Hey, whaddaya know, it's another review of Wonderland #1! This one is at Playback: stl, which appears to be a pop culture magazine based in St. Louis, Missouri. The verdict? Tommy Kovac's "dialogue is engaging, and the story moves at a brisk pace" and "Sonny Liew knocks it out of the park with a style that is cartoony yet quirky."

There are reviews of both Wonderland #1 and Tron #1 at Land of Frost Reviews at PopThought. (Scroll down a bit.) Alex Ness's verdict on Wonderland: "...fans of the original as well as anyone with an appreciation for fantasy without elves or dragons or dwarves will find this to be a quality and important addition to the library of works considering Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass." And on Tron: "This work is more than simple nostalgia, it is a long awaited development of the ideas found in the original work."

There are surprisingly few reviews of Gargoyles #1, considering its first printing flew off stores shelves faster than anything we've published before. Here's one at Captain Comics, and another in Spanish at Comics Verso (scroll down a bit). I can read the first sentence, which has to be tweaked a little to have the same impact: "Ahhhh! It's the return of the villain Lex Luthor wishes he could be... David Xanatos." And then there's some stuff about having watched the show on TV as a kid... and then my head got tired from trying to pull out a bunch of Spanish from its data archives.

SLG Publishing enthusiastically announced that the 10,000 copy first  printing of Gargoyles #1, one of four properties published under the Disney licensing agreement, had all but sold out. "We are going to be  shipping our last copies to Diamond immediately, but sadly there will not be enough to satisfy all of the reorders being placed," said SLG  Publishing president Dan Vado.

Comic books stores scrambled to keep Gargoyles #1 on shelves after its release on June 21, but it soon became clear that supply of the eagerly-anticipated comic book could not keep up with the demand of Gargoyles fans. So SLG Publishing is stepping in by re-printing Gargoyles #1, written by the Gargoyles animated series creator Greg Weisman, drawn by David Hedgecock, and colored by Will Terrell.

 Gargoyles is the saga of "The Clan"--gargoyles who were formerly warriors in Medieval Scotland who have been awakened from a curse in modern-day Manhattan. Faced with the growing fear and suspicion of Manhattan's residents, the Gargoyles must convince the world to trust them or retreat to live a life in the shadows. The original animated series ended ten years ago, but its fanbase has remained strong and active; there is even a well-attended Gargoyles convention, Gathering of the Gargoyles, every year. SLG attended this year and watched copies of Gargoyles #1 fly off the shelf.

That enthusiasm has been matched in comic book stores throughout the country as Gargoyles #1 sold out in a matter of weeks. Supplies of the comic will be replenished by August.

SLG's Dan Vado pointed out that he felt that the first issue was severely under-ordered by retailers. "We over-printed by almost 40% of our initial orders," he added. "I would highly advise retailers who  are carrying the comic to check their orders for Gargoyles #2."

Returning the enthusiasm of his fans, creator Greg Weisman is supporting the return of Gargoyles with convention appearances, and he will be a special guest at San Diego Comic-Con International, which takes place from July 20 to July 23.

Gargoyles is one of four Disney-licensed comics being produced by SLG Publishing. For information about Gargoyles, Haunted Mansion, Wonderland  and Tron, as well as SLG's creator-owned titles, visit their website at www.slgpublishing.com.

When I say something's gonna happen, it's gonna happen! For the most part, anyway. And did you know that "trustworthiness, for the most part" is the number two attribute comic book fans look for in an independent comic book editor-in-chief? It is. And you can mostly trust me on that. The number one attribute, for the record, is "hotness--if the editor's a chick." You and I might think that hotness is irrelevent to what editors do, but just try to tell that to some of the idiots who post at Newsarama!

Anyway, the thing that I said was going to happen is the good news for Gargoyles fans. Greg Weisman is interviewed at Comic Book Resources. Greg talks about what's in store for the Gargoyles and his work in animation--and CBR has also posted some pages of Gargoyles #1!

Speaking of Greg Weisman, he is one of SLG's guests at Wizard World Los Angeles, going on this weekend! Also attending are David Hedgecock, the series penciller, and Tommy Kovac, writer of Wonderland.

And, yes, we will be showing you more of Wonderland soon.