Blending the innocent magic with dark truths, the novel brings the past of Lockes to light while giving us a glimpse of its connection to another universe.
Locke and Key : The Golden Age is a hardcover Novel comprised of four stories that were released earlier by the franchise and one new story written by author Joe Hill and illustrator Gabriel Rodriguez. As the Netflix adaption of the comic prepares for its last season, new terrible information about the Locke household and their relationship with the story's mystical keys are published in the novel. The Golden Age consists of stories like “In Pale Battalions Go”, and the critically praised Sandman crossover- “Hell and Gone”.
The Golden Age, bound collectively by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez, begins with Chamberlin Locke, the patriarch of the Locke family in the early twentieth century and the ancestor of the primary Locke & Key series' characters. As the Locke household of this age discovers the magic behind the keys, which range from the Small World Key to the strange Orchestra Key, they come to know that such abilities can come with a big price. Mary Locke then sets out to discover a means to save her brother John's soul, which leads her to come across distinctive characters from DC's Sandman Universe.
In this collection, Hill, and Rodriguez reunite to introduce a set of new keys and place the Lockes against supernatural horrors and possibilities that these keys may also possess. The highlights of this collection are the earlier unpublished standalone story "Face the Music “and “Hell & Gone”
In this novel, Rodriguez collaborates with colorist Jay Fotos to create some of his most stunning work to date. The mystique of the Keyhouse and placing a twist on the court cases to bringing World War I carnage to brutal life in In Pale Battalions Go everything will keep you engrossed. In Hell & Gone, Rodriguez accomplishes the difficult mission of making the Locke & Key and Sandman Universe factors feel like they've always been part of the same world, as Mary meets up with the characters from the well-known Vertigo Comics narrative.
Though Hill makes quite a few of the tales in this collection accessible enough for readers who haven't read the full Locke & Key primary series, it is recommended that readers begin with the earlier sequence first. Readers of the foremost collection will recognize and enjoy several hints to the Locke family's history, and this background knowledge enhances the complete reading experience.
The golden Age is a perfect blend of mystery and horror and with one key holding unique significance to the worlds of Hell and the Dreaming, what unfolds in the story can only be determined after reading the novel.
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