Simon Nash has hung up the mask and decides to live as the CEO of Nash Industries until the brother of Kristof Rosu comes to New Haven and picks up where his brother left off as The Dragon, Zmeu. Adrenaline is pulled out of retirement when he becomes the target of the police department when he is framed for the murder of 2 police officers. Passing the Torch is the second issue in the the Adrenaline series by author Hughie Gibson.