Further Adventures #9 & #10 have now been adapted as the latest IndyCast Radio Drama. Here's my review:
Indiana Jones The Gold Goddess
**** 1/2 (out of 5)
Third in the series of radio dramas produced by the IndyCast team and part one of a two-part Marvel Comics adaptation. Full disclosure here ? I have three lines, so I won?t review the fact that I took a bullet in the arm as Reporter #1. ☺
This was my first chance to hear the drama in its entirety and I must say, these productions keep getting better. Radio drama writer and co-producer Keith Voss, working from a ripping comic book yarn scripted by Archie Goodwin and David Michelinie, once again brings an added dimension to the 2-D world of Indy comics.
All of the regulars are back: IndyCast host Ed Dolista narrates, Rob Magee pulls triple duty as our favorite adventurer as well as co-producing and editing, Keith Voss flexes the golden pipes as Sallah (dead on), Silvio Mannello goes evil once again as Xomec (or is he just a misunderstood character?) and Lito Velasco channels the late Denholm Elliott?s Marcus Brody. Newcomers include Kay Bierbacher (turning in quite the hissable performance as the Nazi, Ilsa), Renee Hardin (a feisty and frustrated Marion Ravenwood), and Young Indiana Jones Sound Editor Laird Malamed as my reporter buddy.
The cast is obviously having great fun putting these together and everyone gives it their all. The adventure begins with Indy?s quest for the golden idol he lost to Belloq in Raiders. Gunfights, fistfights, car chases and a rooftop rumble are all part of a whip-cracking good time! Magee pulls it all together with incredible pacing, sound effects and music cues. Be warned?it IS a cliffhanger ? but part two is already in production and promises to be even bigger and better (as anyone who has read the story knows).
Dolista and the IndyCast crew need not worry about a lack of Indy content to satisfy fans of the podcast. Between these incredible dramas and the specials on John Williams, Indy fans will have plenty of downloadable adventures in the future.