First Look! Supernatural's
Graphic New Stories
by Ileane Rudolph
Supernatural: Rising Son courtesy DC ComicsSupernatural: Rising Son
There are only four episodes of Supernatural to go before the writers'
strike puts the demon-hunting Winchester brothers on hiatus. But fans
of the CW spookfest will get to enjoy the show in an alternative format
this spring when WildStorm, an imprint of DC Comics, launches
Supernatural: Rising Son, a six-issue miniseries. Following up on last
year's well-received Supernatural: Origins, this new arc debuts April
23.
Set a few years after Origins, the story picks up with an 11-year-old
Dean and a 7-year-old Sam traveling with their father, John. "Whereas
the first series was more about John and his becoming a hunter, this
one's much more of a dysfunctional-family story," explains writer Peter
Johnson, who's also a coexecutive producer on the TV show. "We're
really going to explore the differences between Sam and Dean in this
one. Dean is becoming aware of what his dad's up to and we'll see him
training and hunting a little bit, while John will start to key in on
something different about Sam."
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cover.
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Johnson says readers should expect "freakier monsters," including "some
badass female villains and a big bad villain that may have something to
do with the TV show." Some familiar faces, including fellow hunter
Bobby, also show up. There's also a different artist this time around —
Diego Olmos (Manhunter), known for his detailing and facial
expressiveness — but the writers' strike has temporarily sidelined
Supernatural showrunner Eric Kripke, who had major input in Origins.
A third series is in the planning stages, which, Johnson hints, could
bring the story right up to the TV show's pilot. And here's some more
good news: a trade paperback collection of Origins will be published in
April and "there will be slight tweaks in the collected version,"
Johnson reveals. "I was sensitive to a lot of fan feedback that the
Impala [the show's signature automobile], in my story, was something
John picked up on the road. That did not sit well with the fans, so I
decided to make an editorial change, so that the Impala is already in
the Winchester family when the series opens."
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