Gargoyles (TV series) (2025)

Comics[]

Marvel[]

In 1995, Marvel released a Gargoyles comic book series outside the main continuity of the series, but referencing specific events that took place within it. Greg Weisman, television series co-creator, did not have any direct involvement in the story development of the comic series, but was consulted on some plot points to be sure it stayed within certain boundaries. The series ran for 11 issues. Weisman was hired to write for the comic after a couple of issues, but Marvel cut ties with Disney before his run could be produced. Weisman still has his unpublished script for the comic which he will use for issue 6 on the current series. The Marvel series was tonally darker than the television series, dealing largely with Xanatos' experiments to create creatures and machines to defeat the Gargoyles. Also to note, Beth Maza (who appeared in a photo in Deadly Force) and Petros Xanatos appeared in the comics before their full debut on the show.

Slave Labor Graphics[]

On 21 June 2006, Slave Labor Graphics, in association with CreatureComics.com, began producing a new Gargoyles comic written by series co-creator Greg Weisman. The comic continues the storyline of the animated series, picking up after the second season finale, Hunter's Moon Part Three, with the first two issues adapting the first episode of The Goliath Chronicles. The comic diverged as of the third issue. The series had a promising debut with the first issue selling out, as did subsequent issues.

Home video releases[]

VHS and laserdisc[]

The first five episodes of the pilot were edited into movie format for Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken and released on VHS and laserdisc in February, 1995. The following videos were later released containing the remaining first-season episodes:

• The Hunted (October 1995), containing episodes "The Thrill of the Hunt" and "Temptation"
• The Force Of Macbeth (October 1995), containing episodes "Deadly Force" and "Enter MacBeth"
• Deeds Of Deception (April 1996), containing episodes "The Edge" and "Long Way to Morning"
• Brothers Betrayed (April 1996), containing episodes "Her Brother's Keeper" and "Reawakening"

Episodes 6-13 were left unaltered, except for the removals of the "Previously on Gargoyles..." segment from "Enter MacBeth."

DVD[]

In 2004, the tenth anniversary of its premiere, the first season of the series was released on DVD. The first half of the second season was released in December 2005.

As of June 30, 2006, Weisman announced at the Gargoyles Gathering Convention in Los Angeles, the release of Season 2, Volume 2 is in jeopardy. Weisman has stated simply, "Volume 1 did not sell enough copies." Disney ultimately released Season 2 Volume 2 on June 25th, 2013 as a Disney Movie Club exclusive.

The episodes themselves are uncensored, restoring scenes which were removed on Toon Disney and the VHS releases.

Video game[]

In 1995, a video game based on the series was released for the Sega Genesis. A Super Nintendo version was planned as well however, it was never released. The plot involved the Eye of Odin attempting to destroy the world and Goliath (the player) must stop them. The game was a side scrolling action game and had a poor reception.

Planned canonical spinoffs[]

Weisman and his development team, before the cancellation of Gargoyles, planned several spinoffs featuring tangential characters from the series, as well as continuing the story of the Manhattan Clan. Only one of the projects ever entered active development: the series Gargoyles: Bad Guys, for which a leica reel was produced. Slave Labor Graphics has released three issues of Bad Guys.

• Timedancer -- Brooklyn's journeys through time, as a result of the Phoenix Gate thrown into the timestream by Goliath.

• Pendragon -- A spinoff series about King Arthur and the English gargoyle Griff as they search for Arthur's mentor Merlin.

• Dark Ages -- A prequel that would have dealt with the original Wyvern Clan.

• Bad Guys -- A series featuring the Redemption Squad, a group of former criminals led by the mysterious director. Wizard Magazine has reported that Bad Guys will be getting a spin-off comic from SLG Publishing.

• Gargoyles 2198 -- A spinoff to the gargoyles series set in the year 2198.

• The New Olympians -- Would have dealt with the New Olympians introduced in the Gargoyles episode of the same name.

There was initially intense speculation concerning the intentions of the producers had the series continued, but many have been since debunked by Weisman in the "Ask Greg" forum. Weisman has, however, also revealed some of his own plans for the show, had it continued.

Greg Weisman currently plans to release Bad Guys as a bimonthly black and white six issue limited edition comic book around October 2007. Should the spinoff series prove successful he will continue with the remaining spinoffs, but if not will then try to incorporate some of their elements into the main comic series.

Fandom[]

Perhaps more than any other Disney production, the series has inspired an intense fan following. Disney acknowledged this with their selection of Gargoyles as their first animated series released for DVD retail in a season collection format.

Convention[]

The Gathering of the Gargoyles is an annual convention begun in 1997. The Gathering features several special guests including series co-creator Greg Weisman, Keith David (the voice of Goliath) and Thom Adcox (the voice of Lexington). The Gathering has featured several recurring special events such as a radio play where Gathering attendees audition and take part, a masquerade ball where attendees dress up as their favorite character, an art show where the many talented artists within the fandom can display and auction off or sell their artwork, and several mug-a-guest panels where special guests sit around with fans and just talk about whatever comes to mind sometimes going late into the night. Weisman is known to show the leica reel of Bad Guys at Gatherings.

Trivia[]

• Gargoyles was a shown it on PBS Kids in English-Canadian.

Gallery[]

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External links[]

• The Gargoyles Fans Website Complete episode guide with reviews, fan fiction, essays, and more.
• Gargoyles on Wikipedia