Almost Heroes follows Terry who returns home after hearing of his father’s death to help his younger brother Peter tie up loose ends and hopefully, sell the family business: a comic book store called the Silver Salmon. He arrives to find the store in financial ruin and his brother incapable of making any decision other than which super power he wished he had. The brothers put their differences aside to revive the business along with the help of the mall security guard Boyd, childhood friend Bernie and property manager Rayna.

Después de la muerte de su padre, los hermanos Terry y Peter heredan su tienda de cómics suburbana. El hermano mayor, Terry, que regresa de abandonar la escuela de negocios en Harvard, decide quedarse y ayudar a administrar la tienda de cómics después de enterarse de que la tienda está muy endeudada.