GraphicAudio is an audiobook publishing imprint of RBMedia . The GraphicAudio format includes a full cast of actors, narration, sound effects and cinematic music.
18-451: GraphicAudio began in 2004 as an independent company. GraphicAudio is located in Rockville, Maryland and produces everything in its own production studios, duplication and distribution facility. In March 2020, RBMedia acquired GraphicAudio. The audio production facility has been around since 1971. In addition to producing audiobooks , GraphicAudio has an onsite manufacturing facility and
36-680: A sound preservation laboratory. GraphicAudio has produced Elizabeth Moon's Vatta's War and The Serrano Legacy series and Elmer Kelton's Texas Ranger Series. In 2007, DC Comics and GraphicAudio released the audio book versions of Infinite Crisis and 52 . In 2008 and 2009, GraphicAudio released a series of Justice League of America audiobooks, followed in May 2009 by an audiobook version of Crisis on Infinite Earths , and that summer by Batman: Dead White and Batman: Inferno . GraphicAudio has since released Countdown , Final Crisis , Batman: No Man's Land , and other titles. The most recent DC release
54-578: Is an audiobook publishing company with sales globally. Headquartered in Landover, Maryland , it claims to be the largest audiobook publisher in the world. The company was founded in 2017 through the acquisition of independent audiobook companies, which now operate as imprints of RBMedia. Among them are: Recorded Books , Tantor Media , HighBridge Audio, ChristianAudio, Gildan Media, W.F. Howes, Wavesound, GraphicAudio . With studios in New York and elsewhere, it
72-615: Is based near the former Recorded Books headquarters. After being assembled by Shamrock Advisors and controlled by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts , it was acquired in September 2023 by H.I.G. Capital and Francisco Partners . Recorded Books (later to be the "RB" in RBMedia) was founded in Maryland in 1978 and was a pioneer in the industry. When it was acquired in December 1999 by Haights Cross Communications,
90-696: The Galaxy: Rocket Raccoon and Groot Steal The Galaxy! In 2015, The Death of Captain America , Secret Wars , X-Men: Days of Future Past , Avengers: Everyone Wants to Rule the World , and Ant Man: Natural Enemy were released. GraphicAudio produces USA Today bestselling author William W. Johnstone's Western and Action Adventure series such as Eagles, Blood Bond, The First Mountain Man, The Last Gunfighter, The Mountain Man (Smoke Jensen) and Sidewinders . Some of
108-586: The acquisition of Tantor Media in January 2015. Later the same year, Recorded Books was sold to Shamrock Advisors, a private equity firm . When it was organized in April 2017 and became known as RBMedia, its imprints included Recorded Books, HighBridge Audio, Tantor Media, ChristianAudio, Gildan Media, W.F. Howes (UK), and Wavesound (Australia). It would sell or distribute titles directly to customers through Audiobooks.com, libraries, and resellers such as Audible . In
126-585: The audiobook self-publisher Author’s Republic, including its traditional audiobook subsidiary Novel Audio. In January 2022, it purchased the German audiobook publisher ABOD, with works to be published under the RBmedia Verlag brand. In 2023, it was announced that KKR sold RBMedia to H.I.G. Capital and Francisco Partners . Tantor Media RBMedia is an audiobook publishing company with sales globally. Headquartered in Landover, Maryland , it claims to be
144-627: The company operated as its division. Eight months after purchasing HighBridge Audio from Workman Publishing , the division announced the acquisition of Tantor Media in January 2015. Later the same year, Recorded Books was sold to Shamrock Advisors, a private equity firm . When it was organized in April 2017 and became known as RBMedia, its imprints included Recorded Books, HighBridge Audio, Tantor Media, ChristianAudio, Gildan Media, W.F. Howes (UK), and Wavesound (Australia). It would sell or distribute titles directly to customers through Audiobooks.com, libraries, and resellers such as Audible . In
162-483: The distribution of digital content. RBMedia and OverDrive are both owned by KKR, with KKR's OverDrive purchase concluded in June 2020. The sale of RBMedia's library division to OverDrive represents a merger of KKR's related assets. In March 2021, RBMedia acquired Booka, a Barcelona -based audiobook publishing company rebranded as BookaVivo. In May, the company acquired McGraw-Hill Professional 's audiobook business including
180-436: The distribution of digital content. RBMedia and OverDrive are both owned by KKR, with KKR's OverDrive purchase concluded in June 2020. The sale of RBMedia's library division to OverDrive represents a merger of KKR's related assets. In March 2021, RBMedia acquired Booka, a Barcelona -based audiobook publishing company rebranded as BookaVivo. In May, the company acquired McGraw-Hill Professional 's audiobook business including
198-470: The entire catalog of previously published titles and exclusive rights to all future titles. In August 2021, RBMedia launched Ascent Audio for business focused books. The catalog includes audiobooks from the previous acquisition of Gildan Media and McGraw-Hill Professional. It claimed to be the world's largest catalog of business audiobooks. In December, a month after announcing that it had sold Audiobooks.com to Storytel for $ 135 million, RBMedia acquired
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#1732876711990216-470: The entire catalog of previously published titles and exclusive rights to all future titles. In August 2021, RBMedia launched Ascent Audio for business focused books. The catalog includes audiobooks from the previous acquisition of Gildan Media and McGraw-Hill Professional. It claimed to be the world's largest catalog of business audiobooks. In December, a month after announcing that it had sold Audiobooks.com to Storytel for $ 135 million, RBMedia acquired
234-509: The largest audiobook publisher in the world. The company was founded in 2017 through the acquisition of independent audiobook companies, which now operate as imprints of RBMedia. Among them are: Recorded Books , Tantor Media , HighBridge Audio, ChristianAudio, Gildan Media, W.F. Howes, Wavesound, GraphicAudio . With studios in New York and elsewhere, it is based near the former Recorded Books headquarters. After being assembled by Shamrock Advisors and controlled by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts , it
252-829: The month that its new name was revealed, the company acquired Audiobooks.com , which would launch in the UK six months later. In September 2017, RBMedia purchased Gildan Media, a business book publisher. In July 2018, Shamrock Advisors sold the company to private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR). In March 2020, RBMedia acquired GraphicAudio , a producer of immersive full-cast and sound-effect productions with brands such as Marvel Comics , DC Comics , Dynamite Entertainment , Vault Comics and authors such as Brandon Sanderson , Peter V. Brett , Michael J. Sullivan , R. A. Salvatore , William W. Johnstone , and Brent Weeks . Three months later, it sold its library assets to OverDrive, Inc. ; this includes RBDigital, an app and service for
270-784: The month that its new name was revealed, the company acquired Audiobooks.com , which would launch in the UK six months later. In September 2017, RBMedia purchased Gildan Media, a business book publisher. In July 2018, Shamrock Advisors sold the company to private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR). In March 2020, RBMedia acquired GraphicAudio , a producer of immersive full-cast and sound-effect productions with brands such as Marvel Comics , DC Comics , Dynamite Entertainment , Vault Comics and authors such as Brandon Sanderson , Peter V. Brett , Michael J. Sullivan , R. A. Salvatore , William W. Johnstone , and Brent Weeks . Three months later, it sold its library assets to OverDrive, Inc. ; this includes RBDigital, an app and service for
288-807: The series and titles published are A Town Called Fury, Blood Bond, Blood Valley, Border Empire Trilogy, Dante Valentine, DC Comics , Deathlands , Deathstalker , The Demon Wars Saga , The Destroyer (novel series) , Dragon King Trilogy, Doomsday Warrior , Eagles, Earth Blood, Elantris , Executioner , The First Mountain Man, The Forrest Kingdom Saga, The Gospel of Mark , Jackknife, The Last Gunfighter , The Loner, Mack Bolan , Mark Dalton (series), Mistborn , The Mountain Man, The Night Angel Trilogy , North America's Forgotten Past , Outlanders , The Riyria Revelations , Rogue Angel , The Serrano Legacy , Sidewinders , Sons of Texas , Stony Man , The Survivalist , Texas Rangers, Vampire Earth , Vatta's War , Wayne of Gotham and Warbreaker . RBMedia RBMedia
306-609: Was Its Superman! in March 2014. In 2012, GraphicAudio confirmed they would also be releasing audiobook versions of Marvel Comics Prose Novels from March 2013 onward. These were Civil War and a Marvel Pocket Spider-Man focused novel entitled Drowned In Thunder . Over 2014, the Marvel Pocket novels The Ultimates: Tomorrow Men and The Ultimates: Against All Enemies were released, followed by Iron Man: Extremis , Astonishing X-Men: Gifted , New Avengers: Breakout , and Guardians of
324-405: Was acquired in September 2023 by H.I.G. Capital and Francisco Partners . Recorded Books (later to be the "RB" in RBMedia) was founded in Maryland in 1978 and was a pioneer in the industry. When it was acquired in December 1999 by Haights Cross Communications, the company operated as its division. Eight months after purchasing HighBridge Audio from Workman Publishing , the division announced
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