Locke & Key Master Edition Volume 1

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Now a Netflix Original Series!Named a "modern masterpiece" by The A.V. Club, the crticially-acclaimed series Locke & Key takes on new life in a reformatted hardcover collection. Volume 1 features the first two story arcs, Welcome to Lovecraftand Headgames, with all-new cover art and design by co-creator Gabriel Rodriguez. Locke & Keytells a sprawling tale of magic and family, legacy and grief, good and evil. Acclaimed suspense novelist andNew York Timesbest-selling authorJoe Hill(The Fireman,Heart-Shaped Box) has created a gripping story of dark fantasy and wonder-with astounding artwork fromGabriel Rodriguez-that, like the doors of Keyhouse, will transform all who open it. The epic begins here-Welcome to Lovecraft.

Joe Hillis the #1New York Timesbestselling author ofFull Throttle, The Fireman, Heart-Shaped Box, andNOS4A2, recently made into a TV series from AMC.His horror novella In the Tall Grass, co-written with Stephen King, was made into a feature film from Netflix. His book of short stories,20th Century Ghosts, won the Bram Stoker Award and British Fantasy Award for Best Collection. He earned the Eisner Award for Best Writer for his long-running comic book series,Locke & Key,featuring the eye-popping art of Gabriel Rodriguez. Born in Santiago, Chile,Gabriel Rodriguezbegan working as an illustrator in the late 90s and in 2002 started drawing books for IDW Publishing, includingCSI,George Romero's Land of the Dead, andBeowulf, amongst others. In 2007, he co-created the award-winning seriesLocke & Key with Joe Hill. He continued developing other creator-owned projects- the Eisner-winningLittle Nemo- Return to Slumberland, with Eric Shanower; Sword of Ages; and the gritty sci-fi adventureOnyx, with Chris Ryall. In 2019, he partnered with Hill once again for two newLocke & Keystories, "Dog Days" and "Nailed It."

"A modern masterpiece..." - AV Club "It's great! ...The art here by Gabriel Rodriguez is some of the finest stuff in comics today... The team of Hill and Rodriguez is top notch!" - Blair Butler, Fresh Ink "Solid pacing and plot twists, combined with Rodriguez's clean lines and detailed pencils make Locke & Key a lock for best horror book of the week." - Wizard Magazine "In a year of auspicious comics debuts, Joe Hill turned in one of the few comics that truly came from a different place. Written with skill that makes me jealous, courage that makes me smile, and honesty and brutality that makes me want to see what comes next. Okay, I'm officially a fan." - Ed Brubaker "A modern suspense thriller meets something more wondrous and magical." - IGN