It may be a cliché, but you really should be careful what you wish for. Probably every teenager ever has wished for a more exciting life, or wished their crazy parents would go away and leave them alone. Of course, they only wish for such things because they don't consider what would happen if those idle wishes came true. Unfortunately, that's exactly what happens to Tyler Locke.
In Locke & Key #1, by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez, Tyler's whole world changes when his family is attacked by a pair of inbred delinquents on a killing spree. Tyler's father is killed, so the rest of the family goes to live in Uncle Duncan's mysterious home, Keyhouse. Keyhouse, located in charming Lovecraft, Massachusetts, is the one place Locke believed his family would always be safe, but it's a pretty weird place, nonetheless. Isolated, on the edge of a cliff overlooking the ocean, with architecture like a mix of a medieval castle and the house from Psycho, Keyhouse seems like a strange choice to comfort a grieving family. On top of all that, there is something really weird going on with some of the doors in this place...
Locke & Key is the brainchild of Joe Hill. Horror/Fantasy fans may, or may not, know that Hill is the son of Stephen King, an obscure genre writer you may have heard about once or twice. OK, we ALL know who Stephen King is, but Joe Hill has gone out of his way to earn success based on his work, not on his father's famous name. Based on this first issue, he certainly seems to have the talent to go far on his own. The characters in Locke & Key are immediately likeable and well-rounded. The story has unexpected twists and some very unique ideas. Rodriguez's awesome artwork perfectly complements the story. The art is very detailed, but is also very clean and stylish, with a cinematic approach that would translate perfectly to the big screen. (And, yes, Locke & Key has been optioned as a movie already!)
If what you've really been wishing for is a great new book to read, you're in luck! Locke & Key #1 is Four Color Fantasies' guaranteed Book of the Week! Don't worry; the doors of the store are perfectly normal. Nothing weird will happen as you pass through. Nope, definitely nothing weird. Nothing to worry about at all. Really.
In Locke & Key #1, by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez, Tyler's whole world changes when his family is attacked by a pair of inbred delinquents on a killing spree. Tyler's father is killed, so the rest of the family goes to live in Uncle Duncan's mysterious home, Keyhouse. Keyhouse, located in charming Lovecraft, Massachusetts, is the one place Locke believed his family would always be safe, but it's a pretty weird place, nonetheless. Isolated, on the edge of a cliff overlooking the ocean, with architecture like a mix of a medieval castle and the house from Psycho, Keyhouse seems like a strange choice to comfort a grieving family. On top of all that, there is something really weird going on with some of the doors in this place...
Locke & Key is the brainchild of Joe Hill. Horror/Fantasy fans may, or may not, know that Hill is the son of Stephen King, an obscure genre writer you may have heard about once or twice. OK, we ALL know who Stephen King is, but Joe Hill has gone out of his way to earn success based on his work, not on his father's famous name. Based on this first issue, he certainly seems to have the talent to go far on his own. The characters in Locke & Key are immediately likeable and well-rounded. The story has unexpected twists and some very unique ideas. Rodriguez's awesome artwork perfectly complements the story. The art is very detailed, but is also very clean and stylish, with a cinematic approach that would translate perfectly to the big screen. (And, yes, Locke & Key has been optioned as a movie already!)
If what you've really been wishing for is a great new book to read, you're in luck! Locke & Key #1 is Four Color Fantasies' guaranteed Book of the Week! Don't worry; the doors of the store are perfectly normal. Nothing weird will happen as you pass through. Nope, definitely nothing weird. Nothing to worry about at all. Really.
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