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===[[Eye of the Storm]]=== | ===[[Eye of the Storm]]=== | ||
| − | Despite trying to avoid, Odin's designs were slighty inspired by Jack Kirby's design for the character in ''The Mighty Thor''.[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=417] | + | Despite trying to avoid it, Odin's designs were slighty inspired by Jack Kirby's design for the character in ''The Mighty Thor''.[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=417] |
===[[The New Olympians]]=== | ===[[The New Olympians]]=== | ||
The residents of New Olympus were influenced by The Eternals, The Inhumans and DC Comic's New Gods.[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=418] | The residents of New Olympus were influenced by The Eternals, The Inhumans and DC Comic's New Gods.[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=418] | ||
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| + | ===[[Future Tense]]=== | ||
| + | One of the influences of New York's condition was ''Days of Future Past'' as seen in ''The Uncanny X-Men'' #141-142.[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=434] | ||
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| + | ===[[The Gate]]=== | ||
| + | The building that Brooklyn finds the Phoenix Gate on is the Daily Bugle. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 13:15, 12 June 2011
Marvel Comics is an American publishing company most famous for publishing comic books set in the so-called Marvel Universe, and featuring superhero characters like Spider-Man and the X-Men.
On August 31st, 2009, Walt Disney Pictures announced it was going to acquire the company as a subsidiary. How this might affect the potential of further Gargoyles comics in the future is unknown for now.
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Gargoyles comic
In 1995, Marvel published an eleven-issue comic book series, Gargoyles, based on the TV series of the same name. This series is not considered canon by series creator Greg Weisman.
Other references to Gargoyles
Two television series have made references to Gargoyles: X-Men: Evolution and The Spectacular Spider-Man.
X-Men: Evolution
X-Men: Evolution is an animated series that ran for four seasons between 2000 and 2003. In this series, featuring the superhero team known as the X-Men, several of the principal characters (good and bad) are reimagined as teenagers in high school. Gargoyles crew member Frank Paur directed several episodes of the series.
In the episode "No Good Deed", during a montage of faked heroics by the Brotherhood, Avalanche knocks a stone statue resembling Broadway off a building so that Blob can catch it.
The Spectacular Spider-Man
The Spectacular Spider-Man is an animated series featuring the character of Spider-Man, in his earliest days as a high school student still learning to cope with his powers and his responsibilities. Greg Weisman is producing and story-editing the series.
References to Marvel Comics from Gargoyles
Eye of the Storm
Despite trying to avoid it, Odin's designs were slighty inspired by Jack Kirby's design for the character in The Mighty Thor.[1]
The New Olympians
The residents of New Olympus were influenced by The Eternals, The Inhumans and DC Comic's New Gods.[2]
Future Tense
One of the influences of New York's condition was Days of Future Past as seen in The Uncanny X-Men #141-142.[3]
The Gate
The building that Brooklyn finds the Phoenix Gate on is the Daily Bugle.
See also
- Marvel Comics at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
