GANDHINAGAR: Calling all comic book fans and superhero enthusiasts! Are you looking for a new podcast to binge that’ll take you to thrilling worlds filled with extraordinary abilities and epic battles? Look no further! This list has something for everyone, whether you crave classic heroes, hilarious takes on the genre, or even a peek into the lives of supervillains.
For the Comedy Fan:
Marvel’s Squirrel Girl:
The Unbeatable Radio Show (complete series): Buckle up for a hilarious take on the unbeatable Squirrel Girl in this dramatized comedy series. (3h 57m):
My Amazing Woman – Season 1 finale
Dive into a comedic take on the adventures of a (not-so-subtle) Wonder Woman-inspired hero. (2h 33m)
Superhuman Public Radio
Superhuman Public Radio is an award-winning audio drama telling the surprisingly human stories in a superpowered world. These are the stories that fall between the panels of comic books.
The Late Night Power Hour with Chip Silver
What’s late-night talk radio like with superheroes around? Find out in this hilarious dramatization. (5h 44m)
Power Trip
This urban fantasy comedy explores the lighter side of extraordinary abilities. Her name is Jane, and she can make you do whatever she wants. (3h 32m)
For the Drama Seeker:
The Beautiful Liar
An unlikely super-hero origin story, The Beautiful Liar, is an original scripted series imagined by the band the X Ambassadors. When a blind teenager named Clementine (Rory Anne Dahl) suddenly loses her father, her world is completely upended — powers she didn’t know she had start to manifest and take the form of her secret friend, Shadow (Emily Hampshire, Schitt’s Creek). Moving to a new school, she struggles to hide her abilities from her friends – and band mates – as they fight to make the town a better place. Little does she know, her powers have triggered the attention of The Institute, a sinister organization who will stop at nothing to have her in their grasp.
Superman: Son of El
The Unauthorized Biography of Clark Kent. As a child growing up in Smallville, Clark Kent had no idea why he was so unreasonably powerful, but when he finally learns of his alien origins and family legacy, he is thrust onto the world stage and into the role of a hero, a struggle that is surprisingly more about vulnerability than invulnerability. While humanity watches this Superman in awe, Clark becomes equally impressed, witnessing humanity as we rise to meet our potential…
The StarWell Foundation
The StarWell Foundation is a comicbook audio drama about what happens when hospital kids stop asking to meet athletes, celebrities or superheroes and start asking to meet Villains. Recently promoted from intern, Mary Dare has taken on the task of finding these crooks and criminals and convincing them to be a little not-so-bad. She has to deal with the villains not trusting her, the heroes don’t trust and even her co-workers don’t trust her while helping to inspire children and bring some unpredictable joy to their life.
Five Deadly Rebels
From the five boroughs come five rebels of society—the gangster, the hustler, the raider, the gambler, the corrupt—each gifted with superhuman powers, each mastering an ancient martial art discipline—judo, kendo, muay Thai, karate, kung fu—through a mysterious being from another reality, known only as “The Master”, who launches the five into a dangerous hunt for a golden crypto ledger hidden within the criminal underworld of New York City—a ledger holding wealth that can not only change each of their hard-boiled lives, but the order of the world.
Batman Unburied
A serial killer known as The Harvester terrorizes Gotham City, but Batman is not coming to the rescue. In fact, Bruce Wayne has no memory of being the Caped Crusader at all. Instead, Bruce is a forensic pathologist, performing the autopsy on the latest victim when he’s attacked by the killer himself. As Bruce’s obsession with the Harvester consumes him, Dr. Thomas Wayne, head of Gotham City Hospital, orders his son to take medical leave and seek treatment from an unusual psychologist, Dr. Hunter. With Batman missing in action, Detective Barbara Gordon is left with no other choice but to seek help from Gotham’s second smartest detective:
Harley Quinn and The Joker: Sound Mind
Dr. Harleen Quinzel (Christina Ricci) is fresh out of grad school–a new psychologist at Arkham Asylum determined to help the patients her colleagues have written off. But her dad is sick and in need of an expensive, life-saving operation she can’t afford. When she meets “Patient J” (Billy Magnussen), a magnetic criminal able to manipulate everyone but her, Harleen makes a fateful decision leading her and The Joker down a dangerous path that will change Gotham City and Bruce Wayne (Justin Hartley) forever.
The Riddler
A masked vigilante is on the loose, murdering notorious super-villains all over Gotham City… and all clues point to the suspect being the Caped Crusader himself, Batman. Now, with a target on his head, the charming yet deadly Edward Nygma, better known as The Riddler, is forced to break out of Arkham Asylum and team up with the Caped Crusader. The unlikely duo must solve the mystery before they too, become victims.
For the Sci-Fi Enthusiast:
Metahuman Intelligence Agency
When the metahumans came into this world they were drunk on their own power. The MIA is the only thing standing between metahumans and total destruction.
The BEAM Chronicles
There are no “superheroes.” We don’t even use that word: we call them Anomalies. And to us normal people, not blessed with the gifts of flight, or strength, or hyper-powered mech-suits, these Anomalies, regardless of their intentions, are a threat. They must be dealt with–they must be equalized.
Inhale
Tamara “Tammy” Tracer is running from her past. To the residents of Hemlock, NH, she is known as ‘Tracy Tanner’. Little do they know that their quiet, unassuming, librarian is in fact a superhero with a tragic backstory.