Today saw an announcement by RBmedia, the largest audiobook publisher in the world, that they will be releasing three original Hellboy Universe audiobooks written by bestselling author Christopher Golden. The first audiobook in the series, Hellboy: A Plague of Wasps, will be released in July.

Written exclusively for their GraphicAudio brand and produced with a full cast of actors, sound effects, and cinematic music, each audiobook will be accompanied by cover artwork by Mignola and award-winning colorist Dave Stewart.

Speaking about the announcement, Golden said: “Having written Hellboy comics and novels and co-written the screenplay for the upcoming Hellboy: The Crooked Man film, I couldn’t resist the opportunity to experiment with original audiobooks. The audiobooks form a trilogy that picks up key story threads from the comics that Hellboy fans won’t want to miss, while providing an exciting jumping-on point for casual fans and introducing a brand new character who will eventually appear in the comics.”

The first three original Hellboy audiobooks to be released are:

Hellboy: A Plague of Wasps. Things turn strange and dangerous when Hellboy accompanies his girlfriend, Anastasia Bransfield, on a trip to Brazil. They venture into the rainforest to stop an evil force from spreading. This first audiobook in the series will be available on July 31st, 2023 wherever audiobooks are sold.

Lobster Johnson: The Proteus Club. Set in 1933, reporter Cynthia Tynan finds herself drawn into the mystery surrounding the disappearance of several prominent New Yorkers and seeks the aid of Hellboy’s childhood hero the Lobster. They must confront German spies, religious lunatics, and monstrously transformed people who have been subjected to hideous experimentation. The Lobster Johnson audiobook will debut in October.

Hellboy and the BPRD: The Goddess of Manhattan. Hellboy, Liz Sherman, and Abe Sapien are drawn into a bizarre case linked both to Hellboy’s adventure with Anastasia in Brazil and to Lobster Johnson. Co-authored by Young Hellboy writer Thomas E. Sniegoski, the third audiobook in the series will be released in November.

 For more information, visit graphicaudio.net.

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