Supernatural Station

For those of you worried about facing a tough few months of Supernatural deprivation and withdrawal come spring, I have some interesting news:

This April, a new 6-issue, graphic novel mini-series from DC Comics will be hitting the newstands. It is called Supernatural: Rising Son and, like Supernatural: Origins, is a prequel to the television show. The focus of this series is the Winchester family itself, with John, an 11-year old Dean, and Sam at age 7. Peter Johnson of Supernatural: Origins and Rebecca Dessertine are the writers. Panel art is by Diego Olmos. A 3-page sneak peak at issue #1 is available for download at the DC Comics web site.

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Many Supernatural fans, like myself, are worried that this great show may not be renewed for a 4th season. One fan has started an online petition campaign in an early effort to influence the network to keep Supernatural on the air for another year.

Save Supernatural is a real petition on youChoose.net that fans can “sign”. It requires that petitioners enter their name, DOB, and an email address that is used to validate the signature. Whether the results will actually be sent to The CW Network is uncertain, but over 4,500 fans have already signed. If you feel strongly that this show deserves to be kept on the air, then you should too.

Save Supernatural Petition

The first issue of the official Supernatural Magazine will be hitting US newsstands on November 27, 2007, just in time for the holidays. Pre-orders and annual subscriptions (6 issues) are already being accepted at various online vendors. You can learn more and get a peek at some of the articles inside this debut issue on Titan Magazines' web site.

Michael Ausiello has an interesting tidbit about who will play the Crossroads demon in an upcoming episode of Supernatural. It is someone who fans are familiar with. Head over to his blog on tvguide.com to find out who. The Supernatural info is smack in the middle of his other show scoops. You'll have scroll down to the middle of the page to see it. I missed it the first time, myself.

The 6th and concluding issue of Supernatural Origins, the comic book prequel series about John Winchester's transformation into a badass supernatural hunter will go on sale at US retailers on Oct. 31, 2007 (yay Halloween!).

If you’re still on the sidelines about buying Supernatural Origins, here’s a free preview from CWTV.com.

Still not convinced? This witty "comiccommentary" by CaffieneKitty may help (or not as the case may be). It is spoilery for Origins #1 and #2 and Supernatural season 1, but it is so hysterically funny that it is worth the read.

Updated 8/23/07.

Former tropical depression, Dean has turned into a category 5 hurricane and is leaving a swath of destruction in it’s wake. Oh wait…doesn’t this sound a little like Supernatural’s season two? Of course, any tropical storm named after our favorite character, Dean, would just have to become a powerfully dangerous hurricane. It's interesting to note that so far, Dean hasn't caused the kind of death and destruction that you would expect of such a powerful storm. Let's hope it stays that way and Dean avoids landfall in any high population area. If only there was a "Sam" out there helping to steer Dean on a less destructive path.

8/23/07 Update: "Dean will be remembered for being a very intense hurricane that could have done a lot more than it did". The NY Times is reporting that Dean caused far less damage than expected because it struck in areas with relatively low population densities and little infrastructure…Oh wow, maybe Sam was alongside Dean after all and we just couldn't see him because of Dean's "larger than life" intensity.

Let's hope that is it for the analogy between Dean and "Hurricane Dean". I certainly don't want our Dean to have the same kind of short lifespan…though Kripke will probably keep us hanging about that until the season 3 finale.

The huge Comic-Con 2007 event occured this past weekend in San Diego, CA. The Supernatural panel was on Saturday 7/28/07 and consisted of Eric Kripke-creator, Ben Edlund-producer, Sera Gamble-producer, and Jensen Ackles-actor. Jared Padalecki missed his flight and didn’t make it. I was not in attendance myself, but plenty of other Supernatural fans were. Here are some links to articles and posts about this event. Please note that most of these links contain season 3 spoilers.

• Zap2It At Comic-con 2007
• The TV Addict: Comic Con Live Blog: Supernatural
• BuddyTV at ComicCon 2007 Supernatural Panel
• MediaVillage Exclusive Supernatural interview at Comic-Con
• Eclipse Magazine: Interesting Dynamics- Jensen Ackles Talks About the Cast Additions at Comic-Con 2007
• Bardicvoice Supernatural Report from Comic-Con

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Addressing fan concerns about what the addition of new regulars means for direction of Supernatural in season 3, Eric Kripke asserted that "We won’t be One Tree Hill with monsters!". You can read the full interview in Michael Ausiello's report at TVGuide.com. Be warned though, it is very spoilery.