TVA: For All Time, Always

by Katharyn Blair, Pere Pérez (Illustrator)

Genres: Comics, Marvel, Graphic Novels, Graphic Novels Comics

120 pages, Paperback

Published August 19, 2025

Reviews

[Paul · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.25 stars

I couldn’t even work out which universe this book was supposed to be happening in… nice art, though.

[Tyler Jenkins · Rating 4 out of 5]

These sick fucks. They knew what they were doing with that Wanda tease. And everything checks out but one single detail that throws all the excitement out. I wish Marvel wasn’t afraid of experimenting with new ways of telling stories in their MCU. It would have been so cool if this was our MCU Wanda. Even every member of this TVA is drawn to look like the ones from the Loki Show with a story that’s exactly the same. But no, Marvel can’t play ball like that. Anyway, the story was fun and I like this combination of characters. And anything with a Wanda in it will get some points from me. Hoping they do more with this in the future, curious what the villain’s motivations and goals are.

[Rhiannon Grant · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read the five separate comics as they came out. I enjoyed them, although like many Marvel comics it has more characters and complex plot arcs told quickly than I usually prefer. But it has Mobius and that's worth a lot.

[Odo · Rating 3 out of 5]

6/10

[Jack Morelli · Rating 2 out of 5]

Fun little story but incredibly bold of them to make it so obviously the TVA from the Loki series when there’s absolutely no way that this will ever be considered MCU canon.

Like it’s completely unambiguously meant to be the MCU TVA and yet there’s no way that in their next appearance there will be any acknowledgment that spider Gwen and Jimmy Hudson crashed here for awhile.

Gwen, Peggy, and Jimmy were fun choices. I feel like gambit felt out of place—you could’ve used another existing multiverse character instead of just like a slightly different gambit.

The intern reveal was interesting I guess but I didn’t care about that character before it so it didn’t really matter. Plus there was already enough blonde white women in this I forgot she was there most of the time. Has this been followed up in some other series?

Anyway, “Doc Clock” and “sir seconds” made me laugh

2.5/5

[Tyler · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read as individual comics, ratings below:

#1= 3.5 stars
#2= 3 stars
#3= 3.5 stars
#4= 4 stars
#5= 4 stars

Overall rating of 3.5 stars

[M · Rating 2 out of 5]

Katharyn Blair and Pete Pérez pen a miniseries to capitalize on the success of Marvel’s Loki show through the comic book format with TVA: For All Time, Always. Set after the events of the second season, the multiversal organization known as the Time Variance Authority is rebranding. As opposed to pruning variant timelines, they have now assembled a task force to help keep the peace in the various universes. Familiar faces from the comics (Ghost-Spider and Jimmy Hudson) join with popular television characters (Captain Carter, Sylvia, Mobius, and O.B.) to honor the sacrifice made by Loki. When worlds are stricken by a strange madness that haunts them with specters from their past, the team goes into action. Alongside a grumpy version of Gambit, the crew bounces from a carnival to Hellstrom manor to New Orleans in an attempt to suss out the source before it infects all realities. Katharyn Blair slaps a bunch of Marvel properties together for a cash grab book that is empty filler. Loaded with stars from across page and screen, the book’s tie-in status should have served as a springboard into linking the comics with the motion picture world. Instead, the clunky pacing, shoehorned appearances, and scattered dialogue create a reading slog. Even worse, the last-page reveal in issue #4 - a potential game-changing event for the entire franchise - was retroactively altered by the final printing to be just another variant. Pete Pérez handles his figural artistry well between static splash pages and quick action shots. However, the notable panels excluding background information and design feels incomplete. TVA: For All Time, Always clocks in with promise, but times out well before getting good.

[Chris Lemmerman · Rating 4 out of 5]

You know them - the TVA, the Time Variance Authority. From Loki? Well, have a comic about them, that's ostensibly set in the same universe as the MCU movies and the Loki TV series, since they constantly reference them, and there's only one TVA in the entire multiverse since they exist outside of it. Fun!

I actually really enjoyed this. There's a murder mystery, a strange plague, and a lot of fun to be had as our ragtag group of random heroes, including Spider-Gwen, Jimmy Hudson (remember him? The Poison guy?), Mobius, B-15, OB, and a variant of Gambit from a world where Rogue died (that's rough, buddy) try their best to solve it all. The resolution is smart, and also ties into the greater MCU without treading on anyone's toes, which was a fine line to tread.

The artwork's by Pere Perez, who does a great job, though it feels a bit more restrained than his work on Spider-Woman more recently. I think he just didn't have the material to play with, there aren't many massive fight scenes for him to really let lose on here.

Each issue also has a single page story by Ryan North and Enid Balam, essentially a PSA poster from the TVA itself starring Miss Minutes and her fellow clocks, but these aren't quite as funny as they seem to think they are. Usually I really get North's humour, but these didn't hit the mark for me.

Otherwise, surprisingly solid. It's always the little books that fly under the radar that I enjoy the most.

[Eva B. · Rating 1 out of 5]

1.5 stars
Probably way better if you've seen Loki, but personally I don't think you should have to be caught up on MCU TV shows and movies to understand the COMICS. The team is fine, kind of just feels cobbled together of the "greatest hits" of movie and TV characters they couldn't otherwise work into the main universe like Sylvie (also are we forgetting that MCU Sylvie is based on Sylvie Lushton, who already exists as Enchantress?), a broodier Gambit clearly trying to evoke D&W's Gambit after he got super popular, and Captain Britain Peggy since they keep trying to cram her into everything instead of keeping her confined to What If? and giving Dryad Peggy time to shine. Spider-Gwen also feels crammed in to get Spider-Man readers to pick this one up, and also because Marvel can't figure out what to do with her. It introduced Wanda from the MCU as a variant which could be interesting later on, but again, you shouldn't have to be caught up with every MCU project to read the comics. I'm so sick of forced synergy. Just let the comics be the comics and the MCU be the MCU without forcing them together.

TL;DR just read Exiles if you want the concept but good

[Kirk · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read the 5 issues as they came out. Impressive batch of characters, including Spider-Gwen, Gambit, and Sylvie, but the author seems to have no idea what to do with them. Tedious plot, stiff dialogue with occasional flashes of humor from Spider-Gwen, Doc Clock, and Miss Minutes. Captain Carter wanders about taking up space for no reason. Features Spider-Gwen, but this run contributes very little to the story arc or character development of her or any other character except surprise who appears in issue #5.

Except the clocks, the faces are lifelessly drawn, as if inspired by Gwen's mask.

2.5 stars for the volume, rounded up to 3 stars because the clocks are fun and issue #5 improves toward the end.

[Joey Nardinelli · Rating 3 out of 5]

Was curious how deep in the weeds this was goin to get with the TVA, and I get the sense that you need to have watched both seasons of Loki, read the most recent Spider-Gwen series, watched the most recent Doctor Strange, and caught up on Deadpool and Wolverine, at the very least? That’s a neat idea if it felt like the ending paid off, but having Nightmare be the bad guy and then his daughter being significant (?) felt silly? Also a lot of talking about Loki to end up not having Loki make any level of cameo? I thought the writing of the TVA standbys was solid, but the character bloat felt noticeable by 2-3 members at least. Fun to get Gambit though I wasn’t sure if this was the Tanning Chatum of Gambits (same character, different look?).

[Adam Fisher · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 Stars.
This is an interesting premise. Our 616 Spider-Gwen (who is originally from a different universe) now works for the TVA. Not just any TVA either, but the TVA right after Loki, placing this GN as part of the MCU. OB, Silvie, Miss Minutes, Mobius, and others are all here. Together, with Captain Britain (Peggy Carter) and a alternate Gambit, they try to stop a fear effect plaguing the multiverse.

Overall, a fun, very quick read. Interested to see if it links to any other story.

[Keef Davidson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really loved reading through this. I think it's a fun cast of characters without just being the typical ones. The story is interesting and new. They do a good job developing the characters and showing the cracks and flaws in each of them. The only thing stopping me from giving it five stars is that the ending feels a bit abrupt. It does leave me wanting to jump into the next one as soon as I can get my hands on it.

[Olivia Ambrose · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5

[sid · Rating 4 out of 5]

oh mobius i've missed you.
i had so much fun reading this! the way mobius and sylvie talk about loki killed me; marvel needs to bring them all back to me.

[cathy · Rating 4 out of 5]

3,5 anticlimactic af