Aaron writes...

greg did you ever meet dwayne mcduffie when he was still alive? if so did he ever tell you what he thought about your version of static shock from young justice season 2?

Christopher Leistner writes...

I have an idea involving spectacular Spider-man having a new character who also have spider powers along with me acting as that character.

Ashley Cushnie writes...

What is Glasses's real name?

Nicholas writes...

Do you think Miss Martian and Conner can conceive a child? Because as we know they're from different species. She is an alien and he is a clone created by the DNA of Lex and Superman. So I wonder if it's possible for them to become parents.

Nicholas writes...

Why did Nightwing and Zatanna break up? I don't remember that they explained or even mentioned their break up. I'm curious to know the reason that made them end their relationship

Mars Watchman writes...

Is there an afterlife in the Gargoyles universe and if so, what is it like?

Anonymous writes...

1) I've seen some confusion online about the ethnicity of Young Justice's Madame Xanadu; various websites assume her to be black (I assume because she's voiced by Cree Summer?), but in the comics she's Romani and her skin-tone, to me at least, looks far closer to a Romani person than a black person, so is she Romani, black or another ethnicity entirely?

2) On a similar note, is YJ's Dick Grayson Romani? At the time the show was originally in production his Romani heritage was established but only in one story from after you stopped regularly keeping up with comics (2001 I believe?), so I could totally understand it being accidentally skipped over during research at the time, but in the years since then they've started emphasising it more, and since the show's no stranger to implementing characters or concepts from after its creation into the show's lore in the revival era, I could see that happening here too

Anonymous writes...

1) Since Champs Élysées is meant to be a homage to Lexington, do you consider him to also be gay?

2) This is admittedly a bit more of a stretch, but I figured it was worth asking anyway; since Antonia Rodriguez is a stand-in for Velma Dinkley in the world of Earth-16, and Velma has been repeatedly depicted as either a lesbian or bisexual in recent years, do you consider Antonia to be queer?

Corgi writes...

Just finished season 4,in the 22nd episode, Zatanna and Dick talk to Clark in order to find Bart. And Zatanna puts a glamour spell on their conversion that lets others think they are talking about the game between the knights and the monarchs. Clark says the Monarchs are going to win for sure.
So who won the knights or the monarchs?

Anonymous writes...

Hi Greg. I have some questions regarding comic Young Justice: Targets, specifically regarding the flashbacks regarding Perdita, Green Arrow, and Black Canary.

After Green Arrow defeats Merlyn, we see that Count Vertigo attacks them before getting taken down by Black Canary. According to the Earth-16 timeline, this took place right before the Injustice League reveal to the world and that Vertigo is obviously present as their field commander.

1a. Can you describe how Vertigo went from being defeated by Canary to being able to participate with the Injustice League in the YJ episode "Revelation"?

1b. Did Vertigo and Merlyn slip away without the heroes noticing or did they both somehow escape law enforcement custody?

1c. Could Perdita not prove Vertigo made an obvious attempt on her life and lose his diplomatic immunity sooner?

2. During the flashback arc, we see that Perdita's bodyguards, including Denny, are taken down by Vertigo's henchmen. Did any survive?

3. Are you willing to give insight into how long Ollie and Dinah were dating before he proposed to her?

Anonymous writes...

When were Belle Reve, Arkham Asylum, LexCorp, Cadmus Labs and S.T.A.R. Labs created?

Mars Watchman writes...

So, I'm sure you probably already know this, but Matt Braly is a huge fan of Gargoyles to the point where it inspired him a lot when he was making his own show Amphibia. And he even included a sketch of Goliath in the episode True Colors.

So, I guess my question is this:

How do you feel about the theory that Gargoyles and Amphibia may share the same universe/multiverse?

Mean Giraffe writes...

So, don't answer this one if you don't want to, but considering Disney at least partially has the rights to Spider-Man, would you say that The Spectacular Spider-Man shares the same world as Gargoyles?

corgisharks writes...

Hello! I just recently started to watch Young Justice as when it first came out I was really too young. Great show! Even a full decade later, the show seems timeless.

1. What was the reasoning behind pairing Zatanna and Robin together in season one? great choice, in my opinion, I was just wondering
2. Was there anything in season 4 that you had planned since the beginning? Like anything that you had thought of back in like 2009 that ended up happening in season 4?
3. The show first started almost 14 years ago, is there any episode or an arc you like to watch back a lot?
4. How was writing impulse as someone who would spoil the future compared to how you actually don't like to give out spoilers?

Thrawn7 writes...

With the Gargoyles returning in the world of comic books would you consider doing a signing event at or for the CGC (https://www.cgccomics.com/) so fans can get their comic books signed and graded for their collections. That way both older SLC books and current (which are great by the way) can be signed by you. Thank you.

James Kastner writes...

Dear Mr . Weisman

My name is James kastner I’m from Baldwin New York Long Island it’s truly a huge honor to writing to you sir . I have been a huge fan of your work for a long time and I have been looking forward to reaching out to you but I couldn’t not since the last time I tried your website s8.org you didn’t respond back to me . Can I tell you my personal opinion is you and Duane capizzi should definitely with out a doubt should have your own net worths and earn your place in celebrity net worth’s .

1.) Will spectacular Spider-Man ever make a comeback I know you said it is unlikely but can Sony work something out with Disney and can you tell Disney how much the show means so much to us can you tell them to find a solution with Sony .
2.) is the silver sable in spectacular Spider-Man they same age as black cat ?

3.) Will electro Molton man Jonah Jameson son and Eddie Brock get the help they need ?

4.) Will spectacular Spider-Man face a lot of new villains both from the comics and old shows and meet other hero’s ?

5.) will every single person close to Peter learn his secret ? And will Norman Osborn become the green goblin king and form the goblin nation ?

6.) does Norman Osborn love his wife son and what is his deal with not apologies any way ?

7 .) how would love films with spectacular Spider-Man with crossovers I was thinking of spectacular Spider-Man with the Batman from the 2004tv series and you can work with Duane capizzi . And crossover with Kim possible tmnt 2003 and Spider-Man the animated tv series from the 90s and 2017spiderman tvseries how is those ideas sound ?

Looking forward to be hearing from you

Snorlax writes...

MTV’s Spider-Man: The New Animated Series featured the Kingpin

The Spectacular Spider-Man was not allowed to use the Kingpin

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse featured the Kingpin

All three of these cartoons were Sony productions. Do you have any clue why yours was treated differently?

DC>>>Marvel writes...

IDK if this is a spoiler or not, but some of us in the fandom wondered about it. How did Jaime feel about Traci taking part in the whole Dr Fate exchange thing? (Since many people have noted that possession by Nabu bears resemblance to him being put On-Mode by the Reach, having no control over your own body and basically being trapped in your head.)

Alan writes...

Hi Greg, huge fan of Young Justice and hopeful for a Season 5 renewal someday. Thank you and your entire team for the work you have done on the show. I have a few questions:
1. Are Jet’s powers similar to her comic book counterpart’s (flight, electromagnetic blasts, green hair, etc.)?
2. Are B-34 and B-35 El Dorado and Cyborg? Their Team designations before the Outsiders changed to D designations
3. Do you have names for the meta-humans that the outsiders rescued in Cuba in Season 3 episode 18? One of them looked like the DC character Loose Cannon so I was wondering if all of those characters were existing DC characters

Thanks again, I really appreciate you always taking the time for your fans

Danny writes...

You mentioned many years ago that you had a timeline for you, Pat and Cary's original Captain Atom run from the 80s written out; since continuity's changed multiple times since that run ended and the contents of it are most likely heavily out of date, would you be willing to share it here?

Anonymous writes...

TRUE OR FALSE: Earth-16 Amanda Waller and her family

#1. Amanda Waller's maiden name is Blake; she grew up in the crime-ridden Cabrini-Green area of Chicago.

#2. Amanda Waller's husband is Joseph Waller; at the time they got married, Amanda was 18 and Joseph was 20.

#3. Amanda Waller has five children in the following order from oldest to youngest: Joseph Waller, Jr. (son), Damita Waller (daughter), the twins Martin Waller and Jessie Waller (sons), and Coretta Waller (daughter).

#4. The lives of the Waller family were a financial struggle, and they relied on social programs, but they were happy together as a family.

#5. Joseph Waller, Jr. was killed by gangsters during a mugging that had gone wrong; at the time of his death, he was set to go to college on a basketball scholarship.

#6. Damita Waller was murdered in an alleyway on her way home from church; the man who killed her was a drug dealer known as "Candyman."

#7. Because "Candyman" could not be convicted by the police due to lack of witnesses, Joseph Waller decided to take matters into his own hands in order to avenge Damita's death; resulting in him and and "Candyman" shooting and killing each other simultaneously during a public confrontation. As a result of Joseph's act of vigilantism, and due to the fact was killed in the commission of a crime, the Waller family was denied the payout of his life insurance.

#8. Faced with the consequences of taking the law into one's own hands, and embittered by the adulation received by masked heroes (such as Batman, for example) for the sort of vigilantism that had cost her and her family so much, Amanda developed an intense hatred of vigilantes.

Paolo Iriarte writes...

What would the heroes have done with Ma'alefa'ak if they freed him from the Phantom Zone?

Anonymous writes...

Will we be getting a season 5 and if we do will that be the last?

Anonymous writes...

1. What are your thoughts about Artemis and Wallys relationship?
2. Why was there a huge time skip between Season 1 and 2?

Alice writes...

Hi Greg,

Love the Gargoyles series!

I’m wondering if you might have the technical specs for the Eyrie Building? I’ve checked and all l can find are fan estimates. It would just be nice to know.

Thanks!! And since l’m writing this in a Friday, have a great weekend!!

~ Alice.

Anonymous writes...

TRUE OR FALSE: Earth-16 Batwoman

#1. Kate Kane's parents are Jacob and Gabrielle "Gabi" Kane; both of them served in the United States Army.

#2. Kate Kane has an older twin sister named Elizabeth "Beth" Kane.

#3. On her 12th birthday, Kate Kane was the only survivor of a terrible tragedy that claimed the lives of her mother and sister; leaving Kate to be raised by her father.

#4. Unbeknownst to Jacob and Kate; Beth is actually still alive, but she is mentally broken and currently goes by the name Alice.

#5. The deaths of her mother and sister is part of the reason that Kate became motivated to becoming Batwoman.

Amin writes...

Whats your plan for the next season of Young Justice, will there be an upcoming season ðŸ'€?

Josh writes...

Any info on a possible Gargoyles inclusion into the Disney Lorcana card game?

Alexis Munoz writes...

Will there be a DVD set for season 4 in the future?

I will buy the Gargoyles and Young Justice comics when I can

Will be waiting for season 4 dvd release in the future

Anonymous writes...

We have cannon names for all of Infinity Inc.'s members except for Kobold and I was wondering if he had a civilian name or if he was like Dolphin and took that as his new one.

Siuhk writes...

Pardon me ! Every Gargoyle lovers
Could anyone tell me why Goliath do not remember Griff and his clans. I did not watch the ending cos I took my exam at that time. Would it reveal the truth of what happens to Griff

Anonymous writes...

Hey, not much to say. Just really appreciate the series! I do have one question, though, and it’s related to that other one about how Gargoyles can get drunk but no hangovers. But what about mutates? Does Sevarius’ serum make it so mutates can’t get drunk? Has anyone in the show ever tried? Just curious.

Alfred D Meza writes...

Does Bill cipher from gravity falls have anything to do with the Illuminati?
Bill appeared alongside Goliath in a book Marcy was looking at

Mark writes...

Hello, Greg. I have a question for you that I had in my mind.

Did something happen between Batman and Black Canary?

Did they date and spent a night together?

Janujan vaseekaran writes...

My wish is for you to continue the spectacular Spider-Man tv show it was a good show and countless kids are earning to watch the show please make it happen now you might be thinking is it worth your time well I think it is because you’d be changing many people’s lives and it changed mine just watching the show brought me out of tough times and when I saw it was discontinued my heart my one wish before I pass is for the show to be restarted pls make this dream possible

Gustavo🇧🇷 writes...

Greg,please Season 5 of Young Justice is a good idea

Chaos Rubix Scripts writes...

Hi.

Hope you are welll.

I am a massive fan of Young Justice and I have recently been looking into trying to get into the script writing game, using Young Justice as a starting point, I have been writing a S5 and posting them to the Young Justice Reddit page. To high praise from those who have read them.

My questions are

1. would you ever be willing to read a fan written script and provide some feedback on the writing and story from that script?

2. If not what advice would you give to someone who wanted to become a screenwriter?

I have tried to reach out to you before on the app formerly known as Twitter but I imagine you get a lot of post and comments sent to you.

Thank you in advance

Hunters of the Dead cover reveal writes...

How long had Lucas and Bethany been dating prior to "Early Warning"?

necro mage writes...

do any of m'comm's martian followers know about his alliance with darkseid?

Evan King writes...

This is in regards to the future of Young Justice:

It my favorite DC property of all time and I was watching the recent animated film Justice League Crisis on Infinite Earths Part 3 when I noticed that Young Justice’s reality (Earth 16) was not only shown in a cameo but it was erased along with the other realities adjacent to it (The DCAU, the 2003 Teen Titans Universe, and the Super Friends). And by the end all other realities are erased, no more DC multiverse and (like the original source material) the realities are merged into a what I’m assuming is James Gunn’s new DCU. Which is confusing because there are these other shows coming out that are not apart of his DCU slate (Harley Quinn and Caped Crusader).

So my question is, was that the Real Earth 16 and is that confirming to us fans that we will no longer be getting anymore Young Justice content?

#YoungJusticeSeason5 #RenewYoungJustice #YoungJusticeSeason5&Beyond

Andrew writes...

Hello, Greg. I’m a big fan of your work, especially Young Justice and The Spectacular Spider-Man! I’m glad the former was able to make a comeback, and can only wish the latter had not been canceled when it was. Had there been a third season of The Spectacular Spider-Man, is there anyone in particular you think would be good voices for Scorpion, Hobgoblin, and Carnage?

Anonymous writes...

So, after watching the animated film "Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part Three," and seeing how the DC Animated Universe (Earth-12) ended up being destroyed, should we assume that the "Young Justice" Earth-16 DC Universe was destroyed too (off-screen), and is that the reason, why the show had not been picked up for a fifth season? If so, whoever made that decision clearly made a huge mistake, and if the show doesn't get renewed, I think "Young Justice" should be given a proper conclusion via a series of animated feature-length movies; at least up to the year 2030 in the present-day Earth-16 timeline so that Superboy's role during that year can finally be revealed.

Anonymous writes...

Mr. Weisman,

At the risk of potentially causing you to get pissed off at me, I’m going to predict what I think will happen in Season 5 of “Young Justice” should it somehow gets renewed. Keep in mind that my predictions are not listed in any particular order.

#1. Supergirl and Black Mary will be the main focus of Season 5.

#2. The Justice League will face another situation in which the public loses faith in them; this will be in art due to Supergirl and Black Mary.

#3. Supergirl will initially be loyal to the cause of Apokolips, but her loyalty will gradually waver over the course of the first half of the season due to her encounters with Superman, Superboy, and Jonny Kent. Supergirl’s encounter with Superboy would be similar to what happened in the comics; to the point of temporarily dislocating his jaw after punching him.

#4. As Mary Bromfield was considered to becoming a member of the Justice League Reserves, she will become an infiltrator until she eventually betrays them publicly.

#5. After Black Mary’s public betrayal, Khalid will privately confront Zatanna about her indirect role in Mary’s turn to villainy.

#6. In the Season 5 midseason finale, Black Mary will attempt to personally kill Zatanna and ends up killing Doctor Fate instead when he takes the fatal blow for Zatanna. Zatanna will initially believe it is one of her apprentices; until the mask falls off and it is revealed to be her father, Giovanni. Shocked yet satisfied with the outcome, Black Mary whispers something in her ear and leaves; causing Zatanna to suffer an emotional breakdown and causing her to go into a catatonic state for most of the second half of Season 5.

#7. In the second half of Season 5, Superboy reveals to his teammates and some members of the Jsutice League that he heard what Black Mary told Zatanna to cause the latter to have a breakdown and go into a catatonic state. Black Mary’s words to Zatanna is that once again Zatanna lost her father, and this time it’s for good, and Zatanna ha no one to blame but herself.

#8. Khalid is confronted by the Team, Shazam and some of the members of Justice League who personally knew Giovanni; causing him to reveal Zatanna’s indirect role in Mary becoming a villain.

#9. In the Season 5 midseason finale, Supergirl ends up crashing at the school where Jonny Kent is attending. Upon seeing Jonny, Kara recalls a memory that was suppressed due to her trauma from her time in the Phantom Zone; this memory would be her being introduced to her baby cousin Kal-El for the first time. Therefore, she assumes Jonny is Kal-El due to the fact she does not believe Superman is Kal-El. When one of Black Mary’s attacks causing a large gas truck to fall over and causes it to burn and leak gasoline. numerous children and parents flee for their lives because the turck is about to explode. When Jonny is knocked down and cries and Lois is apparently unable to reach him in time, Kara hears Jonny’s cry (as it mixes with her memory of baby Kal-El’s cry and how she tried to console him), and reaches Jonny at blindly fast speed to shield him from the explosion. Enraged that Jonny was almost hurt, Kara lashes out Black Mary and fights her; only to end up being stabbed with Kryptonite dagger in her gut by Black Mary. Black Mary then deems Kara a traitor due to the latter’s actions.

#10. Supergirl recovers in what appears to be a cross between a hospital room and a jail cell; due to the fact that there is mixed opinions about her due to her actions during the first half of Season 5. Likewise, Supergirl admits to having doubts and doesn’t know what to bleive anymore.

#11. Despite their previous misunderstanding, Supergirl will share a familial bond with Superboy; due to the fact that they are both close in age physiologically. She would learn about Earth culture from him as well.

#12. Black Mary will prove to be apparently irredeemable by the end of Seaosn 5; as such, two possible scenarios regarding her possible fate will happen to her:

Scenario A: As an indirect nod to the film, “Man of Steel,” Black Mary will attempt to kill a group of innocent people in order to validate her rage towards everyone hwo apparently betrayed her. Supergirl, who would have Black Mary in a chokehold would beg Black Mary to stop before being forced to snap Mary’s neck; leaving Kara emotionally distraught over what she was forced to do..

Scenario B: Black Mary is captured and sent to Sanctuary while wearing a power-dampening collar around her neck. As a sign that she has mentally slipped towards insanity and her willingness to accept that she was not shunned by those around her, Mary would be shown having dark bags under her eyes; which would be shown as her being consumed by hatred and her belief that everyone has put her down.

Anonymous writes...

Was the reason "Young Justice" was NOT renewed for a fifth season was because the multiverse was wiped out in the "Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths" animated movie trilogy?

Anonymous writes...

1) Did Wally ever truly have the potential to phase? You’ve said before that Wally’s speed is about acceleration we’re as Barry has more control over his actual speed, is this why Barry was able to phase and Wally wasn’t it was it due to a lack of experience?

2) It’s heavily implied that Impulse’s speed is like Barry’s (he can phase, experience time slown down, disarm enemies quickly, organise rocks in a pattern within 2 seconds to resemble himself, and play ping pong against himself). Do you think Jay Garrick’s speed is the same as Barry and Impulse’s or do you think it is more akin to Wally’s speed or something else entirely?

3) Is Wally faster than Jay?

4) Icon was somewhat compared to Superman (as it was asked if superman thought he was kryptonian), does this mean he is of a similar speed to superman while flying?

5) Do you think if Jay, Superman, Captain Marvel, Lieutenant Marvel, and Sergeant Marvel where all contributing kinetic energy in “endgame” Wally would have survived, or do you think more would have died?

BrooklynX writes...

Hello Greg, this Brooklyn (Shaun), and as promised here is my CONvergence 2024 Con Journal:

I am going to admit that the last time I had written one of these was for the final Gathering of The Gargoyles back in 2009. Hard to believe it has been 15 years, which not only makes me feel old, but probably does the same for Greg Weisman. Sorry Greg.

After the Gatherings came to end, I attended a few other cons, but none of them quite had the same feel. I tried out AnthroCon for the first time in 2013 so I had been kind of curious about the furry fandom. I ended up behind the tables again, but not as a volunteer, but as a dealers assistant. And it became my go to summer convention.

I hadn't beard about the 20th anniversary get together for 2014, so I missed that one. If I had known about it, you can bet I would have been there instead of AnthroCon. Oooops.

In the 2017, I went from living in Sacramento, CA to the small city of Pacific, WA (about 30 miles south of Seattle). I guess I felt the need to spread my wings a bit. Fast forward to AnthronCon 2023, and I heard about the 30th anniversary of Gargoyles. And that it would be at CONvergence.

More or less immediately, I told my roommate that they were going to be on their own next year. After not seeing my fellow fans for 15+ years, I had to go. Now we fast forward to 2024.

Wednesday July 3rd, 2024:

I departed for SeaTac airport a little later than intended, but had given myself plenty of time. Getting through security was quick, but my flight was delayed just under an hour. Wouldn't be a trip without some sort of minor hiccup early on. Thankfully, the flight was nice, and relatively smooth.

Got into Minneapolis Saint Paul airport a bit later than planned. Not going to lie, it was quite the hike trying to find my way over to the car rental place. Felt like I was going up, down, left, and right. I tend to have a decent sense of direction, but that airport design was defeating me.

Finally located it, got my car, and headed for the hotel. After some minor issues with the card, and after getting that settled, I got checked in, and went up to the room. After a bit, I decided to mosey across the street to pick up my badge.

After doing that, I went back downstairs where I ran across Patrick, Karine, Greg B., and a few others whose names escape me at the moment. We ended up talking for a while when Seth, Sammy, and some fans I hadn't met before joined us.

We ended talking for a while before calling it a night.

Thursday July 4th:

As I was preparing to get ready for the day, I noticed I had forgotten to pack socks. Usually when I take a trip, I will forget something, and typically something rather minor. Toothbrush, comb, toothpaste, or some other small item that easy to get from the hotel itself. But socks? Yeah, that rather dumb of me.

So off to the Target that was 3 or 4 blocks away. Of course, it started to sprinkle as I headed over there. Why not add a little insult to injury? Got the socks, some drinks, and snacks for the con. Hoofed it back, and had to get out of the wet shirt into something a bit more dry.

Off to the main hotel. I joined various others in the lobby area. While there, I started passing out some of the “Beware of Gargoyles” badges I had brought along. I had brought along 24 of them. Some of the first ones I handed out to were some of the fans that I ran across from the Gathering of The Gargoyles. Gave out to a few of the newer fans, but wanted to make sure to save one for Greg, Thom, and Keith David.

After a while, wandered down to join the Meet and Greet Gargoyles Cast line. Missed out getting an autograph from Thom, Brigitte Bako, and Greg. But was able to get Keith David's autograph, and a selfie with him. And was able to hand off one of the badges to Greg. It was neat to see him clip to his lanyard nearly right away.

Went across the street to the diner with Seth, Sammy, and Laurean to get some dinner. Tried out the grilled cheese, which was pretty decent. And it came more fries than I was expecting. It was a tasty meal before heading back for the Gargoyles 30th Anniversary Celebration.

It was great to see both Gregs, Brigitte, Thom, Karine, Keith, Jennifer, Zehra, and Erin on stage. Probably the first time I've attended a panel of any sort in years. Made sure to take a couple of pictures to send to one of the German fans; Duncan.

Got to talk with Greg Weisman, along with a few others for a bit. Kind of found it surprising that he remembers who I am 15 years after the last the Gathering. Remembers the handle, but not my name (It is Shaun). To be honest, the same applies to me as well. I can sometimes remember both, or just one. Happens to us all.

Friday July 5th:

After getting ready for the day, back to the con hotel. Chatted with some fellow fans before going to the Voice acting panel. Once that was done, I decided to wander the dealers room before going to the “Voices from Eyrie” panel. Not going to lie, going to need to catch up on those podcasts.

From there, headed up for the Gargoyles in comics one. Not going to lie, I was happy when the comics started coming out again, and was hooked once again. Would love to see more of Dark Ages, along more Timedancer as well besides what was covered in the SLG run. Plus would love to see, and learn more about Gargoyle customs. Especially their courting rituals. What can I say? I'm curious.

Received some art from Y2Hecate that I commissioned her to draw of my characters. And handed off another art idea of a couple of different characters that needed some love too.

Went back to my hotel room for a little before getting dinner at the diner again. The next thing I checked out was the Fancy Bastard Pie Competition. Only 5 pies were submitted. Even so, it was an interesting thing to behold.

After that ended, I have Brigitte Bako my Beware of Gargoyles badge. She had been looking for one, and I was more than happy to give her mine. Certainly made her night. Seeing the joy, and smile made it all the worth while. And got to take a selfie with her.

My roommate has the master file for the badge design, so next time I will make sure I have far more than the 24 I brought.

Skip forward a bit in time for the Blue Mug, and then off to sleep.

Saturday July 6th:

Made a dash up the street to Target again since Kythera suggested getting some Oreos before taking a picture with them to send off to Duncan. Ate some breakfast, and off to the con hotel.

Went off to a panel whose name escapes me at the time of writing this. Wandered for a bit afterwards, and then got in the line for the radio play. “I'm right here!” indeed.

From there, off too jump in the Meet and Greet line to get a Gargoyles comic signed by Greg Weisman. I spotted a couple of variant covers that I did not have, and was able to have those signed instead. I do the love the comment “I feel sorry for you, I sign the same thing for you every time.” Replied saying that I didn't mind. To me, it is always a treat.

Probably wandered some more before Hitting up the Young Justice, and Spectacular Spider-Man panels. Admittedly, I need to watch both of those.

Did a little more talking with a few folks before getting some badly needed food.

Back into my hotel room, I had very random thought; minus the whole time dancing thing, part of my younger life was sort of like gNash's life. Moving from one place to another without being able too settle down. Not really the sort of thing one expects to pop into ones head when trying to get to sleep.

Sunday July 7th:

I guess while I slept, my brain probably kept it bouncing around. And came to a realization after I woke up. Pardon some of the phrasing.

It is weird realizing one of the reasons that "Gargoyles" drew me in 30 years after the show came out. I was a military (USAF) brat until I was 15. So moving around was a regular thing, but hard to understand when you are young. More so when you live 7 (technically 6 as we came back to the same place for a second time, but one doesn't know what's changed either) different places in 13 years.

Wanting to make friends was a challenge. Not just a matter of trust, but not knowing when said friendship might end because of him being assigned to a different base states away. Or being deployed overseas. Even after the final move, it was still difficult to make, and to hold on to friends for years.

Seeing the show when it first came on the air, I could empathize with their thoughts, and feelings of being in a strange new place. Figuring out the layout, who to trust, or even become friends with. In high school, I could count my amount of friends on one hand.

That aside, going to the Gathering of The Gargoyles 2000 in Orlando was the first step in spreading my wings. And a leap of faith. I didn't know what I was getting into. What sort of folks would be meeting? I was still in my shell as as I was still a fairly shy person.

It started cracking my shell, and then the subsequent Gatherings finally brought me out. Along with meeting folks that I can still call friends to this day.

And today, I realize just how much that show meant to me. The connections it helped make to so many wonderful, and talented people. But more importantly, it helped me find a clan that I'm lucky to be a part of. Plus helped change into what I sincerely hope is a far person than I might have been if it hadn't been for Gargoyles.

Heck of a thing to wake up to.

The day of going to three back to back Gargoyles panels. First up was Bio/ Culture, and of course, the panel ran over on time. After Greg, loves to hear himself talk. But hey, that's part of the reason the fandom likes you.

Gargoyles to screen quickly followed. Unlike his previous panels where he has prepared “Absolutly nothing,” he was prepared. I've heard most of this before, but it is still awesome to see, and hear again for the first time in years. And “Better than Barney.” I don't think I'll ever get over that comment. Much like the previous panel, this one ran over as well.

And last one up was Gargoyle visually. He was prepared for this one as well, and again I've seen all of these before. Still a treat though. Didn't have time to show all of the clips. Some of us were saddened by the sight of the Ed Asner clips. I wish I had gotten to chance to meet him, even just once.

A little while later, it was off to closing ceremonies. Got a selfie with Greg before some of us went off to get dinner. After coming back to the hotel, we met up with him in the lobby for a bit before getting milkshakes at the diner.

All of us had to order online since they wanted an $3 if we placed the order in person. Probably took close to an hour to get all of our orders, and there were a few mix ups. I got a butterscotch one. Was okay, but I've had better.

We hung around talking for a bit in the lobby before various folks in the the group started saying their goodbyes before going to bed for their various early morning flights. Very bittersweet moment to say the least.

Headed back to my hotel to pack, and prepare for my trip home the next day. It certainly felt bittersweet; getting to see fellow fans for the first time in 15 years, if not longer, and feeling the line did not last enough. Always hard to say goodbye.

Monday July 8th:

The day felt rather bittersweet as I drover back to the airport. Nearly got lost on the way after being able to get into the proper highway lane. After getting to the airport, and returning the car, the fun started trying to get from Terminal 2 to Terminal 1.

MSP does not make it easy. More going all over the place to find the light rail to get there, and more hiking all over the place. Got lost inside more than once due the signage not being great. After 30 minutes, I finally got to the security check point, and was through that in 5 minutes.

Started typing this out while waiting for my flight. No delay this time, and a little over 3 hours later, I was back at SeaTac airport. Took an hour to drive home, bringing the trip to end. Typing this out also feels bittersweet, but I did promise Greg that I would write one up even if it will be a few years before he responds. Plus akes me realize I really need to be less of a stranger in the fandom.

Already miss talking to you, and all of the others as well.

amy writes...

Hi Greg, I absolutely LOVE this show so much and wanted to say don't listen to haters !! i think this show in wonderful. I wanted to ask why season four of young justice isn't available in Australia? I actually shed a few tears when i found out i couldn't watch it :'( .

Anonymous writes...

1. What are the human biological equivalent ages and the chronological ages of all the New Gods from both New Genesis and Apokolips that have been shown thus far in the Earth-16 universe?

2. If Kalibak, Grayven, and Orion are paternal half-brothers (since their father is Darkseid), that what are the names of their respective mothers?

3. What are the physiological ages of all the people who have been trapped in the Phantom Zone in the Earth-16 universe? Furthermore, how long ago was each person sent to the Phantom Zone prior to Krypton's destruction?

Amy writes...

in a scene, Klarion and Child talked about an 'Earth 17 fiasco', what was it about??

fighteer1 of TVTropes writes...

"Everyone's SO impatient for everything to be included instantly. And then they also bitch when we include too much and THEIR favorite character isn't getting enough screentime because of it. Talk about a no-win scenario."

This type of pathetic whining and bitching is why I don't have a lot of respect for you! You IGNORE these type of questions instead of responding to them! If I ever meet you in person, I'm going smack you upside the head!