Exactly one year after his brutal murder, rock musician Eric Draven returns to Earth in a symbolic and literal leap from the bridge that joins the Land of the Dead and the land of the living. Possessing the mystic powers of the Crow, he is neither living nor dead, searching for a way to right what has been wronged.

His return causes the investigating detective, Daryl Albrecht, to consider Draven the number one suspect in the death of Shelly Webster, his murdered girlfriend. Joined as soul mates, a powerful force of greater good over evil, Draven and Shelly were inseparable. Now their souls cannot rest.

Draven and Shelly were like family to Sarah, a thirteen-year-old street kid. Using Draven's old loft as a crash pad, she finds Draven after he has been shot numerous times in a confrontation with his killers. During his journey of discovery, Draven helps Darla, Sarah's abused, alcoholic mother, come to a deeper understanding with her daughter.

Then while seeking out Top Dollar, the man responsible for ordering the hit that lead to his death, Draven learns that more killing is not the answer. His new mission will be to "set things right."