There’s no information on if this Dynamite series will retcon the SLG comics run or will pick up from the ending of that. While that Marvel series references events from the show's first season, Weisman also doesn’t consider that canon. Before that, Marvel had its own 11-issue Gargoyles run while the show was running. Weisman previously wrote an 18-issue Gargoyles comic series for Slave Labor Graphics in 2006, which picked up the events from Gargoyles Season 2. I just wish it was in animated form! But, I’ll take what I can get. There aren’t many details to share regarding the story, but it’s pretty cool to learn that the story will continue. Yes, there was a third season, but that is not considered canon by Wiseman and many others, as many members of the original team weren’t involved with it. The series will pick up after the events of Season 2. Gargoyles #1will be available on December 7, 2022, from Dynamite Comics.If you’re a fan of Disney’s Gargoyles, you’ll be happy to learn that Dynamite Entertainment has announced that they will continue the story of the animated show with a new comic book series! It’s explained that the series will pick up right where the original series left off.Ĭreator Greg Weisman will also return to help develop the comic, and he’s currently working on the first issue. Now, after several decades of rest, the Gargoyles are returning thanks to Disney and Dynamite Comics, and fans have an answer to what stories will influence this new series. However, much like the titular characters of that show it was put to slumber. And hopefully, there's enough intriguing content in these first few issues that readers new to the property will be hooked.Ī thousand years ago superstition and the sword ruled, or so states the opening monologue of the '90s cartoon. But given enough issues, we'll get to everything. We didn't want the first few issues to be solid exposition or flashbacks, so there are certain aspects that we glide over, acknowledging but not explaining, because they aren't immediately relevant to the story at hand. Nate and I agreed from the beginning that we wanted this series to be an entry point for new fans, as well as a treat for old fans, so we're reintroducing all concepts from scratch. ![]() Thankfully, according to Weisman, the new Dynamite Gargoyles series is up to the task of pleasing old and new fans: Issue #1 of the new Gargoyles comic from Dynamite is set a few months after the last SLG issue. In an interview with CBR, Weisman gave his answer:Ĭanon is the 65 episodes of Season 1 and 2 of Gargoyles (which originally aired from 1994-1996), plus the twelve issues of the SLG Gargoyles comic from earlier this century, and the six issues of the SLG Gargoyles: Bad Guys comic from that same time. Now, Dynamite Comics is launching its own series coming in December which is set to continue the adventures of the gargoyle clan, but with so many conflicitng stories and comics, fans are wondering which ones are going to be treated as canonical. SLG then created two series that continued the show plot in the early 2000s. Marvel created a comic series based on the show, but it too was canceled. The more serious tone and nature of the show struck a chord with audiences, who kept the fandom alive despite the show only lasting two seasons. This was the plot of the Disney afternoon cartoon, Gargoyles. Related: OJ Simpson Helped Kill Gargoyles TV Show, Says Creator That prophecy was fulfilled in 1994, forcing Goliath and his remaining followers into the modern world of Manhattan where they swore to uphold their oaths as protectors of mankind. The few that escaped were cursed to sleep until the castle rose above the clouds. ![]() Dynamite Entertainment announced its Gargoyles revival. However, they were betrayed and the majority of the clan was smashed. Disney's Gargoyles animated series is making a comeback via comics, and a new set of covers feature the protectors of New York City. Leader of a large clan, Goliath and his kin were charged with protecting their home, a first century Scottish castle, and the humans who inhabited it. Goliath is a gargoyle, a powerful winged creature who turns to stone at the first light of dawn and reawakens with the setting sun. Now Disney and Dynamite Comics are set to revisit the world of Goliath and his clan, but that is leaving some fans wondering what stories are canon and which are not, and Greg Weisman has the answers. The show was followed with a few brief comics' series, but it has always been deserving of a reboot. The iconic '90s cartoon Gargoyles has a wide and passionate following, even after two and a half decades since its cancelation.
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