An Antihero's Journey: Book One, The Crow [A Cosmic Superhero Progression Fantasy]

Burton was a good man, if gullible, until his girlfriend turned out to be a superhero who cheated on him with another superhero, who happened to be his best friend. His whole family then proceeds to side with her and that was the final straw. And in a fit of suicidal rage, something happened to him. He became a wisher.  One thing had changed, and that was his mind. He was smarter now, better than who he was, but still the same. He was still a good person. He was still the kid his grandpa had raised, he was just much more cynical about the world now. So now he lives as a vigilante, not an official hero but some rogue man of the night beating up bad guys and giving teenagers a black eye here and there for some reason.  He has a talking dog and a cat, but for the most part, he’s alone and hurting.  But that’s about to change, because soon, he’s going to be hurting some more.  He’s a cynic. He’s a hero. He’s a sadistic hermit with no love to give.  Watch this twenty five year old man tackle villains, heroes, and worst of all other people! What to expect: -Smart Main Character -Power Progression. -Complex worldbuilding. -Animal companion. -Family drama. -Moral Dilemma. -Aliens/Magic and all the other standard stuff that comes with comic book worlds. The cosmic horror will not come in for awhile as it is a bit of a slow burn. Author's Note: It is something that's been bouncing around my head for a bit, a story where I try to make a power system for superheroes and fix all the things I hated about superhero stories. Like how do you hide your secret identity when you bleed all over the pavement. How do you get paid and why aren't you getting paid? If a supervillain kills multiple people, wouldn't the government want to put them down? The Joker is literally a domestic terrorist, how is he still alive?  It is my attempt at an antidote to superheroes without removing all the things that makes them great. Secret identities, moral paragons, and all other tropes can be found here. But I try to make it as real as I can, even if we have caped crusaders who are somewhat confused about where the underwear goes.