Disney To Tell The Origin Stories Of The Gargoyles

Dynamite Entertainment is spinnign of Gargoyles from their Disney line right into a mini-series occasion comedian, Gargoyles: Dark Age as Gargoyles creator Greg Weisman tells the origin tales of the Gargoyles with artist Drew Moss and letterer Jeff Eckleberry.

Gargoyles followers have recognized for years that their beloved characters like Goliath, Hudson, Brooklyn, Lexington, Broadway, and extra can hint their historical past again to Scotland over a thousand years in the past. Some fleeting moments of these instances have been talked about earlier than, however by no means proven in as depth. As Goliath’s narration defined, “One thousand years ago, Superstition and the Sword ruled. It was an Age of Darkness. It was a World of Fear.” For a time, the Gargoyles of that period lived peacefully alongside people, every species having sworn to guard the opposite. But that truce did not final, and in 994, the Gargoyle Clan was cursed to sleep as stone statues for a millennium – till they ultimately awoke in fashionable Manhattan. Gargoyles: Dark Ages, set within the 12 months 971, depicts the origins of the Gargoyle-Human Alliance – some twenty-plus years earlier than issues got here to a foul finish. In this never-before-explored period, monsters nonetheless are available in all styles and sizes, forcing Gargoyles and Humans to work collectively to repel the forces of evil, which threaten to carry the Alliance down, from each with out and inside.

“I have ALL these stories that I’ve wanted to tell for decades now, so I pitched a number of ideas to Dynamite and Disney, and this is the one that excited everyone the most,” stated author Greg Weisman. “This is an exciting era for the Gargoyle Clan (not to mention an exciting time in Scottish History), and I’m thrilled we’ll all have a chance to explore it together.”

Directly following the present-day return of Demona in Gargoyles #7, readers will get to see her on this earlier period, as a younger Gargoyle Warrior and loving accomplice to Goliath. “Could some of her earliest turns to the darkness be revealed here? Either way, the events and consequences of these stories will reverberate through the years and into the present day, with each era and series playing into each other as part of Weisman’s grander Gargoyles saga!”

“I really enjoyed the show back in the 90s and was super excited to be even considered for this project,” stated artist Drew Moss. “I am trying to do interior art traditionally, so this allows me to do some washes and other things that allow me to get my hands dirty. I hope to stay true to the art from the show while infusing my own art style to it.”

In addition to the primary challenge having an outsized 24-page story, every challenge of Dark Ages may also characteristic 4 pages of complementary prose storytelling by Weisman with spot illustrations. This additional materials will enable him to faucet into corners of the mythos in a approach that may amplify the impression of your complete collection, making up 40-page comics with cardstock comics, anticipate to pay just a little extra too,

Dark Ages will characteristic a variety of covers that includes a have a look at youthful visions of those characters, from Clayton Crain,Alan Quah, Mirka Andolfo, Kenya Danino, Jae Lee, Drew Moss and Erica Henderson in addition to motion figure-inspired items, and pitch art work from the TV present.