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[[Image:Phoenix.JPG|thumb|360px|The phoenix]]
  
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'''"Phoenix"''' is the twelfth issue of the ''[[Gargoyles (SLG)|Gargoyles]]'' comic by [[Slave Labor Graphics|SLG]], and Chapter Twelve of the ''Clan-Building'' story arc.  
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The '''Phoenix''' is a time-traveling [[magic]]al entity which takes the form of a gigantic fiery bird. 
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==History==
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{{CIT|At some point in time, the Phoenix was bound inside the [[Phoenix Gate]] by someone.}} [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=13015] There it resided, being controlled and used to move through space and time by whomever held the Gate.
  
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On August 31, 2008, SLG's license to produce single issues of the ''Gargoyles'' comic ended.  The material that would have made up single issues nine through twelve is included in the trade paperback collection ''[[Gargoyles: Clan-Building, Volume Two]]''.
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In [[Timeline#1996|1996]], [[Goliath]] released the Gate into the timestream without a mind to control it. A few months later, the Phoenix Gate appeared in front of [[Brooklyn]]. When the [[gargoyle]] touched the Gate it began to dissolve and the phoenix exploded free and swallowed Brooklyn, transporting him to [[Scotland]] in the year [[Timeline#995-1993|997]]. ''([[Future Tense|"Future Tense"]], [[The Gate|"The Gate"]])''
  
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*Writer/Creator: [[Greg Weisman]]
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After the [[Battle of Rathveramoen]], the phoenix appeared once again to whisk Brooklyn{{CIT|, [[Mary]], and [[Finella]]}} through time.  For the next forty years, the phoenix carried Brooklyn through time, before finally returning him back to [[Manhattan]] forty seconds after his departure, along with [[Katana]], [[Nashville]], [[Fu-Dog]], and their [[Egwardo|egg]]. ''([[Phoenix (episode)|"Phoenix"]])''
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*Pencil Artist: [[Benn Dunn]]
 
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*Color Artist: [[Robby Bevard]]
 
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*Art Director/Cover Pencil Artist: [[Greg Guler]]
 
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*Cover Color Artist: Robby Bevard
 
  
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==Solicitation==
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==Characteristics==
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Can a Time Dancing [[Brooklyn]] change the course of human history - and should he? Can he find his way back to the present? And if so, who will he bring along to the dance?
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The phoenix appears as a gigantic bird of flame.  Apparently it lived inside the Phoenix Gate.  The origins of this creature are still unknown. {{CIT|The phoenix compensates for any language barriers.}} [https://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=12022]
  
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==Review==
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==Appearances==
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Note: This character has not spoken, therefore it does not have any lines.
  
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The last chapter of "Clan-Building", and, for now, of the revived "Gargoyles".  We open, appropriately, with [[Goliath]] seated on the battlements of modern-day [[Castle Wyvern]], in his "Rodin's Thinker" pose, brooding over the misfortunes of his kind.  We haven't seen Goliath awake since "[[The Rock]]", and his return makes a great way to begin the final chapter.
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* [[The Gate|"The Gate"]] (First Appearance)
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* [[Tyrants|"Tyrants"]] (Mentioned Only)
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* [[Phoenix (episode)|"Phoenix"]]
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* [[Underwater|"Underwater"]]
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* [[Everywhere|"Everywhere"]]
  
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In 997, Brooklyn is still caught in the middle of the battle between [[Constantine III]] and [[Kenneth III]] - which is about to become worse now that [[Brother Valmont]] has seized the [[Grimorum Arcanorum|Grimorum]] and is ready to betray his former employer.  (On an intriguing note, he is aware, like the [[Archmage]], that the Grimorum is one of three magical objects needed to gain ultimate power.)
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==Apocrypha==
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===''Gargoyles Meets the Spectacular Spider-Man Meets Young Justice''===
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After Cosmos's defeat, [[Angela]], Kid Flash, Aqualad, Zatanna, Captain Marvel, Wonder Girl, Spider-Man, Blue Beetle, Wolf (Not to be confused with the [[Pack]] member of the [[Wolf|same name]]) and a detained Dr. Octopus appear to be trapped in Ancient [[Egypt]].
  
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As the battle rages, we see many of the familiar combatants, some of whom we are only meeting now, others whom we had met in the series.  [[Bodhe]] (only a young boy at this point) is already as timid as his future self in "[[City of Stone]]".  [[Demona]] is ready to turn on her human allies, for being humans, when she is finished with Constantine.  [[Maíl Brigti|Mail Brigti]] confronts his half-brother [[Findlaech]], eaten up with envy of his happier fortune.  And [[Gillecomgain]] displays his own ruthlessness - especially as Constantine cries out that it is the night of the [[Hunter's Moon]].
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Angela is more hopeful due to information that Brooklyn and Katana gave her before The Team were first sent in time.  The Phoenix then arrives with a younger version of the two gargoyles and Fu-Dog.
  
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But the fighting takes an even darker turn as Brother Valmont uses the Grimorum to summon up a [[Rain of Death Spell|hail of arrows]] from the heavens to strike the combatants on both sides.  The losses from this barrage are effectively presented; we see the grief of Demona's [[Second]] as his mate perishes (an amazingly poignant scene, in light of our only having just met her), and the horror of [[Mary]] and [[Finella]] as their faithful horse is also slain by the arrows.  Even Mail Brigti's death from the enchanted arrows is a moving moment.  Fortunately for the other characters, Brooklyn seizes the Grimorum from Valmont (by chopping off his hand!) and gets it to Demona, who is able to call off the arrows with a counter-spell - but in true ''Gargoyles'' fashion, she admits that while she can banish the arrows, those slain by them will remain dead.
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Angela tells them not to give up in returning home and refraining from giving away further info other than the departure date '''July 2nd, 2016'''.  The Phoenix returns to transport The Team back to given time at ''23:16''. ''([[The Cosmos|"The Cosmos"]])''
  
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Kenneth slays Constantine (but not before Constantine shrewdly predicts [[Maol Chalvim]]'s later treachery against him) and the battle is over.  But Brooklyn must now recover the Grimorum from Demona.  When the [[Phoenix (entity)|Phoenix]] returns (Brooklyn's frustration at the Phoenix's coming for him before he can learn how things turned out is well-depicted), he tricks her out of the book, and then escapes with Mary and Finella into another time....
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==Real World Background==
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The Phoenix was a mythical bird, said to live in a remote part of Arabia.  According to legend, every five hundred years (or 1461 years, depending on which version of the story you read) the Phoenix would build a nest out of rare spices, set it on fire, and perish in the blaze, after which a new Phoenix would arise from the ashes of the old one.
  
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Back in the present, Goliath is greeted by the newly-returned [[Hudson]], [[Lexington]], [[Coldstone]], and [[Coldfire]].  He is delighted to see his old rookery brother and sister back again - but even more astounded when Brooklyn shows up, with new company - only not the company you'd expect.  After spending forty years being bounced about the time-stream by the Phoenix, he's back, with a family: his mate [[Katana]], their son [[Nashville]] (or Gnash, as he likes to call himself), a gargoyle beast named [[Fu-Dog]], and an egg named at present [[Egwardo]] (and we thought you were above such puns, Brooklyn).  He's changed noticeably, including an eyepatch as well as various weaponry from different ages.  (How he lost an eye should make a great story for another day.)
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==See Also==
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*{{Wikipedia|Phoenix}}
  
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[[Elisa Maza|Elisa]] dashes into the middle of the reunion with news that [[Jackal]], [[Hyena]], and [[Wolf]] are on the rampage again - and stops, astonished at all the new arrivals.  But the gargoyles all head off with her to Times Square to face the Pack.  If the comic had continued with an issue #13, we'd no doubt be heading into a fresh story about the Pack - but even without it, it makes a fine open ending, showing that the clan still have a city to protect.  And on the last page, as we see them heading into battle, we know that the gargoyles' plight is not as hopeless as it had once seemed, echoing Goliath's thoughts at the start of the chapter.
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"Clan-Building" made a delightful continuation to the television series, with new stories and revelations.  I am sorry that there are - for now - no more new stories to come involving the clan, but perhaps there will be more.  And what we've gained has been a blessing.  Long glide the clan.
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The cover is an homage of the old ''[[Star Wars]]'' movie posters.
 
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Gillecomgain's historical kinship to Macbeth and Findlaech is now reconciled with his depictions in the "[[City of Stone]]" multi-parter and "Hunter's Moon Part One" as a peasant.
 
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Constantine is right to foretell trouble for Kenneth from Maol Chalvim.  In the actual history of Scotland, Maol Chalvim would betray his cousin eight years later, slaying him at the Battle of Monzievaird, and seizing the Scottish throne as Malcolm II.
 
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Brooklyn returns to the Manhattan Clan after 40 years of time traveling. This is the same amount of time that had passed in Goliath's vision of the future in "[[Future Tense]]" and Brooklyn's attire partially resembles his "Future Tense" appearance.
 
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Latest revision as of 21:23, 26 April 2025

The phoenix
You may be looking for "Phoenix".

The Phoenix is a time-traveling magical entity which takes the form of a gigantic fiery bird.


History

At some point in time, the Phoenix was bound inside the Phoenix Gate by someone. [1] There it resided, being controlled and used to move through space and time by whomever held the Gate.

In 1996, Goliath released the Gate into the timestream without a mind to control it. A few months later, the Phoenix Gate appeared in front of Brooklyn. When the gargoyle touched the Gate it began to dissolve and the phoenix exploded free and swallowed Brooklyn, transporting him to Scotland in the year 997. ("Future Tense", "The Gate")

After the Battle of Rathveramoen, the phoenix appeared once again to whisk Brooklyn, Mary, and Finella through time. For the next forty years, the phoenix carried Brooklyn through time, before finally returning him back to Manhattan forty seconds after his departure, along with Katana, Nashville, Fu-Dog, and their egg. ("Phoenix")

Characteristics

The phoenix appears as a gigantic bird of flame. Apparently it lived inside the Phoenix Gate. The origins of this creature are still unknown. The phoenix compensates for any language barriers. [2]

Appearances

Note: This character has not spoken, therefore it does not have any lines.

Apocrypha

Gargoyles Meets the Spectacular Spider-Man Meets Young Justice

After Cosmos's defeat, Angela, Kid Flash, Aqualad, Zatanna, Captain Marvel, Wonder Girl, Spider-Man, Blue Beetle, Wolf (Not to be confused with the Pack member of the same name) and a detained Dr. Octopus appear to be trapped in Ancient Egypt.

Angela is more hopeful due to information that Brooklyn and Katana gave her before The Team were first sent in time. The Phoenix then arrives with a younger version of the two gargoyles and Fu-Dog.

Angela tells them not to give up in returning home and refraining from giving away further info other than the departure date July 2nd, 2016. The Phoenix returns to transport The Team back to given time at 23:16. ("The Cosmos")

Real World Background

The Phoenix was a mythical bird, said to live in a remote part of Arabia. According to legend, every five hundred years (or 1461 years, depending on which version of the story you read) the Phoenix would build a nest out of rare spices, set it on fire, and perish in the blaze, after which a new Phoenix would arise from the ashes of the old one.

See Also

  • Phoenix at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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