Exciting news for Bat-fans and podcast fans today. DC and Realm today announced plans to launch DC High Volume: Batman, a new scripted, always-on podcast series featuring direct adaptations of DC’s greatest Batman stories as exciting audio dramas.
DC High Volume: Batman begins with the four-part adaptation of Batman: Year One, by Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli. After traveling the world for over a decade following the death of his parents, Bruce Wayne returns to Gotham City to find crime and corruption running rampant in the place he calls home. Realising Gotham City needs a hero, Bruce dons the cape and cowl for the first time, becoming the Batman.
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If Batman and new allies Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent succeed in removing the criminal heads of Gotham City, who will replace them? A new face of villainy may appear, leading to a Long Halloween full of costumed criminals. The cast of DC High Volume: Batman features Jason Spisak (Young Justice, Arcane) as Batman/Bruce Wayne, Jay Paulson (Mad Men, Catch-22) as Lt. James Gordon, Reba Buhr (Next Gen) as Catwoman/Seline Kyle, Adam O’Byrne (AMC’s Interview with the Vampire) as Harvey Dent/Two-Face, Mike Starr (Goodfellas, Ed Wood) as Carmine Falcone, Simon Vance (Bring Up the Bodies, Rod: The Autobiography of Rod Stewart) as Alfred Pennyworth, Dan Gill (Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension) as The Joker, Jesse Burch (Fall Out: New Vegas) as The Riddler, Michelle Lukes (Alexander, Strike Back) as Poison Ivy and Kevin Smith (Clerks, Dogma) as The Penguin.
“DC is committed to creating new ways to reach a broader audience with engaging, accessible and high-production value adaptations of our most iconic and essential Batman comic stories, including the audio format,” said Anne DePies, SVP and General Manager, DC. “We want to offer audiences who may be new to DC a jumping on point for the Batman franchise, driving them back to our books, while engaging existing fans, podcast enthusiasts and audiobook listeners with direct adaptations that bring their favorite stories to life as faithfully as possible.”
DC High Volume: Batman launches April 2nd, 2025, with the first 2 episodes adapting chapters 1 & 2 of the iconic Batman: Year One storyline (Batman #404 & #405), followed by new episodes released every Wednesday. Register now for the launch day listening party, exclusively in the DC Official Discord Server! Episodes will be available to download or stream for free anywhere you listen to podcasts (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, etc.) or watch on the official DC YouTube channel.
