The Fellowship was fortunate enough to obtain a copy of LOCKE & KEY: GRINDHOUSE from IDW Publishing. Joe Hill writes and Gabriel
Rodriguez draws.
Keyhouse is a dark and strange place, and few people who go
there ever understand what dwells behind all those doors. The Locke family has
guarded the secrets for centuries, but this is one story about a group of
robbers who got more than they expected. Sometimes bad things can be used for
good purposes, right?
Our story takes place in the early part of the last century,
and it gives us a good picture of what can happen when the house is used by
those who understand it in order to protect themselves. And I’d feel sorry for
the hoodlums if they weren’t so darn unlikeable. The art is good, too, and the
muted colors really help the gangster-era feel and setting. And the book
includes a map of the house with several nice hints about potential stories
down the road.
This is a nice, bloodthirsty little story, a fun, vicious
one-shot. Quite enjoyable.
LOCKE & KEY: GRINDHOUSE is available now at your FLCS or
by order from idwpublishing.com.
~Mike
