In addition to the first issue having an oversized 24-page story, each issue of Dark Ages will also feature four pages of complementary prose storytelling by Weisman with spot illustrations. I hope to stay true to the art from the show while infusing my own art style to it.' 'I am trying to do interior art traditionally, so this allows me to do some washes and other things that allow me to get my hands dirty. 'I really enjoyed the show back in the 90s and was super excited to be even considered for this project,' said artist Drew Moss.

In this never-before-explored era, monsters still come in all shapes and sizes, forcing Gargoyles and Humans to work together to repel the forces of evil, which threaten to bring the Alliance down, from both without and within. But that truce didn't last, and in 994, the Gargoyle Clan was cursed to sleep as stone statues for a millennium – until they eventually awoke in modern Manhattan. Gargoyles: Dark Ages, set in the year 971, depicts the origins of the Gargoyle-Human Alliance – some twenty-plus years before things came to a bad end. It was a World of Fear.' For a time, the Gargoyles of that era lived peacefully alongside humans, each species having sworn to protect the other. As Goliath's narration explained, 'One thousand years ago, Superstition and the Sword ruled. Some fleeting moments of those times have been mentioned before, but never shown in as depth. Gargoyles fans have known for years that their beloved characters like Goliath, Hudson, Brooklyn, Lexington, Broadway, and more can trace their history back to Scotland over a thousand years ago.

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