LOS ANGELES -- We first met Kamala Khan a year and a half ago, when Marvel Comics debuted Ms. Marvel, introducing a new superhero who possessed incredible powers, pluck and teenage street smarts.
Now, she has a voice, too.
Marvel's hugely popular new character is also its first published title to be adapted into an audiobook, making her origin story available to commuters, road trippers, people on the treadmill and the visually impaired. The first edition, which includes Ms. Marvel Nos. 1-5, will be available Monday on GraphicAudio.net.
Marvel and GraphicAudio put together this exclusive preview for Mashable, which also includes the voice of Captain Marvel herself (and the former Ms. Marvel) Carol Danvers:
The "no-narrator" format uses sound effects, a full voice cast and cinematic music to recreate the books scene by scene.
Though Marvel and GraphicAudio have teamed on past titles, Ms. Marvel -- the first American Muslim superhero (and new member of the Avengers) -- is the first adapted directly from the source material.
Marvel and GraphicAudio previously released a trailer for the audio book:
"The fact that this character is expanding beyond the comics page just goes to show how much she has resonated with a larger audience," said Sana Amanat, Marvel’s director of content and character development. "Whether you’re a fan of the series or new to the comic, you will fall in love with this adaptation of Ms. Marvel as her vivid world is brought to life for the first time as a GraphicAudio production."
The Ms. Marvel audio version, mixed in stereo 5.1 Surround Sound DTS, is available online, via the GraphicAudio Access app and CD formats.