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OK, so the 1:100 is just gonna be a print and not a sketch comic with a sketch on it.

Yup, you're right. Forgot about that one!

Now, I didn't notice that. Great catch, Mike!

Yeah, I saw it when I first read KTTK #1. It made me immediatly wonder if Zack had a Ray Mysterio-like tattoo on his back of it too.

Makes you wonder how Zack can get back into his body when he is a ghost, if his body still is crossing the Ghost Door's threshold with his arm. Wouldn't he just immediately go back to becoming a ghost, since technically he's still going through the Ghost Door?

OK, back to Zombieland, Doug. Or as we call it in the "Locke & Key Thread"... New Jersey.

You guys have to get the Subterranean Press books too. They come with full scripts to a story arc. Most highly recommended!

Sounds great, Isreal!

I found this little stand at Michael's today for one of my many 9.8 or better raw #1's. The claws on the bottom never touch the comic. I think it looks pretty good on the computer desk.

I can't now because it has to be natural light(the room's ceiling light will show on the slab through a glare). If I shut it off, it will be pitch dark and I won't know where to aim. I will try to get 10 slabs done tomorrow. I guess I like going slow(true Yankee craftsmanship) somewhat. Everything doesn't feel rushed. I should have all the photos done by next Saturday. With some extras... ...and I'm caught up to Head Games #6 on my "new" non-Wiki ( ) descriptions. This Registry Set is starting to feel like term paper that is due Monday. Right now, I'm only worried about finding a proper balance with the trivia and "personal touches".

I'm hoping Bode's mop-top gets killed with a hair-cut by the end of the pilot myself. It's way too distracting. I'm having bad Eight is Enough and Twiggy("Biddy, biddy, biddy") flashbacks everytime I see it.

getting ready for a certain contest are we ? Yeah... Guilty. I wanted to dedicate my set to my late father anyway. He was so proud when I finally found a niche in the hobby he loved as a kid. Plus, I collected horror comics, like he did. He had tried to get me into them from '79 to '82, but videogames and videotapes were only on my mind. It's gonna be a slow process to get the pics right too. I don't want crooked slabs in my photos. I have already taken 28 pictures for 4 slabs, for my vieweing audience. Before it was an average 12 pictures for each slab to find the "right one". Contest judges last year didn't know what I went through behind the scenes to make my Modern Age set with "easy to grade" books pop like they did. It's even harder on dial-up at 18 kbs(high speed internet is coming soon to the sticks-thank God!).

Working hard on my Registry photos for my "new" books. Working backwards. I have to load two at a time on dial-up or I will kicked off. Let me know what you guys think.

I can't wait to see this thing! Any idea when Fox is supposed to announce the Fall lineup? This thing sounds huge, IMHO. Bigger than The Walking Dead pilot(the WDC is gonna have my *sp00n* for saying that too).

Another pilot review. http://www.ifanboy.com/content/articles/EXCLUSIVE_SCRIPT_REVIEW__Fox_s_LOCKE_AND_KEY_Pilot The title sequence sounds awesome! Joe did say the Welcome To Lovecraft arc was the pilot to the real series of Locke & Keys afterall. Where as, it feels jam packed in mythology for a 67 minute TV show, I think the producers just want to get the set up out of the way for some serious key action. Never read a series where the first six books might be the "keys" to the series.

I'd watch it! It looks like they're adding a few things to the mix, but it sounds like it's in the spirit of the comics. Just a hunch on my part: I think they're going to keep Dodge female for a good long while. Just a guess though. My guess would be for the entire first season at least I don't think he got out of the well until ?...#6 of WTLC ?.. anyone ? Yeah, I think Knesia Solo who plays the lady in the well" aka "Dodge" has nothing to worry about for a little while. But, they did mention hiring a male actor before to play Zack and they seem to be around the fourth book in the pilot.

Well, that didn't last long. Here's the cut and paste. Thursday, April 7, 2011 Pilot -script Review - Locke & Key LOCKE & KEY Network: FOX Written By: Josh Friedman Draft Date: October 18, 2010 Pages: 67 Disclaimer: I have not read the comic books upon which this pilot is based. I have no idea how closely they track together, how faithful the series will be to the comics, where the plots are going should the series be very faithful, etc. There are a few references to the comics for specific visuals, so I assume there's at least some adherence to the source material. Even though it took me a while to get through this -script (67 pages is quite long as hour-long TV scripts go... and you typically need to cut that down to below 55 pages for the shooting version to get a 42-43 minute long pilot), it wasn't a bad long read. I think I was savoring it. Here's a project with a very visual, mythology-laden story about people. About a family. About pain and grief and the different ways we handle it. And it's told in a way that keeps you wanting more as it peels the layers back, eventually exposing the inner demons of its key characters while simultaneously and continuously expanding the world. It's also a series that, really, rests on finding the right child actor to play the youngest character, Bode Locke, though not quite to the extent that Thomas Wheeler's Captain Cooke's Extraordinary Atlas relied on Jodelle Ferland (and, while I wasn't in love with the -script, I thought the pilot as filmed was an improvement, but financial considerations kept it from being picked up). Whereas CCEA was a teenage fantasy world, Locke & Key is pretty much gothic horror (but fear not, there are no vampires). So this is a pilot that I'll need to see filmed before I fully give my blessing. We start before (literally, there's a subtitle). Before what? Rendell and Nina Locke are a loving married couple painting the walls of their summer house in the California farmland. Their three children, Ty (16, male), Kinsey (15, female), and Bode (6, male) are playing in the lake, Bode and Kinsey are having a breath-holding contest and Bode wins (though his ability to hold his breath for a long time doesn't come back into play in this pilot, there is a visit to a cave where people have drowned when the tide rolls in, so if this all checks out with the comics, I suspect there may be some important sequence involving Bode, holding his breath, and said cave). Then everything changes. Before tragedy. Sam Lesser, one of Rendell's students (he is a guidance counselor) and supposedly a friend of Ty's shows up. He says he's there to help. And he has a gun. After. Rendell is dead and the teenagers, once carefree, are locked in their grief and guilt as Nina drives them to Rendell's family estate, Keyhouse, in Lovecraft, MA. Here's hoping there's someone in the town named HP. Bode is still somewhat cheery, perhaps masking his inner pain with incessant joke-telling. Nina has changed, too, having lost her husband. They meet Rendell's younger brother, Duncan, at the house and the question "why is it called Keyhouse" becomes readily apparent. There is a clear key motif to the place and, while exploring, Bode finds a peculiar key with a skull carved in it. He tried various locked doors (the mansion is full of them), eventually finding the "right" one. He walks through and his body drops dead. His spirit rises. He's a ghost. Don't worry, he's not dead-dead. In fact, he gets to have quite a bit of ghostly fun (including but not limited to popping into the bathroom while Ty is taking a hot shower and causing the water to become freezing cold). Keyhouse is a place of mystery and Bode has only cracked the surface. Meanwhile, Ty and Kinsey are headed to their new school for the first time. People are going to be staring at them. Presumably because they're Lockes. The name seems to carry considerable weight and history around Lovecraft. Kinsey was apparently good at track and eventually decides to join the team. She can't hide forever (she hid with Bode as her father was being shot)... but she can run. Ty's issue, which we presume is grief, turns out to be guilt. After a squabble with his father, he flippantly asks Sam to kill Rendell. And he's been carrying that around with him ever since Sam went through with it. But Sam, not the best-looking kid and clearly the victim of abuse, didn't do it for Ty. He did it for some woman-creature (sorry, it's the best I can come up with) named Dodge. Dodge is mystically trapped in the wellhouse at Keystone and all she wants is to be set free. She can, apparently use mysterious powers over great distances to pass messages and even objects, but can't physically leave. To leave... she needs Bode's help. There's a lot of fun and mystery here, and I haven't talked about, pretty much, the back half of the -script where the action really amps up. I'm semi-concerned at how much is achieved in the pilot story, not knowing what's to come it feels like a lot, though I'm sure in the grand scheme of the comic book, it's all set-up. There's a curious mystery set up in the final pages involving a keyhole in the trunk of a special tree. Within the tree there is a set of stairs that leads down to a room where there is a collection of jars or various shapes and sizes that seem to hold... tiny people, small monsters, a tiny Dodge (curious given we do see her in the wellhouse and events transpire from there), and... a tiny, younger Nina with a tiny, younger Rendell. What are these things in the jars? The story barely implies and answer and my best guess is memories... possibly and more specifically stolen memories (Dodge claims to have been best friends with Rendell when he grew up at Keyhouse, but can't remember much of it, and Nina has a familiarity with Keyhouse that strikes her as odd since she's never been there before). Bottom line: I'm intrigued. I want to know more. I hope it all comes together on screen. Posted by Travis Yanan at 4:07 PM

Now read this if you dare... To see your back issues you need go up in price, 'cause it sounds really interesting. A reporter's review of the -script to the pilot of L&K. Full of spoilers.

Have you thought how disturbing using the Head Key on live action TV will be? ...nevermind. Can't wait.

Yikes! Wasn't me. I'll wait for a personal appearance and have Joe sign my $20 Head Key. Wow. I thought that was a glitch in the Locke & Key Matrix when I saw that. But, I did warn you about the keys being in demand, especially the original Ghost Key.

You're Welcome. Enjoy!

I should have bought it when it was $1,500. Sweet book, Cheryl. So you are a watcher??? I expect I won't have many at that price. Yes it is a sweet book - and Jerel sold it to me about 2 years ago - YES, he actually SOLD me a book. Can you believe it? 3 or four, I don't remember. I hate selling. I feel so guilty afterwards. I don't mind selling Blu Rays for some reason though. I don't know if we got to three before we started TRADING blues for yellows. And then once the "I have something you don't have but need" started, it was all over. I'm still looking for that elusive #2 gem mint. One day..... I just started seeing Joe Signature Series books decrease and got worried I would lose my focus. So, I just went with the Universal uber books. On the subject of L&K #2, I think it won't happen at this point, if none haven't been realized by now. There isn't much of a demand for that particular issue. Alot were already submitted too.

I should have bought it when it was $1,500. Sweet book, Cheryl. So you are a watcher??? I expect I won't have many at that price. Yes it is a sweet book - and Jerel sold it to me about 2 years ago - YES, he actually SOLD me a book. Can you believe it? I saw it, but I'm not watching it. Too rich for my blood. But if money was no object, I'd be all over that bad boy! I might be when I ask a certain someone a question next time I run into them(hopefully, not with the Blazer).

Here you go friend. dcbs Locke & Key Thanks! Yeah, I see it cheaper later on(at release) with a better chance at a 9.8 or better. It is coming from a later arc and IDW on eBay will get the best copies anyway as they always do(they still sell Clive Barker's Great and Secret Side Show Sketch covers). Not willing to roll the dice on this one. Tax refund be damned!

I should have bought it when it was $1,500. Sweet book, Cheryl. So you are a watcher??? I expect I won't have many at that price. Yes it is a sweet book - and Jerel sold it to me about 2 years ago - YES, he actually SOLD me a book. Can you believe it? 3 or four, I don't remember. I hate selling. I feel so guilty afterwards. I don't mind selling Blu Rays for some reason though.