Peter Johnson (8)

I'm extreemely happy that they chose to write a graphic novel about John Winchester rather than Sam and Dean. The brothers may be the main characters of the series, but the regular novels are already expansions of their adventures in the tv series, and I fear that a graphic novel adaptation would be much of the same. Saturating the market with every medium in which a story can be published can be a very effective marketting technique, but it has to be done in a way that fans do not feel like they are being overwhelmed with material that is all the same.

I have to mention my disappointment with the artwork style though. The series (both the tv series and the graphic novel medium) may be marketted towards men/boys, but that does not mean that they will not respond positively to aesthetically pleasing artwork. Sure, Supernatural is gritty and grim, but cinematic qualities of the tv series are always exceptional, and the artwork of the graphic novel should reflect that. Artistic unity is important in keeping your readers happy (it created symbiosis between genres and storylines), but the artwork is so simplistic that it could definitely be considered sloppy, and causes nothing but disgruntledness from this series fan!… (mere)

This comic is a prequel to the TV series. It follows John Winchester as he is on the road hunting demons and decides to let his children, specifically Dean, in on what he is really doing every day and begins training them to follow in the family business. I enjoyed this comic a lot. I love Supernatural (although it is one of the TV shows that I watch on DVD so I am always a season behind). In this comic, we see the boys becoming hunters. John Winchester is becoming suspicious of exactly who, or what, Sam might be. It also shows the beginning of Dean's need to protect Sam. Lilith also rears her head in this comic but, for some reason, I didn't think the Winchester boys knew who she was when she appeared on the show but maybe I was wrong. The comic wasn't particularly earth-shattering but it was fun and I can never get enough of the Winchesters.… (mere)