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DC Pride #1 - "Finding Batman" (2022)

written by Kevin Conroy art by J. Bone

Rest well, Dark Knight [rip Kevin Conroy]

Made time for this. Kevin Conroy was one of my favorite influences. The comic is a reference to the episode Beware the Gray Ghost, in which Batman needs the help of an actor he admired as a child to solve a crime. Batman: “As a kid, I used to watch you with my father. The Gray Ghost was my hero.“

As some folks on tumblr have pointed out, Simon Trent (Gray Ghost) was voiced by Adam West.

Goodbye Arleen Sorkin. thank you for helping give us this absolute legend of a character.

Like a lot of people. Batman the Animated Series was a big influence on me and seeing the passing of Kevin Conroy and Arleen Sorkin feels like an extreme loss. Thankful for all the amazing stories they gave us.

"It seemed to roar from thirty years of frustration, confusion, denial, love, yearning...yearning for what? An anchor. A harbor. A sense of safety. A sense of identity. Yes, I can relate. Yes, this is terrain I know well. I felt Batman rising from deep within." -"Finding Batman" by Kevin Conroy (from DC Pride 2022)

In memory of Kevin Conroy, I'm reposting his story in his own words. We were so lucky to have Kevin share a piece of his soul with us through playing Batman for over thirty years, and his loss is heartbreaking for an entire generation who grew up with him as our Batman. I'm incredibly grateful to have lived in a world where he got the opportunity to play that role for us for so long and in so many different productions. RIP to a good man, a legend, and one of the most iconic voice actors of all time.

I hope people understand how iconic and important Kevin Conroy's Batman was. Every interpretation of the character after BTAS, every animated show and every live action film -they've all been directly affected by Kevin's performance. The iconic "default Batman voice" you most likely think of in your head whenever the character comes up was probably coined by him. Evey actor on the big screen that has played the character was essentially doing a Kevin Conroy impression. Conroy wasn't just a voice actor, he was an openly queer man, a talented performer, and really, he WAS Batman. And he would keep reprising his role up until rather recently. He never stopped offering his voice to him. I really hope his talent is remembered and appreciated.

Batman: The Animated Series 1.10 'Nothing to Fear'

R.I.P. Kevin Conroy, 11.10.2022 🖤

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R.I.P. Kevin Conroy 

Actor and voice actor Kevin Conroy passed away today (11/11/22) at age 66 following a battle with cancer. Although he’s played many roles over the years, he’s undoubtedly most known as the iconic voice of BATMAN/BRUCE WAYNE across multiple media. 

The gifs shown here are just some of the MANY incarnations/reprisals of Batman/Bruce Wayne he portrayed. He began with Batman: The Animated Series in 1992. What followed was 30 years of the gay actor serving as the most-used and most-beloved incarnation of Batman for a whole generation.

Thank you for thirty years of night. 🦇

RIP Kevin Conroy (1955-2022)

I am in tears

RIP Kevin Conroy. You will always be my Batman.