SDCC 2022: “The Audible Beach” Lets Con Goers Relax and Recharge (Their Phones)

Audible’s presence at SDCC 2022 is decidedly smaller than the Stan Lee’s ‘Alliances: A Trick of Light’ offsite in 2019 (reminisce with Mikaela’s write-up of that experience right here), but the audiobook giant is sure to catch your eye with a fast, impressive, and super-visible activation located just off of 1st Avenue + Martin Luther King Promenade.

Audible is celebrating two brand new (fantastic sounding) Audible originals, Moriarty: The Devil’s Game, and Impact Winter, and of course, they’re showing off the bonafide Audible hit (and upcoming Netflix original series) Sandman.

The beach features three giant sand sculptures (one of them was receiving some additional accents during my visit, and the artist told me that he’d been working on the sculpture for eight hours a day over the past fives days), a literal small beach complete with parasols and beach chairs for patrons to lounge on, and a number of cell phone chargers to help attendees ’recharge’. The company is also giving participants the chance to win Audible memberships along with other prizes.

If you’re on the ground in San Diego, the sculptures are absolutely worth checking out. If you’re not (sorry), here are some photos!

When The Sandman, also known as Lord Morpheus – the immortal king of dreams, stories and the imagination – is pulled from his realm and imprisoned on Earth by a nefarious cult, he languishes for decades before finally escaping. Once free, he must retrieve the three “tools” that will restore his power and help him to rebuild his dominion, which has deteriorated in his absence. As the multi-threaded story unspools, The Sandman descends into Hell to confront Lucifer (Michael Sheen), chases rogue nightmares who have escaped his realm, and crosses paths with an array of characters from DC comic books, ancient myths, and real-world history, including: Inmates of Gotham City’s Arkham Asylum, Doctor Destiny, the muse Calliope, the three Fates, William Shakespeare (Arthur Darvill), and many more. 

Check out The Sandman on Audible here.

Moriarty finds the professor on the heels of an earth-shattering mathematical breakthrough–a formula so powerful, it can predict the future–and at the scene of a gruesome murder he must solve to prove his innocence. With London’s sprawling underworld as their battleground, Moriarty and Holmes match their peerless intellects to gain the ever-shifting upper hand. But as their duel escalates, so does the deadly cost of pursuing the truth. “What will it take to get your justice?” Dr. Watson asks an utterly ensnared Moriarty, “And if you do get it… what will you become?”

Moriarty: The Devil’s Game is available on Audible now.

In the British countryside, a band of survivors forms a resistance in the fallout shelter of a medieval castle. Darcy is a battle-tested vampire hunter who is at the front line leading the charge to save humanity. Meanwhile, her younger sister Hope wants life to return normal so she can go above ground and know what it’s like to live again. And she just might be willing to risk it all. 

A story of apocalypse, horror, and adventure, Impact Winter is a wholly original new saga created just for Audible with immersive 3D audio that dares you to pop in your earbuds and listen in the dark. Venture into an eternally sunless world of swords and crossbows; primal hunters and shape-shifters; leaders and lovers. Hear how a brave few fight to survive the impact winter. 

Impact Winter (from Geekscape pal Travis Beacham) is available on Audible now.