Greg Weisman (; born September 28, 1963) is an American writer, producer and voice actor. He is best known as the creator of the animated series Gargoyles, The Spectacular Spider-Man and Young Justice and as a producer for the second season of W.I.T.C.H.
Weisman's other television credits include overseeing the first season of Max Steel, the second season of W.I.T.C.H., and both seasons of The Spectacular Spider-Man and four of Young Justice. Weisman has written episodes for numerous animated series, including , , Bonkers, and Kim Possible. He also voice directs and voice acts on occasion; he played the role of Donald Menken on The Spectacular Spider-Man and Snapper Carr on Young Justice. Weisman was also co-executive producer on Star Wars Rebels, but left the series after the first season. In 2016, it was reported that he would return in the revival season of Young Justice, alongside Brandon Vietti; the new season, titled , premiered in January 2019.
At San Diego Comic-Con 2022, It was announced that Dynamite Entertainment had acquired the Gargoyles license and that Weisman would serve as the writer of these new comics. In November 2023, it was announced that Weisman would write a new ongoing series for Marvel Comics dubbed The Spectacular Spider-Men, which features Peter Parker and Miles Morales teaming up and fighting supervillains together. The series will also feature artwork by veteran Spider-Man artist, Humberto Ramos.
Weisman's next novels were set in the universe. was released on April 23, 2019, and made the New York Times Best Sellers List. Its sequel, , was released in November 2019. Alexander Sowa, for CBR, highlighted that "Greg Weissman's War of the Spark: Ravnica was infamous among fans for its misrepresentation of existing characters". Sowa commented that its sequel, War of the Spark: Forsaken, "was greeted with a lukewarm response after it infamously attempted to retcon the sexuality of one of the book's protagonists, Chandra. As a result, the game's publisher, Wizards of the Coast, released an official apology for the novel's poor handling of the subject and canceled plans for the book that was intended for the game's next set, ". Reactions to the sequel were "overwhelmingly negative" and it was "lambasted for its disappointing prose, lack of understanding of character voice, and failure to provide any emotional payoff for the relationships that have been set up in the world of Magic. One aspect that has been called out, in particular, is the biphobic language and erasure around the relationship between the Planeswalkers Chandra Nalaar and Nissa Revane". Weisman issued an apology highlighting the "mutual creative/editorial process with WotC and Del Rey" for Chandra's characterization. Wizards of the Coast made a further announcement that they would no longer censor the content in Magic: The Gathering novels to "accommodate foreign content restrictions".
1986 !scope=row | All-Star Squadron | 63–64 | Editor | |
1986–87 !scope=row | 16–26 | Writer | ||
1987–88 !scope=row | Secret Origins | 17–23 | Editor | |
1987–91 !scope=row | Captain Atom | 10–50 | Co-writer (with Cary Bates) | |
1988 !scope=row | Young All-Stars | 8–9 | Editor | |
2011–13 !scope=row | Young Justice | 0, 7–25 | Writer (with Kevin Hopps) | |
2017 !scope=row | The Fall and Rise of Captain Atom | 1–6 | Co-writer (with Cary Bates) | |
2019 !scope=row | Young Justice: Outsiders (digital comic) | 1–2 | Writer | |
2022 !scope=row | Young Justice: Targets | 1-6 | Writer |
2010 !scope=row | 1–12 | ||
2016 !scope=row | Starbrand & Nightmask | 1–6 | |
2024 !scope=row | The Spectacular Spider-Men | 1-15 |
2006–09 !scope=row | Gargoyles | 1–12 | Writer | |
2007–09 !scope=row | Gargoyles: Bad Guys | 1–6 |
2013 !scope=row | Rain of the Ghosts | St. Martin's Press | Rain of the Ghosts | ||
2014 !scope=row | Spirits of Ash and Foam | St. Martin's Press | Rain of the Ghosts | ||
2016 !scope=row | World of Warcraft: Traveler | Scholastic Corporation | Warcraft | ||
2018 !scope=row | World of Warcraft: Traveler – The Spiral Path | Scholastic Corporation | Warcraft | ||
2019 !scope=row | Del Rey Books | ||||
2019 !scope=row | Del Rey Books | Magic: The Gathering |
2000 !scope=row | 3×3 Eyes | Hide | Daisuke Nishio Kazuhisa Takenōchi Kazuhisa Takenōchi | Voice director and story editor (English dub) Direct-to-video series | |
2003 !scope=row | Victor Cook Toby Shelton Tad Stones | Voice director Direct-to-video | |||
2003 !scope=row | Terry Shakespeare David Molina | Writer Direct-to-video | |||
2010 !scope=row | Joaquim Dos Santos | ||||
2022 !scope=row | Shinsuke Teresawa |
1988 ! scope="row" | Jem | Writer: "Video Wars" | ||
1992 ! scope="row" | Raw Toonage | Development executive | ||
1993–1994 ! scope="row" | Bonkers | |||
1994–1997 ! scope="row" | Gargoyles | Commando (episode: "Awakening") | Also supervising producer | |
1998–1999 ! scope="row" | Writer | |||
1999 ! scope="row" | Hercules | |||
1999–2000 ! scope="row" | Writer and story editor | |||
1999 ! scope="row" | Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot | Writer: "Out of Whack" | ||
2000 ! scope="row" | Max Steel | Co-developer, writer and producer | ||
2000 ! scope="row" | Buzz Lightyear of Star Command | Writer | ||
2003 ! scope="row" | The Mummy | |||
2003, 2007 ! scope="row" | Kim Possible | |||
2004–2011 ! scope="row" | Ikki Tousen | Moutoku Sousou | Voice, English dub | |
2004–2905 ! scope="row" | Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! | Writer | ||
2004–2007 ! scope="row" | The Batman | |||
2006 ! scope="row" | W.I.T.C.H. | Writer and supervising producer | ||
2006–2007 ! scope="row" | Ben 10 | Writer | ||
2007 ! scope="row" | Legion of Super Heroes | Writer: "The Man from the Edge of Tomorrow: Part 2" | ||
2008–2009 ! scope="row" | The Spectacular Spider-Man | Donald Menken | Voice; also co-developer, writer and supervising producer | |
2009–2011 ! scope="row" | Writer | |||
2010–2022 ! scope="row" | Young Justice | Snapper Carr, Ultra-Humanite, Lobo's Belt | Voice; also co-developer, writer and producer | |
2013 ! scope="row" | Writer | |||
2013 ! scope="row" | ||||
2014–2015 ! scope="row" | ||||
2014 ! scope="row" | Beware the Batman | Writer: "Monsters" | ||
2014–2015 ! scope="row" | Star Wars Rebels | Stormtroopers | Voice; also writer and executive producer | |
2015 ! scope="row" | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Writer: "Eyes of the Chimera" | ||
2016–2017 ! scope="row" | Shimmer and Shine | Staff writer |
2008 !scope=row | The Last Remnant | Additional Voices | ||
2013 !scope=row | Tourist, Undead Soldier | Also writer and creative consultant |
Opie / Narrator |
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