Blurb

The fate of the entire Marvel Universe hangs in the balance as Earth’s mightiest heroes face their greatest challenge!

Summoned across the stars by the mysterious and unbelievably powerful Beyonder, the Avengers, Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, and the X-Men are set against their deadliest foes on the mysterious planet known as Battleworld – with the winner promised the ultimate prize. But as battle lines are drawn, new alliances are forged, and old enemies clash, one among them is not willing to settle for anything less than godhood. Can even the heroes’ combined might prevent Dr. Doom from becoming the most powerful being in the universe?

This GraphicAudio® Production is adapted from the graphic novel by Jim Shooter, Mike Zeck, and Bob Layton.

Review

I have read the comic book version of this story run, originally published back in 1984. This came out of the much maligned Jim Shooter era of Marvel and was mostly a tool to drive toy sales, but it somehow has stood the test of time as far as popularity. I have the full 12-issue set, with the Black-suit Spiderman #8 being the most valuable of course.

So I came into the audio version of this already very familiar with the storyline, and still enjoyed this version of the story. The production featured a large cast voicing the characters, not one reader doing multiple voices. The production value helped the mostly cheesy story seem not so cheesy. I would “read” other classic storylines this way if they are like this.