Gargoyles

Gargoyles was an American cartoon with many unique aspects, mixing science fiction, fantasy and romantic elements with epic and complex story arcs spanning three seasons. 78 episodes were produced. Created by The Walt Disney Company, the first two seasons aired as part of the Disney Afternoon syndicated block, while the third aired on ABC's Saturday morning. Reruns later aired on Toon Disney/Disney XD for several years. 
After cancellation, the story was continued in a series of comic books, which lasted for 18 issues, 6 of which were part of a spin-off miniseries titled Gargoyles: Bad Guys. A second continuation in comic book form was announced in July of 2022, picking up where the last issue of the previous comics left off. The first issue of the new comics was released on December 7, 2022 and is still running today.
Regarding the show's original cancellation: from a fan in 2002: 
From a fan's website in 2000: 
==Canon==
In medieval Scotland, a clan of Gargoyles, a race of nocturnal winged reptilian humanoid creatures who turn into statues during the daytime, is cursed to turn into stone permanently until their castle rises "above the clouds." Hundreds of years later, mysterious billionaire David Xanatos buys the castle and moves it to the top of a skyscraper in New York. The six gargoyles must now adjust to the strange new world around them, with the help of NYPD detective Elisa Maza.
===The Goliath Chronicles===
The show's third season, known as The Goliath Chronicles, is not considered canon by series co-creator Greg Weisman, as he and much of the show's production crew, particularly the writers, were replaced after the first episode. Subsequent episodes of the third season frequently ignored the continuity of the previous seasons and diverged heavily from Weisman's plans for the series, with many concepts that he planned to introduce being significantly altered or scrapped entirely.
===Comic Book Continuations===
The first comic book series, written and overseen by Weisman himself, largely disregarded the events of The Goliath Chronicles. The first two issues adapted the one episode that Weisman and the original crew worked on, but then diverged to depict Weisman's original plans for the future of the characters following the conclusion of the second season.
The spin-off miniseries Gargoyles: Bad Guys, also written by Weisman, took place concurrently with the main comics. Bad Guys focused on a group of former antagonists from the show who were recruited to become a group known as the Redemption Squad and complete missions around the world at the behest of a mysterious benefactor.
The second comic book series has been confirmed to take place in the same continuity as the existing comic book continuation, with the first issue of the new series taking place one month after the final issue of the previous one.
A second spin-off miniseries Gargoyles: Dark Ages tells the story of the Wyvern clan's first alliance with humans in 10th century Scotland.
===Star Trek Connections===
Many Star Trek actors provided voices for Gargoyles characters, most notably Jonathan Frakes and Martina Sirtis as Xanatos and Demona.
==Fandom==
This fandom was most active in the late 1990s and early 2000s and largely predated fandom's shift to livejournal, fans interacted through mailing lists and news groups, and most fan sites were found on GeoCities, Angelfire and other free hosting services. 
===Clans===
Many early fans belonged to fan groups called clans. All of these clans were online, but some also met in person at meetings and conventions.
*Clan Emanon
*Clan Steelclaw
*Ky'Son Clan 
*MiniClan 
*Arcadia Clan
*Can-Clan
*West Coast Clan
===Pairings===
*Goliath/Elisa Maza - canonical
*Demona/Goliath - canonical 
*Angela/Broadway - canonical
*David Xanatos/Janine "Fox" Xanatos - canonical
*Lexington/Stagheart -featured in the comics
===Common Tropes in Fanworks===
*No Goliath Chronicles: Some fans dislike the third season, feeling that many characters were OOC in addition to errors in continuity with the previous seasons, and will often ignore those episodes in fanworks or fix-it in some way.
*Crossover: usually with other Science Fiction and Fantasy fandoms. 
*fanfiction is largely het and gen
*Original Characters are very popular in this fandom due to gargoyles characteristics
===Gathering of the Gargoyles===
From 1997 - 2009 there were annual fan conventions focused on Gargoyles known as the Gathering of the Gargoyles. 
===Streaming Revival===
Disney made the series available on their Disney+ streaming service in 2020, which led to a renaissance in the fandom as the accessibility of the series on streaming platforms allowed new viewers to discover the series.
===Other===
*David Xanatos inspired the name of TVTropes' infamous Xanatos Gambit.
==Fanworks==
===Fan Fiction===
*Understanding by Vanillasiren
*Symphony of Angels by Silver Spider 
*Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? by VincentM 
*Beauty I'd Always Missed by Merlin Missy (mtgat)
*The Path Unfolding by Aaron12
===Fan Art===
* Protect by zorm (Goliath/Elisa)
* Demona by kytheraoa
* Pensive Demona by travelingpantscg
* Elisa and Bronx by blackmorningcoffee
* Gargoyles Poster by HollyRoseBriar
===Fan Vids===
*Gargoyles - Fan Film by Carlos Ferrer
*Gargoyles Fan Made Trailer by sirensloft
===Other Fan Creations===
* Gargoyles Night and Day by artemental (Goliath and Elisa keychain)
===Meta===
* Demona: Villainess or Victim? by Earl Allison
* Sharing a Fanfic Universe by Tara O'Shea
* Halcyon Renard: A Repentant Sinner by Thomas M. Logan Forsyth
* Adult Themes in Fanfic by Christine Morgan
* TGS: Heir to Gargoyles or Just Another Shared Universe? by Sean A. Simpson
* The Pumpkin and the Handgun: Elisa Maza and the Disney Heroine Tradition by Constance Conchran 
* A Guide to the Gargoyles Universe by Todd Jensen
==Zines==
* Avalon Mists (online zine)
===Multimedia zines & Crossovers===
The complex characterization and epic story arcs of Gargoyles made it appealing to many fans who ordinarily would not have watched (or written fic for) an animated series; Gargoyles fanfic, often crossovers, often made appearances in multimedia zines where all the other fandoms were live-action.
* Slime Trails #8, a Real Ghostbusters zine, includes a Gargoyles crossover.
* Crazy Quilt #5 has a Gargoyles/due South crossover, also reprinted in 'Tis the Season. 
* Texas Revelations #3 has a Gargoyles/Star Trek: The Next Generation crossover. 
* Imaginary Time #3 has an X-Files/Gargoyles/Batman/Beauty and the Beast crossover.
* Compadres has several issues with Gargoyles stories.
* Urban Legends has a crossover universe with Gargoyles as one of the primary fandoms.
==Archives and Fannish Links==
* Gargoyles works tagged at AO3
* Gargoyles & crossover works at FFN
* Gargoyles Fanfiction Archive
* Avalon: The Gargoyles Archive (defunct)
* JEB's Gargoyles Page (defunct)
* Lsnyder's Gargoyles Site (defunct)
* Realm of Gargoyles (defunct)
* We are Gargoyles! (defunct)
* Mia Sara's Thailog Worship Page (defunct)
===LJ Communities===
* Stone By Day, a general community
* Gargoyle Clan, a general community
* Gargoyles FanFiction, a fanfic community
* Gargoyles Crossovers, a Gargoyles crossovers community
* GargSlash, a slash community
* Gargoyles Watch, a Rewatch & Discussion community
* Demona_Elisa, a Demona/Elisa community
* demonas_lair, a Demona community
===Recs===
* Gargoyles recs at Het Reccers
* Gargoyles recs at TV Tropes
===Mailing Lists===
* alt.fan.disney.gargoyles
* GargoylesFanFiction Description: 	"This list is intended to give members a chance to share and critique fan fiction they have written or have discovered. This list is intended for people with a real interest in quality fan fiction featuring Disney's Gargoyles. Some of the material posted to this list will be intended for mature audiences. If your posts contain adult material, please identify it in the subject line. Minors are discouraged from subscribing."
* GargoylesSlash Description: 	"GargoylesSlash is a ML for the teensy little percentage of the population that enjoys slashing characters from the television show Gargoyles. This list is for essentially anything having to do with the theme. This list may deal with material that is not appopriate for minors."
* gaygargoyles Description: 	"The place where you can get your gay gargoyle fix. Whether it is art, stories, or just chat. This is the place where you can look at gay pictures of everyone's favorite creatures of the night, the gargoyles. In addition, you can post your stories and just chat about what you would like to do to do if given the opportunity to be with a gargoyle."
* Brook Lex Love M/M Slash, F/F Slash ·· Discussion, Fiction, Art/Multimedia, Other, Updates. "The series may be dead, but we all know of a love that will live forever...The love between the Gargoyle's very own Brooklyn and Lexington! If you agree with this statement, this is the place for you. Share your views on the relationship of Brook and Lex here! One rule - NO FLAMES!!!"
Description: 	a discussion, fic and art list for Brooklyn/Lexington
===Authors Pages===
*Avalon Shores (defunct)
*Belgarion's Lair (defunct)
*BlackCliff Castle (defunct)
*ED's Gargoyles Page (defunct)
*Gargoyles Clan Manhattan (defunct)
===Fansites===
* The Gargoyles Fans Website
* the Station 8 Gargoyles page
* Gargoyles News Central (defunct)
===Deviantart===
* Gargoyles Club
* Gargoyles Fanclub
* Gargoyles Awakening
* Gargoyles Aquatic
* Gargoyles Crossovers
* Gargoyles Erotica
* Gargoyles Galore
* Gargoyles Lovers
* Immortal Link
Characters:
* Demona Fansclub
* Brooklyn Fan Club
* Gargoyles Hudson FC
* Coldstone Fans
Pairings:
* Goliath Elisa Shippers
* Goliath x Elisa
* Goliath x Elisa
* Goliath x Demona
* Demona x Elisa
* Goliath/Thailog
Groups:
* Gargoyles Villains
==Resources==
* Garg Wiki
* Ask Greg, a section of the Station 8 Gargoyles fansite where series co-creator Greg Weisman responds to fan questions about Gargoyles and other shows he's worked on.
==References==
Category:Gargoyles