AUDIBLE BRINGS AN IMMERSIVE AUDIO STORYTELLING EXPERIENCE TO
NEW YORK COMIC CON TO CELEBRATE THE RELEASE OF
THE SANDMAN: ACT III
NYCC ATTENDEES CAN ENTER ‘THE SANDMAN DREAM PORTAL BY AUDIBLE AND DC,’ AN IMMERSIVE, AUDIO-LED, FULL SENSORY EXPEDITION, FEATURING THE VOICE OF CREATOR, WRITER, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, AND NARRATOR, NEIL GAIMAN
WHAT: Audible Inc., the leading creator and provider of premium audio storytelling, is bringing an immersive and interactive audio storytelling experience to New York Comic Con with The Sandman Dream Portal by Audible and DC, in celebration of the release of “
The Sandman: Act III.” The voice of creator, writer, executive producer, and narrator Neil Gaiman will welcome visitors as they enter The Dreaming and embark on a journey through the storylines of “The Sandman: Act III.” As attendees enter the portal, they will find themselves immersed in a surreal dreamscape gallery. Visual installations will encourage exploration and provide abstract visuals that evoke the feeling of special moments from Act III. Audio from those scenes and environmental sound effects will transport attendees directly into the audio adaptation of the New York Times best-selling graphic novel series.
WHEN: Public Hours:
- Friday, October 7th, 5-9pm
- Saturday, October 8th, 1-9pm
- Sunday, October 9th, 1-6pm
WHERE: MediaPro Manhattan Studio
508 W 37th St
New York, NY 10018
The Sandman: Act III released September 28, 2022 and is available now. Listen at
www.audible.com/TheSandman3
The groundbreaking audio production of whatLos Angeles Times Magazinecalled “the greatest epic in the history of comic books” continues. Leading perhaps the best cast ever assembled in audio,James McAvoy returns to voice Morpheus, the Lord of Dreams, inThe Sandman: Act III, the third installment of theNew York Timesbestselling audiosaga.Award-winning audio trailblazer Dirk Maggs adapts the blockbuster DC graphic novel series written by Neil Gaiman (Good Omens) into another fully immersive listening experience, presented for the first time in breathtaking 3D audio.InAct III, we follow Morpheus on a grand journey to take care of family business. He visits with his son Orpheus (Bridgerton’sRegé-Jean Page), an act that brings with it profound consequences. Accompanied by Delirium (Kristen Schaal,Bob’s Burgers), he tracks down their estranged brother, Destruction (David Harewood,Supergirl), the only member of the Endless ever to abandon their post. And at an inn at the intersection of all worlds,a group of travelers are forced together by a storm that threatens to destroy reality itself, with grave repercussions for Morpheus and the rest of the Endless.All the original cast returns, includingKat Dennings as Death, Aidan Turner as Cluracan, and Neil Gaiman himself as The Narrator,joined by Harewood and other new cast members Wil Wheaton (Star Trek: The Next Generation), KJ Apa (Riverdale), Shruti Hasaan (Race Gurram) and more.It’s time to close your eyes and listen. Once again.
ABOUT THE SANDMAN: ACT III
The Sandman: Act III continues to bring to aural life the world of The New York Times best-selling graphic novel, The Sandman, created by Neil Gaiman and published by DC. The third installment is once again adapted and directed by co-executive producer Dirk Maggs and narrated by Gaiman, who also returns as creative director and co-executive producer, with original score from BAFTA Award-winning composer James Hannigan.
Returning to the Audible Sandman universe is series star, James McAvoy in the title role as well as Kat Dennings as Death, Miriam Margolyes as Despair, Justin Vivian Bond as Desire, Jeffrey Wright as Destiny, Kristen Schaal as Delirium, Andy Serkis, Riz Ahmed, Regé-Jean Page, Kevin Smith, Bebe Neuwirth, Niamh Walsh, Arthur Darvill, Ray Porter, Shruti
Haasan, Billy Boyd, and a full ensemble cast. Joining the cast of Audible’s Sandman franchise for the first time are David Harewood as Destruction, Wil Wheaton as Brant Tucker, and KJ Apa as Prez.
The first installment of Audible’s The Sandman adapts volumes 1-3 of the graphic novel series of the same name (Preludes & Nocturnes, The Doll’s House, and Dream Country). The second installment adapts Season of Mists, Distant Mirrors, A Game of You and Convergence from the graphic novel series and the third installment will adapt Brief Lives and Worlds Ends, diving deeper into the world of The Sandman.
In 2020, Audible released the first installment in the audio franchise
The Sandman to record-breaking Audible Original pre-orders; it still stands as the best-selling Audible Original in the company’s history. It also occupied the #1 spot on The New York Times Best Seller Audio Fiction list in July 2020 and August 2020.
The Sandman: Act II, released in 2021, is the second best-selling Audible Original in the Premium catalog in the first 90 days of release, bested only by the first installment, while also holding the #2 spot on The New York Times Best Seller Audio Fiction list.