Tom Taylor can do no wrong, it seems. With his new series, he’s put together a rich, exciting world that immediately comes alive thanks to the stellar artwork from Daniele Di Nicuolo and Walter Baiamonte. Seven Secrets is the kind of title that brings together basically everything I love about comics, and this first volume does just about everything an introduction should do. It’s fast-paced (to a fault, I’ll admit) and charged with an energy that never lets up. The characters are vibrant; the s...

The ideology behind the order is really stupid, but the writing and the characters make up for it. So you have this Secret Order that holds the 7 secrets that will destroy the world. Think: Whatever sunk Atlantis.But instead of locking these secrets up in vaults, they have each secret in a briefcase and a Holder assigned to said case. To protect the Holder, they have a Keeper. <--I think the Keeper may be the one who actually knows what's in the briefcase, as well.Anyway, the majority of the soc...

Fantastic! This is about a secret society that guards the Seven Secrets. There's another sect that is trying to obtain the secrets. Each secret is contained in a briefcase and protected by a Holder and a Keeper. The storytelling mechanism reminds me of Saga. It's got that same first person narration in retrospect. The art, coloring and action sequences are straight out of an Anime. It has that same vibrant pop of art on each page.

The Order of the Seven has always protected the Seven Secrets with one Keeper and one Holder assigned to each secret, enshrined in a suitcase, and kept far apart from each other across the planet. Except now the secrets are being targeted by deadly enemies - and the fate of the world is in danger! New Holder, Caspar, joins the others in keeping the secrets safe - but for how long? Tom Taylor and Daniele Di Nicuolo’s Seven Secrets isn’t a bad new series. It’s definitely got its flaws but I liked

A book about seven briefcases that contain a world secret each, that have to be kept out of wrongdoers' hands. Each briefcase is carried by a Holder, who is protected by a Keeper. A secret order provides these Keepers and Holders.And then there's a story that doesn't waste any time and propels itself forward with insane momentum, so much momentum that characterisation gets a bit lost.It's a strange book for me - it's written quite well, before the characterisation bottoms out there is some nice

A very manga-esque experience that tells a simple story with a lot of heart. It's extremely easy to get invested in this world and brush over some of the more questionable world building aspects. There are a lot of characters introduced, and many of them get completely lost as part of the ensemble. However, the protagonist and the important supporting cast get enough development. It's not breaking new ground, but it's definitely a fun read which has a lot of potential. A 3.5 rounded up due to en...

Very high on concept and fairly low on characters I actually care about (so far) but I really rate Tom Taylor as a writer so I definitely have faith it’s all going someplace worthwhile in the following volumes.

*Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with an eARC in exchange for an honest review* *More like 3.8 stars than 4.*This was... strange. I can’t decide whether I liked it or not. It was certainly good but after that ending I was left wondering what exactly was this comic? It’s a concept that started off pretty solid but then ended with something that was so strange and random that I’m not sure if I love it yet.Casper was a solid protagonist. Other than that, there were far too ma...

Taylor proves that even without established characters from Marvel/DC he can create interesting characters you care for. An organization hellbent on keeping seven cases out of the hands of people wanting to open them and destroy the world. But the main focus is on a small boy who is left by his parents to grow up within this organzation. But instead of the typical leave your kid behind these parents train the boy but can never be a father/mother to him, creating a interesting dynamic. Lots of fa...

2.5/5An ok graphic novel with nice and dynamic art. It'll appeal more to fans of coming-of-age / YA arcs than it did to me. ARC through NetGalley

There are seven secrets that could change the very fabric of the world if they were ever released. And there is a secret society that protects these secrets. Caspar, a child borne of the forbidden union between two secret keepers, finds himself embroiled in this world whether he likes it or not, and just as he begins to acclimatize, it all comes crashing down.Tom Taylor's a guy to watch - I don't think I've ever read a comic of his that wasn't impressive, and Seven Secrets is another book to add...

The characters in this comic are like triple-A heroes straight out of a Shounen manga! And that's a good thing!This is a super fast-paced action/adventure comic where some people are trying to protect 7 suitcases with mysterious secrets held within them and other people are trying to steal those secrets.That's it. That's the whole volume 1. But it works. Again, for me at least, it all came down to the characters. Well, that and the art. The art was top-notch. All in all, this is an easy 4 stars

This was fun, we pick up with two people - sigurd and eva who work for the order of the seven secrets who protect the biggest secrets of the world, and sigurd and eva have a kid, and they give it to the order to raise and thus he grows and we have the story of Caspar and we follow his perspective as we see him train under different people with Tajana, the head and keeper of the first secret. Sigurd is killed by a man named Amon who seems to want the secrets and thus begins the chase between him

In recent years, Tom Taylor has become one of the most exciting voices in comics. His extensive work for Marvel and DC have earned him plenty of fans, whether it’s his great, short-lived run on Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man or alternate spins on established DC characters such as DCeased and Injustice. Having dabbled in comics based on existing franchises for other publishers like Dark Horse, Taylor hasn’t done much creator-owned work outside his native home of Australia, but at BOOM! Studios,...

Ugh, this is mediocre YA action about an overly broad struggle between Keepers and Holders and Seekers fighting over several MacGuffins. The dialogue has the glib tone that projects the intent of being funny without actually being funny. The plot about a secret society’s world-threatening struggle is not interesting or emotionally engaging and does a lot of telling instead of showing. The art is fine but has a very bland webcomic style that doesn’t appeal to me. Wish I liked this as much as the

A fun adventure story that starts in media res. It's a story about complicated family relationships in a world of cultish warriors and the assassins who want the secrets that the cult is keeping from the rest of the world.It doesn't expand any genres in new and exciting ways, its art is beautiful but imperfect (there are a few page layouts that don't flow naturally and most readers will have to circle back and reread the pages to find the proper order), its plot is murky and mysterious but its c...

Seven Secrets is by Tom Taylor, so it's action-packed, smart, and easy to get invested in. It's a bit dumbed down, to be sure, but it's also from Boom Studios, so the intended audience is likely a tad more YA than me. In any case, I had a blast with Seven Secrets even if I never had to think too hard. Admittedly, I did read it on a beach vacation, so my sun-addled brain was ready for something simple.In Seven Secrets, there are seven secrets (what?? whoaaa!!) that are held in briefcases by selec...

Okay then. This feels very much like a shounen manga, cut-off limbs and grand sacrifices and all. Not really sure what to feel just yet as the secrets haven't been explored in full and though the story moved fast, it hasn't progressed much at all, if that makes any sense.

This comic surprised me. Its an anime-style action plot with secrets and good emotional beats. It doesn’t hit you over the head with exposition and allowes the world to build and unfold itself. The characters are vibrant and the narrativ is compelling. Overall a fun and surprisingly dramatic story, i can’t wait for the second volume!