Echo is in Los Angeles on the trail of her missing cousin. But this missing person’s case is about to become something far more dangerous. Your Major Spoilers review of Echo: Seeker of Truth #1 awaits!

ECHO: SEEKER OF TRUTH #1

Writers: Taboo and B. Earl
Artist: Jim Terry
Colorist: Matt Milla
Letterer: VC’s Ariana Maher
Editor: Alanna Smith
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Cover Price: $4.99
Release Date: November 5th, 2025

Previously in Echo: Seeker of Truth: When her cousin goes missing in Los Angeles, ECHO goes to the City of Angels to find out what happened to her. But what she discovers is a series of disappearances centered around a mysterious wellness cult called Wisteria Meadows.

UNRAVELING MYSTERIES AND BECOMING SOMETHING NEW

Echo: Seeker of Truth #1 opens with a young woman entering a building, where she’s informed that as an initiate, she’s been accepted. Later, Echo meets a friend who informs her that they haven’t seen Echo’s cousin in two weeks since they met with some people at a club. The conversation is interrupted when a pair of robbers tries to hold up the restaurant they’re in. Echo takes care of them quickly and then heads to the club her friend mentioned. There she meets a woman named Lisa, who says she hasn’t seen Echo’s cousin either, but Echo begins to notice a strange sensation as the woman speaks. Later on, Echo is attacked in her rental home by a pair of men, where she’s drugged with some powder, and she encounters the same sensation. After further investigation, she discovers that her cousin has gone to a retreat at the Wisteria Meadows resort. She goes to find her but is met with someone far more dangerous than she expected.

A QUICK BUT DECENT DETECTIVE STORY

With Echo: Seeker of Truth #1 being a Marvel Voices title, it’s expected that this would be a one-and-done story, and it is, but it’s also a pretty solid one of those. In terms of story structure and the beat-to-beat motion of the plot, it is on point. Scenes move naturally from one place to another, and while there are some convenient plot points here and there, they aren’t far-fetched and still fall into the realm of believability. So, if you’re looking for a tight detective story, this should do the trick. Some of the other parts of this, though, aren’t quite as refined. In general, the dialogue is awkward, kind of like it’s trying really hard to be witty and intense at the same time, but not nailing either of those things. In some spots, it gets downright cheesy. Also, the emergence of Echo’s new powers isn’t very effective, as it’s unclear between the art and the writing just what exactly is going on, and even when Echo straight-up says what her new power is, there’s still some vagueness to it. But, even for some of its shortcomings, this issue provides a nice direction the character can go in. This issue does have a quick follow-up story, which is a reprint of a story that appeared in Marvel’s Infinity Comics brand. There’s not much to this story as it involves Echo returning home to discover a friend in a coma that somehow pulls her into another dimension. It feels more like an advertisement for the Infinity Comics than a full-fledged story in itself, but it does have a decent little cliffhanger.

LACKING THE USUAL POLISH

The pencils in Echo: Seeker of Truth #1 were done by Jim Terry, whom I normally like. His work typically leans into a more exaggerated style with a lot of emphasis on facial expression that feels right at home in the indie comic scene. But here, his style just doesn’t work as well. There are some very nice panels here, especially when we get close-ups on some characters, but in other places, things get sloppy, and the art looks similar to something you would see in a political cartoon or a piece of satire. It is nice to see some art in a Marvel book that looks very different than what you typically get, but its inconsistency doesn’t help this comic.

BOTTOM LINE: A NICE SHOWCASE FOR A CHARACTER DESERVING OF SOME ATTENTION

Even with an MCU show, Echo has lacked a lot of attention, and at times, it has seemed like no one really knew what to do with her as a character. But Echo: Seeker of Truth #1 provides her a well-crafted detective story to shine in. This isn’t a perfect comic, though; there are some rough spots, like with the dialogue and some of the art, which might put some people off. 3.5 out of 5 stars.

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