Supernatural: Rising Son

Supernatural: Rising Son
by Peter Johnston, Rebecca Dessertine

Supernatural: Rising Son
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Author: Peter Johnston, Rebecca Dessertine
Illustrator: Diego Olmos
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2009-05-05
ISBN: 1401222056
Number of pages: 144
Publisher: WildStorm
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Book Reviews of Supernatural: Rising Son

Book Review: A must for collectors, but otherwise unimportant
Summary: 3 Stars

This book continues an, honestly, false backstory for the Winchesters. Origins, Rising Son, and John Winchester's Journal all seemed to have conspired to tell the readers a lot of fun facts, but have in the process forgotten what we are supposed to know from the show itself.

*mild show spoilers*

John might have known a little more than the boys because of his extensive research, but no one really knew anything about Azazel until season two, and nobody (supposedly even Ruby 1.0) knew Lilith even existed until season three...so why does she play such a large part in their lives? If everything that happened in this book was true (meaning Lilith's sudden and striking inclusion in the Winchester family for a long period of time), Sam and Dean should have snapped to action a lot faster the second Ruby 1.0 mentioned her name, because they would have remembered everything she did to them as kids.

For some people this is a side note, but for me it is crucial: everyone is very, VERY out of character. John is too trusting. Dean is too angry, vocal, selfish. Sam is just too damned sad and stupid. They are charicatures of themselves, and it makes for terrible reading.

However, all these complaints are silenced by the inclusion of the short story "The Beast With Two Backs," which show creator Eric Kripke wrote for this comic. It is hilarious (and rather, shall we say, insinuating?)

Overall, I'm glad that I have it because I am a collector of all things Supernatural (I bought that awful movie "Blonde" just to support Jensen Ackles's acting career), but for more casual fans, don't bother. It's pretty useless.

Summary of Supernatural: Rising Son

Dean and Sam Winchester were raised as Hunters by their widowed father, seeking vengeance on the supernatural elements that took their mother from them. But the road to vengeance is a dark one, and is it a place where children can have any semblance of a life?

Picking up several years after Supernatural: Origins, the boys are now old enough to join John on his cross-country "hunting trips." Amid the carnage and violence, John's seeking something specific: any information on why his wife was murdered. But is he prepared for the answers that he'll find? And is he willing to sacrifice his 11-year-old son Dean to this hard, lonely life by giving him his first "hunt"?

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