The (anti)hero of this four issue comic book series is "Jack Beans". Another character describes his mathematical abilities this way:

In fact, Beans is so good at math that he tutors math professors. (A panel shows two math professors struggling to keep up with Jack's explanation of an advanced mathematical topic.)

Beans also has synesthesia (being able to recognize prime numbers by "color") and a memory which is "absolute". Together with his math/logic ability, these skills allow him to wipe out vicious gang members one by one. His one flaw is that he is (supposedly) unable to tell a lie. (See spoilers below if you are not planning to read it for yourself.)

Thanks to my student Bailey Ford for bringing it to my attention (and for letting me know that it may also soon be seen on Hulu).

SPOILER ALERT: Twist ending revealed below. (Stop reading now if you want to read the comic book series for yourself without knowing how it ends.)

SPOILER ALERT: Twist ending revealed below. (Stop reading now if you want to read the comic book series for yourself without knowing how it ends.)

Through most of the series, the reader believes that Jack Beans is incapable of lying and is only killing the members of the Keys crime family (which he used to work for) because they intend to kill him. This arguably makes him a hero, acting only in self defense, despite the gruesome ways that he often chooses to kill them.

But, at the very end, it is revealed that this is not actually true. In fact, all of this was planned by Jack Beans (or whatever his name was before he entered witness protection) when he was only seven years old. In particular, we are expected to believe that the young prodigy concocted a plan to work for a crime family, turn on them and enter witness protection, and finally take over the crime family but make it look like self-defense. A key component of this plan was to convince everyone that he was incapable of telling a lie, but that in itself was a lie.

Personally, I find this plot twist both unappealing and really difficult to swallow. I would have preferred a different ending to this otherwise interesting (even if overly violent) comic book series. But, you may disagree. If you do, then please share your opinion with me using the links below and I would be happy to post your opinion here.