With most of the clan smashed to bits in their stone forms, Goliath and the other survivors were cursed to remain in stone until such a time that the castle rose above the clouds. Ultimately, they were betrayed by one of the very humans they protected.

According to that storyline, more than a thousand years ago, Goliath and his clan were the sworn protectors of a Scottish castle. The new ongoing series, which is authored by Gargoyles' co-creator Greg Weisman, with art by artist George Kambadais, is a continuation of the story as originally set out in the Disney Gargoyles animated series which ran for two seasons in the mid-1990s. In addition to dealing with the gargoyles' attempts to adjust to modern New York City, the series also incorporated various supernatural threats to their safety and to the world at large.Warning: Contains SPOILERS for Gargoyles #1In a new preview from Dynamite Comic's relaunch of Disney's Gargoyles, Goliath and the remainder of his Wyvern clan are once again taking back the night from the criminals who prey on the weak and vulnerable. While trying to adjust to their new world, they are aided by a sympathetic police officer named Elisa Maza and quickly come into conflict with the plotting Xanatos. Most are betrayed and killed by humans while petrified and the remainder are magically cursed to sleep-i.e., be frozen in stone form until the castle 'rises above the clouds.' A thousand years later in 1994, billionaire David Xanatos purchases the gargoyles' castle and has it reconstructed atop his New York skyscraper, the Eyrie Building, thus awakening Goliath and the remainder of his clan. In 994, the clan lives in a castle in Scotland. 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.

Now, here in Manhattan, the spell is broken, and we live again! We are defenders of the night! We are Gargoyles! 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.

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