This work has been a long time coming, and its ancestry is easily recognizable. Fans of Angel will recognize it, as well as those of Lucifer. Have Gun, Will Travel has left its DNA here along with Xena, Warrior Princess, as well as movies from The Magnificent Seven to Death Wish. I’m not leaving out you gamers, either. From the Fallout series to Van Helsing, from The Elder Scrolls to The Witcher, the story of the flawed hero seeking redemption is time-honored and beloved.
If you’ve ever followed the plot of a book, movie, or TV show where the helpless townsfolk are up against it until a mysterious stranger steps in and makes their cause his own, you know what’s at play here. They are stories of brave men and women drawing a line in the sand with no expectation of reward; they are, quite simply, the heroes we all wish we could be in our daily lives.
Yes, they're predictable. Yes, they're cliched. Yes, they've been done to death. Would you care to read another one? ...
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