Shadow In the Night, Light In The Dark City: Remembering Kevin Conroy
A man who flew into the night, to stop evil and comfort the hurt.
Voice actors have to be talented at their job. You can’t just speak into a mic and expect people to fall over with awe. The work does need stronger unionization, as the 2016–17 strike showed. Someone speaking into a mic can change your life for the better.
One voice actor recently passed, Kevin Conroy. We know him best as the voice for Batman, the one and only Batman. It’s a shock, to think that he would pass. Batman is immortal, and Kevin Conroy always gave his all to the character, even in questionable projects like The Killing Joke. As a gay man building a career as an actor, he could relate to the concept of living dual lives.
According to NPR, Conroy was 66. He was only a few years older than my mom. That is young. What’s more, he never stopped being the Dark Knight. There is a tale that at a soup kitchen where he volunteering during 9/11, to feed those displaced by the tragedy, people recognized him and asked him to prove it. He complied with the most iconic line from Batman the Animated Series:
“I am vengeance. I am the night. I am Batman!”
