The CW Source

Supernatural is coming back on Thursday! We’re counting the minutes. In the meantime, here’s a bonus poll and some more fabulous fan art.

We’re long-time fans of “The Dean Show Slumber Party,” a collection of chibi comics by Olga Bosserdt. Some deal with the present-day hijinks of the boys – for example, check out this tale of dares and double-dog dares. Others show the boys growing up – for example, this story about Dean stretching his hero muscles for Sam’s benefit, or this picture of life as a 12-year-old father figure. All of them are funny and, we’ve got to say, completely adorable.

We asked Olga what inspired her to draw the comics – and what’s the with the title? “I was watching the show for the first time with my two best friends and we were having a grand ol' time late at night (a slumber party atmosphere), laughing with and at the characters, swooning over the handsome, funny entity that is Dean Winchester. He quickly established himself as our favorite character and as we weren't that familiar with the show's title, after each episode we clamored for ‘More Dean Show!’ My friends generated a lot of amusing ideas about the show and I sketched a couple of them on post-it notes, just for fun. The chibi post-its evolved into strips, and Supernatural was forever ‘The Dean Show Slumber Party’ for us.”

Olga credits the show for being a great inspiration for fan art: “Supernatural just has that IT factor. It's got the unbeatable mix of horror and supernatural elements, plot twists, story development, and of course character dynamic, the driving force behind the show and much of our enthusiasm. Its evolution is genuinely engaging and I think the audience, like its creators, are just having a good time with it and this is evident."

But the fans play just as large a role in making the show enjoyable, she said: “I can honestly say I've never been involved in a show that had such a good-humored, mature and dedicated audience. It's also a show where the creators are intimately involved in the fandom and actually pay attention to what their viewers have to say. To me, that is downright astounding!”

We agree – the fan art, forum conversations, and other viewer-created works are what got us through the hiatus. We love to see what you all create.

Supernatural returns next week, so we’ll be returning to our regularly scheduled snark, commentary and recaps. But we’re still interested in seeing the best of the fan-created inspired lunacy out there. For example., we’re putting together a list of great YouTube videos to soothe our Supernatural withdrawal the next time we’re left without an episode. Keep e-mailing suggestions to cwsource@gmail.com!