"THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN" by J. Michael Straczynski: Issues 1-3 Comic Dub

"THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN" by J. Michael Straczynski: Issues 1-3 Comic Dub

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Howdy! 

 

So, you’re interested in this here J. Michael Straczynski Spider-Man casting call. Then we're on even ground! I love this comic book. Chances are if you’re here, you also love it (or at least the characters in it). I won’t ramble too much before letting you all play with the voices for these auditions! 


Let's get it out of the way. This comic is weird. But despite being one of the most undeniably strange Spider-Man runs, JMS manages to strike the core of Spider-Man's character. His undying respect and love for the foundation Stan Lee set up shines through every aspect of this run. So even as we introduce quirky magic characters like Doctor Strange, Morlun, or my personal favorite Ezekiel, JMS still delivers on a run that is authentically, undeniably Spider-Man. That's why I want to adapt it with a talented bunch of VAs willing to give even a little time to this (that's you guys!) 


If you’ve never read JMS’s run and want to audition, go for it. There’ll be time to read the comic after you get cast for your brilliant audition! 


.. But I will be a little sad if you don’t want to read it after I cast you. Really. You’re great, please just do your homework. In any case, deadlines for line submissions are flexible. You all have important lives to lead. I do too. But we’re all here because we want to give just a little piece of our time to J. Michael Straczynski’s “The Amazing Spider-Man”. No pressure to "stick" around for issues 4-6 later on - but it would be awesome if you did!


If you have any questions, which I promise you are not dumb, my Discord is Tristan Bas#0809. Break legs and have a blast with these!

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  • Wowzer!

    Howdy, again! First off - I am SO beyond thankful for all the time and effort you guys have put into these auditions. You all brought your A-Game to the Amazing Spider-Man casting. All THREE HUNDRED AND SIX of you! With that being said, there are 306 of you. I'm gonna need a few days to make sure everyone gets a fair look over. And I mean EVERYONE. So give me a few days and we'll get the verdict out. Once again, thank you all so much. This experience is already spectacular. Talk to you all soon! -Dowd
Project Roles: Spider-Man / Peter Parker Ezekiel Aunt May Morlun Kyle Jacoby Dex Joey Principal Harrington Hijacker Hostage Dock Manager Construction Foreman High School Bully 1 High School Bully 2 High School Bully 3 Accountant Partner Shooter Bundesadler Receptionist 1 Receptionist 2 High School Students
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Voice Actor
Spider-Man / Peter Parker
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Paid: Flat Rate 25 USD

Peter in his late ‘20s. Pete is at his most human with JMS. He and MJ are on a married break from each other, leaving Peter depressed and lost. He doesn’t know which direction to take his life. Peter’s arc of finding purpose and happiness is the focus of Stracyzynski’s whole run. Pete narrates almost all of the comic. Narration should really feel like he’s having a conversation with the audience. A more mature version of Josh Keaton's Spidey would be great - similar to his performance in Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions.

  • (joking, distracting himself from what’s bothering him) “I just want to... go. And I’m not going to stop until I get tired. Unfortunately, it takes a real long time for me to get tired. By that time, I could be in New Jersey. And I don’t even know anybody in New Jersey…” 

  • (shaken up, contemplative) “I remember what it was to get beaten up all the time. I remember the frustration. The fear. The rage. The mindless rage that makes you feel you’d do anything to get back at the ones who bring you pain for no reason other than they think it’s fun. That could have been me."

  • (to Doctor Strange) “This gonna take long? ‘Cause I could head down to Times Square.. Grab a pizza.. discover Radium.. Work out the whole unified field theory..”

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Voice Actor
Ezekiel
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Paid: Flat Rate 10 USD

Looking for an authentic, or at least very well faked, older voice. A mid-50’s man with spider-powers just like Peter’s. Ezekiel has a trustworthy demeanor and an older voice. He has a joyful flair for the dramatic, slowly leading Peter through multiple life-changing discoveries. You get the idea that he’s not always giving the whole truth. Ezekiel is the fun grandpa that you always loved visiting when you were a kid. Think Uncle Ben with spider powers. 

  • (a dire warning) “I came now because now is the right time. Because you need to understand. Because understanding is the only way you may survive what’s coming. And that’s an awfully big ‘may’, P."

  • “So what comes with great responsibility? What’s the other half of the equation? Power? Freedom? Guilt?"

  • (grinning, guiding Peter along like a child) “My name is Ezekiel, and I have a question for you. Did the radiation enable the spider to give you these powers? Or was the spider trying to give you those powers before the radiation killed it?” 

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Voice Actor
Aunt May
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Paid: Flat Rate 5 USD

Late ‘60s by now. A kind and caring, but ultimately human woman. This is not the ditzy and aloof Aunt May of Stan Lee’s run. She is a sharply intelligent figure that always knows how to point Peter in the right direction. Talking with this Aunt May for 10 minutes would change your life. 

  • “Ah, nostalgia. I should’ve recognized the look. I spend quite a bit of time there myself. How did it feel to be back?” 

  • (leaving a message on the phone) “I know I shouldn’t be worried and I’m not, really. That’s the thing with you, Peter. You’ve always had an inner strength, a will that has gotten you through so much difficulty in your life. This one, to

  • (to herself, satisfied) “I love watching the gears begin to turn..” 

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Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Morlun
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Unpaid

Ageless energy vampire. An unstoppable force with a surprisingly good sense of dry humor. Morlun is a hunter - he doesn’t really have any sense of morality. This is just a matter of survival and how things are for him. A European accent isn’t necessarily needed, but I would not be opposed if you want to Dracula it up. 

  • “It is over, Dex. Do not mourn. Really, who ever heard of a German superhero, anyway?” 

  • “Here is how it will happen. You will run. I will pursue. I do not tire. I do not grow weary. I do not give up. This may take hours or days. The longest was a week. But in time you will tire. And then you will die.”

  •  “Just so you know. This isn’t personal.” 

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Voice Actor
Kyle Jacoby
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Unpaid

Early ‘30s. Gym teacher. Yeah, I said Gym instead of ‘Physical Education’, live with it. Pessimistic and quick to give up on the students in his low-income school. He accepts the grim reality of his situation and does little to change it. 

  • “I don’t blame him. Science is wasted on most of these kids anyway. A lot of ‘em are going nowhere fast. 

  • “Buddy, there’s always someone trying to kick your feet out from under you. You just gotta kick first.” 

  • “I warned a couple of ‘em, but he was kind of a geek, an outsider, you know? They wouldn’t stop hitting him and he wouldn’t stop being weird. I guess he couldn’t take it.” 

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Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Dex
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Unpaid

Morlun’s washup lackey. He is a disheveled man who desperately wants to die. Dex is completely subservient to Morlun but is trying to escape his service through death. A snapshot of the early 2000’s look. Disinterested and depressed. Going through the motions of his life. 

  • “He hurt me. He hurt me a lot.”

  • “We won’t require maintenance. Just access to the pier. Will this cover it?” 

  • "I guess I’m not as hungry as I thought.” 

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Voice Actor
Joey
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Unpaid

A mirror image of Peter Parker. Gifted High School kid who is relentlessly picked on. Angry at the whole world for letting these things happen to him. 

  • (rummaging through cabinets) “Tannic acid- where’s the tannic acid…”

  • (lashing out, angrily rambling) “No, I’m not okay.. ‘Cause now they’re just gonna get me twice as bad later - and I hate them and I hate my life and this sucks and you made everything worse and I gotta get to class..” 

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Voice Actor
Principal Harrington
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Unpaid

Peter's old High School Principal, still working until today. A well-meaning, if completely ineffectual man. Harmless and easy to impress. 

  •  (genuine) “Ha! Very funny. You know, I was aware that you were good at what you do, but I didn’t know you were actually funny.” 

  • “Peter, good, there you are. Can I see you in my office for a moment?” 

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Voice Actor
Hijacker
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Unpaid

Your average, blue-collar criminal with a hostage and a stolen car. He’s also bald if that helps. 

  • (screaming from the getaway car) “Get back or I’ll kill her! I swear to God I’ll kill her!”

  • “Not stoppin’... no way, we’re not stoppin’ til we hit the state line, they’re not takin’ me alive… I die, you die..” 

  • “LEMMEGOLEMMEGOLEMMEGO!”

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Voice Actor
Hostage
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Unpaid

On the flip side - your usual run-of-the-mill screaming hostage. It’s an oversaturated field these days. 

  • (pleading with captor) “Please, I-”

  • (screaming as captor is pulled from car by web) Eeeeek!!!” 

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Voice Actor
Dock Manager
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Unpaid

A middle-aged dock owner. Takes a bribe to ignore shipping regulations and let someone dock without proper inspection protocols! What a sick monster. 

  • “You know what they say, out of sight, out of mind. Heck, I’ll forget about it for ages if I don’t see it.” 

  • “I.. um.. yes, yes, that should do it. But there’s still the matter of a customs inspection. You know. Make sure you’re not bringing any illegal goods into the country.” 

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Voice Actor
Construction Foreman
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Unpaid

Mid 40’s grizzled foreman, here for a great joke. He is set to demolish an abandoned building that Spidey takes his anger out on, effectively doing his job for him. 

  • “All right, get that crane over here, we got six hours to tear this place to-” 

  • (a small pause, after the building comes down behind him) OKAY, LUNCH!” 

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Voice Actor
High School Bully 1
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Unpaid

High school bully. Rude, vindictive, the works. Enjoys beating up people for kicks. Or maybe for punches. They seem to enjoy both. 

  • “Yeah, watch it, jerkface!” 

  • “Yeah, you’re not a teacher, you’re not a cop, you can’t do squat, mister.”

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Voice Actor
High School Bully 2
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Unpaid

A little similar to High School Bully 1, actually. That’s weird. Well, I’m sure it’s just a coincidence. 

  • “Jerk!”

  • “That so? What’re you gonna do about it?” 

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Voice Actor
High School Bully 3
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Unpaid

Hang on a second. This guy is just like High School Bullies 1 and 2! We’ve got two copycat bullies here, folks. A cut and dry case. 

  • “Yeah, but we’re gonna do something to you, you stupid-”

  • “Shut up! You wanna let him know we’re here, stupid? Besides, you can’t do squat, you creep, so you may as well shut up.” 

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Voice Actor
Accountant
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Unpaid

Ezekiel’s very boring accountant. Someone who sounds like they find data charts interesting. Ezekiel simplifies all his very hard work. 

  • “Overseas holdings show a twelve percent increase in revenue over the same quarter last year and up ten percent over the course of the last fiscal year…” 

  • (a little flustered) “I’ve.. never been asked that question before.” 

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Voice Actor
Partner
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Unpaid

A sharply dressed partner in Ezekiel’s company. She knows about the Spider-totem situation and acts as an advisor to Ezekiel. She is most likely a totem for an unknown power. 

  • “You’re enjoying this, aren’t you?” 

  • (about Spider-Man) “If this goes badly, it could destroy all of us. Rather than face that prospect, given the choice.. I’d rather it was him than us. He is expendable.” 

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Voice Actor
Shooter
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Unpaid

Teenager. There’s nothing good to say about this very real issue. A bright kid that was bullied in High School and came to school with a gun. He’s volatile and angry. He’s what Peter Parker could have become under different circumstances. 

  • “ARRRGHH!” 

  • “I’m gonna kill you! I swear to God I’m gonna kill you!”

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Voice Actor
Bundesadler
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Unpaid

Oh, poor Bundesadler. A disheveled German superhero who Morlun absorbs on his trip to America. Frightened, scared, and doesn’t speak much English. Heavy German accent. 

  • “No.. nein, bitte. I can.. Ich kanne.. I have no more to give.. Please.. Ich have.. I have no more..”

  • (screaming as he is absorbed) “PleeeaaaIEEEEEE!!!” 

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Voice Actor
Receptionist 1
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Unpaid

Middle-aged. Rather unhealthy disdain for spiders, Really, they’re kind of cute if you get past everything that makes them not cute. 

  • “ICK! Spider! Get it! Hate hate hate!”

  • “You ask me, if every ickie spider-thingie on the planet was fried dead on the spot, it’d be a better world for everybody.” 

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Voice Actor
Receptionist 2
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Unpaid

‘20s. Wonderfully sarcastic and dismissive of her fellow spider-hating receptionist. 

  • “You mentioned that part already.”

  • “Conceding defeat, general?” 

  • “You guys are such jerks!” 

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Voice Actor
High School Students
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Unpaid

Various student roles. Feel free to read for as many or as few of these lines as you wish. 

  • “Was pretty cool-” “The part about the math of art, I never thought-”

  • “So lame, give me a break-”

  • “You wanna come over, my Dad’s away so we can get loaded-” 

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