Superman : American alien

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Title:

Superman : American alien

Author:

Landis, Max, 1985- author.

ISBN:

9781401262563

Publication Information:

Burbank, CA : DC Comics, 2016

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm.

General Note:

"Originally published in single magazine form as Superman: American Alien 1-7"--Title page verso.

"Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, by special arrangement with the Jerry Siegel family."

Contents:

Dove / art by Nick Dragotta -- Hawk / art & color by Tommy Lee Edwards -- Parrot / art by Joelle Jones -- Owl / art by Jae Lee -- Eagle / art & color by Francis Manapul -- Angel / art & color by Jonathan Case -- Valkyrie / art by Jock.

Personal Subject:

Superman (Fictitious character)-Comic books, strips, etc.

Subject Term:

Superheroes -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Good and evil -- Comic books, strips, etc.

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Landis, Max, 1985- Dove.

Landis, Max, 1985- Hawk.

Landis, Max, 1985- Parrot.

Landis, Max, 1985- Owl.

Landis, Max, 1985- Eagle.

Landis, Max, 1985- Angel.

Landis, Max, 1985- Valkyrie.

Local Subject:

DC Superheroes Collection.

Summary:

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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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BETSELLER!

IGN's People's Choice winner for 2016 Best Limited Comic Book or Mini-Series

Max Landis, acclaimed screenwriter of the hit film CHRONICLE, presents seven stories from the life of the man who will be the Man of Steel, seven pivotal moments that turned a sometimes good, sometimes angry, sometimes funny, always human, all-American alien into the world's first superhero.

THIS IS NOT A SUPERMAN COMIC.

This is the story of Clark Kent, a Kansas farm boy who happens to be from another planet. It's the story of a scared young kid with impossible powers, of a teenage delinquent with a lot to learn, of a reporter with a nose for the truth who's keeping the biggest secret the world has ever known.

This is not the Superman you know. Not yet.

Illustrated by some of the greatest artists in comics today--including Jock (BATMAN: THE BLACK MIRROR), Francis Manapul (DETECTIVE COMICS), Jae Lee (BATMAN/SUPERMAN), Joëlle Jones (LADY KILLER), Nick Dragotta (EAST OF WEST) and more with covers by Ryan Sook (ACTION COMICS)--SUPERMAN: AMERICAN ALIEN tells the very human story of the Last Son of Krypton.

Author Notes

Featured as one of Forbes 30 under 30 two consecutive years, Max Landis is an outspoken rising star in the screenwriting world. Having sold over fifteen projects in the last five years, Landis' first produced feature, Chronicle , did well at the box office and led to more sales. He currently has several projects in different stages of post-production: Victor Frankenstein , starring Daniel Radcliffe and James McAvoy and directed by Paul McGuigan; Mr. Right , starring Sam Rockwell and Anna Kendrick; and the feature film he wrote and directed, Me Him Her , starring Haley Joel Osment, and featuring Geena Davis and Scott Bakula, and which premiered at the Seattle Film Festival; and the action comedy, American Ultra starring Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart.

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Publisher's Weekly Review

One might think the very last thing the comics world needed was yet another twist on the Superman story-until one picks up this awesome story from Landis (Chronicle, Green Valley). Things start as usual with an alien boy in Smallville and progress swiftly through the different stages of Clark Kent's early life. Key characters are seeded in: Lex Luthor's genius billionaire megalomaniac-who seems to get richer, smarter, and more tiresome with each DC reinvention-Bruce Wayne's nosy rival superhero, and a highly enthusiastic Jimmy Olson, who in this incarnation is black and gay. Landis brings a fresh and lively humanism to each of these tales, tangling throughout with Clark's uncertain feelings about his powers and fracturing the Smallville narrative with small-town jealousies and a meth-fueled crime rampage. The art runs the gamut from rich manga speed to washed-out jottings, though some might wish they'd picked one style and stuck with it. (Oct.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

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