![]() Wesley Gibson, a common man with a menial job and a cheating girlfriend, finds out he is the son of one of the most dangerous villains, the Killer, and showcases what it means to have great power without great responsibility. The 2003 miniseries also tries to answer a question: what would happen if the bad guys won? In the Wanted world, supervillains have disposed of the heroes forever and are secretly ruling the world. ![]() ![]() The four-issue miniseries obviously owes a lot to the traditional James Bond imagery, and to Millar's previous take on the spy genre, Kingsman: The Secret Service (which inspired three successful film adaptations), but there are clear ties with Wanted too. Related: Mark Millar Says No One Can Compete After Selling Millarworld To Netflix Rather than spending his last six months on Earth waiting for the end, alone, the former King of Spies decides to go on a final mission to rid the world of all the "monsters" that he has helped keep in power over his career: presidents, kings, and " all the crooks on their thrones." However, everything changes when Roland is diagnosed with a terminal illness. ![]() Roland King was the best spy in the world, but after a life spent being "the best" what he got is an alienated wife, a son who won't speak with him, a daughter who doesn't even know he exists, and a dubious sense of morality that he had to crush in order to keep doing what was required from him. ![]() King of Spies answers the question of what would have happened to James Bond if he retired and had six months left to live. ![]()
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