{"id":1195561,"date":"2026-02-18T04:59:04","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T04:59:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=598205"},"modified":"2026-02-18T04:59:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T04:59:04","slug":"the-voice-of-gengar-is-our-new-superman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/the-voice-of-gengar-is-our-new-superman\/","title":{"rendered":"The voice of Gengar is our new Superman"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.polygon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/gengar_superman.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">It\u2019s a bird\u2026 it\u2019s a plane\u2026 no, it\u2019s a feisty Ghost-Poison Pok\u00e9mon with a giant tongue!<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">On Thursday, DC Comics announced a brand new adaptation of the beloved comic <em>All-Star Superman<\/em>, but with a twist: It\u2019s a fully cast audiobook retelling, led by prolific voiceover artist Marc Thompson as the Man of Steel. Thompson has so many credits to his name, from narrating Star Wars\u2019 Thrawn audiobooks to voicing a ton of anime characters \u2014 including Gengar on <em>Pok\u00e9mon Journeys<\/em>. Could this version of Superman also grunt and grumble as he contemplates his sad existence?<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div><iframe title=\"Gengar&#039;s sad backstory \ud83d\ude2d | Pok\u00e9mon Journeys: The Series | Official Clip\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iM4UrcNUvaM?rel=0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"accelerometer; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">On top of voicing Superman, Thompson will also voice Zibarro, the highly intelligent version of Bizarro. Co-starring is Kristen Sieh as Lois Lane, Christopher Smith as Lex Luthor, Brandon McInnis as Jimmy Olsen, and Ray Porter as Jor-El. The full cast is 25 actors deep, and DC says the recording will also feature an original score and sound effects.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely\u2019s <em>All-Star Superman<\/em> is the stuff of legends \u2014 James Gunn cites it among his inspirations for the upcoming <em>Superman<\/em> feature film, which is a high bar to raise for himself. The audiobook, adapted by Meghan Fitzmartin, will directly adapt the complete 12-issue run of the original comic, and push the psychological story even further into the minds of its characters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">\u201cI\u2019ve been a fan of All-Star Superman since its initial publication 20 years ago, and we\u2019re thrilled to work with DC to adapt Morrison and Quitely\u2019s extraordinary vision in a fresh way unique to the audiobook,\u201d says Lance Fitzgerald, DC\u2019s SVP, Content and Business Development, in a news release. \u201cIn her adapted audio script, Meghan Fitzmartin takes listeners inside the minds of the characters, including their inner thoughts. We hear Zibarro wrestling with his uniqueness, Lex Luthor\u2019s imperiousness, and Superman\u2019s own reflections on his world and his mortality.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The audiobook version of <em>All-Star Superman<\/em> arrives June 24.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/news\/598205\/all-star-superman-audio-podcast-drama-release-date\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s a bird\u2026 it\u2019s a plane\u2026 no, it\u2019s a feisty Ghost-Poison Pok\u00e9mon with a giant tongue! On Thursday, DC Comics announced a brand new adaptation of the beloved comic All-Star Superman, but with a twist: It\u2019s a fully cast audiobook retelling, led by prolific voiceover artist Marc Thompson as the Man of Steel. Thompson has so many credits to his name, from narrating Star Wars\u2019 Thrawn audiobooks to voicing a ton of anime characters \u2014 including Gengar on Pok\u00e9mon Journeys. Could this version of Superman also grunt and grumble as he contemplates his sad existence? On top of voicing Superman, Thompson will also voice Zibarro, the highly intelligent version of Bizarro. Co-starring is Kristen Sieh as Lois Lane, Christopher Smith as Lex Luthor, Brandon McInnis&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/the-voice-of-gengar-is-our-new-superman\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1195562,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1195561","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-polygon"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The voice of Gengar is our new Superman | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"It\u2019s a bird\u2026 it\u2019s a plane\u2026 no, it\u2019s a feisty Ghost-Poison Pok\u00e9mon with a giant tongue! 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