Post Script: Seven Secrets

Comics: Seven Secrets #2-18

After my last post, I spent the next two evenings completing Seven Secrets.  It was a solid series.  I could see an adaptation making its way to the small screen at some point.

I rated the majority of the issues at a 9.  One or two dipped to an 8, which was probably more my fault but sometimes the art and layout confused me and dulled some of the impact that was intended.

I often bemoan how most television shows these days seem to really be chopped up, season long movies.  I miss the days of having a favorite episode because many shows I watch now seem to really need the episode before and after to fully flesh things out.

This was the first comic book series that I read that was essentially one long 480 page story.  No recap pages.  Cliffhanger-esque endings that rolled right into the next issue.  I did like it but probably could've gotten away with just grabbing the trades.  As it was, reading twelve issues on 11/13 and wrapping up the final five on 11/14 might've actually blunted my overall enjoyment.  I am glad I didn't read it month to month as it was published!

Seven Secrets #1

 

Comic: Seven Secrets #1

Where Purchased: Online at Rubber Mallet Comics via Comic Collector Live

When Purchased: May 2, 2021

When Read: November 12, 2024

I am not sure if I mentioned that I like Tom Taylor's writing.  He has a strong handle on characters and his stories really pop.  Somehow I missed this series when it started in August of 2020 and it looks like I bought the first 7 issues in May of 2021 from two different vendors on Comic Collector Live before adding it to my pull list in June of that year with issue 8.

From there, I finished buying the series and bagging and boarding them....and setting them aside.

And now having finally read issue one...wow!  I wish I had jumped into this sooner.  The book just STARTS and doesn't let go.  There is no cabbage-heading here.  Buckle up and let's see everything unfold.

The overall premise is that there are "seven powerful secrets-words, wonders, weapons, and worse-with the power to change the world."  According to a press release from publisher BOOM! Studios:

In the world of SEVEN SECRETS, the Order has trusted in Keepers and Holders to guard the Secrets in seven briefcases against all harm for centuries but when their stronghold is attacked and the secrets put in peril, the entire Order must face their greatest fear—an enemy who knows too much and is willing to kill to get what he wants.

Now, the Order’s newest member, Caspar, must discover the truth of the Secrets before the enemy does, or risk losing everything.

This was a solid 9 out of 10.  I'm going to make time over the next week to finish this series.  I will probably skip reviewing each issue but maybe do some sort of wrap up post when I finish.

Feeding into my collector mentality and coupled with the overwhelming fear of missing out that often accompanies it, I went with the variant cover for this issue.  I did the same with four of the others that I bought online three and a half years ago.

This issue's cover is by InHyuk Lee.  According to the interwebs, InHyuk Lee is an illustrator from Seoul, Korea, who is known for his digital artwork.  He has contributed covers to 8 comics in my collection...five of which are variants and three of which are the main cover.