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Greg Weisman (born September 28 1963 in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles is the largest city in the U.S. state of California and the List of United States cities by population in the United States. Often abbreviated as L.A. and nicknamed The City of Angels, Los Angeles is rated as a beta global city, has an estimated population of 3.8 million and spans over in Southern California....
) is an American animation
Animation

Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. It is an optical illusion of Motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in a number of ways....
 writer
Writer

A writer is anyone who creates a written work, although the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, as well as those who have written in many different forms....
 and producer
Television producer

The primary role of a television producer is to control all aspects of production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking....
 most famous as the creator of the animated television series Gargoyles
Gargoyles (TV series)

Gargoyles is an United States animated television series created by Greg Weisman. It was produced by Greg Weisman and Frank Paur and aired from October 24, 1994 to February 15, 1997....
. Weisman is a former English composition and writing teacher and received degrees at Stanford University
Stanford University

Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private university research university located in Stanford, California, California, United States....
 and USC
University of Southern California

The University of Southern California is a private university, nonsectarian, research university located in the University Park, Los Angeles, California neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, California, United States....
.

ate, Weisman is notable for the question and answer forum he participates in with Gargoyles fans online, often revealing his intended plans for the show.






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Greg Weisman (born September 28 1963 in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles is the largest city in the U.S. state of California and the List of United States cities by population in the United States. Often abbreviated as L.A. and nicknamed The City of Angels, Los Angeles is rated as a beta global city, has an estimated population of 3.8 million and spans over in Southern California....
) is an American animation
Animation

Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. It is an optical illusion of Motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in a number of ways....
 writer
Writer

A writer is anyone who creates a written work, although the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, as well as those who have written in many different forms....
 and producer
Television producer

The primary role of a television producer is to control all aspects of production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking....
 most famous as the creator of the animated television series Gargoyles
Gargoyles (TV series)

Gargoyles is an United States animated television series created by Greg Weisman. It was produced by Greg Weisman and Frank Paur and aired from October 24, 1994 to February 15, 1997....
. Weisman is a former English composition and writing teacher and received degrees at Stanford University
Stanford University

Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private university research university located in Stanford, California, California, United States....
 and USC
University of Southern California

The University of Southern California is a private university, nonsectarian, research university located in the University Park, Los Angeles, California neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, California, United States....
.

Career

Of late, Weisman is notable for the question and answer forum he participates in with Gargoyles fans online, often revealing his intended plans for the show. He announced on the forum a deal with Disney
The Walt Disney Company

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 to continue the Gargoyles storyline as a comic book produced by Slave Labor Graphics
Slave Labor Graphics

Slave Labor Graphics or commonly SLG, is an independent United States comic book publisher, well-known for publishing darkly humorous, offbeat comics....
 beginning in 2006. The first issue of the bi-monthly book sold out its initial print run. (see Gargoyles (comics))

Weisman is not new to writing comics, having spent some time at DC
DC Comics

DC Comics is one of the largest and most popular American comic book and related media companies, along with Marvel Comics. A subsidiary of Warner Bros....
 as an editor and co-writing Captain Atom
Captain Atom

Captain Atom is a fictional comic book superhero. Created by writer Joe Gill and artist/co-writer Steve Ditko, he first appeared in Space Adventures #33 ....
 with Cary Bates
Cary Bates

Cary Bates is a comic book, animation television and film writer....
. Bates later wrote several episodes of Gargoyles. He later wrote the series bible for Max Steel
Max Steel

Max Steel is a Sci-Fi?Action film, Computer-generated imagery, animated series which originally aired on February 25, 2000 - June 23, 2002 on Kids WB for Season 1 and 2....
 and story edited the show's first season. Weisman is also a voice director and was once a development executive
Development executive

In film production, a development executive is in charge of reading scripts and finding source material which can be turned into feature films....
 at Disney. Weisman recently produced and story edited the second season of W.I.T.C.H.
W.I.T.C.H. (TV series)

W.I.T.C.H. is an Animated television series television series based on the Italy W.I.T.C.H.. Like the comics, the series follows five ordinary girls: Will, Irma, Taranee, Cornelia and Hay Lin who become endowed with Magic and become the "Guardians of the Veil"....
, which is based on the comic book of the same name. He's currently supervising producer of The Spectacular Spider-Man for 2008. He also wrote an outline for Spider-Man: The New Animated Series
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series

For the original animated series, see Spider-Man: The Animated SeriesSpider-Man: The New Animated Series is an animated series featuring the Marvel Comics comic book superhero Spider-Man, which ran for one season, 13 episodes, starting on July 11, 2003....
, but was rejected by the story editor at the time.

Other Work

While not full time, Greg has written episodes for the following shows:

  • Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
    Buzz Lightyear of Star Command

    Buzz Lightyear of Star Command is a The Walt Disney Company animated science fiction adventure film series. It aired in 2000 and features Buzz Lightyear, a character who first appeared in the feature film Toy Story....
    • Star Crossed
    • The Clone Rangers
  • Max Steel
    Max Steel

    Max Steel is a Sci-Fi?Action film, Computer-generated imagery, animated series which originally aired on February 25, 2000 - June 23, 2002 on Kids WB for Season 1 and 2....
  • Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles
    Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles

    Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles was a computer-generated imagery animated television series based on both Starship Troopers by Robert A....
  • Atlantis: Milo's Return
    Atlantis: Milo's Return

    Atlantis: Milo's Return, released in 2003 is the direct-to-video sequel to the film Atlantis: The Lost Empire.Originally, Disney was developing a sequel entitled Shards of Chaos; it was abandoned once the movie was less than successful....
    • The Last
      Atlantis: Milo's Return

      Atlantis: Milo's Return, released in 2003 is the direct-to-video sequel to the film Atlantis: The Lost Empire.Originally, Disney was developing a sequel entitled Shards of Chaos; it was abandoned once the movie was less than successful....
       (He also voice directed Atlantis 2)
  • Kim Possible
    Kim Possible

    Kim Possible is an Emmy Award-winning United States animated television series about a teenage crime fighter who has the task of dealing with worldwide, family, and school issues every day....
    • Queen Bebe
    • Big Bother
  • Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!
    Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!

    Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! is an United States/Japanese animated television series, and was created by Ciro Nieli, one of the directors of Teen Titans , with animation being done by a Japanese studio known as The Answer Studio ....
    • The Circus of Ooze
    • The Hunt for The Citadel of Bone
  • The Batman
    The Batman (TV series)

    The Batman is an Emmy Award-winning United States animated television series produced by Warner Bros. Animation based on the DC Comics superhero Batman....
    • The Big Chill
    • The Rubber Face of Comedy Part 1
    • The Clayface of Tragedy Part 2
    • Meltdown
    • Strange Minds
    • The Everywhere Man
    • Artifacts
  • Men in Black: The Series
    Men in Black: The Series

    Men in Black: The Series was an animated television series that aired on the Kids' WB for four seasons from 1997 in television through 2001 in television....
    • The Elle of My Dreams Syndrome (A.K.A. The Big Sleep Syndrome)
    • The Black Guard Syndrome (co-written with his brother, Jon Weisman
      Jon Weisman

      Jon Weisman is the proprietor of , a popular weblog devoted to "dealing psychologically with the Los Angeles Dodgers and baseball." He is also a writer and editor for Variety Magazine, and has contributed to Sports Illustrated's SI.com....
      )
    • The Big Bad Bug Syndrome
    • The Star System Syndrome
  • Ben 10
    Ben 10

    Ben 10 is an American animated television series created by "Man of Action" , and produced by Cartoon Network Studios. The pilot episode aired on December 27, 2005, as part of a sneak peek of Cartoon Network's Saturday morning lineup....
    • Ben 10,000
    • Under Wraps
    • Ken 10
  • Legion of Super Heroes
    Legion of Super Heroes (TV series)

    Legion of Super Heroes is an United States animated television series produced by Warner Bros. Animation that debuted on September 23, 2006, based on characters appearing in the DC Comics series....
    • Man From the Edge of Tomorrow, Part 2


A parody of Gargoyles later appeared in a Weisman-penned story in JLA Showcase #1
Gargoyles (TV series)

Gargoyles is an United States animated television series created by Greg Weisman. It was produced by Greg Weisman and Frank Paur and aired from October 24, 1994 to February 15, 1997....
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