… look, ok, I had to. I can’t read the title and not finish it.

This volume collects many of the side stories around the Secret Empire event. In retrospect, I wish I knew when to read these in more or less chronological order in between the main volumes. That said, it was still nice to have some of the blank spots from the primary event volume filled in.

These stories tend to be more lighthearted than the main series, and that lent well to them being quite fun. I found the hydra youth choir to be especially amusing in concept.

It is a quick and breezy read that I believe is very valuable to enjoying the event overall, even if the individual pieces are not very important for the core themes.

If you read - or plan to read - Secret Empire, this is certainly worth a look.