In this review of Supernatural #7, the full truth about what happened to Jeannie comes out, and the time comes to pay Mr. Windler a little visit.
SUPERNATURAL #7
Writer: Greg Pak
Artist: Daniel Scalisi
Main Cover: John Amor
Variant Covers: John Amor, David Cousens,
Page Count: 32 pages
Release Date: May 20, 2026
This review contains spoilers
After a flashback to ten years before, where a drunk Steffi stumbles upon her father digging a hole and being told not to ask too many questions, we come back to the present. She’s still being chased by the vengeful car, and Dean finds himself protecting her.
The car’s doors open and it plays the news story about that night. The car that’d killed Jeannie was registered to Steffan Windler, but someone likely stole it. Wanting to learn more, the Winchesters and Steff get into the haunted car and let it drive them to wherever it wants to go.
It goes to Jeannie’s old home, where her father greets Steff with gratitude toward her father for paying for the funeral and setting up a memorial scholarship. He also points out that the car can’t be haunted by Jeannie herself…but that she’d poured so much love into the vehicle that it gave it life.
In a motel room later on, they discuss the case. Dean’s sure it’s out for vengeance, Sam thinks it’s after information, and while Sam goes for a little walk, Dean and Steff get to talking.
They compare notes on their dads, Dean mentions how his mother died. Steff talks about her father’s greed.
Before long, they head to New York to deal with Steffan. When they get there, they find that he’s been waiting for them, as evidenced by the salt barrier. They’re attacked by a group of Totally-Not-Transformers, before Steffan talks about his motives: he also wanted to bring stuff to life, but lacked the sort of love Jeannie provided. And so, he had to look for a workaround via John’s journal…
So, the car’s not quite possessed by the spirit of Jeannie herself, as had been initially thought. Instead, her love for it was strong enough to give it life. Somehow, it’s not the craziest thing that could come out of the Supernatural universe, and it makes the car as a character even more interesting. Is it out for revenge, or to spread awareness? And was Steff’s theory right and it wanted them to sympathize with it before taking them to her father? Of course, it could also be a combination of the three.
Back to the “bringing vehicles to life with enough love” aspect, it hurts a bit that he can’t muster that degree of love for anything, as pointed out by his own daughter. We don’t spend a lot of time with him, but what we do see is pretty telling.
His drunk-as-a-skunk daughter shows up, and how’s he respond? Throws her a shovel, insists she help him dig, and makes a vague threat about not asking questions. Sure, he’d also made sure the Hernandez family got compensation for their daughter’s death. But that’s less altruism and more throwing money at a rough situation to cover his company. Way better to look like a heroic figure as opposed to just being the worst.
We finally see why he’s wanted John’s journal so badly, one of those driving forces behind this storyline. Does that mean it’s coming to an end sometime soon, or would there be more between-canon adventures to look forward to? It’s certainly hitting quite a stride at this point in the story.
Also see a few hints of interest between Dean and Effie, with Sam outright calling his brother superficial over it. Which just made me think of a Valentine’s Day episode of the show, and how he’d apparently thought of the day itself as “Unattached Drifter Christmas”. It’s a nice little nod to Dean’s ways with women. The story itself may be more focused on the car and retrieving their dad’s journal, but I do love those little moments of characterization.
The brothers’ opposing theories about what the car wants make perfect sense for the two of them, as well. Dean’s always been more of a soldier than his brother, and he’s the one thinking it’s out for revenge. Sam’s always been more of a thoughtful, scholarly type. So of course he’d go right toward the information option. And Effie’s theory also fits for her, given her portrayal thus far. She’s sure it wants them to understand where it’s coming from. She’s been trying to make a case for working with her, for the guys to understand where she’s coming from, herself.
Some great pose-work for the art side this time, especially at the beginning. Effie in that scene is definitely three sheets to the wind and, boy, does it show. Though that sort of quick-sobriety-due-to-fear kicks in, as well, when she’s tossed a shovel.
Final Thoughts
Supernatural #7 ramps things up a bit, and shows just how powerful of an emotion love can truly be. It clears up a few things and leaves us on one hell of a cliffhanger that leaves me ready for issue 8.
