Comics Review: "SUPERNATURAL #1" Wants to Burn Your Ass

SUPERNATURAL #01

DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT

STORY: Greg Pak

ART: Eder Messias

COLORS: Thyago Brandao

LETTERS: Jeff Eckleberry

EDITOR: Nate Cosby

COVER: Clayton Crain

VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: David Cousens; Eder Messias;

Amanda Conner; Joseph Michael Linsner; Francesco Mattina; Lucio Parrillo

32pp, Color, $4.99 U.S. (October 2025)

Rated “Teen”

“Supernatural” created by Eric Kripke

Supernatural was an American television series created by Eric Kripke.  It debuted on The WB broadcast network on September 13, 2005 and subsequently became part of successor network, The CW.  The series ended November 19, 2020, after a total of 15 seasons and 327 episodes.  “Supernatural” starred Jared Padalecki as “Sam Winchester” and Jensen Ackles as “Dean Winchester,” two brothers who hunt demons, ghosts, monsters, and other supernatural beings.

DC Comics and its Wildstorm imprint published four Supernatural comic book miniseries over a period from 2007 to 2011.  Now, Dynamite Entertainment has the license and has launched a new series, Supernatural.  It is written by Greg Pak; drawn by Eder Messias; colored by Thyago Brandao; and lettered by Jeff Eckleberry.  According to Dynamite, this new comic book is set between Supernatural Seasons 1 and 2, and finds Dean and Sam Winchester forced to take on a new threat before they can continue their hunt for the demon that killed their mother, Mary Winchester.

Supernatural #01 opens with the fiery death of Ritchie Wilson, an employee and mixologist for Windler Breweries.  Sam and Dean, prowling the highways and byways of small town America in search of demonic wronging, arrive in Windler, Wisconsin to investigate 

As the brothers hunt to uncover the entity responsible for a series of mysterious fires in the decaying rust belt town, they encounter Windler Breweries employee, Effie, and she may know more than she lets on.  Meanwhile, where is the mysterious CEO Steff Windler and what does he have to do with this burning and deadly mystery.

THE LOWDOWN:  Since July 2021, Dynamite Entertainment's marketing department has been providing me with PDF review copies of some of their titles.  Supernatural #01 is one of the latest, and it is the first “Supernatural” comic book that I have read.

I did not read any of the DC/Wildstorm's Supernatural comic books, and I only watched the first few seasons of “Supernatural.”  When I tried to rejoin it, I just couldn't reconnect.  Eventually, I'll try streaming it... all 15 seasons...

Meanwhile, all of us can enjoy Dynamite's new comic book series.  Writer Greg Pak offers a sensational opening tale that recalls the fresh dark fantasy vibe and novel horror scenarios of “Supernatural Season One.”  Pak makes this first issue feel both familiar and like a new direction with the way he guides this story through its paces.

Artist Eder Messias' work here brings a comic book illustrator's sensibilities to the aesthetic of “Supernatural.”  Readers won't feel like they are reading a tie-in comic book because Messias' storytelling will feel like it belongs in the world of “Supernatural,” a genuine chapter within the continuity of the series.

Thyago Brandao's colors capture the creeping and dreadful shadows of the back roads and haunted Americana of “Supernatural.”  As always, letterer Jeff Eckleberry captures the spirit of the story, this time creating a haunting imaginary audio for this first issue.

I didn't know what to expect of this first issue, dear readers.  Now, I expect that I'll have to return for more.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of the television series, “Supernatural” may want to try the new Supernatural comic book series.

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Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"

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