Seven Secrets #13 Review

Writer: Tom Taylor / Artist: Daniele Di Nicuolo / Boom! Studios We’ve known from very early on that Seven Secrets revolves around Casper’s death. A son of two members of a hidden order, raised by the Fae, and groomed to become the Holder of the Seventh Secret. Seven Secrets has been about the circumstances of Casper’s life the very complicated conflict over seven mysterious briefcases, one of which destroyed Switzerland earlier in the series. Seven Secrets #13 marks the start of the third volume of the series and everything that I have loved about the series is in full swing after the brief hiatus. Tom Taylor and Daniele Di Nicuolo are out here going for our (and unfortunately, Jasper’s) jugulars here right from the get. Now thankfully, we still have plenty of time to spend with Jasper. But the opening pages serve as a stark reminder that there is plenty of tragedy in the wake of everything that has happened and in anticipation of everything to come, there is so much to stress out about.

Taylor does an absolutely fantastic job of catching us up on all of the pertinent plot points of the myth arc thus far. Ancient prophecies about three possible futures with Holders and Seekers all vying for what they think is best. And even though the eponymous “Seven Secrets” are the impetus of the story, it is the multiple character relationships that make the comic truly endearing. Taylor tantalizes us with this idea of allegiance to the ideology and allegiance to the individual. Is one…