Harry Johnson by day is a private investigator who aids the police department and by night the Raven, a supehero vigilante who deals with criminals of superhuman strength. Aided by his good friend, doctor Darren Smith, he faces multiple challenges as he struggles to uphold justice in White City while hiding his secret identity. In his quest he is assisted by Captain Thomas Gorman and Lieutenant Lilian Morse while journalists Adam Wells and Jessica Wing try to uncover his secret. The Raven is a story that combines detective fiction and supehero fiction with elements of Xianxia. It takes inspiration from classics of both genres.