A terrible detective is on the verge of being fired. To save his career he is assigned to assist a highly skilled officer on a top-secret case involving a chain of murders. Can they find who the spree murderer is based off only a stick figure sketch?

Two friends discover how awfully boring their lives are and believe that learning magic is the key to making their lives interesting. On their journey to learn and practice the ways of magic they find themselves involved in cults, robbery, and magic crystals. Is magic really the solution to all their problems?

Milo, an unemployed and whiny anarchist, finds out he is adopted. After learning his real name is "Milo Wormwood" and being forced to get a job by his older brother, Milo decides to use his opportunity to find his new identity. However, he finds himself employed by a failed entrepreneur who has terrible inventions and even more terrible past.