Volume 5

This is volume 5 of the "14" collected series, a 12-volume collection of Western superhero comics. The table of contents suggests the series continues the Smallville tie-in comics: the TV series Smallville spanned ten seasons chronicling Clark Kent's growth from a Kansas small-town boy into Superman, and after it ended, DC Comics launched the sequel comic Smallville Season Eleven in 2012, written by series writer Bryan Q. Miller, picking up after the finale as Clark formally dons the cape and faces a new city and new enemies. Collections of this kind are usually organized by volume, gathering multiple issues of a single main storyline so readers can read continuously. As volume 5 of the collection, this book carries forward the storylines and character relationships established in the first four volumes, advancing the main plot between daily life and crises in Metropolis: new characters appear, old adversaries return, and Clark continually weighs his heroic identity against ordinary life. It should be noted that no reliable publication data could be verified for the specific issues and plot contained in this volume; the summary here is based only on the series' overall background and makes no assertions about the details of this particular volume. Factual information (translator, publisher, publication year, ISBN, etc.) is left blank; please refer to the copyright page of the physical book.