Despite being a superpowered teenager, high school has been pretty normal for Clark Kent; but his idyllic life is wrenched away when the death of a classmate rocks all of Smallville. As he and his friends grieve, the challenges they face become darker, more complex, and deeply insidious. Clark feels completely out of his depth when Smallvilleās latest threat proves that it takes more than fists and laser beams to save the day. For the first time in his life, Clark must grapple with lifeās biggest questions, and confront his own mortality (or lack thereof) in order to become the hero his beloved town needs.