Locke and Key, Volume 1: Welcome to Lovecraft

Imaginative, unique, and gripping!

As the vice president of the Grraphic Novel Club in college, this book was my most recomended to our members. The story is jam packed with suspense and the characters are instantly relatable and lovable, or terrifying. I would recommend this to anybody with a strong stomach for blood, for the content can be quite gorey. Definitely one of the best stories I have ever come across.

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Open up one's imagination

This graphic novel works on so many levels. The characters are deep enough for just about any teen to relate to. After the tragic events that kick off this story, you begin to feel for these characters. It adds flash backs to flesh out the drama and how much this event relates to these three young adults. Once the element of the supernatural is made clear you will not be able to put down this book. A page turner to the very end, that also leaves open room for a sequel that can stick with the idea of opening new doors. I plan on reading the next graphic novel soon and hope to see many sequels published in the near future.

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The best comic going...

Great characters, amazing art a gripping story and creative storytelling make this a modern comic classic series.

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Welcome to a great new horror series

The Locke and Key series delivers with memorable characters and intriguing stories. If you're into horror comics with a strong magical bent, this is for you.
This first volume sets up the series.
The artwork is packed with telling detail. I found myself re-reading pages to savour the little touches in every panel.
A lot of successful comic writing comes down to pacing and compression. The writer is a master at leading you through the story. The telling of the tale is clever and inventive.
The partnership of the creative team is something you'll admire.
Also, the book itself is gorgeosuly bound and printed. This is the whole package.
Locke and Key can be credibly counted in that select group of 'best comic around at the moment.'

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Awesome!!

This book is awesome. I recommend for anyone who likes thriller/horror books. A must have for Stephen King/Joe Hill fans.

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Please be advised that if you buy this as a nook book, and wish

Please be advised that if you buy this as a nook book, and wish to view it on a PC, there is no way to do so. My guess is this is because of some draconian DRM mandate IDW is forcing on B&N. Buy a physical copy instead.

Never was into graphic novels, but¿

After so many people in my book group kept recommending this series I finally caved & I wasn't disappointed! I couldn't put it down until I finished! The characters and plot keeps the story flowing, along with the beautiful artwork. This is a definate read if you like blood, gore. & an intriguing story that will keep you wanting more.

I¿ve read some Joe Hill before but never any of his comics. Aft

I’ve read some Joe Hill before but never any of his comics. After reading this I think I’ll be checking out everything I can get my hands on. He crafts such a creepy tale in a seemingly real world situation. The dialogue is realistic and the plot is filled with intrigue. The art the Gabriel Rodriguez, whom I’m not familiar with, was fantastic. His villains are eerie and his characters, all human, are easily distinguishable. I really enjoyed this book. I have heard so many good things about it and for once it seems something was more than its hype.

Simply awesome

Strongly suggest check this series out

My first real graphic novel.

And definitely not the last. I'm hooked!

Love this

I own All the Locke & Key tp. They are different & decidedly unique. Follow the story of three kids who move into the family home after a tragedy in their young lives and discover all is NOT as it seems. Read as they find keys that unlock more than doors. Excellent read.

great book!!

I collect SK and JH books. Great!!!!!

this is an amazing series. if you like horror you need to check

this is an amazing series. if you like horror you need to check this book out. the art is fantastic as well.

Great comic

I loved this. The art, story, and characters were all great. I do not read many graphic novels, but I will read more of this.

Would buy again.

Excellent story, gorgeous panels. A very addicting comic series!

Great series

I read and this at the suggestion of a friend and loved it. It is a great but dark story with mystical and magical overtones. The plot twists will leave you wanting to read more. The great art and story will not disapoint

Great Opening to the Series

Locke and Key holds a great story with many surprises and lots of confusion. Not the bad kind. The plot is fresh and interesting and it goes along well with the artwork which was a little offsetting to me at first but I got used to it. Every time I think about this graphic novel I think of how many things they could do with that idea, how many stories they could make. I think Locke and Key could last for a long time and keep it fresh every single issue.

Book Rating: 4/5
Reviewed by Kole for Book Sake.

Book Review
I read this one at the prompting of my boyfriend and devoured it quickly. The storyline is engrossing and the characters are fully realized in just this first volume, which I find rare for many graphic novels. There was some confusion for me in the beginning as you are just thrown into the story of the keys without any preparation about what they mean. There are so many different keys that do different things that this story could go anywhere. This is a great graphic novel for those looking for something a little off kilter and based on the story and the characters more than the artwork. Though the artwork is also great and sets the mood and tone of the story wonderfully .It was dark, but realistic at the same time. The characters are so well fleshed out that it surprised me for a graphic novel. Often this is a part of the story that is skipped over in comics, but not here, which is what’s keeping me reading further into this series. Review for volume 2 coming soon!

Book Rating: 4/5
Reviewed by Jessica for Book Sake.

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Great Find for Fairly New Graphic Novel Reader

Brooding, detailed and most wonderfully colored illustrations I've ever seen and a story line that leaves you wanting more, of course. Anxiously awaiting arrival of second book at my door. "Comic book" style of story gives just enough words to let my imagination run wild with the rest. Read in a day and took next two days to leisurely go over every frame of art to notice details easily overlooked.

If only Locke & Key had been a novel of the non-graphic variety. . .

I found Locke & Key to be a wonderfully inventive and gripping story! My chief criticism likely stems from the fact that I am new to the graphic novel universe. But, I found the illustrations so grotesque that they were a distraction, rather than an enhancement or compliment, to the story. Still, Joe Hill's writing was worth the effort it took attempting not to linger overlong on the disturbing (and not "disturbing" in a good way) artwork.

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Not a bag graphic novel/story at all, and it opens at the end for more potential stories that can basically go anywhere.

First off, I read (and listen to, thank you audible.com) novels, graphic novels, computer books and comics. I like a horror/thriller and look for that genre mostly but I also like a good story no matter what the subject is. With Locke and Key, you get a pretty good story in a graphic novel that is illustrated well and the artwork grew on me as I read. I did not think the artwork was bad at all when i first saw it, it was just different than what some horror/fantasy/supernatural art is, which is a good thing in my opinion.
Is this the best thing you will ever read if you are into this genre? No, but it is worth a look if you just read novels and it is definitely worth a look is you are already into comics. I would say that this is a good beginning to a story that will spread in many different ways in the world of Joe Hill and Locke & Key comics.
The hardcover edition itself is beautiful and I will be keeping it in my graphic novel collection.

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