Story by Joe Hill Art by Gabriel Rodriguez Colors by Jay Fotos Cover by Gabriel Rodriguez
Minor Spoilers
In a week where Marvel Now and Death in the Family will be the talk in the comic’s world, it’s also beginning of the end for Locke & Key which has been one of my favourite comics in last five years. So I’m bummed that it’s almost over but if this issue is any indication it’s going to one hell of a ride.
After the last arc in Locke & Key felted little rushed, Joe Hill slows things down and let’s all characters we been invested in have some great shining moments and heart-wrenching confessions from the use of Scott’s video project which also catches new readers up to speed and reminds old readers of these character histories, regrets and why their great characters. There are a lot great moments where Hill relies on Rodriguez’s visual storytelling to sell certain scenes which he always does and creates some great emotional scenes and payoff for the series. While this is going on we get got up to the antagonist of the story Dodge who has taken control of Bode and is collecting all of the keys and he ends the issue with saying “Well that’s that. I win. The end.” and it’s hard to argue with that but it makes me all more eager to know what will happen next.
The other storyteller in this is Gabriel Rodriguez whose art is still as amazing and effective as ever. Like I’ve said he can sell these emotional scenes and captures what these characters are feeling better than most artists in comics. His style is different than most working in comics with mix of realism and cartooning which helps give Locke & Key a certain flare. Another thing about his art is just how detailed it is and how it’s filled past references to other arcs of Locke and Key which help make the experience all the better when you reread the series or catch them while reading the series for the first time.
Locke and Key is nothing short of amazing and it’s so nice to have it back on my pull list again where it’s one of finniest comics to come out month in and month out. So in six issues, it’s all over but like said I can wait to see what happens next.
The Picks Nov 14th: Locke & Key: Omega #1 Nov 21st: THE ROCKETEER: CARGO OF DOOM #4
Nov 28th: American Vampire # 33
Dec 5th: STUMPTOWN, VOL. 2 #4
Dec 12th: CONAN THE BARBARIAN #11
Dec 19th: Saga #8 & Hawkeye #6
Dec 26th:
Jan 2nd: Daredevil: End of Days #4
Jan 9th: Sweet Tooth #40
Jan 16th: The Black Beetle: No Way Out #1
Jan 23rd: Mind MGMT #7
Jan 30th: Nowhere Men #3
Feb 6th: Green Arrow #17
Feb 13th: Batman #17
Feb 20th: Daredevil #23
Feb 27th: HAWKEYE #8 Mar 6th: DAREDEVIL: END OF DAYS #6 Mar 13th: WHERE IS JAKE ELLIS? #3 Mar 20th: Saga #11 Mar 27th: Young Avengers #3 Apr 3rd: LOCKE & KEY: OMEGA #4 Apr 10th: Hawkeye #9
The Pick for Nov 14th: Locke & Key: Omega #1


Story by Joe Hill
Art by Gabriel Rodriguez
Colors by Jay Fotos
Cover by Gabriel Rodriguez
Minor Spoilers
In a week where Marvel Now and Death in the Family will be the talk in the comic’s world, it’s also beginning of the end for Locke & Key which has been one of my favourite comics in last five years. So I’m bummed that it’s almost over but if this issue is any indication it’s going to one hell of a ride.
After the last arc in Locke & Key felted little rushed, Joe Hill slows things down and let’s all characters we been invested in have some great shining moments and heart-wrenching confessions from the use of Scott’s video project which also catches new readers up to speed and reminds old readers of these character histories, regrets and why their great characters. There are a lot great moments where Hill relies on Rodriguez’s visual storytelling to sell certain scenes which he always does and creates some great emotional scenes and payoff for the series. While this is going on we get got up to the antagonist of the story Dodge who has taken control of Bode and is collecting all of the keys and he ends the issue with saying “Well that’s that. I win. The end.” and it’s hard to argue with that but it makes me all more eager to know what will happen next.
The other storyteller in this is Gabriel Rodriguez whose art is still as amazing and effective as ever. Like I’ve said he can sell these emotional scenes and captures what these characters are feeling better than most artists in comics. His style is different than most working in comics with mix of realism and cartooning which helps give Locke & Key a certain flare. Another thing about his art is just how detailed it is and how it’s filled past references to other arcs of Locke and Key which help make the experience all the better when you reread the series or catch them while reading the series for the first time.
Locke and Key is nothing short of amazing and it’s so nice to have it back on my pull list again where it’s one of finniest comics to come out month in and month out. So in six issues, it’s all over but like said I can wait to see what happens next.
The Picks
Nov 14th: Locke & Key: Omega #1
Nov 21st: THE ROCKETEER: CARGO OF DOOM #4
Nov 28th: American Vampire # 33
Dec 5th: STUMPTOWN, VOL. 2 #4
Dec 12th: CONAN THE BARBARIAN #11
Dec 19th: Saga #8 & Hawkeye #6
Dec 26th:Jan 2nd: Daredevil: End of Days #4
Jan 9th: Sweet Tooth #40
Jan 16th: The Black Beetle: No Way Out #1
Jan 23rd: Mind MGMT #7
Jan 30th: Nowhere Men #3
Feb 6th: Green Arrow #17
Feb 13th: Batman #17
Feb 20th: Daredevil #23
Feb 27th: HAWKEYE #8
Mar 6th: DAREDEVIL: END OF DAYS #6
Mar 13th: WHERE IS JAKE ELLIS? #3
Mar 20th: Saga #11
Mar 27th: Young Avengers #3
Apr 3rd: LOCKE & KEY: OMEGA #4
Apr 10th: Hawkeye #9
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