Influences and Style
Mr. Weisman has been a great lover of the works of William Shakespeare. Many of his works has been influenced by Shakespeare by not only using Shakespeare character names but often similar storytelling. This includes:
Macbeth, The Weird Sisters, Oberon, Titania and Puck - all characters from Gargoyles are based loosely on characters from Shakespeare's work. The penultimate episode of the Spectacular Spider-Man, "Opening Night", had a majority of the characters acting out a stage rendition of a Midsummer Night's Dream, which interchanged with scenes of Spider-Man escaping the Vault prison and subsequently fighting the Green Goblin.
There has also been an affinity for casting actors involved with the Star Trek franchise in his series. Some have included Nichelle Nichols, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner and even Bruce Greenwood from the latest Star Trek film.
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