In a world where heroism and villainy are 9-to-5 gigs, Arthur Lovelasss life has reached critical mass. Every attempt hes made to humiliate his popular and heroic father has failed, his girlfriend has left him, his sister wont talk to him, and hes jobless. As if that werent bad enough, his roommate is threatening to kick him out of the apartment after he causes an embarrassing accident which leaves her just as unemployed. Things get worse when Arthur guilts his best friend Tim into accompanying him on a prank at the Heroes Guild. Instead of petty vandalism, the two stumble on a conspiracy which leaves four dead and the Lord of Justice Arbiter on a campaign of revenge which threatens the very world Arthur longs to be a part of.