Category: Local Creators

KC voice actor announces the Oscars

Tom Kane
Kansas City's Tom Kane is not only the voice of Yoda, he's also the voice of the Academy Awards.

Local voice-over artist Tom Kane is the announcer for tomorrow’s Academy Awards broadcast. Aaron Barnhart of the Kansas City Star interviewed Kane and other Kansas City area announcers and voice performers.

In addition to announcing, Kane is a busy animation voice performer. He is currently the voice of Yoda in Star Wars: The Clone Wars and has also had regular roles in The Wild Thornberries, PowerPuff Girls, and Foster’s Home. “There are only two guys who do voice-over work and animation, but I also do promos and commercials and narration,” Kane told Barnhart. “I’ve essentially got four or five voice-over careers running at the same time.”

Kane is also a featured guest at Kansas City’s Planet Comicon March 26-27. The event will be held at the Overland Park International Trade Center. Adult weekend passes are available in advance for $15 or at the event for $20.

Kyle Strahm is KC FanCon guest

Kyle Strahm illustrationEvent promoter Craig Klotz has announced that artist Kyle Strahm will be the special guest at KC FanCon #27 on Sunday, September 26. The event hours are 10:00 AM  – 4:00 PM, and it is held at the Plaza Hotel at I-435 and Metcalf Avenue in Overland Park, Kansas.

Kyle Strahm is a Kansas City comics artist known for his work on Clockwork Creature and We Will Bury You. You can follow him on Twitter or connect with him on Facebook.

Moore and Mellon help launch Kickstart Comics

Bombhead by B. Clay Moore and Kevin Mellon
Bombhead by B. Clay Moore and Kevin Mellon

Jason Netter, the producer of the film Wanted, is jumping into comics publishing and local creators B. Clay Moore and Kevin Mellon are part of the inaugural line.

The new company, Kickstart Comics, has announced a line-up of projects that includes Bombhead by Moore and Mellon.

Marc Graser of Variety.com reports that the company’s projects are selected in part based on their potential for movie or televison adaptations.

The company, an imprint of film and TV production shingle Kickstart Entertainment, has already locked down a distribution pact with several major retailers, including Walmart, to produce at least 24 new books over a year. The initial plan is to release four books a month for six months starting this fall. Naturally, the books are being eyed as potential adaptations as a TV show or film.

Mellon said on Twitter that he expects Bombhead to be released as a full-color digest-size stand-alone graphic novel.

Kickstart’s other projects, announced under the heading of “November and forward” are Heavy Water by Jonathan W.C. Mills and Alberto Muriel, Mirror, Mirror by Joshua Williamson and Lee Moder, Ward 6 by Kevin Fox and Salvador Navarro, Headache by Lisa Joy & Tim Fern, Maximum High by Mark Haven Britt and Chad and Dara Creasey, and Endangered by Josh Williamson & Juan Santacruz.