First-of-Its-Kind Audio Storytelling Event
Introduces a Brand-New Universe with All-New Superheroes, in One of
the Creative Genius’s Last Collaborations
Teaser Trailer Featuring Stan Lee’s Voice
Released Today
Audible Inc., the world’s largest producer and distributor of
downloadable audiobooks and other spoken-word entertainment, today
announced the forthcoming launch of Stan Lee’s Alliances: A Trick
of Light, the first installment of a new connected universe of
stories and characters, debuting on Audible in a first-of-its-kind
audio storytelling event. Written by Stan Lee and Kat Rosenfield,
and created by Stan Lee, Luke Lieberman and Ryan Silbert, Stan
Lee’s Alliances: A Trick of Light is available for preorder today
on Audible.com/ATrickOfLight.
Years in the making, Stan Lee’s Alliances: A Trick of Light is
one of the cultural icon’s final collaborations and returns him to
his creative roots as he explores the complex relationship between
humankind, science and technology. Lee lends his own voice to the
introduction of this audio-first event.
“We’re delighted to bring this epic story to global audiences
and introduce listeners to a brand new Stan Lee universe,” said
David Blum, Editor-in-Chief, Audible Originals. “This amazing
adventure forged from the imagination of the legendary Stan Lee is
not only extraordinarily entertaining but is profoundly insightful
about modern technology and its resulting challenges. Listeners and
fans will love and relate to this story.”
Co-creators Luke Lieberman and Ryan Silbert commented, “Stan had
the uncanny ability to see around the corner and recognize the
cultural moment, then create story and characters that beg the
deeper questions. Stan Lee’s Alliances: A Trick of Light follows in
this tradition. As his co-creators and, most importantly, his fans,
we can’t wait for other fans to discover this world on
Audible.”
This first-of-its-kind project launches dozens of new
characters, and a new era of storytelling from the legendary
creator himself, developed with Lee’s hand-picked collaborators and
Yfat Reiss Gendell and Foundry Literary + Media (Ready Player One,
Hello Sunshine), who architected this innovative multi-platform
deal.
“Stan was so enthusiastic about joining the innovative Audible
team bringing you his first audio event,” said Stan Lee’s POW!
Entertainment President Gill Champion. “Stan loved these characters
and their relationships, but also the way the narrative pushes the
boundaries of how technology impacts our lives.” The collaboration
highlights Stan Lee’s POW! Entertainment’s commitment to further
propel his legacy through new projects Stan had been working
on.
Stan Lee’s Alliances: A Trick of Light introduces listeners to a
mysterious young woman, Nia, whose fate is intertwined with a
seemingly ordinary Midwestern teenager, Cameron Ackerson, whose
quest for YouTube stardom takes him to the heart of the Great Lakes
Triangle where he is imbued with the power to “see” and “hear” a
new reality. As Nia and Cameron’s relationship grows, they conspire
to create a more righteous online universe, dishing out justice big
and small, but wind up crossing a shadowy outfit called OPTIC,
which goes after them for its own nefarious purposes. Meanwhile, a
threat of galactic proportions emerges, imperiling humanity’s very
existence by harnessing our individual desire to connect as the
very means to destroy us.
Stan Lee’s Alliances: A Trick of Light joins a robust slate of
Audible Originals, exclusive audio entertainment created by
celebrated storytellers from the worlds of theater, journalism,
comedy, literature and more. Audible Originals offer powerful
performances created for listeners by award-winning actors, writers
and comedians, spanning every genre and length.
ABOUT AUDIBLE, INC.
Audible, Inc., an Amazon.com, Inc. subsidiary
(NASDAQ:AMZN), is the leading provider of premium digital spoken
audio content, offering customers a new way to enhance and enrich
their lives every day. Audible content includes more than 445,000
audio programs from leading audiobook publishers, broadcasters,
entertainers, magazine and newspaper publishers, and business
information providers.
ABOUT KAT ROSENFIELD, LUKE LIEBERMAN, RYAN
SILBERT
Kat Rosenfield is a pop culture and political writer and
Edgar-nominated author of Amelia Anne is Dead and Gone (2012) and
Inland (2014). A former reporter for MTV News, her work has
appeared in outlets including Wired, Vulture, Entertainment Weekly,
Playboy, US Weekly, and TV Guide.
Ryan Silbert is an award-winning author, filmmaker and founder
of Origin Story Entertainment, a multi-platform entertainment
company with a global focus on storytelling. Recent film
projects include God of Love (Oscar Winner), Spike Lee’s The Girl
is in Trouble. He is a co-creator with Stan Lee and Luke Lieberman
on Stan Lee’s Alliances: A Trick of Light, an Audible Original.
Luke Lieberman is a writer and filmmaker who started his career
in entertainment under the mentorship of Stan Lee. He is
responsible for the relaunch of the Red Sonja franchise and
overseeing more than 50 graphic novels; writing numerous
issues himself, including the upcoming Red Sonja: Birth of a
She-Devil for Dynamite Entertainment. Stan Lee’s Alliances: A
Trick of Light is Luke’s first collaboration with Stan Lee and
co-creator Ryan Silbert.
ABOUT STAN LEE’S POW! ENTERTAINMENT,
INC.
Stan Lee’s POW! Entertainment Inc. is a multimedia company
founded in 2001 by the iconic comic book creator Stan Lee with his
friend and business partner Gill Champion, who is the President
today, to create and license intellectual properties for
entertainment media, including: feature length films, television,
merchandising, branded content and other related ancillary markets
as well as exclusively maintain and protect the ownership of his
name, likeness, voice, trademarks and publicity rights throughout
the world. Stan Lee’s POW! Entertainment was acquired by Hong
Kong-based Camsing International Holding Limited, one of China’s
leading brand licensing, entertainment, marketing and promotion
companies, in 2017. Under leadership of veterans from Marvel and
MGM, Stan Lee’s POW! Entertainment is working with top writers,
artists, animators, filmmakers and actors to extend the legacy of
the greatest storyteller of our time.
ABOUT YFAT REISS GENDELL/FOUNDRY LITERARY
+ MEDIA
Foundry Literary + Media is a full-service literary and media
rights agency representing Ernest Cline (Ready Player One), Daymond
John (The Power of Broke), Trevor Noah (The Daily Show), Patrick
DeWitt (The Sisters Brothers), and Reese Witherspoon’s Hello
Sunshine (Fair Play), among others.
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