Kevin Conroy - Rest in Peace

[Aberzombie]

Kevin Conroy, iconic voice of Batman, dead at 66

Rest In Peace, Dark Knight.

[Lathiira]

This...this makes me sad. So very sad.

Rest well, Detective. You deserve it.

[DungeonmasterCal]

Damn it.

[Mark Hoover 330]

Batman: I know what it's like, trying to rebuild a life. I had a bad day too, once.

Harley: Nice guys like you, shouldn't have bad days.

This episode hit right after my big brother and best friend in the whole world died. He was only 20 years old at the time. Every time I see this scene I cry. Today I cry for this amazing man and actor who got me through one of the toughest times in my life. Thank you, and may flights of manbats, sing thee to thy rest.

[Thomas Seitz]

Man.. This sucks!! And this comes just after my mom had reconstructive shoulder surgery. This totally blows. The voice of my generation...gone. But never forgotten.

[AceofMoxen]

He wrote a story in DC pride 2022. It's about his experiences being gay in the 70s and 80s, and how he tapped into that for Batman. I recommend it.

[DungeonmasterCal]

Whereas many of us "of a certain age" had Adam West as our Batman, my son's generation had Kevin Conroy. Batman was and always will be his favorite superhero, and Conroy defined that for him.

*And just between us, I like Conroy better than West any day of the week*

[Thomas Seitz]

I agree with Cal, West was good. Conroy was better.

[DM_aka_Dudemeister]

Kevin Conroy's care and gravitas that he sculpted into the role of Batman will always define the character, probably until the end of time. Nobody spent more time as the Dark Knight than he.

However, it's also clear he was a man who had a deep love for the material and his fans.

He will be missed.

One of my favorite episodes is where he and Adam West voice acted in an episode where Batman got to save his hero "The Grey Ghost". It was such a sweet passing of the torch.

[DeathQuaker]

AceofMoxen wrote:

He wrote a story in DC pride 2022. It's about his experiences being gay in the 70s and 80s, and how he tapped into that for Batman. I recommend it.

I want to second this, it is highly worth reading.

Was very, very sad to hear this. Of all the Batmans I've seen and heard in my lifetime, he was the best. Conroy was a terrific actor.

[Freehold DM]

I met him.

It was at Connecticon a few years ago. Incredibly affable man. I got his autograph for a friend as I was working a few booths away. It was great seeing him perform, he has permanently altered his voice doing batman do much. He loved putting on a show for the crowd. I am going to miss him.

[BigNorseWolf]

he was helping out in a relief kitchen after 9/11. About a week into it someone put the name together with the voice and said - you re not going to believe who's been cooking your dinner its batman...." cue "I AM VENGENCE> I AM THE NIGHT> I AM BATMAN" coming from the kitchen...

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