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- 1. Awakening Oct 24, 1994
- Goliath is tricked by the humans and discovers his entire clan has been destroyed.
- 2. Awakening Oct 25, 1994
- The remaining gargoyles are cursed to sleep for 1000 years; David Xanatos buys the castle.
- 3. Awakening Oct 26, 1994
- Goliath rescues Elisa; Xanatos asks the gargoyles to retrieve his stolen property.
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is an acclaimed American animated series created by Greg Weisman, produced by Greg Weisman and Frank Paur and aired from October 24, 1994 to February 15, 1997. It was at the time hailed as one of the more ambitious Disney animated series in history, targeting an older demographic and taking a darker edge.
The series was known for its complex story arcs and drama, a prime example being the controversial first-season episode "Deadly Force," which addressed the consequences of gun violence, including a graphic depiction of the wounds of a gunshot victim. The show was also notable for its complex characters, and character arcs were heavily employed throughout the series. As the series progressed, it became deeply meshed with medieval history, particularly kings and princes from medieval Scottish history, and worldwide mythologies such as the King Arthur mythos and Norse Mythology among others, as well as the works of William Shakespeare, most notably A Midsummer Night's Dream and Macbeth.
During the second season, a voice-over by series star Keith David was heard over the opening sequence:
A loyal fanbase kept the property alive following its cancellation, resulting in the entire first two seasons being available on DVD and the Gargoyles storyline continuing in a comic book also titled Gargoyles written by Weisman and produced by Slave Labor Graphics. The show continues to air in the form of reruns on the Toon Disney network in the United States as part of the JETIX lineup.
The series features a clan of warrior creatures known as gargoyles that turn to stone during the day. Led by their leader Goliath in the year 994 A.D., they protect Castle Wyvern and its resident humans on the coast of Scotland until betrayal causes a massacre of the clan and a magic spell forces the six survivors into stone sleep, until the castle...
A total of 78 half-hour episodes were produced. The first two seasons aired in the Disney Afternoon programming block. The controversial third and final season aired on ABC Saturday Mornings as Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles. Starting with the first episode of the season, "The Journey," these episodes were produced without the involvement of series creator Greg Weisman, and are largely not considered canonical by fans and the later comic series.
In 1995, Disney released a direct-to-video feature film entitled Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken, which was in fact the series's five pilot episodes edited together into one feature. It should also be noted that, originally, the 'City Of Stone' 4-parter, as well as the 'Hunter's Moon' 3-parter were in talks to be Direct To Video before they were ultimately aired on Television instead.
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.
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"
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.
In M.I.A. a pair of gargoyles who look like an anthropomorphic unicorn and lion are running a shop on a standard London street, which any random human can and does barge into. Humans figure those two are wearing masks.
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