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Witch Doctor, Vol. 2: Mal Practice (2013)

by Brandon Seifert(Favorite Author)

4.39 of 5 Votes: 1

languge

English

genre

Horror

publisher

Image Comics

series

Witch Doctor

review 1: The Witch Doctor, Vincent Morrow is back, and as much as bad ass he was on volume 1. This time around he is endangered and vulnerable as an unidentified parasite is implanted in his body. With limited time, the doctor explores all his possible options to get rid of the parasite that’s terrorizing his body.The problem with successful debuts are the second volume that comes afterwards. Volume 1 already got high praises for how ridiculous yet ultimately fun it was. Did Volume 2: Mal-Practice, live up to its predecessor? The simple answer to that question is HECK YEA it did. I would go out on a limb and say it exceeded any expectations of mine. I knew it would be good but Mal-Practice was better than good, it was great. Our likeable protagonists are still here, Vincent Morro... morew is still as charming as ever, Mr Gast is still the reliable helper and Penny Dreadful is still one bad ass MotherF***er. New characters are introduced and they are as intriguing as our main protagonist. One of them being already introduced as Vincent Morrow’s future ex-wife and arch-nemesis.The world of supernatural is widely explored and would definitely would make up some great stories for future volumes. The integrated mythology is interesting and most are open to personal research, if the reader wants to learn that stuff of course. The dialogue’s witty and extremely hilarious. The writer did a great job creating the personalities for each of the characters. The art is always magnificent and the use of colour compliments the comic nicely.Overall Mal-Practice was an incredibly entertaining read through and through, the comic constantly introduces unique concepts and they are always enthralling. Mal-Practice is definitely one of the top reads on its genre.
review 2: This is much improved over the first volume with a few uber-antagonists that linger between issues, and some ongoing mystery regarding the source of Dr. Morrow's metaphysical abilities. I'm terribly unclear how Morrow pulls all his crazy shit off, or where he learned his trade. Better than that though is giving us a chance to fear for his success - once we see he's not invincible, he becomes almost instantly more sympathetic. Still an arrogant dick to his associates, but that's just entertaining. What's harder to swallow are the passages of monologue lecture - usually expounding on the explanation right in the middle of a tense or action-filled scene. Did you ever read any of the fiction Isaac Asimov wrote, or early Tom Clancy? Those men had no hesitation in arresting a very interesting scene with a detailed technical treatise (usually accompanied by relevant historical facts and other oddities) on the subject at hand. It's almost like the authors didn't actually care about the reader's enjoyment, and the entire writing exercise was a veneer around their infatuation with how much they knew (and how much they wanted you to know how much they knew).The creators are doing a lot to be inventive in this book - weird diseases with mystical/science-based names and cures, odd details scratched into the edges of the visuals just for fun. Sometimes it seems like Siefert is just pulling syllables out of thin air with no forethought, which feels a bit tedious. But then they'll throw in D&D dice as the rear-view mirror replacement for fuzzy dice, and I'm right back comfortably "in".I'm enjoying Siefert and Ketner home their craft, and the ideas they're pursuing are my kinda weird so I'll keep coming along for the ride. less

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