Locke & Key appreciation thread 2 2

[EvilAsh]

Nice, congrats Jerel!

 

And way to go Cheryl

[kidcolt]

In what order should I read the trades? What is the title of the first trade?

[Lebowski]

Welcome to Lovecraft

Head Games

Crown of Shadows

[kidcolt]

Perfect thanks (thumbs u. I am going to give them a try, I hope I like it

 

I just ordered HC of

 

Welcome to Lovecraft

Head Games

[NewEnglandGothic]

Crown Of Shadows #04 is scheduled for March 17th .

[Dano]

I'd like to jump on board with this title, and I appreciate what's been suggested!

Thanks,

 

Dan

[followtheleader]

Okay,

 

Read #3. Again, another great issue.

 

Top that with the great reference to one of my favorite bands (Simon & Garfunkel).

 

"Hello Darkness, my old friend".

 

Pat

[EvilAsh]

Okay,

 

Read #3. Again, another great issue.

 

Top that with the great reference to one of my favorite bands (Simon & Garfunkel).

 

"Hello Darkness, my old friend".

 

Pat

 

[NewEnglandGothic]

 

During the Locke & Key sabbatical last month, did anyone read Joe Hill's Mr. Majestyk Remembered on the back pages of Criminal #4?

It's a great little childhood retrospective one of his favorite guilty pleasure movies from the 70's. This book is very hard to find in high grade because of it's flimsy construction, riddling it with color breaking spinal stress on it's front and back black covers.

[Bosco685]

No!

[EvilAsh]

During the Locke & Key sabbatical last month, did anyone read Joe Hill's Mr. Majestyk Remembered on the back pages of Criminal #4?

 

Yes, it was a great article! (thumbs u

[NewEnglandGothic]

After pointing out similarities with Joe Hill's first comic Spider-Man Unlimited #8 and future issues of Locke & Key, I figured it would be fun to point out similar stuff in his second written comic Grave Tales #6 that he would use down the road in his writing career.

First up, he has a character with horns growing out of their head in a scene.

Something, he will use later on down the road in his novel Horns.

Next up, he uses punky looking young adults as main characters.

As he does in his Locke & Key books, right down to the hairstyles.

Even their dialouge is similar, like the word "lookat".

"Lookat" used in Locke & Key #1.

But the most important thing to learn in a Joe Hill story like this one and the Locke & Key books is... stay away from buses. Joe Hill must hate buses. If he doesn't have one of his characters hit by one like in Grave Tales #6:

He will have one of his characters shoot you on one and set it on fire after, like Locke & Key #4 and #5.

Joe Hill characters have a 100% mortality rate once a bus drives near. But the Locke & Key characters should just avoid all kinds of transportation all together.

But, they are always jumping front of moving vehicles, like suicidal chipmunks.

"Hey, Uncle Dunc... Stop checking out the two young guys in the mirror while you are driving".

BOOM!

I don't know what is more terrifying. An evil demon stalking young children at a haunted house or every person holding a drivers license in Lovecraft. Their insurance premiums must be already through the roof in that section of the woods by now.

 

I got an idea. If they really want to defeat and kill Zack/Dodge, why doesn't someone give him a ride somewhere. I'm sure that would do the trick, . I don't think one Locke & Key character can properly operate a motor vehicle. But he's too smart, he's always using his Anywhere Key to get around.

[NewEnglandGothic]

Upcoming Zack/Dodge shadow variant cover.

It begs the question, how would an actor play Dodge in the movie? Twins or CG?

[EvilAsh]

After pointing out similarities with Joe Hill's first comic Spider-Man Unlimited #8 and future issues of Locke & Key, I figured it would be fun to point out similar stuff in his second written comic Grave Tales #6 that he would use down the road in his writing career.

 

Excellent job Jerel, really cool stuff

[EvilAsh]

Upcoming Zack/Dodge shadow variant cover.

It begs the question, how would an actor play Dodge in the movie? Twins or CG?

 

NICE!

[dupont2005]

I forgot how excellent this book was until I saw those panels up there to remind me. I need to get up to date on this book.

[NewEnglandGothic]

I forgot how excellent this book was until I saw those panels up there to remind me. I need to get up to date on this book.

(thumbs u

[cache22]

Upcoming Zack/Dodge shadow variant cover.

 

 

Creepy!!

I'm really digging the variant covers for COS!

[NewEnglandGothic]

I wanted to share pictures of the occasional random Gem Mint L & K slab because I never get to see them when they are tucked away in shortboxes .

I figured, I would start with this bad boy .

[Bosco685]

I had the great surprise today of receiving a wonderful package from a great forumite. To my surprise, when I opened what was an already amazing gift, I found an additional gift inside.

 

I guess when I am done reading this I'll set it next to another great read I have stored safely away.