Locke & Key

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Named a "modern masterpiece" by The A.V. Club, the crticially-acclaimed series Locke & Key takes on new life in a reformatted hardcover collection. The Locke & Key Master Edition Volume 1 features the first two story arcs, "Welcome to Lovecraft" and "Headgames," with all-new cover art and design by co-creator Gabriel Rodriguez. Best Read Locke & Key By Joe Hill For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Kids always think they re coming into a story at the beginning, when usually they re coming in at the end Following a tragic home invasion and the death of their father, Rendell, the Locke children along with their mother, relocate to Keystone house in Lovecraft, Massachusetts They begin to adjust to their new life with the aid of Rendell s brother, Duncan The youngest child, Bode, soon discovers a number of magical keys that each have a different function and ultimately attract the attentio Kids always think they re coming into a story at the beginning, when usually they re coming in at the end Following a tragic home invasion and the death of their father, Rendell, the Locke children along with their mother, relocate to Keystone house in Lovecraft, Massachusetts They begin to adjust to their new life with the aid of Rendell s brother, Duncan The youngest child, Bode, soon discovers a number of magical keys that each have a different function and ultimately attract the attention of a stra...One of my biggest critiques about most comic books is the tendency to rush things Many times it feels like the creators are rushing to fill their story into a finite number of pages A love when you can tell that a story is moving towards a true ending, but telling it with the right pace Joe Hill s Locke Key series is refreshing in that it feels like it s taking it s time to flesh out the story the way it should be It also doesn t pander to the reader or treat them with kid gloves.After One of my biggest critiques about most comic books is the tendency to rush things Many times it feels like the creators are rushing to fill their story into a finite number of pages A love when you can tell that a story is moving towards a true ending, but telling it with the right pace Joe Hill s Locke Key series is refreshing in that it feels like it s taking it s time to flesh out the story the way it should be It also doesn t pander to the reader or treat them with kid gloves.After a terrible, bloody tragedy, the Locke kids move with their mom to Lovecraft, Massachusetts and into Keyhouse, an old estate with a dark history and they begin to discover its secrets At times, I really like the art, but sometimes the everyone s face...As someone who loves watching horror, it s hard to get scared when it comes to reading horror, let alone horror comics At the very least, literature can get under your skin and or squirm by the bloodiness of whatever story In the case of Horns author Joe Hill son of the horror maestro Stephen King his IDW comic Locke Key is all about unlocking your fears.After the tragic murder of patriarch Rendell, Nina Locke and her three children, Tyler, Kinsey, and Bode move into Keyhouse, based As someone who loves watching horror, it s hard to get scared when it comes to reading horror, let alone horror comics At the very least, literature can get under your skin and or squirm by the bloodiness of whatever story In the case of Horns author Joe Hill son of the horror maestro Stephen King his IDW comic Locke Key is all about unlocking your fears.After the tragic murder of patriarch Rendell, Nina Locke and her three children, Tyler, Kinsey, and Bode move into Keyhouse, based in the town of Lovecraft, Massachusetts As the family tries to adjust to their new home with the help of Rendell s brother Duncan, the youngest son Bod...Fantastically written horror with great characters and imagination to make King jealous.I wish I had something original to say about this beautiful book Part horror, part meditation on teenage grief, it did all kinds of things to me.After a murder of their father, three children move with their mother to their uncle house in gloomy Massachusetts Their mother is still there with them but like in most stories about children, she is not really there, disappearing into her own world, oblivious to the danger her children are putting themselves in A deranged killer is still after them I wish I had something original to say about this beautiful book Part horror, part meditation on teenage grief, it did all kinds of things to me.After a murder of their father, three children move with their mother to their uncle house in gloomy Massachusetts Their mother is still there with them but like in most stories about children, she is not really there, disappearing into her own world, oblivious to the danger her children are putting themselves in A deranged killer is still after them, and what s worse they find a whole bunch of keys that open shit that should just stay locked I m not completely sold on Gabriel Rodriguez style although the palette here is beautiful He doesn t seem to be very good and dr...I ve read a few duds lately so I wanted to go back and read something I already love and to prepare to read volume 2 What can I say, this stuff is good, man Seriously good I enjoyed this eventhe second time around I noticed things I didn t notice before and I connected with it in a whole new way Grief is a big theme here, which I didn t notice so much the first time around I definitely noticed it this time If you haven t read this comic, please just invest in the whole series and I ve read a few duds lately so I wanted to go back and read something I already love and to prepare to read volume 2 What can I say, this stuff is good, man Seriously good I enjoyed this eventhe second time around I noticed things I didn t notice before and I connected with it in a whole new way Grief is a big theme here...I was very surprised by how much this engrossed me into both the characters and the mystery I was reluctant to read this because of my distaste for horror slasher movies, but I m certainly glad I did For some reason the kids feel real to me, the way they talk and the way they react and try to cope with what has happened to them Then there are these mysterious keys to this strange house which is completely mapped out in the back of this volume plus an unknown history behind some of the peopl I was very surprised by how much this engrossed me into both the characters and the mystery I was reluctant to read this because of my distaste for horror slasher movies, but I m certainly glad I did For some reason the kids feel real to me, the way they talk and the way they react and try to cope with what has happene...It s every bit of greatness I knew it would be I needASAPI m not a horror fan But, this book won a lot of accolades and I ve heard good things from people about it Now that I ve read the first two acts included in this volume I can attest that these accolades are well deserved The writing is dark this isn t for kids as you begin with a bloody murder of the father of the three children who are main characters but compelling There are some fantasy elements but the story is very much grounded in the modern world If I hadof the story I woul I m not a horror fan But, this book won a lot of accolades and I ve heard good things from people about it Now that I ve read the first two acts included in this volume I can attest that these accolades are well deserved The writing is dark this isn t for kids as you begin with a bloody murder of the father of the three children who are main characters but compelling There are some fantasy elements but the story is very much grounded in the modern world If I hadof...It was the very first time when my interest has been swayed from a feeling of disgust to a complete blessing while I was reading the series At the beginning, I could not get jumped to either simple not true and childish true drawing, or one dimensional and stupid characters sooo wrong , and especially all that shit that was happening to them during the first arc My gosh, how much I hated Sam Hesser, the main antagonist However, when I realized how foolish and manipulated he was, I felt a It was the very first time when my interest has been swayed from a feeling of disgust to a complete blessing while I was reading the series At the beginning, I could not get jumped to either simple not true and childish true drawing, or one dimensional and stupid characters sooo wrong , and especially all that shit that was happening to them during the first arc My gosh, how much I hated Sam Hesser, the main antagonist However, when I realized how foolish and manipulated he was, I felt a kind of mercy for him And then I could not stop reading till the last page was turne...The art is top notch and the story keeps getting better.This was a very nice surprise, I did not expect this at all.Top notch story and art This is now among my top 10 favourite graphic novel stories of all time The Master Editions are a great way to collect this story and would be best read back to back For those ...I wish my house was as cool as the Keyhouse.

Locke & Key
  • English
  • 21 September 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 328 pages
  • 1631402242
  • Joe Hill
  • Locke & Key