Seven Secrets #4 Review

Writer: Tom Taylor / Artist: Daniele Di Nicuolo / Boom! Studios Serialized storytelling is a staple of the comics medium. The periodic nature of well… periodicals is part of the experience, but unlike say with the weekly nature of sitcoms or hour-long dramas, we have biweekly or monthly intervals within the stories. And to Taylor’s and Di Nicuolo’s credit, every single issue of Seven Secrets is memorable to recount every single detail of what happened prior and bombastic enough in its intro to engage me from the get-go. This isn’t really surprising given Taylor’s pedigree, but it’s something I’ll continually praise.

Seven Secrets #4 starts in the middle of the aftermath of the explosion that served as the coda to Seven Secrets #3, and the issue is a sprint through a climatic conflict as the antagonistic organization makes a play for the secrets, one of which Casper is now in possession other. There is so much to love about the series. The narration is probably still my favorite, with Casper’s calm voice commenting on the emergent frantic situation surrounding him. It’s a distinct contrast from Casper’s actual dialog, imbued with passion and fervor and gives the story much needed perspective and dimension. Knowing that Casper is recounting the events as they and that he, as the narrator, knows more than Casper, the active character, and more crucially us, the reader, creates an fascinating tension that drives the story forward. It adds an urgency to each turn of the page….