AirPods, assemble! How podcasts are shaking up superhero classics

Superheroes are everywhere, so it is no surprise that the rising popularity of podcasts – and the way this has driven interest in audio dramas – has attracted the attention of longstanding rivals Marvel (home to the Avengers, Spider-Man and the X-Men) and DC (custodians of Batman, Superman and more). But how do you create a superhero story without the visual action that fans take for granted? What about the fight scenes and frantic chases?

You use the theatre of the mind – which can imagine