Luther Strode, a skinny teenager living alone with his mother, acquires enhanced physical abilities from a Charles Atlas analog: The Hercules Method.

The creators intended the story as a slasher movie combined with the premise of Spider-Man—Or in layman's terms: "What if Peter Parker didn't have the moral anchor of his Uncle Ben to guide him?

"[2] Luther comes home with his best friend Pete to find his mail order exercise manual for the Hercules Method has come in.

Pete is hit during a game of dodge ball; a bully, named Paul, takes a cheap throw at Luther, who isn't seemingly paying attention.

Luther's reflexes kick in and he catches it and throws it back with enough force that it's later revealed he broke Paul's nose.

After debating about the costume and his powers with Pete, it's revealed that Luther's father abused his mother and he felt helpless to stop it.

Believing that person to be his mother, Luther runs back home to save her, only to find her safe and talking with Pete.

Fortunately, Luther manages to survive thanks to his newly acquired power, making him impervious to small arms fire.

However, after being placed in the morgue, Luther punches his way out of the body bags before cutting away to the man who is bound giving a chuckle.

[8] The story begins 5 years after the events of first comic book, featuring Luther taking on the forces behind the librarian's attack.

On October 29, 2020, The Hollywood Reporter broke the news that the production studio Allnighter, with the blessing of Justin Jordan, optioned a film adaptation of Luther Strode.