AudioComics Presents Starstruck: From Off-Broadway to Comics to iTunes

Portland, ME, April 30, 2010 --(PR.com)-- In the science fiction comedy Starsruck, scantily clad intergalactic beauties clash with evil grifters in the far reaches of the universe; spaceships battle, bad puns are thrown and character with egos the size of Jupiter chew the scenery. The series created by Elaine Lee and Michael Kaluta has been both a stage play and a cult comic book series; in 2009, it was revived as a critically acclaimed sold-out comic book series from IDW Publishing.

Now the wild worlds of Lee and Kaluta is joining the ranks of another medium, one that is enjoying a revival of its own: radio drama, now known as downloaded audio-theater entertainment. The original play is being adapted by Lee and the new AudioComics Company of Portland, Maine, with professional voice over performers and state of the art sound effects.

The new multi-billion dollar industry of audio books and audio theatre (as of Feb. 2010, the iTunes store had sold over 10 billion downloads) is a field crowded with entries—iTunes applicants wait months to hear if they’ve made the cut. A quick scan of iTunes podcasts and downloads include program after program of voices telling stories—sometimes live at venues, sometimes from people’s living rooms or bedrooms. But the podcast has finally reached the condition of art form. The public is increasingly paying to download fully produced, professionally acted pieces to enjoy on their iPods.

With the television and movie industry in flux, the record industry in tatters, what used to glue families to the radio from the 30’s through the 50’s may once again rule, if not the airwaves, then the earphones of the world. Lee, Kaulta, and AudioComics hope that Starstruck will have a prominent place in the revolution.

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