New York City, 1972 - Comic book artist, Wally Carson, has been illustrating the stories of a reclusive writer named Salazar without ever having met the man in person. When Salazar suddenly misses his deadlines, Carson is sent to find out what's happened to the company's best-selling writer. Carson meets resistance from the writer's wife, but when he insists, he is shocked to find Salazar in a catatonic state. When other artists at the company...