This week I take a look at IDW's best kept secret that everybody knows about... I have no idea what that means...
Locke & Key : Welcome to Lovecraft vol.1(IDW) hardcover by Joe Hill , art: Gabriel Rodriguez
plot/premise:
Locke & Key is a dark supernatural tale about three siblings whose lives are thrown into turmoil after a vicious attack on their parents. Sent to live in Keyhouse, the Locke family home in Lovecraft, MA. Tyler, Kinsey, and Bode try to adapt to their new surroundings, but youngest brother Bode won't give up his delusion that some of the doors in Keyhouse are magical portals if you use the right key.
Locke & Key is a dark supernatural tale about three siblings whose lives are thrown into turmoil after a vicious attack on their parents. Sent to live in Keyhouse, the Locke family home in Lovecraft, MA. Tyler, Kinsey, and Bode try to adapt to their new surroundings, but youngest brother Bode won't give up his delusion that some of the doors in Keyhouse are magical portals if you use the right key.
Bode's WTF expression is a perfect compliment to this sensational book
Gord says:
Locke & Key is part of the HP Lovecraft universe but that's not relevant to appreciate this title , its a stand alone series so no worries for noobs like myself. For a brand new series Joe Hill does a fantastic job in laying out the landscape , introducing characters and moving the plot along in limited space and time. I think Hill mastered the skill of multi-tasking his story telling , managing to have his characters move the story along while adding some depth to their characters.
The house itself is just oozing with boundless potential to take this series in so many directions down the road. Each mystical doorway can be activated with a mystical key to act as a portal to various places and time , also can give special abilities like exiting your soul from your body dependant on the doorway and the key... man , this house is just weird but in a good Clockwork Orange kind of weird , not in the OH SHIT Carrot Top looks like a tranny mannequin come to life weird
I found myself caring for the lead characters , the kids in particular , Bode , Kinsey and Tyler Locke. From their adverse beginning to watching them deal with themselves , the house , new town .. the Locke kids aren't douchey as I worried they might be. In particular the youngest Locke , Bode , having little kids as one of the main stars can be trickier than it appears , you could easily end up with this annoying bastard!
The main antagonist is a tragic and cold soul that stains each page with that hollow face. Joe Hill developes a chilling , disturbed person using intricately placed flashback scenes to give the tragic origins of the antagonist , then Rodriguez takes over with his pencil work to make the violent rage and bloodshed come alive. Not to mention the other dark mysterious figure thats a major player that made me feel like doing this after
Hill and artist Gabriel Rodriguez's collaborated work is the back bone to Locke & Key's success. Their chemistry was fantastic.. the flashbacks and switching of characters was so vital and elegantly done that it doesn't get noticed in the aftermath caz we're too busy applauding the end product. I can easily see why Fox picked this series up for a tv series.
Locke & Key is part of the HP Lovecraft universe but that's not relevant to appreciate this title , its a stand alone series so no worries for noobs like myself. For a brand new series Joe Hill does a fantastic job in laying out the landscape , introducing characters and moving the plot along in limited space and time. I think Hill mastered the skill of multi-tasking his story telling , managing to have his characters move the story along while adding some depth to their characters.
The house itself is just oozing with boundless potential to take this series in so many directions down the road. Each mystical doorway can be activated with a mystical key to act as a portal to various places and time , also can give special abilities like exiting your soul from your body dependant on the doorway and the key... man , this house is just weird but in a good Clockwork Orange kind of weird , not in the OH SHIT Carrot Top looks like a tranny mannequin come to life weird
I found myself caring for the lead characters , the kids in particular , Bode , Kinsey and Tyler Locke. From their adverse beginning to watching them deal with themselves , the house , new town .. the Locke kids aren't douchey as I worried they might be. In particular the youngest Locke , Bode , having little kids as one of the main stars can be trickier than it appears , you could easily end up with this annoying bastard!
The main antagonist is a tragic and cold soul that stains each page with that hollow face. Joe Hill developes a chilling , disturbed person using intricately placed flashback scenes to give the tragic origins of the antagonist , then Rodriguez takes over with his pencil work to make the violent rage and bloodshed come alive. Not to mention the other dark mysterious figure thats a major player that made me feel like doing this after
Hill and artist Gabriel Rodriguez's collaborated work is the back bone to Locke & Key's success. Their chemistry was fantastic.. the flashbacks and switching of characters was so vital and elegantly done that it doesn't get noticed in the aftermath caz we're too busy applauding the end product. I can easily see why Fox picked this series up for a tv series.
Bode gives a summary of what Locke & Key is about
Good News:
The series is on going though rather than sold in a on going continuous series , IDW delivers them in 6 issue sets. The collected books are of high quality and look nice on the shelf.
The series is on going though rather than sold in a on going continuous series , IDW delivers them in 6 issue sets. The collected books are of high quality and look nice on the shelf.
Bad News:
Though it does come with some extra art , its only 5-6 pages worth. At the very least they should add the floppy covers for collected editions. It could be worse , they could've thrown in ads for other IDW titles.
Though it does come with some extra art , its only 5-6 pages worth. At the very least they should add the floppy covers for collected editions. It could be worse , they could've thrown in ads for other IDW titles.
The "Jan Brady" of the Locke family , Kinsey making a new friend
Verdict: dig it or ditch it
I dig it like Charlie Sheen digs locking up coked up porn stars in hotel broom closets. On Amazon the hardcover is only $1 more than the soft cover. There's currently 3 volumes available with the 4th just finishing up in floppies(each collected volume consist of 6 issues).
value rating: from its $25 hardcover price.. I feel I would pay $21/25. The actual story is flawless , just needed more extra goodies.
I dig it like Charlie Sheen digs locking up coked up porn stars in hotel broom closets. On Amazon the hardcover is only $1 more than the soft cover. There's currently 3 volumes available with the 4th just finishing up in floppies(each collected volume consist of 6 issues).
value rating: from its $25 hardcover price.. I feel I would pay $21/25. The actual story is flawless , just needed more extra goodies.
If they could only bottle HP Lovecraft's sauce
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