Stone by day, warriors by night, We were betrayed by the humans we had sworn to protect, frozen in stone by a magic spell for a thousand years. One thousand years ago, superstition and the sword ruled. The show's storyline continued from 2006 to 2009 in a comic book series of the same title, produced by Slave Labor Graphics, and was again revived by Dynamite Entertainment in 2022.

A video game adaptation and a spin-off comic series were released in 1995. The series also received favorable comparisons to Cybersix, Batman: The Animated Series, and X-Men. Gargoyles was noted for its relatively dark tone, complex story arcs, and melodrama character arcs were heavily employed throughout the series, as were Shakespearean themes.

After spending a thousand years in an enchanted petrified state, the gargoyles (who have been transported from medieval Scotland) are reawakened in modern-day New York City, and take on roles as the city's secret night-time protectors. The series features a species of nocturnal creatures known as gargoyles that turn to stone during the day. Gargoyles (also known as Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles for season 3) is an animated television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation, in collaboration with Jade Animation and Tama Productions for its first two seasons and Nelvana for its final, and originally aired from Octoto February 15, 1997.

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