Product Description: When William Waite died, after a life steeped in black magic, his family thought that the terror was over. Two years later, all the people close to him begin to suffer from mysterious illnesses, including the loss of a baby. His youngest son, Brandon Waite, desperate to protect his family, begins to dig into his dead father's bag of tricks. But his desire to protect his loved ones forces him to cover up his own tentative steps into witchcraft, leading him to mix deception with demon conjuration, isolating himself in a terrible world where his soul hangs in the balance. The townspeople he grew up with have always known there's something wrong with the Waite family, and their worst fears are proven true in a fiery climax on town hill, with the devil returns to New England. Includes the four-issue mini-series in addition to previously unpublished stories.
Could have been so much more The formula for success is ripe with the Devil's Footprints: an original story that can be truly incredible, great artwork, and engaging characters are all prominent here; but sadly the overall story feels rushed out the door and is ultimately too short. Despite all that negative press I just gave, the Devil's Footprints isn't all bad. The story revolves around young man Brandon Waite, who uses witchcraft to protect his family. He does this because his late father William made a demonic deal that has damned his soul for all eternity, and Brandon is haunted and tormented that he himself will suffer the same fate. No matter what he does, Brandon finds himself isolated even further from his loved ones and home, leading up to a hellish climax. What sets apart the Devil's Footprints from other comic spook fests are Scott Allie's characterizations and surprisingly human story, but what ultimately stops Devil's Footprints from being something really special is that the book as a whole is way too short, and the final battle and climax feels more rushed and tacked on than anything else. The art by Paul Lee, Brian Horton, and veteran but dependable colorist Dave Stewart is spectacular, and there's a good amount of side stories and extras thrown in as well. It's not bad one bit, and it's a good graphic novel to pick up, but one can only wonder how just plain awesome this could have been.
Should have been longer This is a book with promise. The plot is there, the artwork is there. But....it doesn't really develop the storyline well enough for me to feel what the characters are supposed to be experiencing. It's a good book for what it does; but I ended up feeling like the whole thing had been rushed through and that some scenes were underdeveloped. For instance, the relationship betweem the brother and his wife, and the protagonist, as well as the climax, all seemed to just be thrown at me and I was left feeling as though a great premise had just failed to be realized.
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