Gargoyles wakens with Dynamite Entertainment’s Gargoyles #1 by producer, Greg Weisman, and George Kambadais! The popular animated series ran from 1994 to 1997 from Walt Disney Television Animation. There was a Marvel Comics series that was initially written by animation and comics writer, Martin Pasko, with art by Amanda Conner. There was a second comic book series by Greg Weisman and David Hedgecock by Amaze Ink starting in 2006.
David Nakayam provides the artwork for the regular cover with Goliath and the other Gargoyles leaping into battle to a foe to the right with a reddish background. There are about 76 variant covers including one by Amanda Conner! The first issue with the `Here in Manhattan' storyline with “Chapter One: A Little Crazy.” Artist, Kambadais, was the artist for John Carter of Mars for Dynamite Comics. The setting is Manhattan, there is the Statue of Liberty, and orangish buildings that are not particular NY structures.
The narrator is Detective Elisa Maza (who was voiced by Salli Richardson), she is in a car chase with her partner, Matt Bluestone (Tom Wilson). The duo works at the 23rd Precinct, East Harlem. They are chasing after ATM bandits. We see the chase with a cheering member of the thieves, the tail lights of their car flaring, and a closeup of Elisa in the side mirror; brilliant artwork! She tells Matt that she has already called for her back-up an we see a two page of the Gargoyles with their wings spread above the two cars!
The bandits are all snatched up by the Gargoyles and one mistakedly calls Demona (Marina Sirtis) a man! She was the former mate of the leader, Goliath. The show featured an impressive voice cast of Star Trek vets, genre actors, and voice talents. The lil’ green Gargoyle, Lexington (Thom Adcox-Hernandez), takes over control of the thieves’ car and brings it to a screeching stop. Matt covers for them when an officer later asks about the situation. This leads to the Eyrie Building that has a castle on top.
Elisa notes that in the Dark Ages, the Gargoyles were trapped in stone by a spell, and we see Goliath (Keith David) covered in his wings like a cloak. He was leader of the Wyvern Clan which became the Manhattan Clan. Goliath sees his girlfriend, Elisa, appear and they kiss. Then, we have a splash page of the other Gargoyles descending towards them. The reddish, beaked Gargoyle with an eye patch is Brooklyn (Jeff Bennett), second-in-command of the Manhattan Clan. He became older through the Phoenix Gate. His mate is Katana whom he met in feudal Japan when he traveled there in Gargoyles #12 (2009).
We also discover in that issue that their son, Nashville, he calls himself Gnash, appears as the youngest member of the Gargoyles. We Goliath’s mentor with a beard and scarred eye, Hudson (Ed Asner), The other member is Broadway (Bill Fagerbakke), who is a grey Gargoyle, who is dating Angela (Brigitte Bako), the daughter of Goliath. The comic book is a brief overview of many events and characters in the series and comics while also showing the imbalance of the gang war of Tony Dracon and Tomas Brod who were imprisoned together. Then, there is a mysterious villain who threatens all of them! Gargoyles #1 is a return to the animated series with a massive cast bringing in a new threat!
Four Wyvern Clan Eggs out of Five!
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