The Swift Times was a comic series by Venom, released on January 1, 2010 after his decision to close the cult classic series ~V~. Considering the success of ~V~, The Swift Times is comparatively unpopular to it but nonetheless provides a new aim for humor for the author. However ~V~ was still hosted and continued in The Swift Times topic. The Swift Times soon died after Venom took retirement. Soon enough, he went out of retirement to continue comic-making following the re-opening of the ~V.3~ topic.