
A few thoughts on the crossover.
[SPOILER] I quite enjoyed it. It did a good job of explaining who the Marvel characters were (I had a basic knowledge of who the Fantastic Four and Tony Stark/Iron Man were, but Diablo, the Grey Gargoyle, Isaac, and Dragon-Man were all new to me; I don't think I'd heard of any of them before the crossover was announced) - with the possible exception of the friends and family members in the "Fantastic Four at home" scene at the end, and since it was just one panel, it wasn't a problem. (It reminded me of one thing I'd liked about "Young Justice"; the series had made it clear who everybody was, so that, even though I had only a very basic knowledge of DC Comics, I was able to grasp who everybody was - at least, enough to understand their roles in the episodes.)
One of my favorite moments was the Thing's disappointment that this wasn't going to be another case of "the two groups mistake each other for bad guys and get into a fight"; while it was funny in itself, it felt all the more fitting since in Greg Weisman's original "Gargoyles meet a Marvel super-hero story", the Gargoyles/Spectacular Spider-Man crossover radio play, Goliath and Spiderman do initially have that misunderstanding (leading to that wonderful moment where Spiderman's astonished to discover that Goliath: a) can talk, b) can read, and c) what he reads are J. Jonah Jameson's anti-Spiderman editorials).
I also noted that the Grey Gargoyles' original name was "Duval" - fortunately, the Manhattan clan haven't yet encountered the Illuminati leadership (well, not since their awakening - the pre-994 period was another matter); it could have led to some confusion. And Brendan and Margot show once again their tendency to wind up at Ground Zero in the gargoyles' adventures.
the gargoyle Isaac getting to join the clan at the end was a charming moment (even if it won't last, of course, outside of the other crossover issue).
It was also fun getting another glimpse of Angelika (not to mention Demona continuing to show that you do *not* mess with her daughter - either one), not to mention the confrontation between Xanatos and Tony Stark (both out of armor and in it). All in all, not one of the big "Gargoyles" stories on the level of "City of Stone" or "The Price", but an entertaining read, all the same - and I look forward to the second crossover story next month. [/SPOILER]
Todd Jensen
posted @ Wed, Oct 15, 2025 8:12:32 pm EDT from 68.99.93.213