A lot of fans have noticed that some Good Omens characters have Supernatural namesakes, and Neil Gaiman, the creator of the fantasy comedy series and the co-author of the original book, has addressed the similarities.In Kripke’s dark fantasy drama, which ran for 15 whole seasons, there was a demon by the name of Crowley, who was at one point the King of Hell, and there was also angel Metatron, the Scribe of God and the reason why Dean Winchester became a demon himself for a short while. One Good Omens fan wondered if Gaiman’s own Crowley and Metatron were inspired by their Supernatural equivalents, and the acclaimed author happily responded from his Tumblr account.Gaiman assured the fan that the names were not “a coincidence” and that Kripke was “a huge Good Omens fan, and always happy to talk about it,” meaning that the Supernatural creator drew the inspiration from Gaiman’s work, not vice versa. Apparently, Good Omens wasn’t the only Gaiman novel that Kripke read and loved — according to the writer, he was “a Sandman fan and an American Gods fan” as well. Gaiman added, “You’ll find bits of each of them in Supernatural.”RELATED: Good Omens: Neil Gaiman Dashes Season 4 Hopes
A lot of fans have noticed that some Good Omens characters have Supernatural namesakes, and Neil Gaiman, the creator of the fantasy comedy series and the co-author of the original book, has addressed the similarities.
In Kripke’s dark fantasy drama, which ran for 15 whole seasons, there was a demon by the name of Crowley, who was at one point the King of Hell, and there was also angel Metatron, the Scribe of God and the reason why Dean Winchester became a demon himself for a short while. One Good Omens fan wondered if Gaiman’s own Crowley and Metatron were inspired by their Supernatural equivalents, and the acclaimed author happily responded from his Tumblr account.
Gaiman assured the fan that the names were not “a coincidence” and that Kripke was “a huge Good Omens fan, and always happy to talk about it,” meaning that the Supernatural creator drew the inspiration from Gaiman’s work, not vice versa. Apparently, Good Omens wasn’t the only Gaiman novel that Kripke read and loved — according to the writer, he was “a Sandman fan and an American Gods fan” as well. Gaiman added, “You’ll find bits of each of them in Supernatural.”
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