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james_desantis 's review for:
Superman: American Alien
by Max Landis
One Minute Video Review - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vy91bmMV0WA
Max Landis is someone I respect, but don't love all of his work. I also don't always agree with him on subjects.
Saying that Superman: American Alien is the best Superman story I've ever read.
What makes this 7 issued collection so great is they feel seperate yet all flow so well. We start with Clark as just a kid, then teenager, young adult, aspiring hero, and a true fucking badass by the end. Not badass in the sense he beats the living shit out of baddies, which he does, but badass in the sense he begins to conquer life in general. To show you no matter who you are, where you're from, you can overcome ANYTHING.
I really loved most of the art. Issue 1 and 3, and the last issue all have stunning art. The others are either just good or almost great. Which is still good, because I usually hate sketch type drawings, they usually look lazy to me.
I freaking LOVED the dialog. It hits home, and it makes Clark so relatable. Which he should be. This is a alien, true, who almost can't die, but he is just trying to make it in life. Trying to love the right girl, trying to keep us his job, trying to just have purpose in his life. It's so well handled, with great human moments with Clark's friends, parents, and even enemies.
I can gush over this over and over again. It's truly remarkable how well it's done, how it flows, I give two thumbs way up. After watching the horrid BvS I'm so glad we got something like this to really show the young generation why Superman can be written so well. Give us a Superman like this so we can fall in love with the character once more!
Max Landis is someone I respect, but don't love all of his work. I also don't always agree with him on subjects.
Saying that Superman: American Alien is the best Superman story I've ever read.
What makes this 7 issued collection so great is they feel seperate yet all flow so well. We start with Clark as just a kid, then teenager, young adult, aspiring hero, and a true fucking badass by the end. Not badass in the sense he beats the living shit out of baddies, which he does, but badass in the sense he begins to conquer life in general. To show you no matter who you are, where you're from, you can overcome ANYTHING.
I really loved most of the art. Issue 1 and 3, and the last issue all have stunning art. The others are either just good or almost great. Which is still good, because I usually hate sketch type drawings, they usually look lazy to me.
I freaking LOVED the dialog. It hits home, and it makes Clark so relatable. Which he should be. This is a alien, true, who almost can't die, but he is just trying to make it in life. Trying to love the right girl, trying to keep us his job, trying to just have purpose in his life. It's so well handled, with great human moments with Clark's friends, parents, and even enemies.
I can gush over this over and over again. It's truly remarkable how well it's done, how it flows, I give two thumbs way up. After watching the horrid BvS I'm so glad we got something like this to really show the young generation why Superman can be written so well. Give us a Superman like this so we can fall in love with the character once more!