James Gunn’s Superman movie has dropped and looks to be a great hit both in theatres and with critics, scoring a box office record and getting high reviews, like our review by Tom Jorgensen, who gave it an 8/10.
Now, as part of an ongoing promotion from Audible, you can listen to the comic that inspired the movie, All-Star Superman, for absolutely free.
Running until the end of July, Amazon Prime members can get a three-month Audible membership for absolutely free, whereas such a membership would normally cost $14.95 per month. Amazon Prime itself has 30-day trials available, and students or those between 18 and 24 and get a six-month trial through the Prime for Young Adults tier.
Each month of the three-month Audible trial grants you one book credit to spend, and All-Star Superman is a stellar first Superman story to spend it on.
A 12-issue series written and illustrated by DC greats, Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely, between late 2005 and 2008, All-Star Superman is one of the finest comic stories of all time based on the Man of Steel. Many others have been released since then, but it’s been tough to top All-Star’s take on what’s been deemed as a “timeless” Superman — with first-rate storytelling, modern characterisation, and riveting art.
While the audiobook version won’t treat you to much of the latter, you’ll get in exchange some top-tier full-cast narration, which lends an emotional and powerful telling of the Kryptonians’ beloved story.
As Audible’s limited-time offer allows you to dive into the original tale before or after you check out James Gunn’s movie adaptation, there’s a massive selection of the best fictional audiobooks you can spend your other credits on.
Alternatively, Amazon still has stock of a huge variety of the best Superman comics to check out as well, including paperback and hardcover versions of All-Star Superman.
Along with Supergirl, Woman of Tomorrow, Superman: Birthright, Kingdom Come, and Superman For All Seasons, there are also preorders for Absolute Superman Vol. 1: the first collection of issues based on a version of Kal-El from the darker Absolute Universe.
Absolute Superman Vol. 1 is releasing on August 19, Absolute Batman Vol. 1 on August 5, and Absolute Wonder Woman Vol. 1 on Aug 12. In the meantime, you can instead listen to All-Star Superman for free right now on Audible.
Ben Williams – IGN freelance contributor with over 10 years of experience covering gaming, tech, film, TV, and anime. Follow him on Twitter/X @BenLevelTen.
