“I Knew It Was Something Special”: An Exclusive Interview with Gargoyles Creator Greg Weisman

From 1994 to 1997, Gargoyles was one of the most popular cartoons on TV for a generation of millennials. Behind the scenes of the greatest cartoons my childhood was Greg Weisman, creator of Gargoyles, and a great team of writers who gave Disney one of their most thoughtful, progressive, and memorable series to this day. Twenty years later Gargoyles lives on, and I talked with Greg about creating the series, what went on behind the scenes, and legacy his series left behind. Black Nerd Problems: We’re obviously going to talk Gargoyles because that’s one of my favorite cartoons of all time, but you have a lot of popular titles under your name. Which are you most proud of having been a part of? Greg Weisman: Gargoyles, because I basically created it (though not in a vacuum or without help from many talented people). It was an original property, not based on an existing franchise. And I’m proud and sometimes still stunned we were able to get it on the air. Even at the time I knew it was something special, and it’s still the show I consider my baby. I’m proud of my novels, Rain of the Ghosts and Spirits of Ash and Foam for many the same reasons. And also because the solo achievement of writing an entire novel is pretty fulfilling. I’m also proud of The Spectacular Spider-Man, W.I.T.C.H. and Young Justice, just because I think they really turned out well.

BNP: I want to talk about your original concept for Gargoyles. The first season of the show was mostly written by Brynne Chandle…