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A review by kidclamp
Malice by Chris Wooding
4.0
For a book that tries to incorporate a comic into its plot, you think they would have found a better illustrator. Chris Wooding actually does a nice job as a writer, the story is plotted well and fairly gripping, but the illustrations just fall so flat I wish they weren't integral to the plot.
The plot, in summary, is that a kids have begun disappearing without a trace across Britain. There are rumors of a secret dark comic book called 'Malice' that features the missing kids, and a mysterious figure named 'Tall Jake' who steals the children and toys with them in the comic world. When one teen goes missing his friends find the comic and perform the secret ritual to pull themselves into the world and try to discover what has happened.
Malice the comic, for all it's built up in the text is disappointing when shown. The panels are unclear, filled with giant sound effects like an old Batman episode and the action is difficult to follow.
Despite the issues with the graphics, I am hooked and in for the next installment.
The plot, in summary, is that a kids have begun disappearing without a trace across Britain. There are rumors of a secret dark comic book called 'Malice' that features the missing kids, and a mysterious figure named 'Tall Jake' who steals the children and toys with them in the comic world. When one teen goes missing his friends find the comic and perform the secret ritual to pull themselves into the world and try to discover what has happened.
Malice the comic, for all it's built up in the text is disappointing when shown. The panels are unclear, filled with giant sound effects like an old Batman episode and the action is difficult to follow.
Despite the issues with the graphics, I am hooked and in for the next installment.