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Superman: American Alien (2015-) #7
by Max Landis, Jock
Max Landis said he was going to end his American Alien series with "the most violent, realistic fight Superman has ever been in." I think perhaps he oversold it a little bit. In case you forgot, Landis and DC hired different illustrators for each issue. Jock is the name of the illustrator here, and I think some of the fighting was lost in his mediocre, muddled illustrations. In fact, I think the artwork here is one of the worst in the series (just slightly better than issue #2, illustrated by Tommy Lee Edwards). While I mostly get what was happening, there were definitely some panels where the action was hard to grasp.
The story features Clark's first major meeting with another alien, Lobo, a mercenary sent to warn humans that "Earth ain't safe anymore..." The two get in a pretty epic fight, with THOKs and KRAKs and BAMBAMBAMs aplenty. Definitely saw Superman use one of his powers in a way I've never seen before, but as I said some of the action was confusing because of the illustrations.
Bookending the fight is the classic Clark & Lois romance angle. The story starts with Clark on the subway texting Jimmy about his troubles with Lois and it ends with the two of them in the hospital as Clark is healing from his wounds. I like the overall Valkyrie story (Landis has a lot of clever lines in here) and overall the series was very enjoyable. Heard there is an omnibus coming out later this year with some extra content. Can't wait to pick it up!
The story features Clark's first major meeting with another alien, Lobo, a mercenary sent to warn humans that "Earth ain't safe anymore..." The two get in a pretty epic fight, with THOKs and KRAKs and BAMBAMBAMs aplenty. Definitely saw Superman use one of his powers in a way I've never seen before, but as I said some of the action was confusing because of the illustrations.
Bookending the fight is the classic Clark & Lois romance angle. The story starts with Clark on the subway texting Jimmy about his troubles with Lois and it ends with the two of them in the hospital as Clark is healing from his wounds. I like the overall Valkyrie story (Landis has a lot of clever lines in here) and overall the series was very enjoyable. Heard there is an omnibus coming out later this year with some extra content. Can't wait to pick it up!