Title: Locke and Key: Clockworks
Author: Joe Hill
Artist: Gabriel Rodriguez
Genre: Horror / Fantasy
Year Published: 2012
Year Read: 2013
Series: Locke and Key #5
Publisher: IDW Comics
Source: Library
Content Rating: Ages 16+ (Gory Violence and Strong Language)
Introduction:
After reading the previous
four volumes of Joe Hill’s highly
acclaimed graphic novel series “Locke
and Key,” I was trying to figure out for the longest time about what the
Locke kids’ father, Rendell Locke, knew about the keys that are located in the
Lovecraft house. Well, let me proudly
say that “Locke and Key: Clockworks” will
reveal everything about the origin of the keys and the main villain himself!
What is this story
about?
Even though Tyler and Kinsey Locke managed to defeat Lucas
“Dodge” Caravaggio in the last volume, it turns out that Lucas now possesses
the body of the youngest Locke child, Bode!
Not only that, but Tyler and Kinsey stumbled upon a mysterious key that
would allow the kids to time travel and it was then that they decided to explore
their deceased father’s past. What would
Tyler and Kinsey find and will the revelation destroy them or will it help
prepare them for the battle ahead?
What I loved about
this story:
Joe Hill’s writing: Wow! Joe Hill just continues to amaze me with his dramatic and emotional
writing on the “Locke and Key”
series! Over the course of the series, I
have been wondering about how the Locke kids’ deceased father was connected to
the keys that the kids discovered in the house.
So, imagine my delight when I came across a volume that would reveal
everything about Rendell Locke and his connection with the keys! I loved the
way that Joe Hill used the time
travelling aspect of the story to reveal to the audience about how the past
would affect Tyler
and Kinsey and the upcoming battle that they will have to face. I also loved the fact that Joe Hill brought so much emotion in
this volume as I really felt traumatized when I saw how the past events that
happened to Rendell really affected him and his friends for many years. I also loved how all the pieces are coming
together in this volume as there were vague hints about how Lucas ties into the
Locke kids’ father’s past and it was great to see those hints being put to full
circle here. Joe Hill had done a fantastic job at making this volume truly
frightening and intense as I was literally on the edge of my seat whenever the
Locke kids were going on these frightening adventures to discover the truth
about their father.
Gabriel Rodriguez’s artwork: Gabriel
Rodriguez’s artwork as usual, greatly captured the dramatic feel of this
series. I really loved the way that Gabriel Rodriguez illustrated the
characters’ facial expressions as their expressions of being frightened and
angry truly shows in the most effective way!
I also loved the way that Gabriel
Rodriguez illustrated the gory scenes of the characters being killed as I
found myself cringing at the murders because of how detailed and gruesome they
are shown.
What made me feel
uncomfortable about this story:
Probably the only issue with this book is the strong
language and the gory violence. Even
though the strong language in this book does not show up as often as in the
previous books, there are still mentions of the “f” and the “s” words littered
in some of the panels. Also, there is
some strong violence in this volume which includes characters having their
heads cut off and blood splattering all over the panels. This might be uncomfortable for anyone who
does not like seeing gore in any graphic novel.
Final Thoughts:
Overall, “Locke and Key: Clockworks” is definitely what I
would call a “WHAM” volume as everything is finally revealed about each
character and the result is ALARMING! Now that I know everything about the main
villain and the characters’ pasts, I am definitely looking forward to reading
the sixth volume of this series!
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