Smallville Season 11, Volume 6: Alien

Smallville: Season 11 #6

by Bryan Q. Miller, Cat Staggs (Illustrations), Ben Lobel (Illustrations)

Superman’s secret is out. The world now knows that their greatest hero is not of this Earth. What they don’t know is that there are other beings out there who hail from parts unknown-universes unknown. And one of these outsiders has just crash-landed in the Russian wilderness.

While Lex Luthor and Clark Kent head to Russia to investigate the appearance of this new Monitor, Superman’s allies join Batman and Nightwing as they investigate the death of a man found in a Gotham alley…a man who bears a striking resemblance to Clark!

With more Earth-2 refugees popping up and the Monitors’ ability to make Superman bleed, one thing is becoming frighteningly clear: The Crisis is coming, and Superman alone may not be powerful enough to stop it!

The SMALLVILLE universe continues to expand as TV series writer BRYAN Q. MILLER (BATGIRL) and artist EDGAR SALAZAR (DEATHSTROKE) bring you SMALLVILLE SEASON 11: ALIEN!

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Superman, Dc Comics, Graphic Novels Comics, Superheroes

176 pages, Paperback

First published May 12, 2015

About the author

Bryan Q. Miller is an American television and comic writer most notable for his work on the CW’s “Smallville” and DC’s “Batgirl.” (with Stephanie Brown as Batgirl)

Reviews

[S.E. Martens · Rating 3 out of 5]

Loved that we (finally!) got to see more of Lex, and that he finally got to spend time with Clark. Their misadventure in Russia was fantastic. I still don't care about the "Crisis" storyline, but their battle with the Monitor was excellently done.

We also got to see glimpses of Lex's humanity and his frustration over not being able to remember anything.

I'm also somewhat enjoying Lex's growing friendship with Otis. I find Otis a little annoying but it is nice that Lex finally has one person in his corner.

I was bored by the extended Batman subplot, though. And Tess being portrayed as naked even though she's a hologram construct felt really tacky and gross.

[John Yelverton · Rating 5 out of 5]

If the television show would have continued in this direction, I would never have missed a single night that "Smallville" would have aired.

[Kieran McAndrew · Rating 5 out of 5]

Smallville Season 11 Vol. 6: Alien

The world now knows Superman is an alien and must decide whether they should still trust the Man of Steel. When a monitor from Earth-2 crash lands in Russia, Lex Luthor and Clark Kent fly out to investigate. Meanwhile, the Batman and Nightwing are asked to assist Gotham PD when a young man is found beaten to death in an alley way. The young man is wearing the Superman suit and bears a striking resemblance to Clark Kent.

There is a feeling that a Crisis is inevitable and the story behind to gather pace. Characters are deftly moved towards a final paradigm in a new adventure which is beautifully rendered.

[Celina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Now this reminds me of the Crisis, though the earlier stages. I just wish Smallville as a show was still on and this was happening, nothing would beat it.

[Dimitris Papastergiou · Rating 1 out of 5]

Bad Bad Bad.

[Alex · Rating 3 out of 5]

I've been pretty disappointed by the art in this series, but it seems to have gotten better in this issue - or it's just growing on me, who knows.

I actually liked this one, but I am super confused about the ending with the "other" Bruce. Hopefully it gets explained better in the next one!

[Ashlynn Renee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another volume down and I'm still in love.

[Ricky · Rating 1 out of 5]

How do I read these books?? Is this just an app to tell me where to buy them

[livia · Rating 3 out of 5]

the lois and barb team ups are always my fav

[LYS. · Rating 2 out of 5]

actually 2.5 stars!

i liked bruce's parts and the mention of dick and the slight humanity in lex but this volume was average!

[Steven Shinder · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cool to see Batman again. And Superman's reaction at the end is believable.

[Michael · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoy Lex and Clark together again, but could've done without another Crisis riff. The Batman-Nightwing-Lois-Chloe story was decent.

[Robert · Rating 2 out of 5]

To many skipped scenes, to many plot jumps makes for a disappointing experience. The tale could easily have been doubled in size.

[Nika · Rating 3 out of 5]

I missed Ollie in this. But was nice seeing batman againn!!

[Ian Williamson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Season 11 is still growing strong, a great mix of old school smallville and an expanding multiverse have made this a must read for me. Miller is constructing what seems to be quite an impressive story arc, been able to use such a plethora of DC stories to draw from means that smallville is highly enjoyable. The artwork is good though doesn't capture ALL the main characters TV likenesses. My only issue with this run is one minor decision which was made regarding others from the multiverse, although very surprising and in some mythology quite believable, it just doesn't ring true for me. Other than that I can't wait to see what this season has instore next!!!

[Ben · Rating 4 out of 5]

Poor Lex. Will he ever be right in the head? Luckily for us, he won't. We see a deeper side of Lex in these issues, which was always the best part about the show. Seeing both sides and understanding motivations of good and evil makes you see why people do what they do. Having Rocket Red soldiers was an added bonus to the issue. And what is the big world-shattering event that is coming?! Well crafted with a nice set up in the end. Enjoy!

[Angela · Rating 4 out of 5]

The world now knows Superman is an alien, and they don't like it. A monitor has landed in Russia, and Lex goes to see it. Clark tags along too. There's some great interplay between Clark and Lex that really reminded me of the series when they were good friends. A very good read.

[Nicolas · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a big improvement over the last volume. I missed Oliver but was excited about the Dick Grayson cameo. looking forward to more.