After months of waiting, two new Gargoyles trade paperbacks were released last month. There are new books from both the main Gargoyles series,
Clan Building Volume 2, which collects the last of the published single issues plus four more issues that were never released individually, and the spin-off,
Bad Guys Volume 1, which collects all the single issues of Bad Guys plus one new one.
Disney raised the cost of the Gargoyles license in the middle of the production run and
Slave Labor Graphics wasn't able to renew, so the previously unpublished issues were allowed to be released in the trades only through a fortunate loophole where they are included as "bonus material." No more issues are currently in production, and the future of the Gargoyles comics looks uncertain — but at last we have a complete set of the Clan Building and Bad Guys arcs, and we get to see the conclusion of Redemption, the Stone of Destiny arc, and the very first Timedancer story with Brooklyn's journey through time. This isn't a cheap knock-off or filler material, but the true, canon continuation of the story as penned by creator Greg Weisman. It's a great set of wonderful new material, required reading for any Gargoyles fan.
Get the full collection:
Gargoyles: Clan Building Volume 1Gargoyles: Clan Building Volume 2Bad Guys Volume 1A great place for reconnecting with the Gargoyles universe is
Station Eight, a hub which links an active comment room, info about the comics, a Q&A with Greg Weisman at
Ask Greg, and the comprehensive
GargWiki, which might be useful for keeping track of the comics' sprawling cast of characters if you can't remember your Canmores from your Constantines or need to brush up on the Battle of Bannockburn.
Labels: books, comics, film + television, folklore, history, sci-fi, time travel
