MadGenius

Has anyone seen the pre-orders for the Keys to the Kingdom HC on DCBS? It appears as if there's a version that comes with a copy of the Ghost Key. Has anyone heard anything about this?

I can't wait to see this thing! Any idea when Fox is supposed to announce the Fall lineup?

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.

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. I gladly paid $200 for a SDCC Ghost Key right before the hype about the TV pilot went wide. In retrospect, I think that's going to look like a bargain.

Yikes! Wasn't me. I'll wait for a personal appearance and have Joe sign my $20 Head Key.

I'm bumping this up. I've received a few raw 9.8s, so I've deleted some things from the previous list. If I don't get any takers this weekend I guess I'll have to trade these books for $$ on eBay.

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 should have bought it when it was $1,500. Sweet book, Cheryl.

' Maybe...maybe like 3 copies. Maybe.

You are a mad genius , but no... Spider-Man Unlimited #8? Grave Tales #6? I have a CGC 9.6 Spider-man Unlimited and a *maybe* raw 9.8 copy. I'll add the Grave Tales to my list too since I know high grade copies are hard to come by. I won't even mention the super rare article Joe provided for Criminal #4 then. Whoops! It's flimsy construction and black covers makes it too hard to find in 9.8 anyway. A nice one to be in the hunt for though. I'm drawing a line in the sand and articles aren't making the cut for the CGC collection. I may pick up a raw copy of that issue though...

You are a mad genius , but no... Spider-Man Unlimited #8? Grave Tales #6? I have a CGC 9.6 Spider-man Unlimited and a *maybe* raw 9.8 copy. I'll add the Grave Tales to my list too since I know high grade copies are hard to come by.

I have extra CGC 9.8 copies of Locke & Key (1st print) #1 and Signed Edition #1. I'm trying to complete my Locke & Key / Joe Hill CGC collection, so I'm willing to trade one or both of these for some of the books on my want list. Based on the value of these two books, I'm not looking to make any 1 for 1 trades, but I will entertain trade offers for combinations of the following (listed in order of preference): Locke & Key Crown of Shadows #5 (variant cover) CGC 9.8+ Locke & Key Crown of Shadows #6 (variant cover) CGC 9.8+ Locke & Key Head Games #3 (regular cover) CGC 9.8+ The Cape #1 (Signed Edition) Qualified CGC 9.8+ The Cape #1 (cover A) CGC 9.8+ The Cape #1 (cover B) CGC 9.8+ Grave Tales #6 CGC 9.8+ Kodiak #1 (variant cover) CGC 9.8+ Kodiak #1 (regular cover) CGC 9.8+ PM with any offers. Thanks!

Always a possibility, but with the mainstream hype the pilot is receiving I would be very surprised if Fox didn't pick it up for the Fall season.

It's a good bet to be an hour long show. I think it's standard for network shows to get 12 episodes right out of the gate with the option for more if the show proves successful. Most established shows get 18-22 episodes a year.

I remember reading something to that affect before they started filming the pilot, so I'm glad that hasn't changed. As I recall, someone got ahold of the pilot -script and said it contained most of the entire Welcome to Lovecraft arc. They are bound to deviate from the source material sooner rather than later because they'll run out of comics to adapt, but as long as the spirit is close to Joe's comics it shouldn't be a problem.

yes that makes sense looking at it again it just says "12 books left" but does not say anything about titles ! When I first looked I just assumed they meant 1-12 . DCBS has the autographed #1 up for around $12 & the 1:100 cover up for $50 (ouch) I ordered a autograph one from them just to be safe! I wonder if this 1:100 cover will be the next hard to find item ... I wonder how many of them they will make/print & how many LCS will actually order! Does anyone know any shop that actually orders in 100 locke & key books ?.. The series is starting to get hot now but not quite tv series /walking dead hot yet L/K won't explode like Walking Dead until the TV show comes out (and if it's good). Since Clockworks #1 comes out in June, I'm thinking orders won't be abnormally high. That should mean there won't be a ton of 1:100 variants out there. Of course, IDW will no doubt stash a bunch away and let them trickle out on eBay a few months after it comes out. Still, that 1:100 variant will likely be as rare as the Welcome to Lovecraft Special Edition variant when all is said and done.

I think they're including Clockworks and the final mini series as the final 12 issues. Pure speculation on my part, but perhaps Gabe will be doing a quick sketch on each of those 1:100 variants.

In addition to the previously announced 1:25 signed variant for Locke & Key Clockworks #1, there is also a 1:100 variant. Below is a solicitation for Clockworks #1: Locke : Key: Clockworks #1 (of 6) Joe Hill (w) • Gabriel Rodriguez (a & c) Colonel Adam Crais's minutemen are literally trapped between a rock and a hard place; in the first days of the Revolutionary War, they find themselves hiding beneath 120 feet of New England stone, with a full regiment of redcoats waiting for them in the daylight... and a door into hell in the cavern below. The black door is open, and it's up to a 16-year-old smith named Ben Locke to find a way to close it. The biggest mysteries of the Locke & Key series are resolved as Clockworks opens, not with a bang, but with the thunderous crash of English cannons. FC • $3.99 • 32 Pages Sales Points: Only 12 issues of Locke & Key left! Ask your retailer how to get a variant cover signed by Joe Hill or an original character drawing by Gabriel Rodriguez! Based on this copy, I'm thinking the 1:100 variant will have a sketch by G-Rod. Pretty cool if that's the case!

Based on recent eBay sales only (I don't have access to GPA), I would have to say a Locke & Key #1 first print SS would be top dog (selling for $425 recently in 9.8). NOW put a Lovecraft GRADED 9.8 special edition variant up for sale, and that statement may be bumped to #2. To reiterate: 1. L&K #1 first print SS 2. Lovecraft special edition variant 3. L&K #1 signed edition and I really don't have an opinion of #4 and #5. I agree with Cheryl on #4 & #5 too. Unless you mean the SS CGC 10 of the Signed Head Games Variant(which is a different animal altogether=how many more Signed Editions in SS are there gonna be with the new rules?). I would say(based on gut)... 1. L&K #1 Signed Edition in Qualified 9.8 2. L&K Lovecraft Special Edition in Universal 9.8 3. L&K #1 first print in Universal 9.8 4. IDW: First 10 Years Sampler(unknown Locke kids appearance) in 9.8-Unproven though 5. Doctor Who Classics #2 Variant(first preview-the only one that matters, IMHO) in 9.8-Unproven though Honorable mentions in High Grade only 6. L&K: Head Games Signed Edition in SS CGC 10(there are plenty out there-I got two) 7. L&K: Head Games #4 Variant in Universal 9.9 8. L&K #4(classic Modern cover) in Universal CGC 10(plenty out there- I got two) I don't include my fairly limited in numbers CGC 10's because they really aren't up for sale much. I shutter to think what I would get for my one of a kind Manufacturing Error copy of COS #5. People go gaga over TWD Error books. Good choices. My list assumed an equity of grades across the board. Obviously 9.9s and 10s would inflate the price of any book on the list.

So I was thinking: what are the top 5 Locke & Key books? Put another way, what are the top 5 hottest L/K books at this moment in time? My thoughts: 1. Locke & Key #1 Signed Edition 2. Locke & Key Welcome to Lovecraft Special Edition Variant 3. Locke & Key #1 (1st print) 4. Locke & Key Head Games #1 Signed Edition 5. Locke & Key Keys to the Kingdom #1 Signed Edition Thoughts? Agree? Disagree?

$30-40 for the regular cover. Variant cover is another story entirely. Considering a raw copy sold for over $200 on eBay not too long ago, I would think the price for a 9.8 should be in the $200-$250 range.

No way this sells for less than $100. Right? I would be amazed if it did. Cheryl is a strict grader, so this book would have had to be perfect if this hooked a ride with her Alpha Flights to Sarasota. Haha ... i lost. Guess someone really wanted it ... The final price was a bargain. I'm shocked this didn't go over $100.

I'm looking for 9.8 Umbrella Academy SS books. PM if you have any that you'd like to trade for cash money.

No way this sells for less than $100. Right?

Fresh from CGC: