THE PREQUEL WE DESERVE!!!!

This is a must-read for Supernatural fans, specifically those who prefer Sam. Dean is forced to grow up too soon as he protects his brother from the demons and hunters who are after him. Sam's innocence is tragic in its dichotomy with what John and Dean have to go to. The plot enriches Sam's early seasons arcs like the special children arc, the demon blood arc, and the chosen vessel arc; in fact the comic run itself is very reminiscent of the early seasons of SPN, and it isn't afraid to show darkness of John Winchester's A+ parenting:

(SPOILERS BELOW for both the comic and supernatural!)


***

at one point Sam laments that they "haven't eaten in like two days," John showing up to his kids covered in blood, Dean as a twelve year old is assaulted via a harsh kiss by Mrs. Lyle (Lilith)--actually, the entire Mrs. Lyle arc is unsettling due to her position as Sam's teacher when he's nine now, and how she later tries to seduce him to sleep with her to make a deal in season four. The comic isn't afraid to rely on the metaphor of demons for sexual power dynamics and consent--demonic possession as a metaphor for rape is a theme in the show itself, but the metaphor expands out here to a non-consensual kiss to a 12-yr-old and lilith's general sexualization of Dean. There's more than this of course but this is the most obvious example. it's so well done and in pefect conjunction with sam's lack of autonomy in the comic.