There is also a great sense of stillness. Similar to Japanese manga, the large eyes of the characters can express a lot of emotion within a still image and intense emotional facial expressions and body language (or lack there of) are very important to all of the scenes. However, Rodriguez’s more cartoony characters and bright colours make everything all the creepier once things really get going. This is a violent, brutal, frightening story that could easily have been depicted with much darker imagery typically attributed to the genre. In the aftermath, they move to the old Locke homestead, Keyhouse, in hopes of recovering some vague semblance of normality.įirst of all, I have to speak about the art. Their lives are destroyed by the brutal murder of their father and rape of their mother by two extremely troubled youths.

Volume one introduces the Locke family, with particular focus on the kids, Ty, Kinsey and little Bode. In fact, I intended to wait until I’d finished all five volumes before completing a proper review, but after finishing volume one last night, all I could think was “ffffuuuuuuuuuuhhh…”įortunately, I’m of sounder mind today and can explain why I’m giving this entire series five stars before I am even finished with it.

I’ve heard good things about this series from friends, but I had no idea how good. She politely reminded me that she has my address on file. 1: Welcome to Lovecraft by Joe Hill I grabbed the hardcover copies of these books the moment I saw them and warned the librarian that they would look lovely on my bookshelf. Comic Review: Locke & Key vol.1: Welcome to Lovecraft by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez

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