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Locke & Key Vol. 1: Welcome To Lovecraft (Locke & Key Volume) Kindle & comiXology
The Eisner-nominated Locke & Key tells of Keyhouse, an unlikely New England mansion, with fantastic doors that transform all who dare to walk through them, and home to a hate-filled and relentless creature that will not rest until it forces open the most terrible door of them all!
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherIDW
- Publication dateAugust 5, 2009
- File size487631 KB
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"It's great! ...The art here by Gabriel Rodriguez is some of the finest stuff in comics today... The team of Hill and Rodriguez is top notch!" — Blair Butler, Fresh Ink
"Solid pacing and plot twists, combined with Rodriguez's clean lines and detailed pencils make Locke & Key a lock for best horror book of the week." — Wizard Magazine
"In a year of auspicious comics debuts, Joe Hill turned in one of the few comics that truly came from a different place. Written with skill that makes me jealous, courage that makes me smile, and honesty and brutality that makes me want to see what comes next. Okay, I'm officially a fan." — Ed Brubaker
"A modern suspense thriller meets something more wondrous and magical." — IGN
About the Author
Born in Santiago, Chile, Gabriel Rodríguez began working as an illustrator in the late 90s and in 2002 started drawing books for IDW Publishing, including CSI, George Romero’s Land of the Dead, and Beowulf, amongst others. In 2007, he co-created the award-winning series Locke & Key with Joe Hill. He continued developing other creator-owned projects: the Eisner-winning Little Nemo: Return to Slumberland, with Eric Shanower; Sword of Ages; and the gritty sci-fi adventure Onyx, with Chris Ryall. In 2019, he partnered with Hill once again for two new Locke & Key stories, “Dog Days” and “Nailed It.”
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- ASIN : B007KDHKZ8
- Publisher : IDW (August 5, 2009)
- Publication date : August 5, 2009
- Language : English
- File size : 487631 KB
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- Print length : 168 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: #36,546 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
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Joe Hill is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Heart-Shaped Box, The Fireman, and Full Throttle. He won the Eisner Award for Best Writer for his long-running comic book series, Locke & Key, co-created with artist Gabriel Rodriguez. Much of his work has been adapted for movies and television. His second novel, Horns, was translated to film in 2014 and starred Daniel Radcliffe. His third novel, NOS4A2, is now a hit series on AMC, starring Zachary Quinto. The first season of Locke & Key was released on Netflix in early 2020 and became an overnight smash. His story, "In The Tall Grass," co-written with Stephen King, was made into a feature for Netflix, and became a mind-bending cult horror sensation. Most recently, Hill has returned to graphic novels -- his latest comics include Basketful of Heads and Plunge for D.C., and Dying is Easy for IDW.
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The hardcovers and beautiful, with glossy graphics on a matt background. Volume 3 had a ribbon. (some people say their 1 and 2 did as well). Upon opening the first volume, I paused to examine the beautiful illustrations inside the covers and on the pages leading into the story. The author dedicates the book to his mother. I had never heard of Joe Hill before, but I did know of only one person named Tabitha King, so guessed who he was, 'Hill' or no 'Hill'. No matter, I can understand why he started out with a nom de plume.
BTW, some character names interest me in this book. The coach (vol 2) is Elsie Whedon. One of Rendell's old schoolmates (vol 2) was Lucas Caravaggio, and the admissions director (vol 3) is Calliope Ridgeway. Some of these may have meaning to the story, maybe some just to the author. For instance, I could see how Calliope could be seen as a muse to her drama teacher husband.
Hill excells in many areas. His characters are real, well rounded, and sympathetic. The story line is suspenseful, and as certain mysteries get cleared up, new information creates new questions for the reader (and the characters) to ponder. This series is just plain creepy - in a good way. He also drops in ...idk...language hints? to the text, relating to the key/theme at hand. Word jokes, puns. The Joe Ridgeway story, which opens vol. 2, bounces back and forth in time. The opening and the ending `bookend' the story nicely, and Hill manages to put a spin on the end which lightens some of the sadness therein.
Gabriel Rodriguez contributes wonderful artwork. I admit that I can have a hard time enjoying even a well written series if I hate the artwork (some arcs of Sandman come to mind). This series has the best of both worlds! The lines are clean, the facial expressions clear, and the colors are appealing yet somber in tone, as suits the series. Violence is not portrayed in too graphic a manner. Some is not shown at all. Rodriguez also uses a technique for which I do not know the name, where he repeats a setting several times with just necessary changes. Look at the preview pages for Vol. 3, Crown of Shadows, to see this technique. I feel as though this grounds parts of the story better than if he kept changing perspective. It is also almost cinematic. Hill also injects a good does of humor into the story (which is necessary, I think, to keep it from becoming oppressive), which Rodriguez translates nicely. I really liked the bit in vol. 3 where Bode tells his mother how to cook the alfredo sauce. The `nameless technique' works nicely there.
Volume 1 is taken up with the Locke family tragedy and their subsequent move to the family home in Lovecraft. Volumes 2 and 3 move briskly along, introducing many new and interesting characters and situations, which keeps the story fresh. After reading Vol. 1, I took out Heart Shaped Box, Hill's first novel, from the library and read it in two nights. (I could not wait for an Amazon delivery!) Hill's work is gripping and intense and I plan to read more of it!
Highly recommended series!
The story revolves around the Locke family as they deal with their grief following the violent murder of their father by a pair of mentally disturbed youths; at least one of which was being directed by a voice in his head. If not for the heroic acts of the eldest boy, Tyler Locke, the entire family would have likely shared their father's grisly fate. Tyler managed to kill one of his dad's murderers and nearly bludgeoned the second to death with a brick. Following the tragedy the family move to the town of Lovecraft to their summer home called Keyhouse and this is where the real weirdness begins. It seems that Keyhouse holds a secret. Hidden around the house are keys that produce strange effects when they unlock certain doors. For instance the youngest boy, Bode, discovers a key that can cause his spirit to separate from his body when he steps through the door it unlocks. There's also a spirit in a well that seems to be directing a lot of the events in a desire to get the keys for her/it's self.
The quality of the writing was sufficient to mellow me out after my initial anger. This is a very compelling story with great characterization and believable dialogue. This a series that deserves the accolades it's received. Perhaps my only issue (besides the book title) is the art. It's quite good but I'm not convinced it works with the story. Gabriel Rodriguez has a very clean, bold but somewhat cartoony style and it kind of blunts the fear of killer Sam Lesser when he's drawn with big doe eyes. Art can really set the tone of a book and I can imagine a different artist creating a completely different tone. Even as Lesser carves a path of death I never found him particularly intimidating. Regardless of the intensity of Hill's writing the story always feels like it has a touch of whimsy because that's how Rodriguez draws and I really don't think that was Hill's intention. An artist like John Totleben or Bill Sienkiewicz would have created a completely (and likely more appropriate) tone.
I was impressed enough that I would definitely pick up volume 2. The ending was very intriguing and I'd love to see where the story goes and what secrets Keyhouse has yet to offer. No, it has nothing to do with H.P. Lovecraft but in the end Hill won me over even if I think a different artist might have improved the book.
After the murder of their father Tyler, Kinsey, and Bode Locke relocate to the Keyhouse with their mother. Bode finds that certain keys lead through certain doors that do things; the one he finds turns him into corporeal form for as long as he wants. Meanwhile the kid that murdered the Lockes' dad is trying to escape from juvenile detention to come back and finish what he started. Also Bode meets someone mysterious in a well outside the house.
This book is very creepy in a number of ways. You have a brutal murderer on the loose at one point, a house with doors that lead you to mysterious place and do mysterious things, and a strange creepy person in a well. It was a great story and the illustrations are just wonderful. It was very engaging and very hard to put down. The characters are well done and you are really rooting for them throughout the book. This is definitely a horror novel.
Overall a great graphic novel. It is on the borderline of being a bit too creepy for me. I am super curious about what else the Locke's will find in the house though, so I will definitely pick up the next full length graphic novel " Locke & Key: Head Games ".
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The story is engrossing, characters are fun, very creative magic system, and the horror aspect is great as well. Just go ahead and read this masterpiece, there's no way you're going to be disappointed.
P.S. if you are coming here after watching the netflix series, know this - the comics are a lot LOT better than the tv series. So if you liked the series, you're simply going to fall in love with the series
El primer volumen de 6, en este se nos presenta el primer arco de la historia, con un buen arte visual, narrativa y suspense, este comic es recomendable si quieres leer algo diferente, definitivamente comprare los demas, el libro no es extenso, en un rato lo terminas y quedaras con deseos de saber que pasa después,ademas de que el formato pasta dura le da un toque muy elegante para tener en tu librero/repisa
Reviewed in Mexico on April 28, 2017
El primer volumen de 6, en este se nos presenta el primer arco de la historia, con un buen arte visual, narrativa y suspense, este comic es recomendable si quieres leer algo diferente, definitivamente comprare los demas, el libro no es extenso, en un rato lo terminas y quedaras con deseos de saber que pasa después,ademas de que el formato pasta dura le da un toque muy elegante para tener en tu librero/repisa
If you like bloody horror that preys on your deepest fears, this is for you.