Gargoyles #2
Writer: Greg Weisman
Artist: Gerardo Gambone
Covers: Meghan Hetrick (A), Christopher Jones (B), Frank Paur (C), Sebastián Píriz (D)
FC | All Cardstock Covers | 32 pages | Fantasy | $4.99 | Teen
On AVALON, the GREEN KNIGHT emerges from a slumber of more than a thousand years. And in MANHATTAN, the GARGOYLES are still desperate to recover the GARGOYLE EGG, stolen by DEMONA. The clock is ticking, because they must recover it before it hatches…
One thousand years ago, superstition and the sword ruled. It was a time of darkness. It was a world of fear. It was the age of GARGOYLES! Stone by day, warriors by night, they were betrayed by the humans they had sworn to protect…frozen in stone by a magic spell for a thousand years. Now, here in Manhattan, the spell is broken, and they live again! They are defenders of the night! THEY ARE GARGOYLES!
It is 1997. The Manhattan Clan has remembered their calling…being heroes to the helpless on the streets of New York. At the same time, the Gargoyles desperately search for clues to the whereabouts of their missing Gargoyle egg. And they must hurry, for an ancient, all-powerful evil has awoken, with a score to settle…
Gargoyles Vol. 2 #1 continues the previous series while serving as an entry point for new readers.
Written by Greg Weisman, Gargoyles Vol. 2 #1 kicks off a new volume but does so in a way that’s heavily focused on new readers. If you’ve never read a previous comic or don’t know the animated series, the debut issue runs you through everything you need to know. It’s done so in a way that it skews almost too heavily towards new readers and might lose the long time fans.
The issue introduces us to the concept of the Gargoyles and their big picture battle, regaining an egg that was stolen from them. Their relationship with the people of New York City is explored, doing a fine job of laying out everything readers need to know. All of this is done around some tense action as the Gargoyles fly into action to save individuals who might plummet to their doom.
All of it is ok, but it’s a little odd so many important people are stuck in the same situation. Still, Weisman uses it to introduce us to key players who have, or will, play a role in the series as it progresses. It’s written clearly for those that are new and the way it’s introduced, for younger readers who might overlook the coincidence.
The art by Gerardo Gambone is good. With color by Robby Bevard and lettering by Jeff Eckleberry the comic continues the style of the animated series and brought over to the comics. The action has a nice flow to it and the characters all look solid. Overall, it’s nice art with some solid panels and pages. But, overall, it doesn’t do anything that breaks from the style the property is accustomed to.
Gargoyles Vol. 2 #1 is a fine start that is a good introduction to the characters and world. It helps build what’s to come but might focus a bit too much on catching readers up. New readers won’t have an issue but those who have been reading the previous volume might find it doesn’t have enough to excite them.
Story: Greg Weisman Art: Gerardo Gambone
Color: Robby Bevard Letterer: Jeff Eckleberry
Story: 7.5 Art: 7.5 Overall: 7.5 Recommendation: Read
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Gargoyles #1
Writer: Greg Weisman
Artist: Gerardo Gambone
Covers: Meghan Hetrick (A), Drew Moss (B), Frank Paur (C), Sebastían Píriz (D)
FC | All Cardstock Covers | 32 pages | Fantasy | $4.99 | Teen
ALL-NEW STORIES BY SERIES CREATOR GREG WEISMAN AND RISING STAR ARTIST GERARDO GAMBONE! THE STARS OF THE SENSATIONAL ANIMATED TV SERIES RETURN WITH NEW, IN-CONTINUITY ADVENTURES! One thousand years ago, superstition and the sword ruled. It was a time of darkness. It was a world of fear. It was the age of GARGOYLES! Stone by day, warriors by night, they were betrayed by the humans they had sworn to protect…frozen in stone by a magic spell for a thousand years. Now, here in Manhattan, the spell is broken, and they live again! They are defenders of the night! THEY ARE GARGOYLES! It is 1997. The Manhattan Clan has remembered their calling…being heroes to the helpless on the streets of New York. At the same time, the Gargoyles desperately search for clues to the whereabouts of their missing Gargoyle egg. And they must hurry, for an ancient, all-powerful evil has awoken, with a score to settle…
Dynamite Entertainment has announced a brand new era of stories from the beloved Gargoyles franchise, continuing the acclaimed chronology of franchise creator Greg Weisman, and serving up a perfect jumping-on point this August!
One thousand years ago, superstition and the sword ruled. It was a time of darkness. It was a world of fear. It was the age of GARGOYLES! Stone by day, warriors by night, they were betrayed by the humans they had sworn to protect…frozen in stone by a magic spell for a thousand years. Now, here in Manhattan, the spell is broken, and they live again! They are defenders of the night! They are Gargoyles!
Whether readers picking up the new Gargoyles #1 have watched the whole animated series front to back several times, devoured the back in print classic years of comics, and have had every issue of the Dynamite era on their pull list from day one, or if they’re just looking for a fun comic series full of deep characters, awesome action, and rewarding plotlines, this is the perfect book!
As each season of the original show progressed in relative real time, then despite being released way later, each comics phase picks up from that point and continues on, the Gargoyles saga has reached the pivotal era of 1997. Fans are invited to flash back in time to the electrifying fun of the 1990s and the brilliant energy that cartoons of that era brought to the table, with Gargoyles first and foremost in its class.
The titular Gargoyles only have eggs every 20 years, and the Manhattan Clan at the center of the saga have been keeping care of one playfully nicknamed “Egwardo.” The only problem is — it’s been stolen by arch-enemy Demona! As the Defenders of the Night try desperately to track down the egg, they’re also faced with an awakened ancient, all-powerful evil with a vendetta against the entire world. All that and more can be expected each and every month in this new blockbuster series.
Following an all-star team of incredible illustrators like George Kambadais, Drew Moss, Ciro Cangialosi, Pasquale Qualano, and even peers from the era of the show Frank Paur and Tad Stones, this new series brings the gregarious Gerardo Gambone to the forefront as Weisman’s latest collaborator. The two are joined by colorist Robby Bevard and letterer Jeff Eckleberry as well.
To match the thrilling tales from Weisman and Gambone inside the book, longtime Gargoyles comics editor Nate Cosby has assembled a squad of superstar artists for jaw-dropping covers featuring everyone’s favorite characters. Meghan Hetrick and Sebastian Piriz are joined by aforementioned returning franchise artists Drew Moss and Frank Paur.
Gargoyles/Darkwing Duck #4
Writers: Greg Weisman, Tad Stones
Artist: Ciro Cangialosi
Covers: Tad Stones (A), Ivan Bigarella (B), Carlo Lauro (C), Ciro Cangialosi (D)
FC | All Cardstock Covers | 32 pages | Mystery, Fantasy/Adventure | $4.99 | Teen
POP GOES THE WORLD! Time has run out for the stalwart champions of New York City and St. Canard, as Demona unleashes the diabolical Paddywhack from his jack-in-the-box confinement and directs him to destroy all of humanity — and all of duckdom as well, just for good measure! Can Goliath and Darkwing hold Paddywhack at bay long enough for reinforcements to arrive in the form of Gosalyn, Launchpad, Morgana, and the rest of Manhattan Clan? And even if they do, will all of their combined strength be enough to overcome Demona’s Quackronomicon-enhanced chaos? Find out in the explosive finale that is Gargoyles/Darkwing Duck #4 — energetically encoded by creative companions GREG WEISMAN, TAD STONES, and CIRO CANGIALOSI, with properly portentous covers provided by STONES, CANGIALOSI, CARLO LAURO, and IVAN BIGARELLA!
Gargoyles: Clan Building TPB
Writer: Greg Weisman
Artist: David Hedgecock
Cover: Greg Gular
FC | All Cardstock Covers | 328 pages | Fantasy | $39.99 | Teen
HISTORY COMES ALIVE! When the animated show Gargoyles burst onto TV screens in the mid-1990s, it immediately gained a devoted following that clamored for more tales about the legendary sentinels of the night. Following the groundbreaking Marvel Comics series published in 1995, a second Gargoyles comics title debuted in 2006 from Amaze Ink/SLG Comics that continued the saga of Manhattan’s famed defenders. Written by Gargoyles creator GREG WEISMAN, this highly sought-after series has never before been reprinted in its entirety — until now! Collecting all 12 issues of the Amaze Ink/SLG run, Gargoyles: Clan Building is the second installment in Dynamite and Disney’s three-volume series presenting all of the long-out-of-print Gargoyles comics from the 1990s and early 2000s in beautiful new archival editions. Featuring a stunning cover from GREG GULER, this historic trade paperback reveals a long-hidden chapter in the stone guardians’ saga — don’t miss out!
Gargoyles/Darkwing Duck #2
Writers: Greg Weisman, Tad Stones
Artist: Ciro Cangialosi
Covers: Tad Stones (A), Ivan Bigarella (B), Clayton Henry (C), Ciro Cangialosi (D)
FC | All Cardstock Covers | 32 pages | Adventure | $4.99 | All Ages
DEMONA WILL MAKE SURE THIS CAGED DUCK SINGS! The creators of the original Gargoyles and Darkwing Duck animated series return for the second installment of their hotly anticipated comics crossover adventure! With Darkwing’s magical amour Morgana Macawber now in Demona’s clutches, it’s a race against time for the Terror That Flaps in the Night to locate the two sorceresses before Morgana is coerced into revealing the location of the sinister spell book known as the Quackronomicon — and thus handing Demona the keys to world domination! But DW won’t get far without Elisa and Goliath’s help — and the head of the Manhattan Clan is down for the count until sunset. With half a day of downtime to contend with, can this unlikely trio of heroes crack the case before Morgana cracks under Demona’s interrogation? And while we’re on the subject, what have Launchpad and Gosalyn been doing all this time? The answers to these and many more burning questions will be revealed in the portent-filled pages of Gargoyles/Darkwing Duck #2 — crafted by tandem authors GREG WEISMAN and TAD STONES and artist CIRO CANGIALOSI, and enriched by hand-carved covers from STONES, CANGIALOSI, CLAYTON HENRY, and IVAN BIGARELLA!
Gargoyles/Darkwing Duck #1
writers: Greg Weisman, Tad Stones
artist: Ciro Cangialosi
covers: Tad Stones (A), Ivan Bigarella (B), Declan Shalvey (C), Ciro Cangialosi (D)
FC | All Cardstock Covers | 32 pages | Adventure | $4.99 | All Ages
JUSTICE KNOWS NO BOUNDARIES! Worlds collide as two of the most beloved entries in the legendary Disney Afternoon lineup of animated shows meet for the first time ever in a brand-new title crafted by both series’ original authors!
Gargoyles creator GREG WEISMAN and Darkwing Duck creator TAD STONES join forces with acclaimed artist CIRO CANGIALOSI to bring the Defenders of St. Canard and the Manhattan Clan together for an adventure so epic that no single continuity could contain it! After contacting a wary Morgana Macawber through her magic mirror, the scheming Demona whisks the uncooperative sorceress out of St. Canard and into her New York City lair, where she proceeds to grill Morgana for the location of a certain mystical tome with enough eldritch energy to allow Demona to finally conquer the world. Darkwing Duck, of course, isn’t about to take this lying down. As soon as he learns about Morgana’s abduction, DW and his stalwart sidekick Launchpad McQuack are in the air, racing towards the Big Apple to rescue his avian amour. But will the Terror That Flaps in the Night be able to handle the City That Never Sleeps — not to mention the stone guardians who protect it? Find out in the action-packed first issue of GARGOYLES/DARKWING DUCK, featuring tantalizingly transformative covers by STONES, CANGIALOSI, DECLAN SHALVEY, and IVAN BIGARELLA — as well as an exclusive BLIND BAG VARIANT!
Gargoyles Winter Special #1
writers: Greg Weisman, Nate Cosby
artist: George Kambadais
covers: Jae Lee & June Chung (A), George Kambadais (B), Roger Langridge (C), Alessandro Ranaldi (D)
FC | All Cardstock Covers | 40 pages | Adventure | $5.99 | Teen
For Elisa Maza, December is bittersweet. She loves the snowy streets of New York City and the bustle of the holiday season — and having a Gargoyle boyfriend who carries her above the skyscrapers to see all of the festive lights is a pretty great perk.
But the month also reminds her of an unsolved mystery from her first year as a detective — a baffling break-in that featured odd clues, a stolen family heirloom, and vague descriptions of a lumbering “thing” that was seen only in the shadows. As she tells Goliath one icy winter night, the fact that she was never able to crack the case still gnaws at her, even after all these years.
And that’s all that Broadway needs to overhear to convince him to don his private eye trench coat and reopen the investigation — accompanied, of course, by Bronx and his bull terrier pal, Lance!
Co-written by Gargoyles creator GREG WEISMAN and NATE COSBY, and illustrated by GEORGE KAMBADAIS, this 40-page one-shot uncovers a chilly new chapter in the saga of the Stone Guardians — frosted with crystalline covers from KAMBADAIS, JAE LEE & JUNE CHUNG, ROGER LANGRIDGE, and ALESSANDRO RANALDI!
Gargoyles: Demona #5
writer: Greg Weisman
artist: Frank Paur
covers: Meghan Hetrick (A), Jae Lee & June Chung (B), Frank Paur (C), David Cousens (D)
FC | All Cardstock Covers | 32 pages | Fantasy | $4.99 | Teen
The year is 1274, and Demona and Angelika have settled in Japan, where they are helping a local clan to raise a new generation of Gargoyles — including a precocious young rookling named Katana. Demona hasn’t given up her quest to restore Angelika’s youth, but her now-widowed adopted daughter is more concerned with keeping her mother from being consumed by her bitterness in the years to come — a goal that may slip away forever when the clan is attacked by a new force of Gargoyle hunters!
Demona’s fate is forged in this fifth and final issue of Gargoyles: Demona, elegantly composed and calligraphed by Gargoyles creator GREG WEISMAN and animated series collaborator FRANK PAUR — with woodblock-worthy covers provided by PAUR, MEGHAN HETRICK, JAE LEE & JUNE CHUNG, and DAVID COUSENS!
