‘Seven Secrets’ Review: Locked, Loaded, and Full of Twists

It’s been a while since I read Seven Secrets, and I still can’t believe we haven’t talked about it here yet. This is one of those comics with such a clean premise that you immediately understand why it works: seven secrets, seven briefcases, and an ancient Order built entirely around making sure nobody gets their hands on what is inside them.

That mystery is obviously what pulls you in, but what made Seven Secrets stick with me was everything happening around the cases. Tom Taylor fills the series with action, betrayals, impossible choices, and some genuinely great twists, but underneath all of that it is really a story about people raised inside a system that expects them to sacrifice everything for secrets they may not even fully understand. And that is where it gets good.

Seven Briefcases and a Lot of Bad Decisions

The world of Seven Secrets revolves around an Order responsible for protecting seven briefcases, each containing something powerful enough to change the world if it falls into the wrong hands.

Every secret has two protectors. The Keeper knows what is inside the case, while the Holder physically carries it. Together, they are expected to protect that secret no matter what it costs.

And naturally, it costs quite a lot.

The story follows Caspar, who was born into this world before he could ever decide whether he wanted any part of it. Through him, we learn about the Order, its traditions, its rules, and the people who have built their entire lives around keeping these secrets safe.

I love that the comic does not simply go, “Here are seven mysterious cases, good luck.” There is an actual culture built around them. People have relationships, loyalties, resentment, history, and very different ideas about what the Order should be. The briefcases give the series its big hook, but the people carrying them are what make you care.

Tom Taylor Knows How to Keep You Reading

I am already a big Tom Taylor fan, especially because of Superman: Son of Kal-El, and Seven Secrets has one of the things he does best: characters you become attached to very quickly.

Caspar could easily have been another “special kid at the center of a huge mystery,” but he has enough personality to avoid that. He is curious, emotional, impulsive, and desperate to understand both the secrets and his own place among the people protecting them.

That emotional side matters because Seven Secrets moves fast. There are fights, betrayals, revelations, hidden agendas, and secrets inside other secrets, but the story rarely feels like it is throwing twists at you just to get a reaction.

Most of those reveals work because they come from characters and rules we already understand. Something happens, everything shifts, and instead of thinking “where did THAT come from?” you usually realize the pieces were already sitting there. Which is exactly how I want twists to work.

The Briefcases Are Cool. The Characters Are Better.

Obviously you want to know what is inside those cases. The entire premise is designed to make you wonder what could possibly be important enough for generations of people to dedicate their lives to protecting it.

But after a while, I cared just as much about what happened to the Order itself.

There is a strong found-family element running through the series, although calling this group a functional family would be extremely generous. These people fight for each other, disappoint each other, hide things from each other, and occasionally make decisions that are probably going to require several years of therapy. Perfect.

That messiness is what makes the larger mystery work. The cases matter because of what everyone is willing to lose for them, and Caspar’s journey becomes less about finding out what is inside seven briefcases and more about figuring out what kind of person he wants to be in a world that already decided so much for him.

Daniele Di Nicuolo Makes Everything Move

I already knew Daniele Di Nicuolo from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, so seeing his name here definitely helped sell me on the series. His art has exactly the energy Seven Secrets needs. The action moves quickly without becoming confusing, the characters are incredibly expressive, and there is almost an animated quality to the way everyone moves through the panels.

Walter Baiamonte and Katia Ranalli’s colors push that energy even further. The book is bright and explosive when it needs to be, but it can turn tense or emotional without feeling like the visuals belong to a completely different series. For a comic that rarely stops moving, everything remains surprisingly easy to follow.

One More Issue. Fine. One More.

That might be the easiest way to describe Seven Secrets: it is extremely bingeable. Every issue gives you another reason to keep reading, whether it is a reveal, a character moment, a new piece of the mythology, or somebody making a decision that you immediately know is going to create problems.

The series has mystery, action, betrayal, found family, and enough twists to make you suspicious of practically everyone, but it also remembers to be fun. That combination is probably why I still remember it so fondly years after reading it.

The seven briefcases get you through the door. The people protecting them are why you stay.

Related Reading

If you liked the mystery, strange rules, and characters trying to understand a world much bigger than themselves in Seven Secrets, our Red Roots review has a similar “what the hell is actually happening here?” energy. And if the found-family side is what really worked for you, The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos is another story where the relationships eventually become even more important than the huge supernatural world around them.

FAQ

What is Seven Secrets about?
Seven Secrets follows an ancient Order responsible for protecting seven briefcases, each containing a secret powerful enough to change the world if it falls into the wrong hands.

Who created Seven Secrets?
Tom Taylor writes the series, with art by Daniele Di Nicuolo, colors by Walter Baiamonte and Katia Ranalli, and lettering by Ed Dukeshire.

Who is Caspar in Seven Secrets?
Caspar is the central character, a boy born into the Order whose life becomes tied to its secrets, rules, and conflicts.

Is Seven Secrets finished?
Yes. The BOOM! Studios series ran from August 2020 through May 2022.

Is Seven Secrets worth reading?
If you like fast action, mystery, found family, big twists, and comics that are dangerously easy to binge, absolutely.