Gargoyles Creator Greg Weisman Developing RAIN OF THE GHOSTS Full Cast AudioPlay
Greg Weisman, the writer and producer of several comic books and animated series such as Gargoyles, Star Wars Rebels, Young Justice, Captain Atom, W.I.T.C.H., The Spectacular Spider-Man and Star Wars Kanan: The Last Padawan, is developing a full cast AudioPlay for his fantastic book Rain of the Ghosts.
He started a Kickstarter campaign to raise the funds he needs to finish it and there's a few more days left to contribute to this awesome sounding project! The Kickstarter has already fully been funded, but the more money that he brings the closer he gets to also funding the creation of a digital comic for Rain of the Ghosts as well!
I'm a huge fan of Weisman's work. The guy is incredibly talented, and it's so cool that he was able to bring this all together and make it happen. I can't wait to hear the final product!
I've included the details behind the AudioPlay production as well as a couple of videos below that focus on the project. The first one features one of the cast members Brent Spiner (Star Trek: The Next Generation) talking about Rain of the Ghosts. The second video focuses on the making of the AudioPlay. If you want to back the project make sure to click here.
I love working in animation and comic books: I’m passionate about the process and proud of my body of work. But seriously, aren’t we tired of big corporations controlling our favorite characters’ destinies – and especially tired of them preventing us from telling more stories with those characters? So I set out to create something that was ours, something we controlled. I’ve written two novels, the first two books in a potential nine-book series: Rain of the Ghosts and Spirits of Ash and Foam.
I’m proud of these books. They tell a story that’s a complex tapestry, steeped in real history, authentic culture and actual mythology, with healthy doses of fantasy, humor, horror and even a little romance.
These are the adventures of Rain Cacique, a young girl descended from the indigenous Taíno people of the Caribbean. Rain lives on the Ghost Keys, a chain of islands on the edge of the Bermuda Triangle, where her parents own and run a Bed & Breakfast that is both Rain’s home and place of employment. Over the course of the first book, Rain goes from making beds for tourists to learning she has the ability to communicate with ghosts. Rain has a mystery to solve, a mission to accomplish and a destiny to fulfill. I can honestly guarantee that if you enjoy the sensibility, characters, plotting and surprises I’ve brought to such series as Gargoyles and Young Justice, you’ll love Rain of the Ghosts.
Now, we’re in the process of bringing that first novel to life as a Rain of the Ghosts AudioPlay. This is not a standard audiobook recording, with one guy reading a novel from front to back, struggling to play all the characters, male and female, without any help from music or effects. No, this is a full cast recording: an unabridged AudioPlay with twenty actors, sound effects and a full musical score. It’s got everything but the visuals – and I promise it’ll fire your imagination enough so that the images will be there too – right inside your head. This is a studio-quality production without any studio backing or studio interference. (Frankly, that’s why our goal is as high as it is.)
We’ve already recorded all the voice work. All of it. Done and paid for. Talented newcomer Brittany Uomoleale plays Rain Cacique. And the rest of the cast we’ve assembled is truly amazing:
Thom Adcox (Gargoyles, Young Justice, Felix the Cat);
Edward Asner (The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Gargoyles, Up);
Jeff Bennett (Gargoyles, Young Justice, Batman: The Brave and the Bold);
Steve Blum (The Spectacular Spider-Man, Star Wars Rebels);
Daniella Bobadilla (Anger Management, Smallville);
Jim Cummings (Gargoyles, Darkwing Duck, Winnie the Pooh);
Elisa Gabrielli (Gargoyles, The Spectacular Spider-Man, Madagascar);
Bryton James (Young Justice, The Young and the Restless);
Josh Keaton (The Spectacular Spider-Man, Green Lantern: The Animated Series);
Eric Lopez (The Spectacular Spider-Man, Young Justice);
Vanessa Marshall (Young Justice, Star Wars Rebels, Guardians of the Galaxy);
Jacqueline Obradors (NYPD Blue, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Young Justice);
Gregg Rainwater (Gargoyles, Young Justice, The Young Riders);
Marina Sirtis (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Gargoyles, Young Justice);
Brent Spiner (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Gargoyles, Star Wars Rebels);
Deborah Strang (The Spectacular Spider-Man);
Joel Swetow (Charmed, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine);
Jacob Vargas (Sons of Anarchy, Max Steel);
Greg Weisman (The Spectacular Spider-Man, Young Justice).
In addition, Dynamic Music Partners, the composers of everything from Spectacular Spider-Man to Young Justice, from Justice League Unlimited to Marvel’s Avenger’s Assemble, have come aboard to compose over four hours of music for Rain of the Ghosts.
As you can see, a lot of people have already donated their time, energy and talent to the Rain AudioPlay. And I’ve personally spent over $30,000 recording the voices. But in order to complete the post-production (i.e. edit the vocal tracks, and create and mix all the music and sound effects to the highest quality standard), we’re asking you to contribute to this KickStarter campaign. So, please, help us achieve this vision. I truly believe you’ll love the result.
If everything goes well, and the AudioPlay is a success, we can expect to see more. I'd really love to see this series get adapted into a movie! I would seriously make a great film franchise. Maybe that's where this is all heading. Here are the videos: