Rising Son 1
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| Title | SUPERNATURAL: RISING SON #1 |
| Edition # | 1 |
| Published | April 23, 2008 |
| Writer | Peter Johnson and Rebecca Dessertine |
| Artists | Diego Olmos Dustin Nguyen (cover) |
| Editor | Ben Abernathy Kristy Quin |
| Outline | 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'll he find? And is he willing to sacrifice his 11-year-old son Dean to this hard, lonely life by giving him his first 'hunt'? |
| Location(s) | Delavan, Wisconsin Elgin, Illinois |
| Timeline | 1990 (Dean is 11, Sam 7) |
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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'll he find? And is he willing to sacrifice his 11-year-old son Dean to this hard, lonely life by giving him his first 'hunt'?
This is the first edition of the second title released by DC's Wildstorm in the Supernatural universe. Rising Son #1 was available April 23, 2008.
- Dustin Nguyen, the cover artist, is a self-declared "huge fan of the show". He posted some behind-the-scenes sketches of the cover art for Rising Son #1 in his blog, here.
The following preview of Rising Son #1 appeared in tvguide.com:
Characters
- John Winchester
- Dean Winchester
- Sam Winchester
- Eddie Thompson (friend of Mary Winchester)
