In a world not far removed from our own, a city lies
ravaged. Crime overruns its streets; its citizens are helpless.
Crimelord Robert Latham, to the world-at-large a legitimate businessman,
holds the city in his sway. Fear and intimidation rule throughout. One
man stands above the rest, willing to fight for freedom.
That man is The Wraith.
The
Wraith, the city’s bogeyman, is known to exist only by a very few, and
seen by even fewer. Those that do know of him, especially Latham, know
to fear him, for his fury at those who commit evil has no bounds. By
day, the Wraith is the reclusive billionaire Paul Sanderson, a man more
mysterious and less seen than his night-time counterpart. Sensing the
desperation of Latham and that his own time may be limited, Sanderson
readies a replacement, a man deemed worthy to continue in his stead,
whether that man likes it or not. That man is Michael Reeve, an honest
cop, someone similarly fighting for justice in a city where very little
justice remains. It’s a struggle for Reeve to come to terms with his new
identity and the destiny handed to him by someone he has only heard of
but never seen.
Those around him are pulled,
unwittingly and seeringly, into his nightmare. In desperation, Latham
calls in someone to finish the job, to ensure Metro City finally becomes
his, completely and utterly. Enter the Cobra, a creature whose origins
have been lost in the mists of time. A creature whose sole purpose in
life is to destroy—and conquer.
Can the new Wraith save his city even while he struggles to save his own soul?
