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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.
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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!
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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)
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or you can do the confusion 'til your head falls off
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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 !!!
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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.)
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I'm not familiar with any of those toons, alas.
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There's not a word yet, for old friends who've just met.
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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.
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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.
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