Max Landis

Hollywood screenwriter and Eisner Award nominee Max Landis ("Chronicle, American Ultra, Adventures of Superman") joins forces with top comics artists including Jock, Francis Manapul and Jae Lee to bring you "Superman: American Alien," a new epic that chronicles the life of Clark Kent and his development into the archetypal hero he will eventually become. But these are not the stories of the iconic "Superman" as you know him, but of the soft-spoken, charming, often-funny Kansas farm-boy behind the Man of Steel. With the tone of each issue ranging from heartwarming and simple, to frighteningly gritty and violent, to sexy, sun-kissed and funny, Superman: American Alien is unlike anything you've seen before. Collects" Superman: American Alien" #1-7.

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Connor 

This was really fun! My main woe is that the one downside of doing the whole baby clark kent to Metropolis side of the story means very limited Lois lane (and I always want more Lois lane), but this is Clark's story so that makes sense.

Jessica Nottingham

Max Landis is my hero. See, Superman and I never really meshed before. He's always been this superhero who, at least for me, was unreachable. He didn't feel human (which yes, I know he's an alien technically) and his bevvy of superpowers always kept him at arms length for me. I like my superheroes with a little more fight in them, I guess. It's tough to love a guy who is all but unbreakable.

Enter Max Landis' take on Superman. Here was a Clark that I could actually fall in love with. Each issue is a separate part of Clark's life, from childhood up through adulthood. Each one also has a different artist. I LOVED this. It felt like the illustrations grew, right along with our young superhero. He became a real person for me. There were points where he was adorable, awkward, debonair, and lost. I've never cared about Superman at all, until this comic. That's saying a lot.

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