This is topic When you read comics, what voices do you hear in your head when characters talk? in forum Dr. Gym'll's Cultural Rarities at Legion World.
I got this idea from something Stealth said in the MMB.
So, I thought it would be interesting to talk about this... the question is, when you read a comic, what (Celebrity/ personal / or other) voices do you hear in your head whenever characters speak?
Here's a few for me-
Spider-Man: I always hear that fantastic voice actor from "Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends" talking.
Light Lass: Stephanie D'Abruzzo, from Avenue Q.
Rogue: Claire Danes, with a slight southern accent.
Superman: Christopher Reeve
Dr. Doom: Daniel Day-Lewis
Batman: Kevin Conroy
Lyta Hall: Daryl Hannah
Mary Jane Watson: Julia Roberts
I also hear the old Darkseid, from Super-Friends whenever he talks.
Ted Cord: Matthew Perry
Booster Gold: Dirk Benedict
I'm sure I'll think of some others. Posted by profh0011 on :
Many of mine are cartoon-influenced...
Reed Richards -- Gerald Mohr Sue Richards -- Jo Ann Pflug Ben Grimm -- Paul Frees The Watcher -- Paul Frees Galactus -- Ted Cassidy Peter Parker, Spider-Man, Betty Brant, JJJ -- the actors from the 1967 cartoons James Bond (Titan Books newspaper strip reprints) -- Guy Doleman (to me, that's who the artists' rendition of him most resembles!) James Bond (novels) -- Timothy Dalton
Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
As I said in the Random thread, Shannon Farnon's voice will always be the definitive Wonder Woman voice for me.
I don't know if I had a particular actress in mind, but the voice of Phantom Girl in the animated Legion isn't quite what I expected she's sound like. I guess I always imagined her having a deeper voice. Saturn Girl on the other hand is about spot on.
Posted by Stealth on :
The Hulk is totally Gregg Berger, doing different voices for each aspect of the character -- the savage green Hulk sounds to me like Grimlock from Transformers; the thuggish gray Hulk sounds like Long Haul, also from Transformers; the intelligent merged Hulk sounds like Skyfire, yet another Transformers character, as does Bruce Banner, only more soft-spoken, the way Skyfire was in the first episode he appeared.
Jarvis sounds to me like Paul Eiding, Perceptor from, you guessed it, Transformers.
Quicksilver sounds to me like Corey Burton, Tomax from G.I. Joe.
And here's the ones I already mentioned in the Random thread:
Wasp: Mary McDonald Lewis (Lady Jaye from G.I. Joe)
Ms. Marvel: B.J. Ward (Scarlett from G.I. Joe)
Giant-Man: Frank Welker (his "Fred Jones" voice)
Ultron: Frank Welker (his "Galvatron" voice)
Vision: Arthur Burghardt (Devastator from Transformers, Destro from G.I. Joe)
Scarlet Witch: Marlene Aragon (Elita-One from Transformers and Synergy from Jem)
Posted by l.e.g.i.o.n.JOHN on :
ok this is gonna sound crazy but when i was reading L.E.G.I.O.N. 89-90 when Lobo was a member i always invisioned who ever did the voice of Shipwreck from the 80's G.I.Joe series doing the voice of Lobo.
Posted by Ultra Jorge on :
wow good question. For me I don't think of anyone in particular. But I do have different tones in my head for each charater. Batman, Superman have deeper voices but completely different tones, Spider-Man sounds like a young man, etc.
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
I don't hear anyone. Not even the voices that played a character on a cartoon or in live-action.
Posted by Vee on :
Interesting topic. I never really gave this much thought so I'll have to pay attention the next time I'm reading an issue but I honestly think, like Miner, that I don't hear anyone either.
Does that mean I'm Comic Book Reading Challenged?
Posted by Tamper Lad on :
I'm sorry I hear Burt Ward when I read Robin. That's about all.
Posted by l.e.g.i.o.n.JOHN on :
quote:Originally posted by Tamper Lad: I'm sorry I hear Burt Ward when I read Robin. That's about all.
either that or Casey Kasem, even from the New Teen Titans, right up untill the Batman TAS when i read any comic book featuring Dick Grayson either as Robin or Nightwing i always kinda heard Casey in my head.
Posted by wamu2 on :
I always hear the voice of Zach Braff.
Posted by Reboot on :
It should be noted that, if you hear voices in your head, urgent medical advice should be sought immediately <g>
Seriously, I'm like Miner in this regard - almost every time, I don't get any specific "voice" to accompany the words I'm reading. Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
I actually find it incredibly difficult to replicate other peoples voices in my mind, so I would guess they all sound like me.
Posted by Set on :
The voices are telling me that I'm not supposed to talk about the voices.
But Dr. Doom has always been voiced by James Earl Jones, in my head.
Wolverine has always been voiced by Daffy Duck. (I have to make my own fun. His lines are always so terrible.)
I sure as hell don't hear the voices of the cartoon characters. The Teen Titan Starfire, in particular, sounds nothing like the comic character should sound, IMO. She should have a voice that sounds like sex doused in sugary butter. If it was on fire.
[ March 10, 2007, 01:53 PM: Message edited by: Set ]
Posted by Stealth on :
Here's a couple more, from the X-Books: Shatterstar sounds to me like Michael Bell (Lance from Voltron), and the Beast sounds to me like Mike McConnohie (Tracks from Transformers.)
Posted by walkwithcrowds on :
quote:Originally posted by Kid Prime: ...Ted Cord: Matthew Perry...
That is SOOOOOOO perfect!!!
But now I will ALWAYS think of Booster as Matt LeBlanc.
Posted by Blockade Boy on :
I don't tend to either, though it's an excellent thought to come up with a list.
Since I went on a Star Wars DVD watching marathon I do find I replicate the voices when I read the novels and it adds to the experience. Fortunately, I've not read any novels with Jar Jar or I may have to give up reading.
Posted by profh0011 on :
I don't know the name of the actor who did Dr. Doom in the 1967 cartoons, but that's always been how Doom sounds to me. I saw those cartoons a few years ago for the first time in ages, and was reminded of how he sounded... and then I realized there was a recent character whose voice was somewhat similar-- Garak on DS9. So now, I think of Andy Robinson as Doom!
Similarly, I re-read the entire Don Heck run of IRON MAN (in TALES OF SUSPENSE) while watching reruns of WINGS. So now, I think of Amy Yasbeck ("Casey Chapell") whenever I read Pepper Potts!
Posted by Stealth on :
Hawkeye sounds to me like Neil Ross (Shipwreck from G.I. Joe)
The Supreme Intelligence sounds to me like Frank Welker (his "Darkseid" voice)
Posted by walkwithcrowds on :
I've never really thought of who would be a good voice for a character but, since reading this thread, here are some ideas I've came up with: J'onn J'onnz (I'm sure I spelled that wrong) = James Earl Jones Doctor Doom = Christopher Lee Batman = Gregory Peck Superman = Christopher Reeve Ben Grimm = Ernest Borgnine Wolverine = Kurt Russell (as Snake Plisken - WAAAY over the top macho, posturing, bullshit) Doctor Strange = Adam West (I know he IS batman but his pompous over earnest delivery, I feel, fit's Doctor Stange better)
I'll post some more as I think of them
Posted by profh0011 on :
"Ben Grimm = Ernest Borgnine"
That's GREAT!!!
Posted by Stealth on :
The five core Green Lanterns:
HAL: Neil Ross (Springer on Transformers)
JOHN: Arthur Burghardt (Stalker on G.I. Joe)
KILOWOG: John Stephenson (Thundercracker on Transformers)
KYLE: Ted Schwartz (Spider-Man in the syndicated early 80s Spidey toon -- NOT Amazing Friends, that was on NBC!)
GUY: Bill Callaway (Beach Head on G.I. Joe, not with the drawl, but with the same hardass attitude)
[ April 16, 2009, 09:52 AM: Message edited by: Stealth ]
Posted by cleome on :
No no no!! You've got it all upwards and backside-down. I read comics so that the voices in my head will be quiet !!! Posted by Stealth on :
Cleome, LOL!
I edited my above post about the five core Green Lanterns, because most of the actors are known for many different voices they've done, and I wanted to specify which of their characters the Lanterns most sound like. I'd particularly like to know what Hal fans think of him sounding like Springer from Transformers.)
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
I'm not familiar with any of those toons, alas.
Posted by Set on :
I don't hear any voices at all when I read (which makes sense, as I read so fast that they'd all sound like one of those fast-talker commercials on helium!), although I can definitely go for the idea of Dr. Doom as James Earl Jones, as mentioned previously. So when I hear an actor or voice-actor (in a cartoon) taking on one of those voices, it very rarely clashes terribly for me (although there have been exceptions, where I had no idea what the character sounded like, only that they couldn't possibly sound like that actor!).
The most jarring one in recent memory was Viggo's voice as Aragorn. He's indelibly burned into my mind as the voice of Lucifer, from the movie Prophecy, and when he first spoke up in the Prancing Pony my spine crawled and I wanted to urge Frodo to run away as fast as he could! But that's nothing to do with a pre-conceived idea about what Aragorn would sound like and everything to do with Viggo's past associations.
[ April 16, 2009, 11:33 AM: Message edited by: Set ]
Posted by DrakeB3004 on :
quote:Originally posted by Stealth: I'd particularly like to know what Hal fans think of him sounding like Springer from Transformers.)
Springer was my favorite of the Second Generation Transformers, so that's pretty cool to me! I can see that for an animated or "cartoony" version of comic book Hal, but for me it doesn't quite match up when he's drawn more realistically. (Reis or Van Sciver)
Speaking of Transformers, I sometimes imagine Ultron sounding like Starscream.
Posted by Rody the Super-Rat on :
They all sound like Jim Gaffigan doing his high-pitched "Hot Pockets" voice.
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