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From the World of Minor Threats: The Brood
A graphic novel tie-in to the hit Minor Threats comics series written by Patton Oswalt, Heath Corson, and Jordan Blum and drawn by I.N.J. Culbard.
From the world of the hit Minor Threats series comes a family drama starring the planet's most feared villains.
Napoleon Archimedes is the archnemesis of The Searcher, and he’s fought her to a standstill for over four decades in the futuristic metropolis of Meteor Falls. But now, as he confronts his mortality, he’s forced to name a successor from his three extraordinary Athena, Benjamin, and Spookshow. Each brilliant, cunning...and unlucky enough to be the child of the world’s greatest supervillain.
See, Napoleon believed he was smart enough to have it Raise a family AND conquer the world. Then he Why not combine them? Take the kids on as partners. Create a dynasty...
None of it went according to plan. Who will rise above the betrayal, failure, and dysfunction to seize the family business?
Join us for an unlikely coming-of-age story, that wrestles with the concussions and repercussions of getting raised by a once-in-a-generation criminal mind. Think your father is manipulative, cold and demanding...? Wait until you meet Napoleon.
Collects From the World of Minor The Brood #1–#4.
From the world of the hit Minor Threats series comes a family drama starring the planet's most feared villains.
Napoleon Archimedes is the archnemesis of The Searcher, and he’s fought her to a standstill for over four decades in the futuristic metropolis of Meteor Falls. But now, as he confronts his mortality, he’s forced to name a successor from his three extraordinary Athena, Benjamin, and Spookshow. Each brilliant, cunning...and unlucky enough to be the child of the world’s greatest supervillain.
See, Napoleon believed he was smart enough to have it Raise a family AND conquer the world. Then he Why not combine them? Take the kids on as partners. Create a dynasty...
None of it went according to plan. Who will rise above the betrayal, failure, and dysfunction to seize the family business?
Join us for an unlikely coming-of-age story, that wrestles with the concussions and repercussions of getting raised by a once-in-a-generation criminal mind. Think your father is manipulative, cold and demanding...? Wait until you meet Napoleon.
Collects From the World of Minor The Brood #1–#4.
120 pages, Paperback
Published August 12, 2025
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December 3, 2025
Set in the Minor Threats universe, The Brood echoes similar superhero family tales (Invincible, Jupiter's Legacy) where the aging, disliked patriarch must reconnect with his children to pass on the family legacy. Of course, the lead here is the villainous archnemesis of The Searcher and at least one of his kids seems to be angling for the throne in Hell, so The Brood is somewhat different stuff.
Each of the four issues is narrated by a different character (pops and the three kids), which helps us really dig into their psyches. Are they actually after their father's mantle? Do they care that he's dying? There's a lot of fun Succession-style inter-family warfare, but there are also a good number of quiet moments for each character to reveal themselves.
Despite being only four issues, the story had room to breathe. Culbard's terrific artwork also helped maintain an even pace. The Brood might be my favorite Minor Threats book yet, though admittedly you could slot it into any superhero universe.
Each of the four issues is narrated by a different character (pops and the three kids), which helps us really dig into their psyches. Are they actually after their father's mantle? Do they care that he's dying? There's a lot of fun Succession-style inter-family warfare, but there are also a good number of quiet moments for each character to reveal themselves.
Despite being only four issues, the story had room to breathe. Culbard's terrific artwork also helped maintain an even pace. The Brood might be my favorite Minor Threats book yet, though admittedly you could slot it into any superhero universe.
October 2, 2025
4.5 stars
What if HBO’s Succession happened in Astro City?
This second attempt at farming out a Minor Threat miniseries premise to a new writer is much improved over Barfly. It’s a succession story, with an aging Tony Stark type bad guy and his Black Widow-y wife navigating which of their adult kids to hand off the villainous family business to, even as the aging father denies his own decline. The kids are an interesting and relatable trio of distinct personalities, too, with an oldest son as the obvious heir if only he didn’t reject his father and their many shared similarities, a biotech genius middle daughter caught between striving for rarely-given parental acceptance and being resigned to its absence, and the dark magic-dabbling youngest brother who’s withdrawn into his own estranged mess. I loved each of the four issues being narrated from a different member of the dad+3 kids core, plus the Searcher gets meaningful emotional exposition as the dad’s lifelong arch rival.
What if HBO’s Succession happened in Astro City?
This second attempt at farming out a Minor Threat miniseries premise to a new writer is much improved over Barfly. It’s a succession story, with an aging Tony Stark type bad guy and his Black Widow-y wife navigating which of their adult kids to hand off the villainous family business to, even as the aging father denies his own decline. The kids are an interesting and relatable trio of distinct personalities, too, with an oldest son as the obvious heir if only he didn’t reject his father and their many shared similarities, a biotech genius middle daughter caught between striving for rarely-given parental acceptance and being resigned to its absence, and the dark magic-dabbling youngest brother who’s withdrawn into his own estranged mess. I loved each of the four issues being narrated from a different member of the dad+3 kids core, plus the Searcher gets meaningful emotional exposition as the dad’s lifelong arch rival.
October 5, 2025
4.5.
Family drama I want to see on tv.
Family drama I want to see on tv.
November 27, 2025
A fully realized family...even if they don't realize it themselves.
December 13, 2025
I adored this, it is Succession lite but still enjoyable. Great ending, fun story!
November 3, 2025
Patton Oswalt and Jordan Blum farm out their version of Succession in the Minor Threats universe to Heath Carson to pretty good effect. Napoleon Archimedes is a tech billionaire and, secretly, a supervillain. (Aren't they all?) He finds out he's dying in the first issue and each subsequent issue zeros in a different child. If you like comics, this is worth a look.
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