Gargoyles is an American animated series created by Greg Weisman, produced by Greg Weisman and Frank Paur and originally aired from October 24, 1994, to February 15, 1997. Gargoyles is known for its relatively dark tone, complex story arcs and melodrama. Character arcs were heavily employed throughout the series, as were Shakespearean themes. A video game and comic series were also created in 1995. The show's storyline continued from 2006–2009 in a comic book series of the same name, written by Weisman and produced by Slave Labor Graphics. The series features a species of nocturnal... creatures known as Gargoyles that turn to stone during the day, focusing on a clan led by Goliath. In the year 994, the clan lives in a castle in medieval Scotland alongside humans, until many of them are killed by betrayal and the remainder are magically frozen in stone until the castle "rises above the clouds." A millennium later, in 1994, billionaire David Xanatos purchases the Gargoyles' castle and has it reconstructed atop his New York City skyscraper, awakening the six remaining Gargoyles.
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