Get ready to hit the road again with Dean and Sam as they prowl the highways and byways of small-town America in search of demonic wrongdoing to put right! Set between the foundational first and second seasons of the television series, brings readers back to where the dark magic first began — and reveals a disturbing new threat that the bickering brothers will have to face before they can return to hunting down the demon who killed their mother. Supernatural #1 is an easy, and fun, debut that new readers can dive fight in to.
The monster hunters must uncover the entity responsible for a series of mysterious fires in a decaying rust belt town — attacks that begin with a Windler Industries factory burning down, and then escalate to several Windler employees themselves going up in flames. But finding the malevolent force behind the otherworldly arsons may not be as straightforward as it might seem — especially once the suspiciously well-prepared CEO Steff Windler gets personally involved! Supernatural #1 is an issue that feels like a one-shot that lays out the ground for new readers as to who these characters are and what they can expect. Longtime fans, I couldn’t tell you what they’d think, I’ve never watched the show and know little about about.
I’ve never watched Supernatural, I just know it has die-hard fans but I really enjoyed Supernatural #1. It’s an easy comic to get into and understand what’s going on, mixed with an easy understanding of who these characters are and what you can expect. Writer Greg Pak does an excellent job of not only delivering an entertaining story, but more than enough information to get a sense of the background of the characters and the world. Pak weaves the knowledge you need to understand what’s going on and does so in a way that feels natural.
The story itself is fun and has a decent amount of action, feeling like an intro one-shot adventure to get readers hooked and caught up as to what’s happening. While I’m sure elements of the story will play out in the future, the comic doesn’t feel like it’s the start of some epic multi-issue story, and is instead self-contained and perfect to just pick up and enjoy.
Eber Messias‘ art is solid. From what I know of the actors, they look similar enough to know who is who but isn’t intended to be a perfect likeness. Thyago Brandao‘s color keeps things bright and nice to look at instead of some dour, dark, style for horror comics. Jeff Eckleberry‘s lettering delivers the easy to read charming dialogue along with some cool spells. Overall, the comic’s art style matches for the tone Pak is going for in the comic.
Supernatural #1 is a fun debut with a certain charm about it. While it doesn’t get me to want to go back and watch the television series it does make me want to continue to read the comics. It also makes it clear why it has such a solid fandom. The comic is fun and entertaining, perfect comic reading to distract and just lay back and enjoy.
Story: Greg Pak Art: Eber Messias
Color: Thyago Brandao Letterer: Jeff Eckleberry
Story: 8.0 Art: 8.0 Overall: 8.0 Recommendation: Buy
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