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Superman: American Alien by Jonathan Case, Mark Buckingham, Nick Dragotta, Steve Dillon, Ryan Sook, Max Landis, Matthew Clark, Joëlle Jones, Francis Manapul, Tommy Lee Edwards, Jae Lee, Evan Doc Shaner, Jock

sizrobe's review against another edition

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5.0

Max Landis made Superman interesting. If that's not talent, I don't know what is

llymrie77's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

jkenna90's review against another edition

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4.0

Great starting point for anyone who wants to jump into the Superman comics but doesn't know where to start

anjalirenee's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Very fun! Will make you fall in love with Clark

zestquest's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

an absolute corner stone of superman’s character. it truly showcases how we get from little country farm boy to The Superman, all while being extremely fun to read and gloriously funny 

kitkat6678's review against another edition

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adventurous funny hopeful inspiring fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

val_z's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful informative medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

kacibookishkingdom's review against another edition

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5.0

Wow, this was such an interesting take on Superman. The different story arcs within this graphic novel offer some fascinating viewpoints on how Clark Kent became The Man of Steel. I also love how they connected the different stories to other DC characters like Batman and Green Arrow.

vernip's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

 So one of my favorite Superman books of all time is "Superman: Secret Origin" by Geoff Johns where they take some of the myriad earlier adventures of the Man of Steel and put it into one easy-to-read package with nice artwork (especially nice that they drew him to look like Christopher Reeves).
So the fact they made ANOTHER origin story for the Kansas farmboy and made it modern, fresh, AND fun (helped by the various artists who worked on this), in addition to tying it into LOTS of the extended DC universe? It makes me rather happy and I can unabashedly give this 5 stars. 

penguinwithtie's review against another edition

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5.0

My favorite Superman story of all time. Especially the Deathstroke assassination attempt on Bruce Wayne's life.