Supernatural Rises From The Grave As A Dynamite Comic

Main cover art for issue one by Clayton Crain

Five years after the final episode of Supernatural's 15th season, the popular monster-hunting TV show returns in October... as a new comic book series from Dynamite.

With its initial storyline set between the events of seasons one and two, Supernatural will be written by Greg Pak, with Eder Messias on art detail.

From Dynamite's promotional blurb:

The brothers Winchester return! 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 landmark television series, this brand-new title from acclaimed author Greg Pak (Darth Vader) and preternaturally gifted artist Eder Messias (Sam Wilson: Captain America) 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.

In this first issue, 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! 

Variant cover art for issue one by David Cousins

Variant cover art for issue one by Eder Messias

Cast photo variant cover for issue one

As well as a number of licensed spin-off novels and an excellent selection of "in-universe" guides to the show's world, long-running horror show Supernatural (2005-2020) earned itself a handful of comic book miniseries over the years and a wonderful RPG that, sadly, didn't gain the traction it deserved.

However, when the 13-episode Winchesters prequel series also failed to set the world alight (in 2022) in quite the same way as the original show had done I thought that was the last gasp for this franchise.

Let's hope there are enough die hard - or potentially returning - Supernatural fans to breathe life into this new comic book series and reignite the thrill of those early years of the show.