Definitive ranking of the SPN comics from bad to worse
Definitive ranking of the SPN comics from bad to worse
1. Supernatural: Caledonia/The Dogs of Edinburgh
OK SO the art in this comic is fucking BUCK WILD. it tests my fight or flight response at every turn. Everyone is melting and anatomy isnt real and it’s absolutely delightful 1000/10. this art fucks
Do you want to read a story that uses supernatural’s characters without actually wanting to be a supernatural story at all, instead painfully spiralling into a tale of sam winchester (not played by jared padalecki) falling in love with a manic pixie dream girl? also guns? if so, this is the comic for you!!
the ending is the most melodramatic thing ive ever seen in my life, and i laughed a lot, though that was not the intended reaction i dont think.
very bad. very fun (for the first half) if you ignore the feeble attempts at a plot and just marvel at the vibes :)
2. Supernatural: Beginning’s End
Is it good? obviously not, its an spn comic, but it IS a GENUINE spn comic—meaning that it actually feels like it could maybe fit into spn. it focuses on the relationships between john and the boys, and has a fun monster-of-the-week vibe that we dont get with any of the others. the art is also bearable.
is it still racist, mind-numbingly sexist, and desperately searching for a coherent plot? yes, it’s an spn comic,
fun fact: there are also several instances of on-page physical abuse, which is one of many reasons why i now believe i should be legally permitted to hunt john winchester for sport!
3. Supernatural : Origins
do you wish john winchester was the protagonist of supernatural? OF COURSE NOT! NO ONE DOES!! but between these pages you will find, in eye-straining colour and questionable (but compelling) art, the answers to your deepest questions:
where did john get the impala? where did he get the empty notebook that became John’s Notebook? how many strangers can he ditch his kids with in the span of 48 hours? the adventure is yours to explore
the plot is so bad. it’s so so so bad. they have an OC in a cool hat that they made to hold john’s hand and lead him to, like, every familiar john winchester backstory touchstone, just so you, the reader, can point at the page and go “oh! the roadhouse! i remember the roadhouse. oh! that creepy doctor guy! i know who that is”. pastor jim gets a tragic backstory. no i am not kidding
literally the only reason this is ranked lower than Beginning’s End is that i was bored out of my Entire skull,, HOWEVER,,,,,,,,,,there IS one section where they’re trying to get to an inn at the end that i did legitimately enjoy. so.
4. Supernatural: Rising Son
this comic really transported me into the world of supernatural, in that i truly felt like i was experiencing being trapped in a goddamn car with john winchester for six straight hours against my will. why did they do this to me
every woman is either 1) a mother, 2) Uncomfortably Sexualized 3) target practice, OR if ur TRULY INSPIRED, 4) ALL OF THE ABOVE!!!! do you love john winchester more than any other spn character. do you want to see 2 pages devoted to john winchester, the worst winchester, having sex. do you hate women. this will thrill u
i did not pay for this reading experience but i still feel that i deserve a refund
VERDICT: please don’t read these. they are, for the most part, not even fun-bad (except for #1 which is just. inspired and felt like a bad indie comic with the names tacked on). i feel like my time was deliberately wasted. learn from my sacrifice