Disney didn't want to put its name on Gargoyles, according to the animated series' co-creator Greg Weisman.Responding to a fan account on Twitter, Weisman explained that Gargoyles' title card didn't read "Disney's Gargoyles" because the studio "was afraid to put its name on the series back then." He added that "technically we were Buena Vista's Gargoyles" -- a reference to the discontinued Walt Disney Company sub-brand Buena Vista. While Weisman's tweet didn't provide a reason why Disney didn't want its name associated with Gargoyles, the show's dark tone and mature themes presumably made studio executives uneasy.
Gargoyles debuted in October 1994 and ran for three seasons without the Disney name. Despite this apparent lack of studio support, the show earned a dedicated following, who continue to lobby Disney to revive the franchise on either the big or small screens. There's currently no indication that a revival project is in the works, however, Weisman unveiled plans to present Gargoyles Season 4 as comic book series published by Dynamite Entertainment in July 2022. The series launched later that year and incorporates plot points that Weisman first conceived back in 1993, prior to Gargoyles' debut.
Gargoyles Co-Creator Talks Continuity
In an interview prior to the release of Gargoyles #1, Weisman reiterated that the series should be considered part of official Gargoyles continuity, despite being told in a different medium. At the same time, he also insisted that the comics' story would be accessible to franchise newcomers, as well. "Yes, the new Dynamite Gargoyles series is canon to the cartoon, as was the [Slave Labor Graphics] series," Weisman said. "But if I'm doing my job right, you don't need to have seen or read anything previously to enjoy the new stuff. You'll obviously get more out of it if you look at the entire tapestry that makes up the Gargoyles universe."
Weisman also outlined what does and doesn't fit within his personal vision for the Gargoyles canon. Notably, Weisman doesn't consider Gargoyles Season 3 part of continuity and doesn't count the comics published by Marvel and Joe Books, either. "Canon is the 65 episodes of Season 1 and 2 of Gargoyles (which originally aired from 1994-1996), plus the 12 issues of the [Slave Labor Graphics] Gargoyles comic from earlier this century, and the six issues of the [Slave Labor Graphics] Gargoyles: Bad Guys comic from that same time," he said.
All three seasons of Gargoyles are now streaming on Disney+.
Source: Twitter