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Gargoyles is an acclaimed animated series created and produced by Greg Weisman that aired from October 24, 1994 to 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. In style and atmosphere it has been compared to Batman: The Animated Series. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (3300x2554, 469 KB) Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (3300x2554, 469 KB) Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... An animated series or cartoon series is a television series produced by means of animation. ... Greg Weisman (1963-) is an American television animation writer and producer most famous as the creator of the acclaimed animated television series, Gargoyles. ... October 24 is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 68 days remaining. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Walt Disney Company (most commonly known as Disney) (NYSE: DIS) is one of the largest media and entertainment corporations in the world. ... A demographic or demographic profile is a term used in marketing and broadcasting, to describe a demographic grouping or a market segment. ... The animated Batman shoots his grappling gun from a rooftop in a scene from the episode, On Leather Wings. ...

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. Character arcs were heavily employed throughout the series. As the series progressed, it became deeply meshed with medieval Scottish history, including the story of Macbeth, and worldwide mythologies such as the King Arthur mythos. In episodic storytelling media such as television, comic books and comic strips a story arc is an extended or continuing storyline. ... A character arc is the status of the character as it unfolds throughout the story, the storyline or series of episodes. ... Scene from Macbeth, depicting the witches conjuring of an apparition in Act IV, Scene I. Painting by William Rimmer This article is on the play Macbeth by Shakespeare. ... King Arthur is an important figure in the mythology of Great Britain, where he appears as the ideal of kingship in both war and peace. ...

Starting with the second season, a voice-over by series star Keith David was heard over the opening sequence: Keith David (born June 4, 1956) is an African American character actor. ...

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, we were betrayed by the humans we had sworn to protect, frozen in stone by a magic spell for a thousand years. Now, here in Manhattan, the spell is broken, and we live again! We are defenders of the night. We are Gargoyles!

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. Series creator Greg Weisman has recently announced a deal to continue the Gargoyles storyline as a comic book produced by Slave Labor Graphics in 2006. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Premiere, from French language première meaning first, generally means a first performance. Premieres for theatrical, musical, and other productions are often extravagant affairs, attracting large numbers of socialites and much media attention. ... DVD-R writing/reading side DVD-R with purple dye, 4. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Slave Labor Graphics (often abbreviated SLG) is an independent comic book publisher in the United States. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Plots

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, 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 for a millennium. In 1994, a billonaire named David Xanatos purchases the castle and moves it atop of his New York City skyscraper, breaking the spell. Awakening in modern day Manhattan, the gargoyles must adapt to this new world as they vow to protect the citizens of New York. Events Otto III reaches his majority and begins to rule Germany in his own right. ... Royal motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within the UK Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... The word massacre has a number of meanings, but most commonly refers to individual events of deliberate and direct mass killing, especially of noncombatant civilians or other innocents, that would often qualify as war crimes or atrocities. ... A millennium is a period of time, literally equal to one thousand years (from Latin mille, thousand, and annum, year). ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... David Xanatos David Xanatos is the initial villain of the animated series Gargoyles. ... New York City portal The Empire State Building (right) and the Chrysler Building (left) are easily recognized symbols of New York City to the world. ... Taipei 101, considered the worlds tallest skyscraper. ... Manhattan Borough,highlighted in yellow, lies between the East River and the Hudson River. ... New York City portal The Empire State Building (right) and the Chrysler Building (left) are easily recognized symbols of New York City to the world. ...

Characters

Owen Burnett, David Xanatos, Demona, Goliath and Eliza Maza.

Besides humans and gargoyles, several members of a race called Oberon's children are prominently featured. Oberon's children are inherently magical creatures and shapeshifters, often taking the roles of creatures from mythology around the world. Storylines, however, revolve prominently around the Manhattan Clan and their immediate contacts. Image File history File links Gargolas. ... Image File history File links Gargolas. ... David Xanatos David Xanatos is the initial villain of the animated series Gargoyles. ... Demona. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into List of Gargoyles characters. ... In the fictional universe of the Disney animated television series Gargoyles, the name Oberons children is given to the so-called Third Race of beings (the other two being humans and gargoyles). ... The Manhattan Clan are the fictional protagonists of the animated Disney series Gargoyles. ...

See List of Gargoyles characters.

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Influences

Series creator Weisman, a former English teacher, has often cited his goal of ideally incorporating every myth and legend into the series eventually. Perhaps because of Shakespeare's similar use of existing source material, many Shakespearean characters and stories found their way into the show's storylines. William Shakespeare—born April 1564; baptised April 26, 1564; died April 23, 1616 (O.S.), May 3, 1616 (N.S.)—has a reputation as the greatest of all writers in English. ...

Weismen has also noted, among other influences, the impact that Gummi Bears and Hill Street Blues had on the series. The latter in particular inspired the ensemble format of the series and the 30-second "Previously, on Gargoyles..." recap found at the beginning of later episodes. The former was an influence on the original comedy development of the show, which was subsequently changed and made darker and serious before being released. Disneys Adventures of the Gummi Bears was an American-Japanese cartoon that aired in the United States and other countries in the mid-to-late-1980s. ... Hill Street Blues was a serial police drama that first aired on NBC in 1981 and ran for 146 episodes on primetime into 1987. ...

Episodes

A total of 78 half-hour episodes were produced. The first two seasons aired in the Disney Afternoon programming block. The third and final season aired on Disney's One Saturday Morning format on ABC as Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles. Except for 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. The Disney Afternoon was a created-for-syndication two-hour television series which aired from September 10, 1990 until at least 1998. ... ABC Kids is a three-hour block of animated cartoons and live-action childrens television shows, broadcast on the ABC network in the U.S. and on the CTV network in Canada on Saturday mornings. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is a television and radio network in the United States. ... Canonical is an adjective derived from canon. ...

See List of Gargoyles episodes.

The following is a complete list of Gargoyles episodes. ...

What could have been

Before the departure of the original Gargoyles production team at the end of the second season, there were plans to expand the franchise with a series of spinoffs.

• Timedancer -- A story about Brooklyn being caught by the wayward Phoenix Gate thrown into the time stream by Goliath. This spinoff would have detailed Brooklyn's forty year (20 years biologically for a gargoyle) journey through time while trying to catch the gate and return home to Manhattan. During his travels, he would have ended up in Xanadu, China where he picks up the gargoyle beast Fu-Dog, the future where he and Fu-Dog would have contributed to the fight against the Space-Spawn, and also to feudal Japan where he would meet his future mate Katana. They would have eventually returned home to Manhattan just five minutes after his departure along with their children Nashville and Tachi. The spin-off would have also featured the enhanced Archmage and Caliban of Shakespeare's Tempest as antagonists and shown how Brooklyn, Puck, Mary and Finella helped Xanatos and Demona form their eventual alliance that would free the gargoyles from their stone sleep.
• Pendragon -- A spin-off series about King Arthur and the English Gargoyle Griff as they search for Arthur's mentor Merlin, the biological son of Oberon by a mortal woman. Along the way they would have clashed with the Illuminati and would have journeyed to such places as Tintagel, Stonehenge, and Antarctica in their search for Merlin. Eventually they would have found the wizard trapped in the Crystal Cave for more than a 1000 years and a fourth character, Blanchefleur, who would be the estranged wife of the Fisher King, would have also been introduced. Eventually, Arthur would have also pursued the Holy Grail in the hands of Illuminati leadership and at the end of his travels would haved founded the kingdom of New Camelot in Antarctica which would also become the site of a gargoyle clan.
• Gargoyles 2198 -- A future spinoff to the gargoyles series, 2198 would have dealt with the Earth being invaded and occupied by the Space-Spawn, who have kidnapped the newly formed gargoyle clan of Queen Florence Island along with the human and gargoyle leaders there and stolen the Master Matrix (the computer processor for much of the world and the weather control center of New Camelot) located in Antarctica. The primary characters were to be Samson, the descendent of Goliath through Angela and de-facto leader of the Manhattan clan, Delilah, presumably a clone of the gargoyle created by Sevarius, and Zafiro, a descendent of the Guatemala clan. They would have also been joined by Owen, incapable of transforming into Puck due to the fact that Alexander now the leader of the UN has been kidnapped by the Space-Spawn, Demona who is apparently still unredeemed, Nick Maza, a descendent of the adopted child of Goliath and Elisa and of the Natsilane family, a timedancing Brooklyn from the past accompanied by Fu-Dog, Nokkar of the N'Kai who has failed in his task of stopping the Space-Spawn from taking Earth along with two robots resembling Lexington who are now without guidance due to the fact that the Master Matrix was stolen. The team would have mainly dealt with the Space-Spawn and their proxies the Illuminati who have decided to turn collaborator and the Quarryman who blame the gargoyles for the invasion. The cast would have eventually be split with Nokkar, Demona, Nick Maza, Zafiro and one of the Lexington robots going into space to fight the Space-Spawn.
• New Olympians -- Would have dealt with the New Olympians introduced in the Gargoyles episode of the same name (a half-fae, half-human race) and their relations with humans after they make contact with the United Nations. The main characters would have been Taurus (the minotaur security chief of New Olympus and the new ambassador to the human world), Talos (a New Olympian robot who advises the New Olympians due to the fact that he was built thousands of years ago in ancient Greece by Daedalus), Sphinx (a young New Olympian student) and Terry Chung (a human who stumbles upon New Olympus and precipitates the New Olympians into making contact with humanity). The New Olympians themselves would have been split into three factions made up of those who still fear humanity (Ekidna, Kiron, and one of Boreas' sons), those who want humanity to worship them again (Helios, Jove) and those who just want to co-exist (Taurus, Talos, Boreas). Like Gargoyes, New Olympians would also have had an inter-species romance between Sphinx and Terry along the vein of a Romeo and Juliet relationship.
• Dark Ages -- A prequel that would have dealt with the original Wyvern Clan. It would have covered the time period before the creation of Castle Wyvern and would have ended with the massacre. This spinoff would have dealt with the developlment of Goliath, Demona, Hudson, Coldstone/Othello, Coldfire/Desdemona, Coldsteel/Iago, the Archmage, Prince Malcom, the Captain of the Guard and also Hudson's mate and daughter Hippolyta both of whom would have been killed by the end of the series. Major events that would have been dealt with in the series would include the construction of Castle Wyvern, Malcom and the gargoyles' part in the Scottish Civil War that would lead to Malcom's brother Kenneth becoming High King of Scotland and how the alliance between Malcom and the Archmage was formed.
• Bad Guys -- A series featuring former enemies of the Gargoyles joined together by the Director, an American public servant. The team would have been led by Robyn Canmore, one of the hunters, and would have included Dingo, Matrix, Yama of the Ishimura Clan (exiled for what he did in Bushido) and Fang (one of the mutates of the gone estray). All of the team members would have been blackmailed into joining with Robyn and Dingo been wanted by law enforcement in America and Yama through the secret of his clan dwelling in Ishimura. The primary purpose of the team would have been to combat the Illuminati and would have also dealt with the various members redeeming themselves. There would have also been a romance between Dingo and Robyn whose descendents (the Monmouths) would be in conflict with the Castaways and the Quarryman in the future. Of the spin-offs, this was the only one that was almost made before being cancelled and a leica reel that was made is shown each year during the Gathering.

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; one notable announcement was his intention that Lexington was gay. Weisman said: Xanadu or Shangdu (Chinese: 上都; Pinyin: ) was the summer capital of Kublai Khans Mongol Empire, which covered much of Asia. ... Katana of the 16th or 17th Century, with its saya. ... For other cities named Nashville, see Nashville (disambiguation). ... Tachi forged by Bishu Osafune Sukesada, 12th year of the Eishô era, a day in February (1515, Muromachi). ... A tempest is a violent storm. ... Merlin Ambrosius (Welsh: Myrddin Emrys; also known as Myrddin Wyllt (Merlin the Wild), Merlin Caledonensis (Scottish Merlin), Merlinus, and Merlyn) is the personage best known as the mighty wizard featured in accounts of Arthur of Britain starting with Geoffrey of Monmouths Historia Regum Britanniae. ... The Illuminati is the name of many groups, modern and historical, real and fictitious, verified and alleged. ... Situated on the north Atlantic coast of Cornwall, the village of Tintagel (pronounced with the stress on the second syllable; Cornish: Dintagell) and nearby Tintagel Castle are associated with the legends surrounding King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table. ... Stonehenge Stonehenge is a Neolithic and Bronze Age megalithic monument located near Amesbury in the English county of Wiltshire, about 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Salisbury. ... cest vraiment une babouine!!! ... This article is about the Fisher King from Arthurian legend. ... Natsilane Natsilane is a mythological hero from the stories of the Tlingit people. ... Main articles: League of Nations and History of the United Nations The term United Nations was coined by Franklin D. Roosevelt during World War II, to refer to the Allies. ... In Greek mythology, Talos (alt. ... The Great Sphinx of Giza, with the Pyramid of Khafre in the background. ... Kenneth II (Cináed mac Maíl Coluim), son of Malcolm I, king of Scotland, succeeded Culen, son of Indulf, who had been slain by the Britons of Strathclyde in 971 in Lothian. ... Debunkers are skeptics who attempt to disprove and pursues what they consider to be false, unscientific, bizarre or abnormal claims. ... Since the first coinage, the word homosexuality has acquired multiple meanings. ...

"I believe, in my opinion Lex is gay -- though he may not yet realize it. And that we would be consistent with that knowledge... as I believe we have been up to this point. But that in the current world climate we would not be addressing it on the show at all. Not explicitly or implicitly. It's a damn shame, and since we're talking about episodes that don't exist it would be easy for me to be brave now and pretend that we'd be open about it, but that would be a lie of expectation, and I try to be more honest than that with the fans. All I promised was consistency. It may sound like a subtle distinction, but believe me it is not. It may also sound like a cop-out, and believe me, IT IS. But it's a cop-out that comes out of the fact that if I even attempted an implicit portrayal, it flat out would not get on the air. And I could stand my ground. And I would get fired. And then there'd be no consistency either. Someday, I hope to live in a braver more understanding world... but we ain't there yet. And I think what we're doing is at least a step in the right direction." [1]

While no other series have entered production since the cancellation of Gargoyles, there have been organized fan fiction efforts to explore Pendragon, Timedancer, Bad Guys and Dark Ages. Fan fiction (also spelled fanfiction and commonly abbreviated to fanfic) is fiction written by people who enjoy a film, novel, television show or other media work, using the characters and situations developed in it and developing new plots in which to use these characters. ...

Star Trek connection

A remarkably large number of voice actors for the show had been actors on various Star Trek series, resulting in several online jokes, including the YTMND "Star Trek: Gargoyles". Examples include: A voice actor (also a voice artist) is a person who provides voices for animated characters (including those in feature films, television series, animated shorts), voice-overs in radio and television commercials, audio dramas, dubbed foreign language films, video games, puppet shows, and amusement rides. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Star Trek collectively refers to a science-fiction franchise spanning six unique television series, 726 episodes and ten motion pictures in addition to hundreds of novels, video games, fan stories and other works of fiction all set within the same fictional universe created by Gene Roddenberry in the mid-1960s. ... This article may contain original research or unverified claims. ...

• Marina Sirtis (Counsellor Deanna Troi on ST: TNG) as the morally ambiguous Demona
• Jonathan Frakes (Commander William Riker on ST: TNG) as David Xanatos, who also bears a resemblance to the actor
• Kate Mulgrew (Captain Kathryn Janeway on Voyager) as Titania
• Michael Dorn (Lieutenant Worf on both ST: TNG and ST: DS9 and Colonel Worf on Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country) as Coldstone and Taurus
• Brent Spiner (Commander Data, Lore, Noonien Soong, on ST: TNG, B4 on Star Trek: Nemesis, and Arik Soong on Star Trek: Enterprise) as Puck
• Nichelle Nichols (Commander Uhura on ST: TOS) as Diane Maza
• David Warner (St. John Talbot on Star Trek V: The Final Frontier and Klingon Chancellor Gorkon on Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country) as Archmage
• Paul Winfield (Captain Clark Terrell on Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and Tamarian Captain Dathon on ST: TNG episode Darmok) as Jeffrey Robbins
• Avery Brooks (Captain Benjamin Sisko on ST: DS9) (guest star)
• Colm Meaney (Miles O'Brien on ST: TNG and ST: DS9) (guest star)
• LeVar Burton (Geordi La Forge on ST: TNG) (guest star)

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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. Fans of Janet Jackson, at Music Music The word fan refers to someone who has an intense, occasionally overwhelming liking of a person, group of persons, work of art, idea, or trend. ... DVD-R writing/reading side DVD-R with purple dye, 4. ...

Out of displeasure with the third season deviation from Weisman's plan, fans created an virtual season fan fiction series, The Gargoyles Saga, to continue the franchise. A virtual season is a collection of fan fiction stories, often by various authors, that continue a cancelled television show. ... Fan fiction (also spelled fanfiction and commonly abbreviated to fanfic) is fiction written by people who enjoy a film, novel, television show or other media work, using the characters and situations developed in it and developing new plots in which to use these characters. ...

Convention

The Gathering of the Gargoyles is an annual convention that began in 1997. The Gathering features several special guests including series co-creator Greg Weisman, Keith David (voice of Goliath) and Thom Adcox (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. Keith David (born June 4, 1956) is an African American character actor. ...

Past Gatherings

• 1997 - New York, New York
  • June 19 - June 21
  • Special Guests
    • Greg Weisman, series co-creator
    • Keith David, voice of Goliath
• 1998 - New York City, New York
  • August 14 - August 17
  • Special Guests
    • Greg Weisman, series co-creator
• 1999 - Dallas, Texas
  • June 25 - June 27
  • Special Guests
    • Greg Weisman, series co-creator
    • Thom Adcox, voice of Lexington
• 2000 - Orlando, Florida
  • August 4-6
  • Special Guests
    • Greg Weisman, series co-creator
    • Thom Adcox, voice of Lexington
    • Vic Cook, storyboard artist
    • Greg Guler, character designer
• 2001 - Los Angeles, California
  • June 22 - June 25
  • Special Guests
    • Greg Weisman, series co-creator
    • Thom Adcox, voice of Lexington
    • Vic Cook, storyboard artist
    • Greg Guler, character designer
    • Cree Summer, voice of Hyena
    • Jeff Bennett, voice of Brooklyn, Owen, and many others
    • Bill Faggerbakke, voice of Broadway
    • Neil Dickson, voice of Griff
    • Elisa Gabrielli, voice of Obsidiana
    • Morgan Sheppard, voice of Odin
    • Crispin Freeman
    • Frank Paur, producer
    • Dennis Woodyard, producer
    • Bob Kline, producer
    • Dave Schwartz, art director
    • Jamie Thomason, voice director
    • Michael Reaves, writer
    • Gary Sperling, writer
    • Brynne Chandler Reaves, writer
• 2002 - Williamsburg, Virginia
  • June 28 - June 30
  • Special Guests
    • Greg Weisman, series co-creator
    • Greg Guler, character designer
• 2003 - New York, New York
  • June 27 - June 29
  • Special Guests
    • Greg Weisman, series co-creator
    • Thom Adcox, voice of Lexington
    • Vic Cook, storyboard artist
    • Nichelle Nichols, voice of Diane Maza
• 2004 - Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  • August 6 - August 8
  • Special Guests
    • Greg Weisman, series co-creator
    • Thom Adcox, voice of Lexington
    • Keith David, voice of Goliath
• 2005 - Las Vegas, Nevada
  • July 29 - August 1
  • Special Guests
    • Greg Weisman, series co-creator
    • Dave Schwartz, art director
    • Dan Vado, president of Slave Labor Graphics
    • Thom Adcox, voice of Lexington

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Upcoming Gatherings

• 2006 - Los Angeles, California
  • June 23 - June 26
  • Special Guests (projected)
    • Greg Weisman
    • Frank Paur
    • Michael Reaves
    • Ed Asner voice of Hudson
    • Greg Guler
    • Thom Adcox voice of Lexington
    • Carl Johnson
    • Many more to be announced
• 2007 - To Be Announced

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Comics

Marvel

In 1995 Marvel released a Gargoyles comic book series. The books did not directly follow the continuity of the series, but it did reference 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 book, but was consulted on some plot points to be sure the book stayed within certain boundaries. The series ran for 11 issues. Weisman was hired to write the script for issue 12, but Marvel cut ties with Disney before the issue could be produced. Weisman still has his unpublished script for issue 12. The Marvel series was tonally darker than the television series, dealing largely with Xanatos' experiments to create creatures and machines to defeat the Gargoyles. 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been suggested that Felicia (pseudonym) be merged into this article or section. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ...

Creature Comics

In June 2005, it was announced that a series of Disney-licensed, bi-monthly Gargoyles comic books would be created by Slave Labor Graphics in association with CreatureComics.com, with the first issue expected for release in 2006. SLG has a three-year license from Disney and president/owner Dan Vado has stated that license renewal is a definite possibility if the comic does well. Greg Guler, character designer for the original TV series, is involved in this project as well and is likely to produce the cover art for at least the first few issues of the series. The story art will be done by SLG artists. 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Deaths in June June 27: Shelby Foote June 27: John T. Walton June 26: Richard Whiteley June 25: John Fiedler June 25: Chet Helms June 24: Paul Winchell June 21: Jaime Cardinal Sin June 20: Jack Kilby... Slave Labor Graphics (often abbreviated SLG) is an independent comic book publisher in the United States. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The series will be written by series creator Greg Weisman and he has suggested he will extend the continuity of the series, picking up at the end of season two, "ignoring" season three, The Goliath Chronicles. He has also talked about possibly using the unpublished script he wrote for the Marvel series becomming an issue for this series.

Weisman is not new to writing comics, having spent some time at DC co-writing for Captain Atom with Cary Bates. Bates later helped develop and write several episodes of Gargoyles. The current DC Comics logo, adopted in May 2005. ... Captain Atom is a fictional character, a comic book superhero. ...

External links

• Station Eight - Gargoyles fan site
  • Ask Greg - Post questions for Greg Weisman, the show's producer
• The 2006 Annual Gathering of the Gargoyles - June 23-26, 2006 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
• Gargoyles at the Internet Movie Database
• Avalon: The WWW Gargoyles Archive
• The Gargoyles Fan Website
• The Gargoyles Fan Website's Guide to the Gargoyles
• The Gargoyles Encyclopedia
• Gargoyle Info
• Todd Jensen's Guide to the Gargoyles universe