The Past of Locke & Key Comes To Life In This Gorgeous New Collection

Where Locke & Key goes sooner or later? Only the upcoming third season of Netflix’s present is aware of for now. But the place all of it started is deliver introduced collectively in a model new assortment and io9 has your unique first look.

Locke & Key: The Golden Age is a hardcover assortment coming in April comprised of 4 beforehand launched, and one new, tales by author Joe Hill and illustrator Gabriel Rodriguez. Among them are “In Pale Battalions Go” plus the Sandman Universe crossover “Hell & Gone.” And all of which discover the wealthy previous this mythological world the place a household referred to as Locke makes use of magical keys to do all kinds of wondrous issues.

“The Golden Age was quite literally a decade in the making,” Hill advised io9 in a press release. “The first story was released in 2011 and the last chapter appeared in 2021. And now here it is, all together, between two covers. I don’t know if any of my own graphic novels has ever made me quite so happy, spent quite so much time in my thoughts, or lived in my dreams the way this one has… I know Gabe feels the same way. I’m over the moon to see it finally landing in reader’s hands. Few books ever lead you on such a journey but I have to say, I’ve enjoyed every step of it.”

Here’s the duvet of the e-book, unique to io9.

“We had a very unique creative opportunity with The Golden Age,” Rodriguez stated. “Free of the traditional calendar and format boundaries of any standard comic book series, these tales really take risks and bold chances as a storytelling medium. We also had the opportunity to explore an entirely different age of the Locke family history and the key mythology, and on top of that, we got the chance to tie the story arcs in one of our most ambitious episodes ever, combining the universe of Locke & Key with The Sandman Universe, an absolute classic of this genre (which was also an undeniably direct inspiration for us to create our book). And yet, the most rewarding part of it was to see the family of Chamberlin Locke growing, getting depth and becoming fully fleshed-out over the course of a storyline that conquered a very special spot in our hearts… and one we hope will unlock new dreams in our readers’ minds.”

In addition to “In Pale Battalions Go” and “Hell & Gone, the book contains the previous released stories “Small World” and “Open the Moon,” in addition to the model new “Face the Music,” which features a by no means earlier than seen orchestra key. What the heck is an Orchestra Key? We don’t know, however you possibly can see it in dropped at life in these pencils and inks by Rodriguez adopted by colours by Jay Fotos.

Locke & Key: The Golden Age is out April 12 and retails for $30. Pre-order it right here.

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