They may want to read them but don’t where to start, or just don’t have access to a ton of quality graphic novels. Cost can be a factor when people are buying books, and a graphic novel can cost the same as a novel but takes a quarter of the time to read. Another factor is not quite knowing how to read a graphic novel. It takes some practice to figure out the correct way to read each page when they are all laid out differently. And sometimes, reading visually is just inaccessible. It’s always a treat when I get to tell people that they make audiobook adaptations of comics. Now with your library or audiobook app, you can access a world of audiobooks! These are often done with full casts and are reworked to give a description of what’s happening on the page. I know some people may doubt that a graphic novel can be successful as an audiobook, or that it “counts” as reading a graphic novel at all. I’m here to tell you the truth: audio versions of graphic novels are amazing and totally count as reading! So now, here are ten of the best audiobook adaptations of graphic novels.
Single Narrators
Full Cast Recordings
We’ve really only scratched the surface of adaptations. There are so many more out there, and so many coming out in the future. Happy listening! Jin Wang just wants to fit in at school but is relentlessly bullied. Chin-Kee and his cousin Danny are always at odds with each other whenever Chin-Kee comes to visit. The lives of these boys and that of the Monkey King, an ancient Chinese fable, all become intertwined in this story of growing up different. Don’t forget to check out our other comics posts and audiobooks posts!
