In its ever-expanding quest to dominate all possible platforms of superhero storytelling, Marvel has announced it will launch a Wolverine podcast scripted by Ben Percy. Percy has written novels, screenplays, and comics for DC’s Green Arrow.

As you can see in Percy’s tweet, the podcast will be called Wolverine: The Long Night and will consist of 10 episodes of thirty minutes each.

This is the project I've been secretly working on the past five months. Wolverine: The Long Night. The 1st podcast (radio play) series put out by @Marvel . I wrote ten, half-hour episodes, with @RCArmitage as the title character. https://t.co/jRqezeTVeb

— Benjamin Percy (@Benjamin_Percy) December 5, 2017

So what is the storyline of Wolverine: The Long Night and whose voices will we hear?

“Sally Pierce (Celia Keenan-Bolger) and Tad Marshall (Ato Essandoh), who arrive in the fictional town of Burns, Alaska, to investigate a series of murders. The duo team up with deputy Bobby Reid (Andrew Keenan-Bolger) to investigate their main suspect, Logan (Richard Armitage), but that’s just the tip of the iceberg.” VIA Geektyrant

It sounds like an old-timey radio serial, which I guess is what we’ve been getting with podcasts like, um, Serial or The Black Tapes. It’s also an intriguing and cost-effective way to tell more stories with Marvel characters without worrying about how the characters look (*cough*INHUMANS*cough*) or what faces or bodies are attached. It’s also a way to keep Logan going when we all know we’ve seen his last ride in theaters for (hopefully) a while.

Perhaps we can finally get a Squirrel Girl story happening if Marvel keeps pushing into this new arena.

Jodi Smith is the Associate Trade News Editor at Pajiba. You can email her or follow her on Twitter.

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