Comments on: Kevin Conroy is Batman in Gotham Knights DVD

By: the ninja charro

the ninja charro — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 21:41:26 +0000

AT LEAS THIS @@ANIME@@ IS BETTER THAN THE BATMQAN THEY AIR IN CARTOON NETWORK> RAL GUNS, REAL BULLETES, BLODD, . BUT HE STILL LOOKS TO ME AS GATCHAMAN’S ZOLTAR.

By: J'osh

J'osh — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 05:06:06 +0000

I read say “The Killing Joke” I hear Conroy’s voice for Batman and Hamill’s Joker.

“To use the same voice is almost saying ‘this is JLU batman’ which it isn’t, so when anibatman behaves differently people might get a sour taste between the batman they know and this new take on him.” - Rodrigo

I would actually tend to think that if this pyschology is considered, then choice would help familiar audiences better relate to this “new” Batman.

By: Roy

Roy — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:42:20 +0000

Kevin Conroy FTW indeed……although I agree with Rodrigo that this Batman is not our JLU Bats, I still can’t imagine anyone other than Conroy doing the voice. Nor can I imagine that I’d even be interested in hearing anyone other than him do the voice. That voice is synonomous with Batman in my mind, and you’re right - whenever I read a comic with Batman in it, my internal voice sounds like Conroy.

Seriously, could you read these lines with any other voice in your head than Conroy’s?

“The last time you inspired anyone, you were dead.”
“The thing about Clark is, deep down inside, he’s a good person. And deep down inside, I’m not.”

By: doubledumbassonyou

doubledumbassonyou — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:22:39 +0000

Rodrigo, I tend to agree with you … as this is a different vision of Batman I would like to see them branch out a little bit and grab some other voice talent. However, this is Kevin Conroy … he’s like the Bruce Campbell of animation and you can’t deny that every time you read a Batman book you hear his voice through the bubbles. Kevin Conroy FTW

By: Rodrigo

Rodrigo — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:07:12 +0000

Kevin Conroy was great as squarehead batman, but there are other guys who can do it out there. To use the same voice is almost saying ‘this is JLU batman’ which it isn’t, so when anibatman behaves differently people might get a sour taste between the batman they know and this new take on him.