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Supernatural Graphic Novel #2
Supernatural: Rising Son
Dean and Sam Winchester were raised as Hunters by their widowed father, seeking vengeance on the supernatural elements that took their mother from them. But the road to vengeance is a dark one, and is it a place where children can have any semblance of a life?
Picking up several years after Supernatural: Origins, the boys are now old enough to join John on his cross-country "hunting trips." Amid the carnage and violence, John's seeking something specific: any information on why his wife was murdered. But is he prepared for the answers that he'll find? And is he willing to sacrifice his 11-year-old son Dean to this hard, lonely life by giving him his first "hunt"?
Collects all six issues of the miniseries.
Picking up several years after Supernatural: Origins, the boys are now old enough to join John on his cross-country "hunting trips." Amid the carnage and violence, John's seeking something specific: any information on why his wife was murdered. But is he prepared for the answers that he'll find? And is he willing to sacrifice his 11-year-old son Dean to this hard, lonely life by giving him his first "hunt"?
Collects all six issues of the miniseries.
144 pages, Paperback
First published June 15, 2008
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Peter Johnson
126 books30 followersPeter Johnson is a television producer and writer as well as a comic book writer.
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December 29, 2016
This one was even better than the first one-As not only was the story & writing on point {In a condensed way, of course}, so was the artwork. :)
The Artist, Colourist & Letterer were all changed for this one & I prefer their collective styles to the first one.
I've got the 3rd issue to read next & this is another comic that I'm definitely going to continue with. :)
The Artist, Colourist & Letterer were all changed for this one & I prefer their collective styles to the first one.
I've got the 3rd issue to read next & this is another comic that I'm definitely going to continue with. :)
March 31, 2015
This is the second of four graphic novel prequels to the Supernatural TV series that were produced by Wildstorm Comics in the late 2000s.
In this one, John Winchester and his sons Dean and Sam are still travelling the country in their black 1967 Chevy Impala, hunting monsters and trying to find the demon that killed the boys mother. The boys are a bit older here - Dean in particular is starting to want to get involved in the hunter's life so he can better protect his younger brother and help his father. John is struggling though, weary from all the travelling and lack of a stable home life. When he tries to track down a relative of his wife who has gone missing, he stumbles across what seems to be a perfect new life in a remote town. Of course it turns out to be too good to be true, as all the women in the town are succubi who prey on the men who stumble across the place. John also learns that Sam may hide a dark secret related to his mothers death (this was addressed in season 3 of the series before being quietly dropped). It's a reasonably good story and at least ties in to the series a bit better than volume one.
The artwork is rather better in this volume too - it's dynamic and attractive to read, but still lacks any recognition factor for the characters. John in particular is drawn in such as way as to make it look as if he is crying the whole time (it's just the way the artist draws the planes of his cheekbones but it looks rather weird all the same). We get a cameo from Bobby Singer who is more or less recognisable here.
I'll probably give this 3 1/2 stars
In this one, John Winchester and his sons Dean and Sam are still travelling the country in their black 1967 Chevy Impala, hunting monsters and trying to find the demon that killed the boys mother. The boys are a bit older here - Dean in particular is starting to want to get involved in the hunter's life so he can better protect his younger brother and help his father. John is struggling though, weary from all the travelling and lack of a stable home life. When he tries to track down a relative of his wife who has gone missing, he stumbles across what seems to be a perfect new life in a remote town. Of course it turns out to be too good to be true, as all the women in the town are succubi who prey on the men who stumble across the place. John also learns that Sam may hide a dark secret related to his mothers death (this was addressed in season 3 of the series before being quietly dropped). It's a reasonably good story and at least ties in to the series a bit better than volume one.
The artwork is rather better in this volume too - it's dynamic and attractive to read, but still lacks any recognition factor for the characters. John in particular is drawn in such as way as to make it look as if he is crying the whole time (it's just the way the artist draws the planes of his cheekbones but it looks rather weird all the same). We get a cameo from Bobby Singer who is more or less recognisable here.
I'll probably give this 3 1/2 stars
July 15, 2021
Better than the first arc which had weak art (Dean as a blonde??), but a bit repetitive.
September 12, 2015
Well, the artwork is a bit better. But I'm not sure about the story...
May 4, 2016
I haven’t read the first volume, Origins, but I decided to read this one anyways. As the summary says, this takes place quite awhile before the show Supernatural begins. Dean is 11 years old and is taken on his first hunt. You also get to see the beginnings of the dark side wanting to take Sam. I thought this was a pretty good graphic novel. The illustrations were great and the writing was good as well. (And the book smells really good :P) I definitely recommend this graphic to fans of Supernatural.
May 2, 2021
This is much better than the first pre-series Supernatural graphic novel. First, as is evident from glancing at the cover, the art is much better! The characters still don't look like anything from the show, but some of the drawings are really beautiful. The story is basically: What do you do when you think your youngest son is evil and demonic, but you still love him?
Although the story doesn't really work with canon, I liked that it was about the darkness in Sam and the ambiguity of his relationship to John (and Dean). It could have been done better, but it was worth a read.
This was touching:
Although the story doesn't really work with canon, I liked that it was about the darkness in Sam and the ambiguity of his relationship to John (and Dean). It could have been done better, but it was worth a read.
This was touching:
April 14, 2023
It was really good, it's a shame I didn't start it earlier! If you have read John's diary, it adds a lot to the story, as it also shows in pictures, which might have been more difficult to understand from the diary. Here he covers the scene when Lilith first surrounds little Sammy and John and Dean desperately try to protect him while Bobby's pal Silas makes a prophecy about Sammy. And if that's not enough Lilith, succubus and demons, a dose of hunters also wants to hunt down Sammy, while Dean kills a human for the first time. John races against time to figure out why Lilith needs Sammy and what makes him special.
From this it is already understandable why the Deans will not keep in touch with the other hunters, where does Dean's all-pervasive fear of Sam really come from, and a lot of other things. It's nice at the end how it switches back to the "present" minutes before the sequence starts, as Dean turns onto the road to Stanford. I loved it!
There were so many interesting things in it! The greatest excitement was caused by Bill and Pam at the end, and then it was very rough to see how cruel John is when he hunts, it's very suffocating, how Dean rebels against the role imposed on him, it's very strange that here Sammy is still such a small ignorant whiny kid, and the biggest it's a surprise where John will set a small demon trap if the need arises and deal with an army of demons by himself (well, with Dean's help). So exciting, bloody, scary and emotional - just like the series!
Bonus: at the very end there is a bit of fluff about who? Of course, about GHOSTFACERS! And about a Siamese monster, whose main problem is that no one can be more beautiful than him (them)! LOL
***
Nagyon jó volt, kár, hogy nem kezdtem előbb bele! Ha az ember olvasta John naplóját, különösen sokat tesz hozzá a történethez, mivel képekben is megjeleníti, ami esetleg a naplóból nehezebben érthető volt. Itt azt a szakaszt dolgozza fel, amikor Lilith elöször megkörnyékezi a kicsi Sammyt, és John meg Dean kétségbeesetten próbálják megvédeni, miközben Bobby haverja, Silas, jóslatot mond Sammyről, és ha ez még nem elég Lilith, a szukkubuszok és a démonok, egy adag vadász is Sammyt akarja levadászni, miközben Dean elöször öl embert, John pedig versenyt fut az idővel, hogy kitalálja, miért is kell Lilithnek Sammy, és miben is áll az ő különlegessége.
Innen már érthető, miért nem tartják annyira a kapcsolatot majd Deanék a többi vadásszal, honnan is ered igazából Dean mindenen átgázoló féltése Sam iránt, és még egy csomó dolog. A végén nagyon jó, ahogy visszakapcsol a „jelenbe” pár perccel azelőtt, hogy elindul a sorozat, ahogy Dean bekanyarodik a Stanford felé vezető útra. Imádtam!
Annyi minden érdekes volt benne! A legnagyobb izgalmat Bill es Pam okozták a végén, aztán nagyon durva volt látni, milyen kegyetlen John, amikor vadászik, nagyon szivszoritó, ahogy Dean lázadozik a rárótt szerep ellen, nagyon fura, hogy itt Sammy még annyira kis tudatlan nyafi kölyök, és a legnagyobb meglepetés, milyen helyre kis démoncsapdát rittyent John, ha ugy hozza a szükség, és egy sereg démonnal leszámol egymaga (na jó, Dean segítségével). Szóval izgalmas, véres, ijesztő és érzelmes – pont mint a sorozat!
Bónusz: a legeslegvégén van egy kis szösszenet kikről? Hát persze, a GHOSTFACERS-ről! És egy sziámi szörnyről, aki(k)nek legfőbb baja, hogy senki nem lehet szebb nála(náluk)! Kész voltam LOL!
From this it is already understandable why the Deans will not keep in touch with the other hunters, where does Dean's all-pervasive fear of Sam really come from, and a lot of other things. It's nice at the end how it switches back to the "present" minutes before the sequence starts, as Dean turns onto the road to Stanford. I loved it!
There were so many interesting things in it! The greatest excitement was caused by Bill and Pam at the end, and then it was very rough to see how cruel John is when he hunts, it's very suffocating, how Dean rebels against the role imposed on him, it's very strange that here Sammy is still such a small ignorant whiny kid, and the biggest it's a surprise where John will set a small demon trap if the need arises and deal with an army of demons by himself (well, with Dean's help). So exciting, bloody, scary and emotional - just like the series!
Bonus: at the very end there is a bit of fluff about who? Of course, about GHOSTFACERS! And about a Siamese monster, whose main problem is that no one can be more beautiful than him (them)! LOL
***
Nagyon jó volt, kár, hogy nem kezdtem előbb bele! Ha az ember olvasta John naplóját, különösen sokat tesz hozzá a történethez, mivel képekben is megjeleníti, ami esetleg a naplóból nehezebben érthető volt. Itt azt a szakaszt dolgozza fel, amikor Lilith elöször megkörnyékezi a kicsi Sammyt, és John meg Dean kétségbeesetten próbálják megvédeni, miközben Bobby haverja, Silas, jóslatot mond Sammyről, és ha ez még nem elég Lilith, a szukkubuszok és a démonok, egy adag vadász is Sammyt akarja levadászni, miközben Dean elöször öl embert, John pedig versenyt fut az idővel, hogy kitalálja, miért is kell Lilithnek Sammy, és miben is áll az ő különlegessége.
Innen már érthető, miért nem tartják annyira a kapcsolatot majd Deanék a többi vadásszal, honnan is ered igazából Dean mindenen átgázoló féltése Sam iránt, és még egy csomó dolog. A végén nagyon jó, ahogy visszakapcsol a „jelenbe” pár perccel azelőtt, hogy elindul a sorozat, ahogy Dean bekanyarodik a Stanford felé vezető útra. Imádtam!
Annyi minden érdekes volt benne! A legnagyobb izgalmat Bill es Pam okozták a végén, aztán nagyon durva volt látni, milyen kegyetlen John, amikor vadászik, nagyon szivszoritó, ahogy Dean lázadozik a rárótt szerep ellen, nagyon fura, hogy itt Sammy még annyira kis tudatlan nyafi kölyök, és a legnagyobb meglepetés, milyen helyre kis démoncsapdát rittyent John, ha ugy hozza a szükség, és egy sereg démonnal leszámol egymaga (na jó, Dean segítségével). Szóval izgalmas, véres, ijesztő és érzelmes – pont mint a sorozat!
Bónusz: a legeslegvégén van egy kis szösszenet kikről? Hát persze, a GHOSTFACERS-ről! És egy sziámi szörnyről, aki(k)nek legfőbb baja, hogy senki nem lehet szebb nála(náluk)! Kész voltam LOL!
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July 11, 2011
Hmmm. Well. Didn't hate it, but it didn't seem to have a lot of substance for a plot either. Highlights were mainly John's internal thoughts about whether his boy was evil and destined to lead a dark army, yet he was relentless in how far he'd go to protect him also—so I really loved that because it fits with how I view John. There was also a really nice moment when he shows Sam the sunrise and how it banishes any darkness.
The robot scene, however, was entirely too ridiculous and as much as I like the character of Lilith . . . on the show she was scary, but in this that scariness didn't translate. She seemed more demented, wanting to raise Sam as her own. It's possibly because she didn't have that eerie scary childlike innocence all the actresses, young and old, brought to her character on the show. This one was just a hard-core shank.
And Sam's character just didn't jive with his true character. I know he is only eight in this and in following canon had to remain ignorant of the whole Supernatural world. Yes, I'm glad they didn't make him aware yet, because then I would complain about that (these poor writers can't win), but, it also seemed unlikely after going through all this that with his perpetually curious mind he wasn't questioning anything or putting two and two together. He just kinda went along with every lame explanation John and Dean told him about really bad "people". That just didn't feel like true Sam to me. Perhaps I'd buy it if the excuses weren't so awful. Though in fairness, I'm not sure what the writers could have done better with only little dialogue bubbles to work with.
So would I recommend this? Half-heartedly, I guess. It's worth a quick thumb-through at any rate.
There is a three page Bonus story by Eric Kripke at the end, which is funny. He really has a beautiful whacked out mind and totally makes fun of himself in this Ghost facers Winchester haters parody of Sam and Dean as the monster of the week (yes, singular cuz they are a conjoined monster with fabulous high cheekbones) that the Facers have to heroically gank.
The robot scene, however, was entirely too ridiculous and as much as I like the character of Lilith . . . on the show she was scary, but in this that scariness didn't translate. She seemed more demented, wanting to raise Sam as her own. It's possibly because she didn't have that eerie scary childlike innocence all the actresses, young and old, brought to her character on the show. This one was just a hard-core shank.
And Sam's character just didn't jive with his true character. I know he is only eight in this and in following canon had to remain ignorant of the whole Supernatural world. Yes, I'm glad they didn't make him aware yet, because then I would complain about that (these poor writers can't win), but, it also seemed unlikely after going through all this that with his perpetually curious mind he wasn't questioning anything or putting two and two together. He just kinda went along with every lame explanation John and Dean told him about really bad "people". That just didn't feel like true Sam to me. Perhaps I'd buy it if the excuses weren't so awful. Though in fairness, I'm not sure what the writers could have done better with only little dialogue bubbles to work with.
So would I recommend this? Half-heartedly, I guess. It's worth a quick thumb-through at any rate.
There is a three page Bonus story by Eric Kripke at the end, which is funny. He really has a beautiful whacked out mind and totally makes fun of himself in this Ghost facers Winchester haters parody of Sam and Dean as the monster of the week (yes, singular cuz they are a conjoined monster with fabulous high cheekbones) that the Facers have to heroically gank.
November 13, 2019
This was a lot better than Supernatural: Origins, especially in terms of art and plot. However, my major problem with this is that many of the plot points directly contradict actual show canon, and don't really make sense for the character's backgrounds.
September 18, 2015
Loved this one! Wish I could find the next 2 :/
January 11, 2021
1.5 stars. Beyond my... thematic issues, the title didn't really add anything of substance to the story nor was it actually the story as billed, but that's something I can get over. What I can't get over is the repeated use of sexualized violence, particularly against a twelve year old child that just went entirely unaddressed as with everything that happened with John. I would perhaps be less upset about this if it tried to go beyond the show's use of the trope of women's weaponized sexuality as prove of evil (followed by the incidents being dropped in the majority of cases, because the victims are men).
I'm getting away from the point. It's something I think about a lot while watching, and this title took it to some weird extremes. Also, succubi can absolutely be interesting when done right! This was not done right.
The first volume was a lot more fun for me due to the petty reason of, uhhh, I think John Winchester is a terrible father that I love to hate, and Supernatural: Origins was basically a thesis on how bad of a dad he is. Rising Son was ALSO a testament to what a shit parent he is but in a sympathetic way? Like, ohhh, he's trying his best! No, he ain't. Look at those kids. They got trauma. Your tweenage son just shot a man pointblank in the head.
At least there was the interesting dynamic of the brothers at the beginning, especially as they both deal with school and being on the road. And Dean got to go apeshit. I think teenage Dean should be allowed to go apeshit more often. Really fun moment for me. Elder sibling superiority.
I'm getting away from the point. It's something I think about a lot while watching, and this title took it to some weird extremes. Also, succubi can absolutely be interesting when done right! This was not done right.
The first volume was a lot more fun for me due to the petty reason of, uhhh, I think John Winchester is a terrible father that I love to hate, and Supernatural: Origins was basically a thesis on how bad of a dad he is. Rising Son was ALSO a testament to what a shit parent he is but in a sympathetic way? Like, ohhh, he's trying his best! No, he ain't. Look at those kids. They got trauma. Your tweenage son just shot a man pointblank in the head.
At least there was the interesting dynamic of the brothers at the beginning, especially as they both deal with school and being on the road. And Dean got to go apeshit. I think teenage Dean should be allowed to go apeshit more often. Really fun moment for me. Elder sibling superiority.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 29, 2022
THE PREQUEL WE DESERVE!!!!
This is a must-read for Supernatural fans, specifically those who prefer Sam. Dean is forced to grow up too soon as he protects his brother from the demons and hunters who are after him. Sam's innocence is tragic in its dichotomy with what John and Dean have to go to. The plot enriches Sam's early seasons arcs like the special children arc, the demon blood arc, and the chosen vessel arc; in fact the comic run itself is very reminiscent of the early seasons of SPN, and it isn't afraid to show darkness of John Winchester's A+ parenting:
(SPOILERS BELOW for both the comic and supernatural!)
***
at one point Sam laments that they "haven't eaten in like two days," John showing up to his kids covered in blood, Dean as a twelve year old is assaulted via a harsh kiss by Mrs. Lyle (Lilith)--actually, the entire Mrs. Lyle arc is unsettling due to her position as Sam's teacher when he's nine now, and how she later tries to seduce him to sleep with her to make a deal in season four. The comic isn't afraid to rely on the metaphor of demons for sexual power dynamics and consent--demonic possession as a metaphor for rape is a theme in the show itself, but the metaphor expands out here to a non-consensual kiss to a 12-yr-old and lilith's general sexualization of Dean. There's more than this of course but this is the most obvious example. it's so well done and in pefect conjunction with sam's lack of autonomy in the comic.
This is a must-read for Supernatural fans, specifically those who prefer Sam. Dean is forced to grow up too soon as he protects his brother from the demons and hunters who are after him. Sam's innocence is tragic in its dichotomy with what John and Dean have to go to. The plot enriches Sam's early seasons arcs like the special children arc, the demon blood arc, and the chosen vessel arc; in fact the comic run itself is very reminiscent of the early seasons of SPN, and it isn't afraid to show darkness of John Winchester's A+ parenting:
(SPOILERS BELOW for both the comic and supernatural!)
***
at one point Sam laments that they "haven't eaten in like two days," John showing up to his kids covered in blood, Dean as a twelve year old is assaulted via a harsh kiss by Mrs. Lyle (Lilith)--actually, the entire Mrs. Lyle arc is unsettling due to her position as Sam's teacher when he's nine now, and how she later tries to seduce him to sleep with her to make a deal in season four. The comic isn't afraid to rely on the metaphor of demons for sexual power dynamics and consent--demonic possession as a metaphor for rape is a theme in the show itself, but the metaphor expands out here to a non-consensual kiss to a 12-yr-old and lilith's general sexualization of Dean. There's more than this of course but this is the most obvious example. it's so well done and in pefect conjunction with sam's lack of autonomy in the comic.
December 17, 2020
Meh..... Oh fine I'll write more. The artwork was pretty good, the storyline made little sense and the fact that John kept dumping his kids off on others only to come roaring back because most of them were either possessed or easily lost the boys made me want to just tape them to a tree and say "There, now the demons can chase them down and be very confused like why are you guys taped to a tree?". There were a few things that bugged me, how did John not know Ms. Lyle was a demon- oh I'm sorry FREAKING LILLITH. Why would you try to train Dean like that? Also why did Dean have blonde hair? Why? Even when they show him older right before he picks Sam up from Stanford he has blonde hair in this comic and last time I checked Dean has brown hair people. *cackles* What is going on with comics I've been reading lately?
So here's the final recommendation, watch the show until season 5 then call it a wrap. Read some of the books when you want literature, and only go for the comics if you can stomach changes that make no sense and you just want to look at the pictures. It's that simple.
So here's the final recommendation, watch the show until season 5 then call it a wrap. Read some of the books when you want literature, and only go for the comics if you can stomach changes that make no sense and you just want to look at the pictures. It's that simple.
April 22, 2021
I seriously don't get this book...It contradicts the actual show canon. WE (and Dean) only find out how "special" Sam is in Season 4... SO... John and Dean finding out in this book (almost two decades before Season 1) doesn't really make any sense. And if this book doesn't make sense canonically, what's actually the point of it?
I liked Dean's involvement here & trying to help. Yay Bobby appearance! And the art is somewhat improved from Vol. 1. (except for John's cheek creases which look like tear lines), but the book just doesn't make sense storywise.
I liked Dean's involvement here & trying to help. Yay Bobby appearance! And the art is somewhat improved from Vol. 1. (except for John's cheek creases which look like tear lines), but the book just doesn't make sense storywise.
March 17, 2019
Much better than the Origins. i laughed at the hilarious two-faced Sam and Dean monster at the Ghostfacers section at the end,
"Witness the terrible fury of our perfect bone structure!" "No one can have fuller, poutier lips than us!"
"Witness the terrible fury of our perfect bone structure!" "No one can have fuller, poutier lips than us!"
February 20, 2018
John Winchester strikes again with the truly awful parenting. The artwork is SO much better than volume 1, though.
March 31, 2019
Fills in so many gaps. Wonderful.
May 31, 2019
A fun little prequel story to the television series; feel like I really need to read the first volume to fully appreciate the origin story of the Winchester brothers, though.
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September 24, 2019this story is creepy as f**k
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September 7, 2021free trauma!
November 10, 2021
art was a bit better
February 7, 2024
i'm :3
April 15, 2023
This series was SO much better then the first one.
full review when I have the time
full review when I have the time
January 11, 2020
I was bit harsh went it comes to the first book. I will admit.
But this one....
Just deserves to be out in jail.
I wanna put it in jail and then out it on electric chair. I feel like that's probably best for the book
But this one....
Just deserves to be out in jail.
I wanna put it in jail and then out it on electric chair. I feel like that's probably best for the book
April 30, 2016
I guess I'm in the minority with this one, but so far I just haven't been that impressed with the Supernatural graphic novels.
This one is still a prequel, taking place not long after the first graphic novel. In this one, the boys are still preteens/early teens and the story mostly centers on John. The boys do have more of a role here than they did the first volume, however.
Now, a few things just didn't seem to fit to me. So the basic story is we find out Sam is eventually supposed to lead an army of darkness and make war against the world. I seem to remember that storyline from a past season of the show. In this story we have demons after Sam, as well as hunters who want to kill him. It seemed a little out of character to see John Winchester start slaughtering fellow hunters. While I understand he'd do anything to protect Sam and Dean, he was really vicous here. Not just killing hunters who came after Sam, but hunting down others who MAY come after Sam and killing them as well. We also see Dean kill a human at a very young age.
Lilith makes an appearance, but considering how she ends up I wonder if this is even supposed to be the same Lilith who shows up on the TV show. Overall it just didn't seem to fit the characters as I knew them.
The art was good, and while it didn't make the book, it didn't detract from it either.
Overall a decent read, but just not something I'd think of as canon for the TV series.
This one is still a prequel, taking place not long after the first graphic novel. In this one, the boys are still preteens/early teens and the story mostly centers on John. The boys do have more of a role here than they did the first volume, however.
Now, a few things just didn't seem to fit to me. So the basic story is we find out Sam is eventually supposed to lead an army of darkness and make war against the world. I seem to remember that storyline from a past season of the show. In this story we have demons after Sam, as well as hunters who want to kill him. It seemed a little out of character to see John Winchester start slaughtering fellow hunters. While I understand he'd do anything to protect Sam and Dean, he was really vicous here. Not just killing hunters who came after Sam, but hunting down others who MAY come after Sam and killing them as well. We also see Dean kill a human at a very young age.
Lilith makes an appearance, but considering how she ends up I wonder if this is even supposed to be the same Lilith who shows up on the TV show. Overall it just didn't seem to fit the characters as I knew them.
The art was good, and while it didn't make the book, it didn't detract from it either.
Overall a decent read, but just not something I'd think of as canon for the TV series.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 12, 2010
This is the followup to Supernatural: Origins, and I think it's even better than the first.
The graphic novel again focuses of John Winchester, but this time Sam and Dean are much more involved. It picks up a few years after Origins and focuses on John dealing with the relationship he has with his kids and trying to figure out how to raise them and keep them safe. We begin to see Dean come into his own and start down the path to becoming a hunter.
Peter Johnson wrote this series as well, and it shows. The writing is all top-notch and adds a lot of depth and backstory to the series. There was a lot of good character development going on, especially with Dean, making it even more enjoyable.
I found the art much better than with origins, much crisper and more detailed. You can always tell who's who, and in addition to Same, Dean, and John, you get to see a couple familiar faces from the TV show, all of which you can recognize instantly.
Just like with the first one, if you enjoy the Supernatural TV series, you owe it to yourself to pick this up, or at least borrow it from a friend. For those of you non-fans, I'll say once again that you should check out the show - it's fun, while being fairly dark at times, but doesn't always take itself seriously. It's a thoroughly enjoyable experience.
The graphic novel again focuses of John Winchester, but this time Sam and Dean are much more involved. It picks up a few years after Origins and focuses on John dealing with the relationship he has with his kids and trying to figure out how to raise them and keep them safe. We begin to see Dean come into his own and start down the path to becoming a hunter.
Peter Johnson wrote this series as well, and it shows. The writing is all top-notch and adds a lot of depth and backstory to the series. There was a lot of good character development going on, especially with Dean, making it even more enjoyable.
I found the art much better than with origins, much crisper and more detailed. You can always tell who's who, and in addition to Same, Dean, and John, you get to see a couple familiar faces from the TV show, all of which you can recognize instantly.
Just like with the first one, if you enjoy the Supernatural TV series, you owe it to yourself to pick this up, or at least borrow it from a friend. For those of you non-fans, I'll say once again that you should check out the show - it's fun, while being fairly dark at times, but doesn't always take itself seriously. It's a thoroughly enjoyable experience.
July 28, 2010
Why on Earth is Dean blond??? Other than that, I liked this collection better than Origins, at least in terms of the character illustrations. I also liked that it focused more on the Wee!chesters than the previous volume which was mostly about John. It was also much better about staying true the show's mythology.
I had a few issues with this, but they are again all issues I have with most comic books. I didn't like the way the women were drawn and/or portrayed as sexual objects, although most of them turned out to be demons. I hated the way the narrative would jump from one panel to the next that had almost nothing to do with the one before. It was very confusing, and I don't know if it was just me, or maybe a few more panels could have been used between some of those abrupt changes.
I loved the "bonus" Ghostfacers story. Normally the Facers annoy me a bit, but it was a short comic and completely hilarious. I love how Kripke and Co. are able to make fun of themselves and some of the more melodramatic elements of their show.
Grade: B
I had a few issues with this, but they are again all issues I have with most comic books. I didn't like the way the women were drawn and/or portrayed as sexual objects, although most of them turned out to be demons. I hated the way the narrative would jump from one panel to the next that had almost nothing to do with the one before. It was very confusing, and I don't know if it was just me, or maybe a few more panels could have been used between some of those abrupt changes.
I loved the "bonus" Ghostfacers story. Normally the Facers annoy me a bit, but it was a short comic and completely hilarious. I love how Kripke and Co. are able to make fun of themselves and some of the more melodramatic elements of their show.
Grade: B
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March 9, 2011
John Winchester is out to find the demon who killed his wife. The problem is he keeps coming across a whole host of other supernatural beings as well as having his two young sons in tow. He's come to accept that it's only a matter of time before he has to teach Sam and Dean the ways of a hunter. He needs their help and they need to know how to survive.
As a self-proclaimed obsessive fan of Supernatural, this book was a must when I saw it. The fact it was a graphic novel attracted me even more. I love finding out more information about the characters of the TV show and this was a great story of the backgrounds of Sam and Dean and how their dad came to teach them the ways of a hunter.
The artwork is always a big part of any graphic novel and Rising Son definitely hits the mark. The dialogue is good although I'm not sure it showed the true emotion all that brilliantly - I guess due to it's format.
If you like graphic novels and Supernatural this should be on your wishlist.
As a self-proclaimed obsessive fan of Supernatural, this book was a must when I saw it. The fact it was a graphic novel attracted me even more. I love finding out more information about the characters of the TV show and this was a great story of the backgrounds of Sam and Dean and how their dad came to teach them the ways of a hunter.
The artwork is always a big part of any graphic novel and Rising Son definitely hits the mark. The dialogue is good although I'm not sure it showed the true emotion all that brilliantly - I guess due to it's format.
If you like graphic novels and Supernatural this should be on your wishlist.
April 30, 2011
Rising Son is the second Supernatural Graphic Novel based off the original TV series, and serves as a prequel. The plot itself mostly deals with John Winchester's struggle to overcome his own demons, start training his son Dean to become a hunter, all the while trying to take care of his sons. Most of the graphic novel deals with the mysteries surrounding Sam, and John's struggle to protect his sons from hell's interest, and discover what Sam really is.
Rising Son was much better than the first Supernatural graphic novel. The plot was much more interesting, the dialogue much better done, and the art, dear god the art was so so so much more nice to look at. They lost a good majority of the vague, cloudy look they had in the previous comic, and everything was much more detailed and lovely to look at. In the end, it was a great improvement to the graphic novel series, even though it doesn't really add much to the story, especially if you've seen the show. 3/5
Rising Son was much better than the first Supernatural graphic novel. The plot was much more interesting, the dialogue much better done, and the art, dear god the art was so so so much more nice to look at. They lost a good majority of the vague, cloudy look they had in the previous comic, and everything was much more detailed and lovely to look at. In the end, it was a great improvement to the graphic novel series, even though it doesn't really add much to the story, especially if you've seen the show. 3/5
February 28, 2010
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.
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