Fortuné d’Hypocondre has a problem… or to be more precise he has had nothing but problems since the day that ‘The Crow’ appeared to him… ‘The Crow’ is the hero of eponymous pulp novels, two-penny serials, with plots that both spring to life and are conventional. Fortuné took pleasure in trouncing this mediocre literature in his reviews. But now ‘The Crow’ is before him and will not leave, making his life hellish. It is in dreadful need of Fortuné’s help to lead it to its creator and to make its life an unforgettable masterpiece by immortalising it forever as a genius of Evil!