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First Look! Supernatural's Graphic New Stories
By Ileane Rudolph
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.... See Interviews & Features for the complete story, then come back here to talk about it!
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Jan 16, 2008 9:54 AM
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WOW!! The imperative to get a J-O-B is even stronger(just moved to a new city). I didn't know about the companion guides and the Origins graphic novels. Does anyone know of a way to get copies of the original Origins?
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Jan 16, 2008 10:34 AM
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Oh yeah baby, gottam get my hands on the GN's. I don't usually collect stuff like this but thee is a first time for everything!!
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Jan 16, 2008 10:38 AM
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Despite some nice art, great covers by DC Comics' best, and some interesting revelations, I found the first miniseries a bit bland. As is the case often in adaptations of TV and film, something is lost when you don't have the actors.
That Kripke can't help at all won't help the new comic. And it also reminds us that Johnson - obviously not a WGA member - is not really a writer. He's not bad, but doesn't compare with the show's writers (or with Geoff Johns, who wrote that amazing short with young Sam and Dean in the first issue of the first series).
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Jan 16, 2008 11:32 AM
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Thank God for original SN material!!!!
This writers' strike must end now. I no longer have sympathy for them. It's time to stop being greedy and get back to work.
Having said that, I love all the reading material SN has put out -- from the magazine, to the novels to the season companions to the comics. VERY cool.
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Jan 16, 2008 11:46 AM
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How cool. I have the "Origins" comic books, as well as all the other books, and this will make a great addition to my collection, and a good read while waiting for Supernatural to return. Great news!
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Jan 16, 2008 11:47 AM
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My Question is when are the powers to be going to stop beeing a bunch of wussies and give the writers what they want. So good shows dont have to be canceled because they top dawgs are to proud to give in. Oh ya and for the writers is it not just about writing good quality shows for us the viewers to enjoy? when did it become all about who is getting paid and how much. Keep in mind no matter which way this goes the internet will always have stuff to read and watch so while you people are arguing back and forth with each other we are just going to find ways other than t.v. and movies to entertain our selfs. Thank you
Oh ya i dont want a supernatuarl spin off i like supernatuarl the way it is.
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Jan 16, 2008 12:16 PM
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I can't wait. I have all of Origins and this looks to be great!
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Jan 16, 2008 12:54 PM
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I’m very excited about these new Supernatural products and look forward to them! I’m also glad to hear that there have been positive strides in correcting those things that didn’t work the first time around since there were a few major bones of contention with Supernatural: Origins.
1) ARTWORK. The lack of detail and inability of the reader to distinguish the characters made reading very frustrating. A comic is meant to offer visual enjoyment as well as reading enjoyment, unlike a novel who relies entirely on the written word. With Origins, we tried the best we could to just enjoy the story and ignore the art, but unfortunately even the story was lacking in those details that we crave.
2) CANON. Very basic mistakes in canon occurred such as the boys’ birthdays, character names, and general timeline which genre fans are not forgiving about. If WE can pay close attention to details, then certainly THEY can do the same, especially since it’s their work. Such annoying mistakes can also affect sales. But I’m absolutely thrilled that Mr. Johnson is open-minded enough to have heard the pleas regarding the use of the Impala!!
3) BACKSTORY. All these extra Supernatural products (comic, magazine, novels) should be companions to the story presented on TV. They should be able to provide details and glimpses that the series simply doesn’t have time to cover. In a sense, ENRICHING the series such that all products are working in harmony. That will require extra work to get all the “facts” straight. Unless the extra products are meant to be stand-alones and even a bit alternate-universe… which is fine provided there is a disclaimer placed along with them. Otherwise, we the fans, will hold them to the same level of scrutiny and expectation of excellence that we have been spoiled to expect with the series. I hope the absence of input from Eric Kripke does not have a negative effect.
I want to wish Good Luck to the whole comic creative team. I will be looking forward to these additional products.
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Jan 16, 2008 2:23 PM
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The artwork is much better, I definitely like it but they are still messing with canon and attemping to make weird retcons. John starts to realize something is "different about Sam" when he's 7 but when he's 18 he still kicks him out of the house for wanting to go to college? That makes no sense, even for John.
At age 11 Dean is "'becoming aware" of what his father does? He was 9 in "Something Wicked" and clearly quite familiar with what he did, he was even glancing at his father's research which was laying right out on the table in front of him.
In "No Exit" Dean mentions being 6 years old and his father taking him out shooting(he shot every bottle), so John clearly started on Dean's physical training long before Dean was 11, given he was leaving him in charge when he was younger than 9 year with a gun to take care of stuff.
This stuff would all make the comics AU because it contradicts show canon.
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Jan 16, 2008 3:23 PM
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It would be nice if they would stop with the retconning in the comics. So, 11-year old Dean is "becoming aware" of what his father does? Interesting, since 9-year old Dean in "Something Wicked" already knew all about it--including looking at Dad's journal. And from the way Dean in the episode talks about how all the instructions are familiar, it's clear he's known about it for some time.
Then we have John starting to figure out something about 7-year old Sam--which not only makes you wonder about the dialogue in "Home" and "Devil's Trap", both of which suggest that John didn't really figure it all out until that year, but also about John's telling Sam (in the Stanford argument) that if he leaves, he should never come back. If John suspected what was going on, saying something like that wouldn't make a bit of sense, even for Non-Father of the Year, John.
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Jan 16, 2008 5:17 PM
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The artwork looks much better compared to the Origins style. I'm definitely excited to be able to read something over the incredibly long hiatus between Seasons 3 and 4.
But they're having Sam be 7 years old in these comics? Well, I hope they don't have him go out on any hunts with Dean and John; or know about his dad's real job, because he doesn't figure out that side of his family until he's 8 years old.
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Jan 16, 2008 5:41 PM
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ChannelChanger, I'm glad I wasn't the only one who caught onto that. Hello, Dean was 9 on the series and clearly knew, and had known for some time, what his father was doing. John even talked about young Dean(and I'm sure younger than 11) trying to comfort him, even if Dean wouldn't have know all the details, he certainly knew what was up.
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Jan 17, 2008 12:23 PM
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I'm glad Supernatural has tie-ins with the official magazine, novels, Season guides, comics and an upcoming role-playing game. With that kind of exposure, hopefully we'll see a fourth season.
About the only things missing are a soundtrack and a video game.
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Jan 17, 2008 1:23 PM
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