Dungeon Crawler Carl (Cozy Series Read)[November 1, 2025]

[Yanique, Thread Master]

This is a Series Buddy read for Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman starting on November 1, 2025.
Dungeon Crawler Carl

Happy Reading!

[Nirkatze]

Thank you!

This is a Series reread--zoom through at your own zoomy pace! Please let us know which book you're talking about in your comment.

1. Dungeon Crawler Carl
2. Carl's Doomsday Scenario
3. The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook
4. The Gate of the Feral Gods
5. The Butcher's Masquerade
6. The Eye of the Bedlam Bride
7. This Inevitable Ruin
8. Carl's Book of Boom

It is also a Cozy November read--for me and Ann-Marie at least. :)

[Rob]

I unwittingly started book 1 yesterday. Good time to get active again in this group

[Nirkatze]

Whoo! I have in-person BRs for book on next Sat and the Friday after that. Two in a row! I'll definitely be starting over with #1 this week.

[Tonari no Emily]

Isn't there like a graphic audio version of this somewhere? Has anyone tried it out?

[Sarah]

Planning on rereading since my library got book 1 on audiobook (and i also bought the ebook since it was on sale) before the year is out, hopefully

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

I think Ann-Marie did the graphic audio...

[Nirkatze]

Soudbooth Theater has what they call "Audio Immersion Tunnel" version of book 1--they call it Season 1:
https://soundbooththeater.com/shop/au...

I don't think the other books have been adapted yet. I ordered a copy of it when I backed the kickstarter for 2&3, but it won't arrive for probably a year... in time for the next reread, maybe...

Oh, and if anyone wants to check out the PPT or kahoot for the presentation I did a couple weeks ago, here they are:

LitRPG Kahoot: (https://create.kahoot.it/details/f5d6...)
DCC PPT: (https://docs.google.com/presentation/...)

[Choko]

I will be joining her for sure...

[Ann-Marie]

Tonari no Emily wrote: "Isn't there like a graphic audio version of this somewhere? Has anyone tried it out?"

I bought it and it was solid but not that much better than the OG version. The best parts were radio style commercials included sporadically, when I heard the one for Quasar I LOL'd and rewound it to listen again a few times. There were some sound effects and I am not mad I bought it at all <3

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Rob wrote: "I unwittingly started book 1 yesterday. Good time to get active again in this group"

You're in for a treat... changing your pfp tho, makes you look like a new member :D

[Rob]

ha. 30% in and convinced Bruce Campbell should be playing Carl or would've like 30 years ago.

[Rob]

I decided that having my real picture in there isn't always the best idea.

[Nirkatze]

Jeff Hays took inspiration for Carl's voice from Patrick Warburton. :)

Just googled Bruce Campbell--Evil Dead actor? That sounds pretty spot on too, lol.

[Ann-Marie]

So yeah I started the first today and I am listening to the graphic audio version again and the way the AI announcements and such is definitely more animated and there are sound effects interspersed as well. Jeff Hays still voices Carl and Donut, that would have been a dealbreaker for me. You can download a free sample from Soundbooth to get an idea of the differences if you like.

[Narilka]

Nirkatze wrote: "Soudbooth Theater has what they call "Audio Immersion Tunnel" version of book 1--they call it Season 1:
https://soundbooththeater.com/shop/au......"

I liked your presentations. How did they go in class?

[Sarah]

for anyone that doesn't know there is a webtoon version of the book 1 that has been out for a while. if that is your thing.

[Rob]

Brock Sampson works well too (Patrick Wharburton)

[Rob]

I'm using the regular audio and a kindle book for my read. The graphic audio sounds like a fun idea.

[Nirkatze]

Narilka wrote: "Nirkatze wrote: "Soudbooth Theater has what they call "Audio Immersion Tunnel" version of book 1--they call it Season 1:
https://soundbooththeater.com/shop/au......"

The class went well. Though I definitely was geeking out to a non-geek crowd. They were good sports about it though.

[Ann-Marie]

You can get the first audio on Soundbooth for $6.99 through 11/7. It is a bit more chaotic than the OG version but very enjoyable :)

[Nirkatze]

I wonder if that's in conjunction with the Kickstarter campaigns?

[Ann-Marie]

Nirkatze wrote: "I wonder if that's in conjunction with the Kickstarter campaigns?"

No they are having a sale on all Soundbooth audios less than 3 hours or something, Jeff Hays got "kidnapped" and the sale is running through 11/7 lol

https://www.tiktok.com/@soundbooththe...

https://soundbooththeater.com/the-fun...

Also this pumpkin was my absolute fave this year!

https://www.tiktok.com/@jo3y3dwards/v...

[Rob]

Onto Book 2 for me. The first book was enjoyable, good fun, and enough to continue. Favorite moments or highlights elude me at the moment, but very relatable as a gamer myself.

[Nirkatze]

I read book 1 Friday and then jumped into book 2 Saturday. It's so nice to be able to zoom through these... though I anticipate major book hangovers when we get to #7.

Rereading--this is my 3rd or 4th time I think? I think I did twice on audio before switching to eye and audio--and every. single. time. I swear I pick out more details and information... like, I don't think the characters actually find out what scutelliphily is until book 5, but there are signs of it pretty early on in book 2. There's so many details that come into play later, it's so much fun.

I especially am enjoying the way the world outside the dungeon grows. The universe makes me think of Scalzi's Old Man's War crossed with Hitchhiker's Guide--crowded universe, limited real estate and resources, and the only way they're kept from major war is the entertainment channels. But then there's a LOT of inter-politicking.

I also really love seeing Donut grow, and watching as Carl gets more layers. The people they meet in the dungeon--crawlers, former crawlers, and NPCs are also really interesting, and I love seeing their slowly unveiled backstories. In book two--(view spoiler)[Remex the Great, how he was talking about tangents and how many times he'd been killed previously, having to get through to the end of his story... I really hope that guy's contract was up and he got out. He must've gotten a really shitty deal... (hide spoiler)]