Batman: The Audio Adventures Special #1

Batman: The Audio Adventures

by Dennis McNicholas, Bobby Moynihan, Heidi Gardner

Ah, you hear that beautiful racket? That’s the music of Gotham City-the largest city in the world, the big gargoyle, the treasure of the night-anyone who calls it a crime-infested hellhole is dead wrong. No way hell has such great pierogies. So join us here (hear?) as we bring you the stories behind the stories behind the hit HBO Max scripted original podcast with this sensational prequel one-shot, written by the very creators and talent who lent their voices to the show. And unless you’ve been living in a cave, you know that after years of rumors we find out not only is the Batman real, not only is he one of the good guys, turns out, he’s gonna be a cop! With special appearances by King Scimitar, Stoveplate Sullivan, Billy Wristwatch, and others directly from the podcast, this oversize special brings you deeper into the mysteries behind Batman: The Audio Adventures!

Genres: Comics, Dc Comics, Batman, Comic Book, Graphic Novels

85 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 12, 2021

Reviews

[Gordon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Probably more of a 2½⭐, but the final story featuring Two-Face was actually pretty brilliant. Also I've seen a bunch of people rag on the art but I don't think It's a fair criticism. There's a very low-key Darwin Cooke'esq to the art direction which I think works well for something comparable to 1940’s radio serials.

[Ren · Rating 5 out of 5]

I haven't heard the Audio Adventures stuff yet, but it's at the top of my list, this is absolutely what I love about the older age of comics, blended with the new. There's the great energy, while still taking itself seriously, and the actual energy of it all is really well done. The writer team here went all out, and the art is phenomenal, this is a fantastic special and I had so much fun with it.

[hailey dostal · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was fun! I really like the art style and the sometimes goofy Batman panels it left us. While most of the stories didn’t do much for me, the Riddler one was good and I liked Miss Tuesday.

The Two-Face one was ultimately my favorite - I find him so interesting and I love the coin aspect of his character. I just - my live for him in infinite.

Rating everything together maybe more of a 3.5/5, but the Two-Face part was amazing.

[Rick Ray · Rating 2 out of 5]

The first couple stories and the Two-Face story are probably worth the price of admission alone. At its best, this comic feels adjacent to the tone and artistic style of Paul Dini's & Bruce Timm's Batman. But the bulk of this book is filled with dull and forgettable stories, making this a comic I'm unlikely to return to.

[SYD!!!!! · Rating 5 out of 5]

this was so cute! perfect companion to the podcast. i enjoyed every story quite a bit. twoface’s was compelling and the riddlers was silly and the scarecrows was funny and ect ect . i love how they wrote out the penguins particular laugh !

[Mark Schwaber · Rating 2 out of 5]

Fairly regurgitated short stories setting up the podcast. The art is nothing to write home about.

[Colin Oaten · Rating 4 out of 5]

One-shot from DC giving an insight to stories from the HBO Max podcast

[Kay ☾ · Rating 2 out of 5]

2 stars because I did enjoy the art in the 1st story. That's pretty much it, everything else felt like filler.

[Steven Shinder · Rating 2 out of 5]

A tie-in to the podcast that doesn't really add much. I guess it was kinda cute when people were trying to debate how Batman came to be. Much of the art looked too "cartoony" for me.

[Ahdom · Rating 3 out of 5]

I've been on a Batman kick and thought I would peek into this series before I give the Audio adventures a go on HBO Max. This has good vibes!

[Sameer Rajakumar · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a lot of fun to listen to with a great story that keeps u gripped

[laika · Rating 4 out of 5]

i would die for miss tuesday and i mean that