Monday, December 11, 2017

For Tuesday: Landis, Superman: American Alien


Be sure to read Superman: American Alien and do the 4 template response questions for Tuesday's class (bring it to class--late responses not accepted). Remember that each story is a self-contained comic (and was released separately) so it has the same writer but completely different artists from comic to comic. Check the pages in the back of the book to learn more about the tone of each work and what they wanted the artwork/story to represent.

If interested,  here's a great review/discussion of the comic that might help you sort out your own feelings towards the book, even if you don't quite feel the same way: https://kotaku.com/american-alien-is-the-best-superman-story-in-ages-1772128282

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