DC Comics has released a five page preview of Superman: American Alien #1.

Superman: American Alien is screenwriter Max Landis’ re-imagining of The Man of Steel.  Landis is no stranger to Superman, having pitted The Man of Tomorrow against the Joker in “The Sound of One Hand Clapping.” for Adventures of Superman V2 #14, as well as having wrestled with the icon’s relevance for seventeen minutes in his YouTube short documentary, The Death and Return of Superman.

Each issue of Superman: American Alien joins Max Landis with a well-known comic artist, and Nick Dragotta of East of West and Fantastic Four is his collaborator on the first issue.

Pre-orders close this Monday, October 19th (Diamond order code SEP150188), and Superman: American Alien #1 arrives in comic shops on November 11th.

Official preview:

DC Entertainment proudly presents SUPERMAN: AMERICAN ALIEN, a 7-issue miniseries written by Hollywood screenwriter Max Landis, who masterminded the blockbuster superpower movie Chronicle and the critically acclaimed American Ultra(starring Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart). Landis, nominated for an Eisner Award for his work on ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN, returns to DC Comics by joining forces with an all-star lineup of the industry’s top artists.

 

The seven short stories from Clark’s life, all of which represent important junctures in his development as a person, are brought to life by the brilliance of Francis Manapul, Jock, Jae Lee, Tommy Lee Edwards, Nick Dragotta, Joëlle Jones, and Jonathan Case, with covers by Ryan Sook.

 

But these are not the stories of the iconic “Superman” as you know him, but of the soft-spoken, charming, often-funny Kansas farm-boy behind the Man of Steel. With the tone of each issue ranging from heartwarming and simple, to frighteningly gritty and violent, to sexy, sun-kissed and funny, SUPERMAN: AMERICAN ALIEN is unlike anything you’ve seen before.

 

“Issue one is heartwarming, two is brutal, three is sexy, four will make you think, five’s thrilling, six might make you cry and seven…seven has the most violent fight you’ve ever seen featuring Clark Kent,” says Landis. “This has been my dream since I was ten years old. Come on this journey with me and Clark. C’mon.”

 

In issue #1, superstar artist Nick Dragotta (East of West, Fantastic Four) illustrates the story of Jonathan and Martha Kent as they struggle to deal with their 12-year-old son’s latest quirk—he’s been floating up into the air, sometimes hundreds of feet!

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