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Superman: American Alien (Single Issues) #6
Superman: American Alien (2015-2016) #6 (Superman: American Alien
Pete Ross and Kenny Braverman take a trip to Metropolis to catch up with their old friend Clark Kent, only to find that the “Superman” phenomenon has taken the city by storm! As Clark’s alter ego grows more famous, so do Pete’s concerns, and the rising tensions between the two friends inadvertently result in an epic encounter of an extraterrestrial nature!
29 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2016
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Max Landis
54 books78 followersMax Landis is a Hollywood screenwriter and Eisner Award nominee. 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.
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December 31, 2016
FANTASTIC ! Clark and his best friends focus on Clark/Superman's life meaning and he finally has some indications about who he really is. Maybe by knowing his roots, he can finally be.
I love the story and the drawing of this issue.
I love the story and the drawing of this issue.
July 27, 2025
”Angel”
”The New Jimmy” starts with Kenny and Pete taking the monorail from Smallville to Metropolis and discussing if Clark is going to get a big head now that he’s famous. They eat lunch and talk. Clark missed his friend’s wedding. Just got too busy.
They are going to an art gallery to see Jimmy Olsen’s photographs. They are portraits of super-villains.
Pete and Kenny enjoy the open bar. Back at Clark’s apartment they talk about Clark maybe contacting other superheroes.
Pete and Clark argue about why Clark is putting on a costume. Pete thinks that Clark is avoiding life by his double life. That’s he’s blind to the fact that he is changing the world by being Superman.
Clark is pissed and tries to fly to the moon. In space he meets Green Lanterns Abin Sur and Tomar Re. He hears about Krypton from them but is a little tipsy and belligerent. They send him home.
He wakes up in his apartment. Pete and Kenny found him naked on the roof. Clark apologizes to Pete. Pete tells him that he’s worried about him. There are monsters coming.
5 stars.
”The New Jimmy” starts with Kenny and Pete taking the monorail from Smallville to Metropolis and discussing if Clark is going to get a big head now that he’s famous. They eat lunch and talk. Clark missed his friend’s wedding. Just got too busy.
They are going to an art gallery to see Jimmy Olsen’s photographs. They are portraits of super-villains.
Pete and Kenny enjoy the open bar. Back at Clark’s apartment they talk about Clark maybe contacting other superheroes.
Pete and Clark argue about why Clark is putting on a costume. Pete thinks that Clark is avoiding life by his double life. That’s he’s blind to the fact that he is changing the world by being Superman.
Clark is pissed and tries to fly to the moon. In space he meets Green Lanterns Abin Sur and Tomar Re. He hears about Krypton from them but is a little tipsy and belligerent. They send him home.
He wakes up in his apartment. Pete and Kenny found him naked on the roof. Clark apologizes to Pete. Pete tells him that he’s worried about him. There are monsters coming.
That was a really neat story. About friendship and communication more than anything else. I still don’t buy that the ‘S’ on his chest is some sort of Kryptonian symbol. That just seems stupid. There are WAY too many different fonts for that to ever make sense. I always thought ‘My mom made it’ was much more simple and direct. And I’m glad they haven’t included the stupid dog!
5 stars.
December 22, 2025
I really love the dynamic between Clark and his old friends, Pete and Kenny. Clark moving to a new city and becoming Superman has created some distance between them, and the story portrays that really well. I also appreciate how both they and the rest of Smallville are genuinely worried about him. And Pete, most especially, is worried he can’t help Clark anymore.
Even though he’s technically Superman now with the name and the costume he still has the mindset he had back in issue 5. He hasn’t fully realized that he’s becoming a symbol, whether he wants to accept it or not.
Even though he’s technically Superman now with the name and the costume he still has the mindset he had back in issue 5. He hasn’t fully realized that he’s becoming a symbol, whether he wants to accept it or not.
March 31, 2020
Es más un 3.5/5.
Me es difícil acostumbrarme a esta versión de Clark; sin embargo, en la forma sigue siendo el mismo: Sólo un hombre bueno tratando de hacer lo correcto. Por supuesto, fue interesante observar el choque entre esos mundos, Metrópolis, Smallville y Clark como Superman.
Me es difícil acostumbrarme a esta versión de Clark; sin embargo, en la forma sigue siendo el mismo: Sólo un hombre bueno tratando de hacer lo correcto. Por supuesto, fue interesante observar el choque entre esos mundos, Metrópolis, Smallville y Clark como Superman.
May 20, 2018
Crítica | Superman: Alienígena Americano
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June 9, 2019
Quite a humanising telling of Clark Kent's early life. Interesting Cameos by Doomsday, Lobo, Mxyzptlk and the Geeen Lantern.
November 4, 2020
Some improvements in the plot and the art here and there.
December 30, 2025
in the club we all superfam
May 8, 2016
For the past 6 months, I've had my wife's stepdad pick up issues of American Alien as they come out. He has his own weekly orders of comics, so it's just as easy for me to support a friend's comic book store and get the issues when I eventually see Mike.
For the first 5 issues, I feel like timing has been on my side and I've gotten the issue within a week of the release. For issue #6, I've had to wait nearly 3 weeks! And now that I've read "Angel" I wish I hadn't waited so long!
Max Landis has created an amazing story here and I'm actually sad it's ending in a few weeks with issue #7. I only got into this series because it was a limited run. I don't know that I have the time (or the funds) to read a comic book every week or month for the rest of my life. I enjoy The Walking Dead on TV and I'd love to get into the graphic novels, but I heard that Robert Kirkman actually wants to keep writing the comics forever... I don't think I can handle that many books!
So when I heard American Alien was going to be a limited 7-book run with monthly releases, I thought that was my kind of story... I had never read single issue comics before (besides a random Simpsons comic here & there I picked up when I was younger). I'd enjoyed Watchmen as a graphic novel and the Preacher series in its nine parts, but this was something new.
I do feel a little cheated because these seven stories mostly stand on their own. There have been more and more connections (here, we meet friends from the old Smallville stories and talk about Clark getting Batman's cowl & cape from issue #4) but the issues are serial so I'm still not really getting that comic book experience (probably a good thing).
Quick summary: Clark gets a visit from childhood friends Pete & Kenny. They act primarily as fish out of water in Metropolis (much like Clark was back in issue #4 when his truck was stolen) and secondarily as a mirror to Clark who may be getting too egotistical about his counterpart's fame. As Pete reprimands him, "You aren’t Superman, but you’re not even Clark Kent anymore," Clark decides to fly off to the moon. But the pesky little atmosphere gets in the way, burning up all of his clothes, and leaving him nearly dead as he experiences a massive decompression.
Luckily there are some other heroes there to save our hero and give him some answers he's been longing for for decades.
The story is filled with clever Landis-isms. From the "It’s a bird! It’s a plane! Oh, it’s just a plane..." to the ever so clever explanation of how Clark gets away with just wearing glasses as his "human" disguise. From Clark doing the math trying to answer his friend's hypothetical question of flying to the moon to Clark admitting why he uses the S logo in his costume. There is a lot of emotion and laughs packed into these 30 pages.
My one main complaint—where was one-page splash page in the back? I assume the story Max wanted to write in this issue took up every last page, so he couldn't dedicate one to something separate, but I've enjoyed the previous addenda and missed it here.
For the first 5 issues, I feel like timing has been on my side and I've gotten the issue within a week of the release. For issue #6, I've had to wait nearly 3 weeks! And now that I've read "Angel" I wish I hadn't waited so long!
Max Landis has created an amazing story here and I'm actually sad it's ending in a few weeks with issue #7. I only got into this series because it was a limited run. I don't know that I have the time (or the funds) to read a comic book every week or month for the rest of my life. I enjoy The Walking Dead on TV and I'd love to get into the graphic novels, but I heard that Robert Kirkman actually wants to keep writing the comics forever... I don't think I can handle that many books!
So when I heard American Alien was going to be a limited 7-book run with monthly releases, I thought that was my kind of story... I had never read single issue comics before (besides a random Simpsons comic here & there I picked up when I was younger). I'd enjoyed Watchmen as a graphic novel and the Preacher series in its nine parts, but this was something new.
I do feel a little cheated because these seven stories mostly stand on their own. There have been more and more connections (here, we meet friends from the old Smallville stories and talk about Clark getting Batman's cowl & cape from issue #4) but the issues are serial so I'm still not really getting that comic book experience (probably a good thing).
Quick summary: Clark gets a visit from childhood friends Pete & Kenny. They act primarily as fish out of water in Metropolis (much like Clark was back in issue #4 when his truck was stolen) and secondarily as a mirror to Clark who may be getting too egotistical about his counterpart's fame. As Pete reprimands him, "You aren’t Superman, but you’re not even Clark Kent anymore," Clark decides to fly off to the moon. But the pesky little atmosphere gets in the way, burning up all of his clothes, and leaving him nearly dead as he experiences a massive decompression.
Luckily there are some other heroes there to save our hero and give him some answers he's been longing for for decades.
The story is filled with clever Landis-isms. From the "It’s a bird! It’s a plane! Oh, it’s just a plane..." to the ever so clever explanation of how Clark gets away with just wearing glasses as his "human" disguise. From Clark doing the math trying to answer his friend's hypothetical question of flying to the moon to Clark admitting why he uses the S logo in his costume. There is a lot of emotion and laughs packed into these 30 pages.
My one main complaint—where was one-page splash page in the back? I assume the story Max wanted to write in this issue took up every last page, so he couldn't dedicate one to something separate, but I've enjoyed the previous addenda and missed it here.
April 20, 2016
Really enjoying the dialogue and set-up for this series. An excellent example of how to world-build and add exposition. Not as actionful as other issues, but this is exactly what it needs to be, where it needs to be in the big story. Loving this series.
September 5, 2016
Nice little tale.....
April 21, 2016
The weakest issue so far. It's point isn't as clear as the rest, but the art is stellar and this series is still great.
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April 22, 2016
Good one, not a lot of action, but a real good story and development in the storyline has well. We're beginning to see the creation of the Ultimate Alliance.
October 1, 2016
Probably the most important issue. This is where Clark has to answer the big question 'why is he doing this?' Also, loved the uniform.
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