Gargoyles #3

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Type: Book
Studio: SLG Publishing
It s Halloween in Manhattan! The one night a year the clan can be seen in public without starting a riot. (Or that's the theory anyway.) You are all cordially invited to a Masque being thrown by David Xanatos atop his castle skyscraper. Expect good food, amazing costumes and more than a few nefarious party-crashers! This is a saddle-stitched full-color comic book.

Good Comic, Worth the time and money
The artwork in this Gargoyles comic is excellent. I am impressed with the level of detail in the artwork. It almost reminds me of why I liked the TV show so much. However, I noticed when I was reading through the comic that Elisa and Goliath were going to break up. I really didn't like that part. Overall, I would rate the book as excellent.

At last
At long last a new cannon story, frankly I feared greatly that what I had would dissapoint me, and ruin gargoyles for me. I should have known that my fears were completely unjustified. This was fantastic, and makes me eagarly await issue four in May.

Gargoyles #3 - A Must Have
This is the first new storyline for Gargoyles in over 12 years! And it doesn't dissapoint. If you ever saw the television show and liked it, you have to read this comic book, because the story continues...

Not only are all the old characters back, there are a few new faces as well. The love story between Goliath and Elisa continues, the hate of the Quarrymen is still there, the Illuminate are back (Hacker as their representative), the Brookly, Angela, and Broadway triangle is coming into its own, and an old nemesis is back and taking over the Labyrinth! How could you not want to read this?

There are supposed to be 12 issues all together. The next 4 have already been written and named. #4 Masque, #5 Bash, #6 Reunion, & #7 The Rock. And coming soon will be the mini series of BAD GUYS. Don't pass these up!

They're back!
The first new canon story in eleven years, and I enjoyed every page of it. I have not been this excited for a comic book in a long time, and I read a lot of comic books.

This was clearly part one, and thus some set-up needed, and having to remind readers who the Clones and the Mutates are and where they came from. But, understandable. Very understandable. The series has not been in the public eye for a long time, and the Clones and the Mutates are not as well know as the main cast, Xanatos and Demona.

I loved Martin Hacker in this issue, playing everyone, telling everybody what they want to hear. Matt, of course, does not seem to trust him at all. Xanatos seemed benignly annoyed, but I'm guessing he should have taken Mr. Duval's phone call in #2. Castaway seemed pleasantly surprised to see him, but why wouldn't he be? They set him up with this new gig, and are telling him what he wants to hear. Personally, I think Hacker is lying to all three of them, and the Illuminati has something else planned.

Speaking of Castaway, he has a nice appearance here, behaving sane and not like a raving lunatic, as many in the fandom seem to think he behaves as 24/7. I'll blame TGC for that. Here, he was rational, and wisely giving an order for the Quarrymen to be unarmed this night. Hoods, yes. Hammers, no. It's Halloween, and it makes sense to keep the weapons at home so an overzealous Quarryman doesn't bring heat and lawsuits down by attacking a trick or treater in a gargoyle mask. I wonder, if that is the same Chaz that was one of Fang's flunkies in "Kingdom"?

Already knew Xanatos would be visiting the White House thanks to the solicitations, should be interesting to see what he's up to there, with the Illuminati.

Jason Canmore's cameo was very welcome, and I'm ruling him out as Elisa's date. Morgan actually asked her out, Jason is handcuffed to a bed and obviously bitter. Hope to see more of him. But, it seems so far that every time he enters the picture, Goliath and Elisa have problems. Which brings me to...

Goliath & Elisa - The emotional meat of the story. Their talk did not disappoint. Elisa was nothing but reasonable and realistic. This is not like dating and hoping for a future with someone of a different race and/or religion. Goliath and Elisa are different species. It would not make sense if she wasn't having second thoughts. Yeah, we know they'll end up together, but it shouldn't be easy. Good stuff, good stuff.

Poor Brooklyn, having to watch Broadway and Angela make nice, and then try to work up the nerve to ask Delilah out, only for Goliath to beat him to her. Though, the way Goliath looks, he'd probably have preferred to let Brooklyn have her.

"Thirty-six", "Thirty-two". That's gotta be a reference to something, I just know it.

Nice cliffhanger ending, with Thailog bursting into the Labyrinth, guns blazing. Makes me all the more eager to read #4... gotta wait till May.

And, Demona. Great to see her again, she's always been my favorite. Even if it's only for one page, and with no dialogue. Aw well, I'm hopeful we'll see her again very soon.

Story was very good.

The Art, well, let's just say I'm looking forward to the next three issues without David Hedgecock's pencils. Nir Paniry is drawing #4, I really, really can't wait to see what Karine Charlebois and Steph Lostimolo (The Dream Team) have in store for us with #5, and I've seen enough of Gordon Purcell's work to expect #6 to look pretty good.

Greg Guler's pencils and Steph's colors brought us another gorgeous cover.

I definitely recommend it.

Gargoyles #3 - New canon storyline
Finally, with issue #3 "Inviation Only" comes brand new storyline from creator Greg Weisman. The story continues as Xanatos begins "Phase 1" of his plan to have the Gargoyles become socially acceptable by throwing a Halloween party. Of course, there is no party this issue. Feelings need to be sorted out between Goliath and Elisa first, while the Illuminati has their hand in the police's plans, Xanatos' plans and John Castaway's plans. Their true motive remains a mystery. Their presence and Thailog's appearance leave us with the suspense of wanting more! This comic is a must have for any fan and now is the perfect time for those new to the series to grab this issue, as well as issues #1 & #2.