Gargoyles Revival Recruits Jae Lee and More for Gorgeous First Issue Covers
Dynamite Entertainment’s upcoming Gargoyles series taps Jae Lee, Amanda Conner, David Nakayama and more for a series of first-issue covers.
Announced during San Diego Comic-Con, Dynamite’s Gargoyles series comes from franchise creator Greg Weisman and will serve as a new “season” for the series that ran from 1994 to 1997.
The publisher released six, incredible-looking covers for the first issue of the series, created by artists Nakayama, Conner, Parrillo, Lesley “Leirix” Li, Lee, Tony Fleecs and more. The covers feature a number of Gargoyles characters fans know and love, including Goliath, Angela, Broadway, Lexington, Elisa Maza and others.
Dynamite said of Nakayama’s involvement in the Gargoyles series, “He was a natural fit given his signature style straddling a modern comics look with elements pulled from Saturday morning cartoons and action figure packaging. Not only is he one of the top names in comics covers, but he’s also lauded for his illustrations for Hasbro’s Marvel Legends line of figures.”
When announcing the series in July, Dynamite said Gargoyles will both continue the storyline from the television series while also being accessible to new fans. Additionally, the publisher previously announced it would be releasing remastered and compiled paperback volumes of the previous Gargoyles comic series. Creators involved in said comics include Conner, Joe Madureira, Jimmy Palmiotti, Martin Pasko, Grant Miehm and Mort Todd. Along with the new comic series, Disney also announced at D23 that Gargoyles Remastered – a remaster of the Sega Genesis classic game – will soon be available for fans to play.
Weisman isn’t the only one returning to the world of Gargoyles in Dynamite’s new series, as Conner also contributed to the 1995 series published by Marvel Comics. “The DC, Marvel, and Vampirella legend started her illustrious career doing many licensed and all-ages titles at Marvel in the 1990s including Barbie, and as the interiors and cover artist for the 1995 Gargoyles series,” Dynamite said. “Now she’s back with a cover featuring all the key cast including their human ally Elisa. Dynamite is set to begin releasing facsimile reprints and collected graphic novels of that series soon, with more details to come.”
Gargoyles #1 is slated to release in December from Dynamite Entertainment. Fans can pre-order the issue at their local comic book shop or look for it on digital platforms, including ComiXology, Kindle, iBooks, Google Play, Dynamite Digital Comics+ and more.