Wild Cards - Volume 1 - Audiobook

Prologue - Wild Cards - Volume 1 (Audiobook) with 1990 & 2012 Comic Panels Listen to Rocket Scientist Herbert L. Cranston, Professor Lyle Crawford Kent, and Colonel Edward Reid tell the story of their first encounter with the alien Dr. Tachyon.

Thirty Minutes over Broadway, Jetboy's last Adventure - Wild Cards - Volume 1 - Chapter1 (Audiobook) with 1990 & 2012 Comic Panels The stage is set as we begin the story with Jetboy after the end of the WW2, his attempts to return to civilian life, and ultimately how he was called back into duty one last time by President Truman. Meet the shady Dr. Todd and how his path during the war intercepted with Jetboy's resulting with both ending in less than desirable situations. Dr. Todd's associated Ed and Fred and the scheme Todd hatches up to get one final payday before riding off into the sunset. With how all these events lead up to the day of September 15th, 1946 that would later come to be know the "Day of the Drawing". Will you be one of the unlucky with a Black Queen, a potentially hideously deformed Joker, or one of the lucky few who pull an Ace?

The Sleeper - Wild Cards - Volume 1 - Chapter2 (Audiobook) with 1990 & 2012 Comic Panels Part 1 On the day when the virus was released over Manhattan , we meet The Sleeper, Croyd Crenson. A young man and fan of Jetboy. From his dash out of the classroom in High School to get home, and the colorful events of the first day as he and his friend Joe find all hell breaking loose around them. Part 2 The Sleeper, Croyd Crenson following him making it home and collapsing asleep at the door step, we pickup the story after Croyd awakes 4 weeks later to find he has changed as well as the world around him. Part 3 When Croyd awakens this time, he finds some things have changed at home with his family. His sisters wedding is soon now. He is bound and determined to make it there, to see her say "I do" before he sleeps again. Unfortunately things don't go quite the way he had envisioned.

Witness - Wild Cards - Volume 1 - Chapter3 (Audiobook) In Chapter 3 we move away from the Ace/Joker Croyd Crenson and meet our Ace Jack Braun known as Golden Boy. Jack tells us his Wild Card story, picking up from the Day of Drawing, his time in WWII, joining the Exotics for Democracy, their escapades, testifying to HUAC, his film career, and ultimately the results of his testimony to HUAC on his life and the Exotics. America's 4 Ace's: (The Exotics for Democracy) Handler: Archibald Holmes Aces: Jack Braun - Golden Boy Earl Sanderson - Black Eagle David Harstein - The Envoy Blythe Stanhope van Renssaeler - Brain Trust

Degradation Rites + Interlude 1 - Wild Cards - Volume 1 - Chapter 4 (Audiobook) The story picks up from Dr. Tachyon's perspective following the release of the Wild Card virus, beginning with his work in the hospital treating victims through the events of the HUAC hearings (House Committee on Un-American Activities), culminating in the final disposition of Dr. Tachyon and Blythe van Rennsaeler, aka Brain Trust. Included in this chapter is a short "Interlude 1" that details the aftermath, spin up of new hearings dubbed SCARE (Senate Committee on ACE Resources and Endeavors) chaired by Joseph McCarthy, and the proceeding laws passed to regulate Ace's. In the Interlude there is a brief mention of Croyd, the Sleeper from Chapter 2, and a foreshadowing of Puppetman, Gregg Hartmann .

Shell Games + Interlude 2 - Wild Cards - Volume 1 - Chapter 5 (Audiobook) All hail The Great and Powerful Turtle, Tom Tudbury makes his first appearance as an Ace, while we catch up with Doctor Tachyon, now back in the U.S. and living in Jokertown, he has sank to the lowest in an effort to wash away the past. Little do Tom and Tach realize how much they need each other, but with their paths soon to cross, the story moves forward.

The Long, Dark Night of Fortunato - Wild Cards - Volume 1 - Chapter 6 (Audiobook) Fortunato the Tantric Ace, billed as one of the strongest telekinetic Ace's, but with a twist, he must engage in sex to charge up his power. To access his powers in a time of need he commits a vile act in the chapters closing.

Transfigurations + Interlude 3 - Wild Cards - Volume 1 - Chapter 7 (Audiobook) Meet our next Ace, the paragon of classic nerd, M.I.T. grad and future Biochemist Mark Meadows. Mark's alter ego Captain Trips. In this chapter we meet his first manifestation the "Radical", but Mark's ace power involves the ability to transform into one of seven different ace versions. He is known in cannon as Captain Trips, his other transformations are explored in later chapters and books, those include: Aquarius, Moonchild, Cosmic Traveler, Starshine, Jumpin' Jack Flash, and The Beast. We also meet Polish immigrant Wojtek Grabowski known as Hardhat and learn about his tragic past, also Thomas Marion Douglas modeled after Jim Morrison as the Lizard King. Mark tries to be more 'With It' after meeting his childhood nemesis and crush Kimberly, now known as Sunflower. Will he be able to shed his square, straight-laced past? Check the chapter out and find out how it all goes down.

Down Deep + Interlude4 - Wild Cards - Volume 1 - Chapter 8 (Audiobook) Down into the sewers of New York. Urban legends of an alligator monster. A peculiar bag lady. A social worker who happened to be the roommate of one C.C. Ryder from back in chapter 6. A Mafia Don's war on the supposed Harlem gangs believed to have taken out his successor. The successor who is engaged to the Don's daughter, happens to be the social worker. What will happen to them all in the end?

Strings + Interlude5 - Wild Cards - Volume 1 - Chapter 9 (Audiobook) A meeting at Aces High, a Dwarf, a Hag, and a Politician. In this chapter joker angst is at its peak driven on by Gimli the Dwarf, a march is planned by the JJS (Jokers for a Just Society) fro0m Jokertown to Jetboy's Tomb in demonstration. The Hag, a spy and a lover, but who is spying on and using whom? The Politician, the first Ace anti-hero Puppetman, whose strings is he pulling from the shadows, and to what ends?