Wesley Gibson
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| Wesley Gibson | |
| Publication information | |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Top Cow |
| First appearance | Wanted #1 |
| Created by | Mark Millar |
| In story information | |
| Team affiliations | The Fraternity |
| Notable aliases | The Killer |
| Abilities | Superhuman aim and weapon acuity |
Wesley Gibson, also called The Killer, is a fictional character, a comic book super-villain and the protagonist in Mark Millar's Wanted mini-series.
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[edit] Fictional character history
24-year-old account manager, Wesley Gibson, was a pathetic, cubicle-dwelling hypochondriac. His boss frequently chewed him out and his girlfriend regularly cheated on him with his best friend. His depressing life plodded on interminably and it seemed to him that he would never amount to anything. However, one day, Wes was contacted by The Fox, who revealed to him that his father, who had been absent through out Wesley's life, was actually a super-criminal called The Killer who had been recently assassinated, and that Wesley had inherited his perfect aim and uncanny skill with any weapon in addition to the name, ten million dollars and his father's place in the fraternity[1]. Wesley entered a new life amongst his father's former associates, a group of super-villains who secretly ruled the world. He starts training to be the sadistic killing machine with no empathy, performing acts such as raping celebrities, strangling his old Geography teacher, and looking for his father's Killer. Ultimately, this lifestyle leads him into conflict with a subgroup of these super-villains led by the insane Mr. Rictus.
[edit] Background information
The physical appearance of Wesley is based on rapper Eminem, as drawn by J. G. Jones.[2]
[edit] Film
Wesley will be portrayed by actor James McAvoy in the upcoming Wanted film.
[edit] References
- ^ Wanted #1
- ^ Comic Book Movies - Wanted
