Matt Bluestone gets some mysterious information from a very familiar looking assistant D.A. He makes quick work of Pal Joey before learning about the Gargoyles and catching up on the leadership within the five families. Dino Dracon is a vicious crime boss freshly out of prison. This issue steps away from our main cast to build up the gangland. This team refuses to be complacent and rather than being confined by the comic book format use it to create unique ways of story-telling. Add to this the incredible, dynamic art by George Kambadais and we have the makings of a legendary comic run. This comic can feel overwhelming if you have not kept up with the Gargoyles mythos, but Weisman trusts his readers enough to just tell the best possible story and allow readers of all types to enjoy it in their own ways. Much like Star Wars, every character in a Greg Weisman story has their own motivations, secrets, hopes and voice. Weisman refuses to rush his narrative, instead creating a rich tapestry of characters and conflicts. This is likely helping to fuel the high sales numbers as many fans will buy all the different covers when it releases.Greg Weisman is one of the greatest storytellers of modern times and Gargoyles is a perfect encapsulation of why. Now it is a good number of sales but you need to remember that when the comic releases there will be several variant covers, including a blank cover. But their bonds will be tested, when nefarious factions from all across the world attempt to steal that rarest, most precious of possessions…an unhatched Gargoyle egg!” Series creator GREG WEISMAN and illustrator GEORGE KAMBADAIS reintroduce the Manhattan Clan, a family of Gargoyles at full strength, though modern New York City is full of attractions and distractions, and each member of the clan has begun to go their own way. Now, here in Manhattan, the spell is broken, and they live again! They are Defenders of the Night! THEY ARE GARGOYLES! Stone by day, Warriors by night, they were betrayed by the humans they had sworn to protect…frozen in stone by a magic spell for a thousand years. One thousand years ago, superstition and the sword ruled. “ All-new ongoing series, in continuity with the epic GARGOYLES television classic!
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