Comics Are Great! 47 – The Voice
by dubaym
We’re joined by a very special guest on this episode to help us find a new angle to come at the topic of writing characters! Neil Kaplan (Digimon, Transformers: Robots in Disguise, Power Rangers) joins us for a discussion on writing characters from the standpoint of a voice actor. How do you find that unique turn of phrase or affectation to make a character’s inner life show? What considerations might a cartoonist keep in mind when building a character from the ground up?
It’s a fun and lively discussion with Neil and Paul Storrie, followed by some more comics recommendations with Sharon Iverson of the Ann Arbor District Library. Sharon also drops the news about the new comics website at AADL, where you can subscribe to the video episodes of this show!
Links mentioned in this episode (thanks to Eric Klooster for collecting them!):
- Voice-Over Voice Actor: What It’s Like Behind The Mic
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
- Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2
- StarCraft
- Starcraft II: Heaven’s Devils
- I, of the Wolf
- Power Morphicon
- Star Wars Original Opening Crawl
- Optimoose Prime
- The Birth of Optimoose Prime
- Back to the Future
- Mel Blanc
- Dick Gautier
- Billy West
- Skadge
- The Mouse and the Monster
- Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy
- Neumann Microphones
- Dan Gilvezan
- Transformers: Prime
- Audio Theater For Our Troops
- Braille Institute
- The Making Comics podcast
Comics and Book Recommendations:
- Alison Dare
- Saturday Morning Webtoons
- The Story of Roberto Clemente
- Marzi
- Daisy Kutter
- Iron West
- Winters in Lavelle, Vol 1
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