RIP Kevin Conroy aka Batman

*Andrew NDB* · 11-12-2022, 12:09 AM

I've always said he's kinda overrated, but only in the sense that people always equated his vocal performance in the same vein as, say, judging Michael Keaton's performance, or Christian Bale's performance, or even Adam West. The voice is an important part of an overall performance but not the overall one, so you can't just judge a voice actor who is probably sitting on a stool sipping some coffee with earphones looking at a script in front of a mic on vs. a guy who has beaten himself into shape, memorized lines, practiced in front of a mirror the little physical nuances and so on AND practiced their Batman/Bruce voice.

That said, I am well aware he has been loved by many, many for decades now and definitely has earned his place as The Definitive Batman Voice™ for pretty much all of time. And this is spanning not just cartoons, but video games and so on.

11-12-2022, 12:09 AM	#16
Andrew NDB Weed Whacker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 34,589	I've always said he's kinda overrated, but only in the sense that people always equated his vocal performance in the same vein as, say, judging Michael Keaton's performance, or Christian Bale's performance, or even Adam West. The voice is an important part of an overall performance but not the overall one, so you can't just judge a voice actor who is probably sitting on a stool sipping some coffee with earphones looking at a script in front of a mic on vs. a guy who has beaten himself into shape, memorized lines, practiced in front of a mirror the little physical nuances and so on AND practiced their Batman/Bruce voice. That said, I am well aware he has been loved by many, many for decades now and definitely has earned his place as The Definitive Batman Voice™ for pretty much all of time. And this is spanning not just cartoons, but video games and so on. __________________ [ ODYSSEY \| ORIGIN \| THE IMAGE/VOL. 3 CONCLUSION \| THE SHELLSHOCKED PODCAST \| ON FACEBOOK ]