Supernatural Comic

[goldenboy]

SUPERNATURAL: ORIGINS #1

Written by Peter Johnson and Geoff Johns; Art by Matthew Dow Smith and Phil Hester; Cover by Tim Bradstreet

The hit CW television show arrives in comics form with an incredible new look into the mythos of the series with Supernatural: Origins! After witnessing the murder of his wife at the hands of a demon, patriarch John Winchester begins a journey into the dark world of the supernatural, seeking a way to hunt down and kill the creature that took his wife. But what of his two young sons, Dean and Sam? How can a newly widowed father balance fighting evil with raising his children? Is fatherhood a distant second to his obsessive hunt?

Plus, don't miss an amazing back-up story by fan-favorite writer Geoff Johns (52, TEEN TITANS) and artist Phil Hester (GREEN ARROW)!

Wildstorm Signature Series | 32pg. | Color | $2.99 US

http://www.dccomics.com/comics/?cm=7359

[Black Eye Guy]

God damit more comics to buy! I bought the serneity ones yesterday and one of the tales of the Slayers, I was gonna buy this big collection of Runaways comics except it was vol 2, and I hate starting in the middle of stuff.

[prydain]

Sounds good, not really a comic guy though...

[goldenboy]

Yeah, you know, I had been away from comics for years....since I was like, 12 in fact. But I'm getting into it again. If you were never really exposed to them as a little kid, it's probably less appealing. When the art is to your liking and the writing's actually good...comics are truly addicting I think.

I don't know if this one is just a lame attempt at a cash-in, or if it'll actually be good. May be interesing to get the backstory on John Winchester.

I gotta get Tales of the Vampires, speaking of...

[Black Eye Guy]

I've never been into comics, I bought 1 (Up untill last week) And that was a pokemon one when pokemon was cool.

I always thought they were kinda too short to be any good, but after reading the Buffy one, it had a good amount in it, their was a good storyline that was well covered in one issue. And the art was amazing, like I keep looking through it just for th art. I wanted to read more comics, so I bought the Serenity ones and the TotS.

But I was suprised at how they can be just as entertaining as a tv program. I wanna get Runaways (Cuz of you guys talking about it!) and I wanna get Astonishing X-Men comics.

I would read a supernatural one, It's an intresting idea to go with. John was a good character and it would be cool to see him in action!

[prydain]

I was never a comics reader when I was a kid. By the time I was in fourth grade I was reading classics and high school level novels, lol. I was always reading because we lived in the middle of NOWHERE - no kids my age. So I've always felt like novels were...better.

I bought a graphic novel version of "Macbeth" last year. I find it impossible to read, it's hard to follow the action and it's hard to know which characters are speaking.

And one day I was flipping through a manga at the bookstore and tried to read a few pages (the stories start at the back of the book) and it was so hard my brain almost exploded.

I like, NEED someone to teach me how to read a comic book. lol

[Vilandra]

Interesting, but I can't really get into comics based on tv shows...

[goldenboy]

I was never a comics reader when I was a kid. By the time I was in fourth grade I was reading classics and high school level novels, lol. I was always reading because we lived in the middle of NOWHERE - no kids my age. So I've always felt like novels were...better.

I bought a graphic novel version of "Macbeth" last year. I find it impossible to read, it's hard to follow the action and it's hard to know which characters are speaking.

And one day I was flipping through a manga at the bookstore and tried to read a few pages (the stories start at the back of the book) and it was so hard my brain almost exploded.

I like, NEED someone to teach me how to read a comic book. lol

Yeah, there's no way to replace a great novel or a short story or a poem. A different experience. I don't think I've ever even opened up a manga book. I just hate the look. I always thought to check this book (http://www.scottmccloud.com/store/books/uc.html) out. Goes into the history, theory, how to "read" comics...

I always try to plug Y: The Last Man to people who don't "get" comics. The art's very traditional, not at all exaggerated, yet attractive. It's easy to follow the action cos all the panels are simple rectangles; you read from left to right, top to bottom, no surprises. It's designed for newbies, basically. And Brian K. Vaughan is one of the best genre writers working right now, IMO. The story's as sophisticated as any genre show on the air. The dialogue's on par with Buffy/Angel, I think.

Anyways, getting a little off track, lol...

[Vilandra]

goldenboy agrees: Except for, maybe...Buffy?

Well I haven't read the new one yet, but the old Buffy and Angel ones I couldn't get into at all.

:)

[goldenboy]

Yeah, most of the Dark Horse Buffy comics are horrible - what I've read. Tales of the Slayers is kinda fun, I like the different styles mixed into one book - but the stories are so short. I tried to read a couple of the IDW Angel ones early on, but...blah...what's the point? They're not canon, they're not funny, the characters' "voice" isn't there. Maybe the Spike ones are better.

I loved Fray...that's what got me back into comics.

[Velvet Sky]

I'm not a big comics person. I loved the Archie Comics (and the ones from it, Betty & Veronica, etc) when I was in grade school and then didn't read comics for a while until they put out some X-Files Comics and I bought and read a handful of those and really enjoyed them. I'm definitely interested in this series. When it's out, I'm going to have to find out if that comic book store is still in that shopping center near by, and if not, where the nearst Comic Book store is and if they have the Supernatural Comics. *LOL*

[Black Eye Guy]

Is anyone reading the comic?

I picked up issue 2 and 3 when I was getitng my Buffy fix today. Haven't read them yet and I missed no. 1. Had aquick look through, the arts really bad...

[goldenboy]

SUPERNATURAL : RISING SON #1 (OF 6)

Written by Peter Johnston and Rebecca Dessertine; Art by Diego Olmos; Cover by Ben Oliver; Variant Cover by Dustin Nguyen

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"?

Wildstorm | 32pg. | Color | $2.99 US

On Sale April 23, 2008
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