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Podcast Post: ‘Wolverine: The Long Night’ review

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If someone had told me yesterday that they’ve found a new actor to play Wolverine, I’d scream it’s too soon. The Hugh Jackman hangover lingers ever since he hung up his adamantium claws last year after the release of Logan, James Mangold’s beloved masterpiece, a fitting yet heartbreaking farewell to our favourite mutant.

 

But having only last night plugged into two episodes of Wolverine: The Long Night, Marvel’s first venture into the audio drama universe, and there’s a taste for new possibilities, especially since Richard Armitage is involved. The actor who played Thorin Oakenshield to critical acclaim in Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit slips into Logan’s skin with a practised ease, easily conveying the character’s many complexities with few words. To be able to do that when there’s no visuals involved requires a whole new level of skill.

 

A partnership between Marvel and podcast platform Stitcher, Wolverine: The Long Night tells a Wolverine story by keeping him largely off-stage, at least in the beginning. Set in the fictional town of Burns, Alaska, the podcast follows federal agents Tad Marshall (At Essandoh) and Sally Pierce (Celia Keenan-Bolger) as they investigate a bloody massacre that took place on a fishing boat and saw nine crewmates slashed to death. Two women have also recently met with grizzly ends, and even though nothing seemingly connects these incidents, the people of Burns are on edge.

 

But, no doubt, the star of the show is Armitage. Even if you’re not constantly hearing him, he gets into your head right from the start. He reveals Logan’s tortured dual existence: a gruff exterior married to a troubled conscience, aching for absolution. It’s the Wolverine we know from the comic books (they even reference his short stature, which will definitely please hardcore fans).

 

That Marvel’s taking the time and effort to expand to formats that are currently not moneymaking jackpots is an encouraging idea. Because beyond the slapstick comedy and highstakes action, the comic book repertoire is a treasure trove of stories that can stand the test of serious exposition.

 

So, if you love comic books, enjoy listening to old-timey audio dramas, and love crime procedurals (who doesn’t?), Wolverine: The Long Night is for you. And even if you don’t fall into any of these categories, the show makes for a great gateway podcast into the world of genre storytelling.

 

Don’t miss it!

 

Edited March 15, 2018 by Bosco685

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Listen to the Wolverine “True Crime” Podcast You Never Knew You Wanted

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Marvel has entered the podcast game with their first scripted podcast, Wolverine: The Long Night, a “true crime” podcast in the vein of Serial and S-Town with a dash of the experimental thriller Homecoming. And you can listen to the first episode now.

 

“Have you heard of a man named Logan?”

 

The first episode of the moody, atmospheric crime thriller Wolverine: The Long Night debuted on Stitcher this week, kicking off the 10-episode scripted series. Written by Ben Percy (The Wilding, Red Moon) and directed by Brendan Baker, Wolverine: The Long Night follows special agents Sally Pierce and Tad Marshall as they investigate a bloody massacre in rural Alaska.

 

The slice marks seem to indicate adamantium claws, which point to Logan, the mysterious longer who has just arrived on the shores of Burns, Alaska. The story picks up as Logan is on the run from Weapon X and struggling to regain his memories. But the case may be more complicated than that, as more people are brutally murdered, a sinister cult rises to prominence, and the local sheriff seems oddly determined to get the agents out of his town.

 

As for Wolverine, he doesn’t even appear for more than a few seconds in the first episode. But, as played by the gravelly-voiced Richard Armitage, he strikes an imposing figure.

 

“We wanted to mystify him again,” Long Night writer Percy told Wired. “He has a tremendous offstage mythology.”

 

“There’s suspense and tense atmosphere built into an audio drama, because you’re unable to see all around you,” Percy continued, explaining how he wanted to slowly introduce Wolverine by keeping him in the shadows. “By eliminating vision, we can take advantage of the disorientation.”

 

Wolverine: The Long Night is the first in a series of podcasts that Marvel is launching with Stitcher.

 

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Two minutes and forty-nine seconds and I am totally hooked!!!!