#thom adcox

[gargoylespodcast]

CONvergence 2024 is now over. Everyone is either back home or on their way home and... this event went beyond our wildest dreams.

Thank you, everybody, for what can best be described as five straight days of love!

And thank you to the fans for taking these wonderful photos!

[convergencecon]

Coming to CONvergence 2024: Everyone's Invited!

Thom Adcox-Hernandez!!!

Thom toured with the biggest names in the dance world and featured in some of the most memorable music videos of all time with artists like Janet Jackson and Paula Abdul. As a voice actor, you have heard him as Lexington in Gargoyles and Gargoyles – The Goliath Chronicles, Dipstick in 101 Dalmatians, Simon in Steven Spielberg’s Invasion America (a role personally cast by Mr. Spielberg), Sammy in W.I.T.C.H, Phineas Mason in The Spectacular Spiderman, Klarion the Witchboy in Young Justice, Milo in Sophia the First, and many others.

Read more about Thom Adcox-Hernandez: https://www.convergence-con.org/guests/thom-adcox-hernandez/ Register for CONvergence 2024: https://cvgcon.org/register

[ranchjustranch]

thom adcox should voice as klarion again, i genuinely love his voice. it really fits klarion

[adamwatchesmovies]

Gargoyles the Movie: Heroes Awaken (1994)

Back in 1995, I distinctly remember seeing a VHS of Gargoyles: The Movie at the video rental store. I picked it as my movie of the week and was disappointed when I realized it was only the 5-part series premiere edited together. This means we’re not really talking about a movie here, but we sort of are as well. Let's consider it a made-for-TV movie for this review's sake. As that, how does this fare?

In 994 A.D., Scotland, Castle Wyvern repels any invaders thanks to its stone gargoyles, which come to life at nighttime. Despite his frightening appearance, their leader, Goliath (voiced by Keith David) desires only cooperation between his clan and the humans who defend them while they are petrified during the day. Following a betrayal from within the castle walls, most of the gargoyles are destroyed and the few survivors are frozen in stone until the castle they defend rises above the clouds. A thousand years later, in Manhattan, billionaire David Xanatos (Jonathan Frakes) has moved the castle above his headquarters. Awoken in an unfamiliar world, they find a friend in Elisa Maza (Salli Richardson), an open-minded police detective.

Don’t expect the visuals to rival a theatrical production or even something like Nickelodeon’s The Last Airbender. While the characters are consistently on-model, I spotted at least one coloring error in the second half of the picture and there is more than one instance of the stone gargoyles looking pretty different from their awakened state - the "statues" are painted as static background elements so the stone texture and the angles of their muscles/limbs are much more detailed than anything in the moving foreground. Finally, this is a pilot so while it is self-contained, many threads will only pay off in later seasons, such as the gargoyle eggs Goliath leaves with Princess Katharine (Kath Soucie) and her wizard (Jeff Bennett) (not sure why he did that, in hindsight). That said, this is a strong debut.

There are many characters in this story and the gargoyles other than Goliath - they name themselves Lexington (Thom Adcox Hernandez), Hudson (Ed Asner), Brooklyn (Jeff Bennett again), Broadway (Bill Fagerbakke), and Bronx (Frank Welker) - are more established than given character arcs. This makes Goliath the protagonist and the others supporting characters. I’ve found that in most children’s television series, the leader turns out to be the least interesting member of a team but that’s not the case here. Goliath is at once trusting of humans and wary of opening up. He can be calm and collected but is also prone to fits of rage and frequently talks of vengeance against those who’ve wronged him. He adapts well to his new setting but shows no affinity for modern-day tech like some of his comrades. He's many things at once, which keeps you watching and wondering what's next. There are no obvious character arcs within him.

Gargoyles rather elegantly uses the limitations imposed upon it as a boy’s property to its advantage. All of the gargoyles in Manhattan are male, guaranteeing there won’t be any weird “should we start repopulating?” discussions. It also adds an extra level of tragedy to the story by making them the last of their kind. Conveniently, this makes Elisa the lone female hero of the show/film without making her a token. If there’s a secondary protagonist, it’s her (which gives you a bit of a Beauty and the Beast vibe) and unlike other shows, her status as a colored woman does not make her feel like a quota. It should also be noted that Xanatos is a person of color as well, making this a show with more POC than Caucasians. It may be because most of the cast are non-humans but that’s still something I feel is worth noting.

The story features plenty of varied action. There are battles set in 994 and others in the present as well - some of which don’t include the gargoyles at all and allow the human characters to shine. There are twists and turns as allies become enemies and new partnerships are formed. The general tone is tragic and adventurous with a few bits of comedy thrown in here and there. Best of all, this is a wholly original property. The show was conceived as an answer to Batman: The Animated Series but rather than dig up some available superhero property (this was years before Disney acquired Marvel), it's is something new.

My favorite scene of the film is an interaction between Goliath and his mate, Demona (Marina Sirtis), who managed to survive the thousand-year slumber. During a mission for Xanatos, she prepares to throw an unconscious guard out of an airlock to his death but is stopped by Goliath. “The centuries have made you weak, Goliath,” she says. The thing is, very little time has actually passed for the winged warrior. He’s been frozen in stone. He HASN’T changed but that one sentence shows how much she HAS. It’s a nice subtle exchange.

I am coming into this review biased. Though I haven’t seen the show in years, I remember it well and certainly, remember how it made me feel in 1994. It played right into my fascination with mythology & monsters and I attribute my affection for Shakespeare (the series draws inspiration from Macbeth, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, among others) to the show. It had a lasting impression on me and I believe it has the power to enchant young audiences once more. (July 28, 2022)

[lettherebemonsters]

I know Seth in the Bible was born after Abel died, but I want MAXIMUM pain for Adam. So I wanna have him be born before Abel was killed and be the true evil in Adam's family.

Imagine a little kid so angry he whispers stuff that leads to his brothers being killed for nothing.

And it's all a joke to him.

[mobudenitz]

Some lighting practice with Lexington! I have a severe attachment to this goofy lil fella, he’s such a sweetie. Funnily enough I originally got interested in the show because I knew Thom Adcox voiced him, and his work as Klarion is already amazing. Love that man fr.

[stellarvisionary]

Didn't get a ton of photos this weekend, but I made some new friends, got to hang out with some of my favorite voice actors from childhood, got to be CONvergence Famous a few times, and generally had a great weekend. A special shout-out goes to Thom Adcox-Hernandez, who not only spoke to me before and after the CVG Radio Play, but was also good enough to give me a bunch of autographs, and generally be a really cool guy who I totally geeked out on 🤣 Thanks for the great birthday weekend, everyone!

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[phoenixwrites]

I think your 1 degree beats my 1 degree (family friend went to college with him, shared a couple classes too)

Aw, that's wild though!!!

He was just genuinely the sweetest. It was a radioplay of an unaired Gargoyles episode and I got cast as Elisa, which was a fuckin' DREAM. And I was super fuckin' nervous because I was 19 and had like a big romance scene with Keith using his sexy af Goliath voice and I was sweating sooo hard but he was genuinely the kindest dude and made me laugh by making big loud smooching noises after the scene, presumably because he knew I was nervous...

PROOF! (I love the first pic where I'm staring at my script quietly panicking while Keith gives my mom a huge grin)

The pics are blurry as hell because it was 2009 and we were still figuring out how to work digital cameras. Third pic is has Thom Adcox too, the voice of Lexington!

I met him after the con in an elevator and he told me what a great job I did and if I was even in LA to look him up, he had some connections if I ever wanted to pursue voice acting and I have held that moment in my life ever since. Yes I realize I'm bragging about this but get off me, it's been a rough couple weeks on this blog and my Keith David memory makes me HAPPY.

[gregxb]

Join us as we welcome Greg Weisman and Thom Adcox Hernandez, the voice of Lexington! We discuss Thom’s career, the differences between playing heroes and villains; and talk about how Lexington was developed as a character, as well as other fun stories and anecdotes from the show. We also discuss introducing the Pack, why Fox’s voice went uncredited as well as discussing what Fox knew and when she knew it; and a plethora of laughs from people who just enjoy each other’s company.

Available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Amazon Audible, Spotify, and your podcatcher of choice!

[fakehappy96]

anyway unless someone uploads the episodes to here or youtube there's currently no way of me seeing the new yj. but if klarion isn't in the new season or has no speaking roles i'm throwing up in my handbag and shipping it to greg myself because that would be outrageous. having no lines in season 2 was a crime as is. i'm glad thom got to play him in lego dc super villains and that he was included in general though

[hisblossombunny]

They made them look like their voice actors OMG ♥

[gargoylespodcast]

It’s our 50th episode! Recorded on Friday, July 5th, 2024 at 2:00 pm CST. Live from CONvergence 2024 in Minneapolis, Minnesota from the Hyatt Regency in the Nicollet Ballroom, Jennifer and Greg welcome back to the show series creator, Greg Weisman; Thom Adcox (the voice of Lexington); Brigitte Bako (the voice of Angela); and we welcome to the show for the first time, Zehra Fazal – the inspiration and voice of Shari!

We talk about Zehra going from fan to pro and how she influenced the creation of Shari in the SLG and Dynamite comic books. We also discuss Thom Adcox’s influence on how gargoyles sound, Brigitte Bako and her time in the industry as an actress, a writer, a producer, and a series creator all her own (and her hilarious Breaking Bad story!). Greg Weisman discusses working with all of these people, striving for representation on Gargoyles and his other shows. All of this and more!

Jennifer and Greg also celebrate fifty episodes and what doing this podcast has meant to them.

Special thanks to Tanya Brody, Anthony Karna, and the rest of the staff of CONvergence for making this possible – especially Connie! And special thanks to Zach Joiner and the rest of Spideydude for building the site that made this possible: Joshua Lapin-Bertone, Donovan Morgan Grant, Gerard Delatour II, Jason Hendricks, Brandon DiPerno, Adam Schingle, Ashley Renee, Brian Cochran, Chris Denmead, Javi Trujillo, Josh Pchajek, Kelly McDaniel, Neil Bogenrieder, and Paul Hermann. And thank you to Frances M. Cabanellas for our graphics!

And thank you to all of the listeners and fans that have supported us on this journey! We’re far from done!

Available on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Audible, Spotify, and your podcatcher of choice! And join us on Patreon at SpideyDudeNetwork for the Exclusive Video Edition! Though the video edition of this episode is free!

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[chaoticcultist]

Why does no one talk about how these two are voiced by the same guy!?

[ranchjustranch]

just watched the first episode of gargoyles and i hate the humans already BUT IM GLAD A FEW GARGOYLES WERE SAFE

[romanticphilistine]

Fun fact:

In s1ep19 (Misplaced) of Young Justice, Thom-Adcox never finished the sentence to Klarion's spell:

He says "Fi esh stnaw ot etatival os yldab, tel!" (If she wants to levitate so badly, let)

The correct way would be (I'll be shortening the sentence) "...os yldab, tel reh!" ("...So badly, then let her!") :)

[dadcharacteroftheday]

Showcase of a Dad Moment: Batman

I’m pulling out all the stops tonight.

So I know there’s a lot of videos I could pull to show that Bruce is a really good dad, but this one I thought was especially cute because Bruce tries to pretend that he’s putting Dick through more training but they both know he’s seen the hard work Dick is putting in and wants to give him a break. Hearing the exhilarated laugh that Dick gives off at the end of the video is pure and good.