A dark, subversive comic book limited series created by writer Mark Millar and artist J.G. Jones. The story centers around Wesley Gibson, an unappreciated, ordinary office worker who discovers he is actually the heir to a legendary supervillain assassin known as "The Killer". In this brutal universe, a secret coalition of villains called "The Fraternity" completely eradicated all superheroes decades ago and wiped humanity's collective memory of them. Wesley must leave his pathetic life behind, embrace his innate lethal gifts, and join the secret order ruling the planet from the shadows.