Superman - American Alien #[nn]

A young Clark Kent — bruised, bloodied, and holding a mugshot placard — stares out from this striking Urban Comics edition of Max Landis's Superman: American Alien, collected in French in 2017. The stark police-lineup aesthetic immediately signals a grounded, human take on the Man of Steel before he ever became Superman. With contributions from artists including Tommy Lee Edwards, Francis Manapul, Jonathan Case, Nik Dragotta, Joëlle Jones, and Jae Lee, this is a visually ambitious portrait of Clark's formative years told through a remarkable range of artistic voices.