Spider-Man: Drowned in Thunder

Richard Rohan doesn’t just narrate *Spider-Man: Drowned in Thunder*—he *performs* it. The man nails every register: the exhausted rasp of Peter Parker pulling an all-nighter, the wheedling desperation of a kid trying to talk his way out of trouble, and the venomous glee of a villain finally getting a chance to ruin him. Rohan’s physicality shines in the action scenes—his pacing keeps the chaos of the storm-tossed city palpable, and his voice work for characters like Electro and Sandman crackles with electric menace. The production quality is top-tier, too; the sound design subtly layers in the hum of alien tech and the oppressive weight of the storm clouds, making the audiobook feel like you’re trapped in the middle of the crisis with Spider-Man. My only quibble is that some of the science-fiction jargon could have been streamlined—Bennett’s worldbuilding occasionally veers into dense exposition that might leave casual listeners adrift. Still, the payoff is worth it. The story’s emotional core—Spider-Man realizing that no matter how many times he saves the city, the people will always see him as the problem—lands harder than any punchline. If you’re here for a superhero story that trusts its audience to handle moral complexity and sci-fi novelty alongside the spandex, this audiobook delivers. It’s a reminder that sometimes, the most iconic hero isn’t the one who swings highest, but the one who keeps swinging when the ground beneath him is gone.