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Knowledge is power. That would be the motto of Lander University, had it not been snatched up and used to death by others long before the school was founded. For while Lander offers a full range of courses to nearly all students, it also offers a small number of specialty classes to a very select few. Lander is home to the Hero Certification Program, a curriculum designed to develop students with superhuman capabilities, commonly known as Supers, into official Heroes.
Five of this year’s freshmen are extra special. They have a secret aside from their abilities, one that they must guard from even their classmates. Because for every one person in the world with abilities they can control, there are three who lack such skill. These lesser super beings, Powereds as they are called, have always been treated as burdens and second-class citizens. Though there has been ample research in the area, no one has ever succeeded in turning a Powered into a regular human, let alone a Super.
That is, until now....
Performed by Jonathan Lee Taylor, Darius Johnson, Alejandro Ruiz, Rana Kay, Megan Poppy, John Kielty, Zeke Alton, Yasmin Tuazon, James J. Johnson, James Konicek, Kay Eluvian, Jacob Yeh, Chris Stinson, Michael John Casey, Matthew Schleigh, Lise Bruneau, Matthew Bassett, Matthew Pauli, Emlyn McFarland, Jessica Lauren Ball, Henry Kramer, Steven Carpenter, Carolyn Kashner, Colleen Delany, Bianca Bryan, Rick Rohan, James Lewis, Scott McCormick, Joel David Santner, Delores King Williams, Nora Achrati and Nanette Savard.
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Kyle McCarley did an excellent job on the original with varied, distinct, and consistent voices for each character. That said, the huge variety of characters meant the voices could get a little bit silly—see Mr. Transport sounding like Kermit the Frog. Also on the subject of voices, it sounds like they cast a black voice actor for Vince, which adds some very welcome variety to the cast.
It sounds like the story got an editing pass as well, which was sorely needed due to the serialized nature in which chapters were published. I sincerely hope someone hit Ctrl-F "to his credit" and deleted that phrase from the script in upcoming releases, because if I hear it one more time I'm going to intentionally burst my own ear drums.
The SFX and music are usually well-picked, so few complaints there. The only one I can think is that sometimes the SFX are a tad superfluous. I don't need someone to say "he walked" and then hear the clomping of footsteps. I'd prefer to hear background, ambiance, or big set piece noises.
Overall, though, a stellar Graphic Audio release. Possibly one of the best I've heard.
Excellent Graphic Audio
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Yes, it’s a third of the book, but you knew that going in, it says 1 of 3 in the title. It’s 2021, vaccines are rolling out like Roy on a bender. Super Powereds is back and all blinged out like Alice after therapy. The story has been dressed up like Silver waiting tables at Supper with Supers. This might be the closest we ever come to this story being made into a series or movie.
Simply Amazing
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Great!!
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While I may not love every voice cast in this edition the positives greatly outweigh the negative. This is a very well edited and acted graphic audio. I truly can not wait for the next part.
Well worth it.
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Best Dramatized Audible Original
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50/50
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Pros for GraphicAudio:
- Full Cast means each voice is unique. McCarley's adaptations are a fan favorite, and he does a great job trying to give each character a unique voice, but this series has about a billion unique characters, and some of McCarley's voices sound very... similar. Anyone with a more cerebral power gets a "nerdy stereotype" voice, for example. I love McCarley, and it's not really his fault, he's just one person. This version absolutely avoids that issue though, and some of the characters have voices that surprised me and made me think of the characters in new ways. Roy, for example, takes on a "charismatic black cowboy" persona and it really works to make the character more interesting than before.
-The sounds and music work great, for the most part. The audio levels are well balanced and I never had any trouble distinguishing voices, sounds effects, or music, and the production quality is very high, to the point where it often felt like this could have been a movie with the visuals missing. There are lots of excellent little touches like TV shows droning on in the background of a conversation, characters continuing to talk in the background of a more important conversation, and music that accompanies most fight scenes really well.
Cons of this adaptation:
-It's only a third of the book. The McCarley versions are a whole book each. So, you know, there's that.
-Some may find the sound effects can be a little much. It didn't really bother me, so I'm not docking any points for it, but if you think that hearing footstep sounds every time a character is described as moving around sounds annoying, this audiobook might not be for you.
If you're a fan of the McCarley versions and are looking for something a little different, you might really enjoy this! If your first instinct is "It's different. I hate it" then maybe steer clear.
If this is your first time reading or listening to Super Powereds, I would actually recommend this adaptation over the McCarley ones if you're ok with the facts that 1: It's less audiobook for your buck and 2: It's (at the time of this review) not finished yet.
Brings the characters to life in a new way!
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They also cut out a lot, which I am fine with in this book but it makes me super worried about the next books in the series as those are way more action packed and it’d be cool to listen to all the fights with the sound effects and stuff (in particular I don’t think they will do all of the intermural fights well, and will probably cut a lot of them out). I kinda get why they did it, because a full cast is a lot, but also I don’t listen to audiobooks to just get part of the story.
I’ll probably end up listening to some of the future releases, but definitely not all of them.
I really like the idea, execution could use work.
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Cautiously optimistic
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