While not “canon,” I would even argue that the series helps to enhance the reader’s appreciation, not only for the animated series, but also for the Gargoyles story as a whole. There are little elements in the comic series that appear much later in the TV show. While technically, the Gargoyles comic series isn’t “canon,” and the events of the comics do not directly affect the story of the TV series, I would like to propose that the comic series functions very well as a companion piece to the show. The characters Beth Maza (who appeared in a photo in ' Deadly Force') and Petros Xanatos appeared in the comics before their full debut on the show.With an intro like that, how can you not be intrigued? Gargoyles entranced me, not just with the show, but with a comic book series as well! In 1995, Marvel Comics released a Gargoyles comic book series.

Weisman still has his unpublished script for the comic, and would eventually use it as issue #6 of Gargoyles SLG comic. Weisman was eventually hired to write for the comic, but Marvel cut the deal with Disney before his run could be produced. Greg Weisman, television series co-creator, did not have any direct involvement in the story development of the comic series, but was consulted on some plot points to be sure it stayed within certain boundaries. The Marvel series was tonally darker than the television series, dealing largely with Xanatos' experiments to create creatures and machines to defeat the Gargoyles. The books did not directly follow the continuity of the series, but they did reference specific events that took place within it. A 12th issue, to be entitled 'The Day the Sun Kissed the Earth!!' was announced at the end of Issue 11, but never published. In 1995, Marvel Comics issued a Gargoyles comic book series which ran for 11 issues.

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