Malice by Chris Wooding
by Sam Arnold-Boyd on Dec.29, 2010, under Graphic Novels, Horror, Sam's Reviews
Who would like this book? Fans of horror and comic books, 7th grade and up.
Why? The book Malice is about a comic book named “Malice” that really exists in a horrific, alternative reality. Seth, Justin and Kady are friends who each have their own troubles and their own reasons for doing the dangerous ritual of calling “Tall Jake.” This ritual eventually pulls each of them into the bleak, apocalyptic world of the sinister comic book. The regular prose of the book alternates with actual pages of the comic book, illustrated by Dan Chernett. I’m not an avid reader of comic books, but even so I found that jumping between these two mediums added to the narrative. The characters and plot did not consistently hold my interest; the style and ideas does not make up for the lack of substance. I liked Wooding’s Storm Thief much better than Malice.
The details: 377 p. 2009 Review by Samrarian
