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Locke & Key Vol. 4: Keys To the Kingdom (Locke & Key Volume) Kindle & comiXology
Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez's Locke & Key unwinds into its fourth volume in Keys to the Kingdom. With more keys making themselves known, and the depths of the Locke's family's mysteries ever-expanding, Dodge's desperation to end his shadowy quest drives the habitants of Keyhouse ever closer to a revealing conclusion.
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherIDW
- Publication dateJuly 6, 2011
- File size497950 KB
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"Whenever I encounter someone looking for recommendations on comics to read, Locke & Key is always on the top of my list of suggestions." — 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 : B008O7T44E
- Publisher : IDW (July 6, 2011)
- Publication date : July 6, 2011
- Language : English
- File size : 497950 KB
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- Print length : 152 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: #409,685 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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In this issue many more keys are found in quick succession. The first chapter focuses on Bode and his finding the Beast Key and becoming a sparrow. The next chapter quickly propels you through a calendar month of craziness at the Locke household. Just when things seem to be going right for the Locke kids they run into a lot of trouble. Dodge gets desperate and things really come to an awful/desperate/surprising conclusion in the final chapter.
I totally agree with other reviews I have read that say the new keys are introduced too quickly. There were so many points where the authors/illustrators had wonderful opportunites to depict shadow battles and beastly transformations, etc. These are breezed through with each one only being given a single scene in the February chapter. The new keys are introduced rapidly and I found myself having to use the index that describes each key at the back of the book to keep track of what was happening. I really do wish they had drawn this out more over a couple of books.
Other than above I really enjoyed this book. The book itself was a beautiful hardcover edition, it is missing the pretty bookmark ribbon that other earlier volumes had...but it still very beautiful and high quality. There are a couple different styles of artwork in this edition; the first chapter featuring Bode has a more cartoony artwork style to it. This new style is well-blended in with the old style. The old style of art is most prevalent and continues to be beautifully done and matches the story very well.
The new keys introduced are all very interesting and I am very attached to all of these emotionally scarred characters. I couldn't believe how things unfolded in the final chapter; I was absolutely rapt and could not put the book down. Now I am dying to know what happens next!
All of our favorite characters from previous volumes appear in this book and the mystery surrounding the Locke family deepens and comes to a climax of sorts. The wait for the next book may just kill me; I have been contemplating buying the comics issue by issue to find out what happens next...
Overall an excellent addition to the Locke and Key series. The introduction of the new keys went too rapidly for me and I wish the story had been drawn out a bit more. Still the new keys are interesting, the mystery is deepening, and the conclusion will leave you riveted and dying to read more. Definitely a book for older teens or adults only; very gorey, bad language, and a number of disturbing scenarios. I can't wait to read the 5th book in this series, Clockworks, due out late spring/early summer of 2012.
I eagerly awaited the arrival of this volume, as this series has become my new favorite! I ran into a little disappointment, but not much.
The new hardcover is just as lovely as the last ones - glossy details on a matt background. The front endpapers show illustrations of keys from previous volumes, while new keys are on the back endpapers.
The opening story, "Sparrow," focuses mainly on young Bode. What makes this episode special is that a potentially horrifying series of events is toned down by the clever use of humor and artistic style. Some of the episode is drawn the same way as the rest of the series, but for most of it Rodriguez uses a "Calvin and Hobbs" style, and Hill adds pertinent, funny dialog. The illustrative styles are interspersed. Very cleverly done. The episode, "February" shows small calendar pages next to the events pictured, helping to connect short events that happen in quick succession. Only a scene or several are necessary for these bits, and without some bridging the episode would have been a muddle.
The only thing I disliked about this volume was that several keys were introduced in too quick succession, without the details of their discovery or the details of their use. A frame or two is all provided in a couple of cases. As the book moved on, though, I could see how this was necessary to avoid slowing the plot to a crawl. Still, I wanted to know more!
Hill also addresses the stick subject of racism without becoming preachy. He moves the plot along well, revealing more on the mystery surrounding the black key and the missing teens. The last episode was sure to end in a horrifying manner...and it did, but not how I expected! In addition, he manages to bring some major events to a head while simultaneously throwing the main characters into a new morass of confusion. And they don't even know it!
How will I survive until the next book?