s Infinite Crisis is a masterful, grand epic!"

 

"Graphic Audio did an excellent job of using all that the medium has to offer. Background music is well-placed, and appropriate effects on the voices (like reverb) place the listener in the room with the outstandingly-voiced characters."

 

Blog Critics - Review of Part 1

"Once again I was treated to a Graphic Audio performance that really brings you into the story. The combination of sound effects and artistic vocal performances creates what Graphic Audio calls a “Movie in your Mind,” and that is truly what it is."

 

Blog Critics - Review of Part 2

"The questions are, what will happen when Alexander tries to create his "Perfect World?" Will the Earth-Two Lois' health be restored? Will Superboy-Prime be contained? What will happen to Brother Eye and the O.M.A.C.'s? Most of all, what will happen between Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman and the rest of the super hero's? I guess you will have to get the Graphic Audio program to find out!"

 

"We were particularly impressed by the production itself: the original music and the sound effects were appropriate and gave the two-dimensional world of original audio much needed depth. They summarized all of the various miniseries that led up to Infinite Crisis in the three minutes before the opening credits, which was all that was necessary to provide the backstory."

 

ComicFanatic.com - The 2007 Fannys!

"Take it from someone who has worked in radio over the course of three decades, the amount of work that the folks at GraphicAudio put into these presentations is astronomical." "The future of comic books is here and its name is GraphicAudio!"

"Labyrinth succeeds in reinvigorating a long running series with genuinely fresh antagonists. Hopelessly outclassed, Ryan’s band is forced to rely on their wits and sheer luck. Aside from Dr. Wyeth’s clunky exposition, if Labyrinth has one fault it’s that it is too long to sustain its break-neck pace. On the other hand, that length turns what could have been a moment’s escapism into an immersive epic. And after experiencing the brutal truth of the Deathlands you may not want to hurry back to your boring, civilized life."

"If you like audio drama, I don't see why this wouldn't appeal, and if you like audio books (or old time radio dramas, or radio drama), there is a lot of that there, as well, which seems to me to be somewhat clever, but this is an area I am not particularly familiar with."

 

"I enjoyed the story all over again, in an entirely new and unique way as archeologist and TV reporter Annja Creed travels to France to discover the truth about the long-buried legend of the Beast of Gevaudan - and while doing so discovers her true destiny. The narrations are well performed by various actors portraying the main, secondary and even minor characters, and the myriad sound effects - from roaring car engines to crashing motorcycles to clashing swords to brawls and fistfights - add an even higher degree of realism and enjoyment to the story."

 

"Destiny features a full ensemble cast, a full musical score, and more sound effects than you can shake a stick at (I’m sure they even have a shaking stick sound effect). GraphicAudio does an excellent job at bringing the story to life by using gun fire and tense music during the action sequences, clinking silverware and ambient conversation during a dinner scene, and having excellent voice actors. You can literally feel your pulse pick up a little bit when the action is coming fast and furious. I noticed while I was marking off the chapters that the dialogue was changed a little to fit more realistic dialogue and make the book into one continuous story, but nothing is taken away. If anything, the listener gets more out of the experience. People that listen to audiobooks know that they can be really expensive, even when read by a single narrator. One can buy an MP3 CD of a book from GraphicAudio for $12.99 and regular audio CDs for $20.00. That’s awesome."

 

"Simply put, this was probably the best-produced audio book I have ever listened to. Period! That is after listing to well over 2-300 audio books. In some ways this is akin to listing to some of the old radio dramas from the golden age of radio. Now if you think of the old radio shows as being like "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century", well this is like "Star Wars" in comparison."

"The Destroyer # 100: Last Rites has Remo Williams being led by his master Chiun, the current master of Sinanju, around the world to fulfill the 13 trials in an effort to complete the Rite of Attainment. To Remo, this is a nightmare that he does not want to enter, but if he is to ever find out who his father was, he will have to complete the tests whether he wants to or not."

 

"Very entertaining. The Remo actor does quite well, fending off stewardesses, putting up with annoying Sinanju masters, and looking for his dead. This one had me laughing at times as it spoofed all sorts of stuff. This was a good quality production, from the actors, to the moose and crazy machine gunning, to the narrated backstory."

"The Stony Man Farm heads end up using both Able Team and Phoenix Force to track the bad guys down, with some help from the captive on the inside. Again, this is done with the background music, the actors for the dialogue, and a narrator for the rest of the book. A bit of wisecracking, and plenty of shooting. I think they might tone this down a little in the special effects, so you can actually hear the narration, as it is still supposed to be a book. Otherwise, it might blast you out at times!"

"If you can believe that a gangster who is able to get a load of poisonous snakes onto an airplane to kill a witness wouldn't just blow it up, you can enjoy the trite but quick-moving action herein as an FBI agent fights to save the day. There is horror, humor (some of it cheap), romance (ditto), and lots of swearing. The acting is capable, if occasionally exaggerated, and sound effects are professional, though sometimes all we get are grunts and thumps. GraphicAudio, it seems, markets its product at truck stops. Looking for mindless entertainment for a long drive? You could do worse than to travel with SNAKES ON A PLANE. W.M. © AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine"