In Superman: American Alien, we’re a given a new, but familiar look into the life of Clark Kent. Although it is still technically an “origin story”, it feels less like it’s trying to rewrite the tale of Superman as much as it’s just telling you a few tales of this different iteration of Superman. It builds its own world without putting too much weight on the building of a new world. So, as long as you have a general grasp of the story of Superman, you can pick up this comic and enjoy it. Each issue is a standalone story and progresses his character a bit more. There’s never an issue that feels like, “And, this is how he became Superman.” Each issue just explores a new theme and builds Clark up like a snowball rolling downhill. The ending doesn’t feel like an end, it feels like a beginning and it leaves the door open for him to grow even more.
