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Locke and Key, Vol. 5: Clockworks (Locke & Key #5)
Colonel Adam Crais's minutemen are literally trapped between a rock and a hard place; in the first days of the Revolutionary War, they find themselves hiding beneath 120 feet of New England stone, with a full regiment of redcoats waiting for them in the daylight... and a door into hell in the cavern below. The black door is open, and it's up to a 16-year-old smith named Be...more
Hardcover, 152 pages
Published
June 26th 2012
by IDW Publishing
(first published June 2011)
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oooooo..... eerie backstory time! and the infernal force behind it all is... and this is no spoiler because hey check out the title of the first volume... CTHULHU! of course. i've been waiting for that title to have real relevance. ah, Cthulhu. ::happy sigh::

well, it's not exactly Cthulhu himself, but it is one of the lovecraftian god-beings - that crazy lady slash sentient swamp of bubbling un-life known as Shub-Niggurath. more on her later.
this is another superb volume in the superb series. a...more

well, it's not exactly Cthulhu himself, but it is one of the lovecraftian god-beings - that crazy lady slash sentient swamp of bubbling un-life known as Shub-Niggurath. more on her later.
this is another superb volume in the superb series. a...more
I wasn't very intrigued by the whole back story thing for an entire book, but once the thing got rolling it really hooked me. The story is really pretty tight and Hill has definitely thought this whole thing through. He isn't just free associating the whole thing. Even though this is almost all back story it does advance the main present day story line and ends up being pretty critical to it.
Deserves two reads unless you can really keep track of what each key and artifact is doing and who is usi...more
Deserves two reads unless you can really keep track of what each key and artifact is doing and who is usi...more
The weakest volume yet, but not by any means bad. It's just that after the insanity and awesomeness of "The Keys to the Kingdom", "Clockworks" is that necessary "calm before the storm" - the past catches up with the present and the pieces are all moved to their place, as we see what lead to all this.
It's the sort of volume where you learn a lot of facts, but these are all new characters and I don't feel for them quite as much as I do for Tyler, Kinsey, Bode, Nina and Duncan, which definitely mad...more
It's the sort of volume where you learn a lot of facts, but these are all new characters and I don't feel for them quite as much as I do for Tyler, Kinsey, Bode, Nina and Duncan, which definitely mad...more
I basically wrote out an entire review of this out last night, but my Back button ate it when I wasn't paying attention on my pretty little Asus. Which sucks, but I'll try to remember what I mentioned last night...
I really think that vol. 5 came at the perfect time in the overall storyline - a time when it feels as though things are about to really get intense, and a retrospective look at what has lead up to these turn of events is a necessity at this point.
The two oldest Locke children get a c...more
I really think that vol. 5 came at the perfect time in the overall storyline - a time when it feels as though things are about to really get intense, and a retrospective look at what has lead up to these turn of events is a necessity at this point.
The two oldest Locke children get a c...more
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And the series gets less good again. Half of this volume is "stuff that happened in the past" and the other half is "I case you missed it in the first FOUR books, shall we point out how cool this evil guy is again?".
I really feel this series is overly impressed with their own bad guy and I'm not sure why. Sure, series about good or ambigious people who do bad things are really interesting (not to mention hot these days: think BSG or The Walking Dead), but *evil* people doing bad things gets bor...more
I really feel this series is overly impressed with their own bad guy and I'm not sure why. Sure, series about good or ambigious people who do bad things are really interesting (not to mention hot these days: think BSG or The Walking Dead), but *evil* people doing bad things gets bor...more
Volume 4 of the Locke and Key series (reviewed elsewhere on this site) ended in such a terrible, shocking way that I couldn’t wait to pick up Locke & Key, Volume 5: Clockworks, written by Joe Hill and illustrated by Gabriel Rodriguez. And it certainly didn’t disappoint. I’ll try to keep this spoiler-free, so I apologize if some of my comments are vague.
When Volume 4 ended, I couldn’t wait to see what would happen next. The thing is, after readers get a glimpse of how Tyler Locke isn’t keepin...more
When Volume 4 ended, I couldn’t wait to see what would happen next. The thing is, after readers get a glimpse of how Tyler Locke isn’t keepin...more
Look, I try to be conservative in giving out five stars, but this is just phenomenal storytelling, with writer and artist working together in perfect synchronization to create a beautiful, strange and scary world. When people talk about comics being the mythology of our times, this is what they're talking about.
The entire back story of the Keyhouse is presented within these pages. Events that have only previously been hinted at play out in all their bloody, full-color glory, and unlike so many s...more
The entire back story of the Keyhouse is presented within these pages. Events that have only previously been hinted at play out in all their bloody, full-color glory, and unlike so many s...more
(Originally posted on my blog, Misprinted Pages.)
Why is Locke & Key one of the most successful comics out there? The answer has something to do with the strength of writer Joe Hill and artist Gabriel Rodriguez’s partnership. Hill introduced an original idea in 2008 with a strong follow-through — every issue pushes the story forward and keeps readers begging for more. Then, there are the gothic illustrations, which give the main estate, Keyhouse, that dark and foreboding mood we need to wonde...more
Why is Locke & Key one of the most successful comics out there? The answer has something to do with the strength of writer Joe Hill and artist Gabriel Rodriguez’s partnership. Hill introduced an original idea in 2008 with a strong follow-through — every issue pushes the story forward and keeps readers begging for more. Then, there are the gothic illustrations, which give the main estate, Keyhouse, that dark and foreboding mood we need to wonde...more
George Sanyana said, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”
The fifth volume of Locke & Key begins in 1775 Massachusetts Bay as Tyler and Kinsey look-alikes Ben and Miranda watch while their parents are hung by the British, who think to oust them from their home and claim it as their own. Their plans are thwarted when they realize that the house is owned by another, so for now the teenagers are allowed to stay. Sneaking out from under their keepers’ watchful eyes, th...more
The fifth volume of Locke & Key begins in 1775 Massachusetts Bay as Tyler and Kinsey look-alikes Ben and Miranda watch while their parents are hung by the British, who think to oust them from their home and claim it as their own. Their plans are thwarted when they realize that the house is owned by another, so for now the teenagers are allowed to stay. Sneaking out from under their keepers’ watchful eyes, th...more
Oct 16, 2012
Brandon
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Everyone. Seriously, this series is awesome.
When I finished Clockworks, there was a note at the end of the book indicating that the story would be concluded with Book 6. I think this is a mistake. I think Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez should continue to work within the Lovecraft universe until the end of time.
All joking aside, these two are like the peanut butter and chocolate of comic books. Two great tastes that taste great together! Honestly, this series just keeps getting better as the dynamic duo keep pumping out a stream of greatne...more
All joking aside, these two are like the peanut butter and chocolate of comic books. Two great tastes that taste great together! Honestly, this series just keeps getting better as the dynamic duo keep pumping out a stream of greatne...more
I think at this point, if people are already getting it in ARC, I've read all the floppies that are included in this volume.
The last time I was this enthralled by any kind of story was while watching the TV show Lost. Locke & Key is a complex story with a definite arc (even if I can't see the end of it myself), complex and driven characters, really freaking scary villains, mystery, magic, time-travel...with beautiful and sometimes terrifying artwork. And really, what more can you ask for, t...more
The last time I was this enthralled by any kind of story was while watching the TV show Lost. Locke & Key is a complex story with a definite arc (even if I can't see the end of it myself), complex and driven characters, really freaking scary villains, mystery, magic, time-travel...with beautiful and sometimes terrifying artwork. And really, what more can you ask for, t...more
I just finished an Advanced Reader Copy of this. Once again Joe Hill had created an absorbing and visually stunning story. In this volume of Locke and Key we finally begin to learn the history of the keys, Lovecraft and the wellhouse.
Hill takes us back to the Revolutionary war, in the Lovecraft of the 1700's, where the ancestors of our now familiar modern day Lockes are in hiding from the British Army who has just executed their parents as tritors to the crown. While in hiding, the Lockes and a...more
Hill takes us back to the Revolutionary war, in the Lovecraft of the 1700's, where the ancestors of our now familiar modern day Lockes are in hiding from the British Army who has just executed their parents as tritors to the crown. While in hiding, the Lockes and a...more
I love this series as a whole. And much as it pains me that the next volume will be the last, it's understandable. It's never good to carry something past its expiration date, and It has surprised me that Hill has been able to sustain us for so long.
That being said, this--for me--is one of the weakest of the series. I don't know if it's just how I was feeling while I read it, or what, but I didn't feel like my mind was completely blown as the other volumes have left me.
This one works very much a...more
That being said, this--for me--is one of the weakest of the series. I don't know if it's just how I was feeling while I read it, or what, but I didn't feel like my mind was completely blown as the other volumes have left me.
This one works very much a...more
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First, respect goes out to Sock Monkey Sounds podcast, Weekly Readers for shedding some light on this series. Second, this review may have some spoilers contained within. Third, I'm too lazy to review all five books (thus far) in the series, so this will have to suffice for all of them. Not surprisingly, the Locke and Key series centers around a family whose last name is Locke. Rendell Locke, the father, is brutally murdered in CA in the first few pages of volume 1 while the rest of the family o...more
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oooo... so we now know who the big bad villain is...
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Clockworks is the 5th book in the Locke and Key series. It was an absolutely wonderful installment in this series. We finally start to learn the history of the Locke house and the mysterious keys that it hides.
The book starts by going back in time to when a door of evil was discovered and the first of the Locke Keys was made. We then jump back to the current story where things are dire indeed. The characters have found the key that lets them travel back to the past and there they uncover even mo...more
The book starts by going back in time to when a door of evil was discovered and the first of the Locke Keys was made. We then jump back to the current story where things are dire indeed. The characters have found the key that lets them travel back to the past and there they uncover even mo...more
The first issue of volume 5 of the Locke and Key series proves that Joe Hill is still the master. I’ve read one full volume and have some understanding of the world of Lockcraft so this was not a difficult story to follow. I don’t think it’s be really difficult for anyone, except for the last panel which stumped me. This volume is set during the time just before the Revolutionary War. Two siblings have lost their family and are losing their home. Their family has been supporters of those who cho...more
I should have gone back and re-read at least the last book of Locke and Key, because I was pretty lost when I read this one. But the story is great and you don't want to stop and go back, so... I think I maybe missed some important plot points here.
But this book starts to give more information about the creation of the keys and the beginning of this generation's problems. Flashbacks to the Locke kids' father and his friends introduces newly demon-possessed Dodge.
I miss the one-offs where the ki...more
But this book starts to give more information about the creation of the keys and the beginning of this generation's problems. Flashbacks to the Locke kids' father and his friends introduces newly demon-possessed Dodge.
I miss the one-offs where the ki...more
Most of this volume takes place in the past, but we are finally getting answers to some very major questions that were raised throughout the first four volumes. I loved this book, as I have loved the others. My only problem is that I discovered these books late and read all of them within about a month.
The next installment is to be the final volume. I wonder how long I will have to wait.
I've rated all of these books very high. While they aren't perfect, they are an exceptional example of how th...more
The next installment is to be the final volume. I wonder how long I will have to wait.
I've rated all of these books very high. While they aren't perfect, they are an exceptional example of how th...more
From the first pages of the very first issue it was apparent that Locke and Key is not only an incredible story, it is a tale ideally suited to be told via the comic book medium. Comics have been around and thriving for a long time, but this one feels like reason alone for the medium to exist. The pairing of writer and artist is nothing short of phenomenal. Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez have combined their talents and creativity to create a vivid, enthralling, and frightening world where fantas...more
An excellent penultimate entry in the story that is the Keyhouse and the story of the Locke family.
Joe Hill continues to provide great work, aided by the wonderful artwork of Gabriel Rodriguez, while weaving an intriguing story.
This collection is most of the history that you want about Dodge, Rendell Locke and the keys.
A solid set of flashbacks with enough pride, lust & anger to set up the original story.
But, some things feel too pat and seem to be too easy in their answers to make me happy...more
Joe Hill continues to provide great work, aided by the wonderful artwork of Gabriel Rodriguez, while weaving an intriguing story.
This collection is most of the history that you want about Dodge, Rendell Locke and the keys.
A solid set of flashbacks with enough pride, lust & anger to set up the original story.
But, some things feel too pat and seem to be too easy in their answers to make me happy...more
Aug 02, 2012
Kayleen
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Joe Hill Fans.
Shelves:
graphic-novels-read
Devoured it all in one night. It felt like I haven't read any Locke and Key books in months. The last book ended in such a major cliffhanger I couldn't stop myself from reading this as soon as I got it from my library. I was hoping that they were going to discover what happened to Bode, and fight the evil fucker! and get their real Bode back, but this one actually was mostly in the past, which was ok, it was very much needed. The key that they find in this one brings them into the past, so they...more
Clockworks delivers on all the promises of the previous volumes building on the wonder Joe Hill built his Lovecraft fuelled fantasy world where mystical keys can unlock the wonder and horror of imagination and invention. This is the buildup of the tension in a story approaching it's climax and reveals the world building in Joe Hill's marvellous creation. This is gonzo storytelling that only the child of Stephen King, the craziness of the seventies and eighties and a diet of marvel, DC, Lovecraft...more
Wow, this series is just getting better and better. I think the time it takes me to read each subsequent volume is half of what it took me to read the last one. Great story, fantastic characters with depth, and outstanding art.
Now that I've reached the end of the available trade paperbacks, I'm jumping over to Comixology to get the couple of single issues that have been released so that I can see what happens next. It is EXTREMELY rare that I can't wait for the tpb to be released when going thr...more
Now that I've reached the end of the available trade paperbacks, I'm jumping over to Comixology to get the couple of single issues that have been released so that I can see what happens next. It is EXTREMELY rare that I can't wait for the tpb to be released when going thr...more
Head Games volume 2 is still my favorite, but this was a very strong volume in the series. I blew right threw it in a few hours. (Soo much more compelling than the beginning of Cloud Atlas, which everyone is buying up.) Only one more volume to go. I think Joe Hill's daddy Pappa King taught him all his writing secrets. Plus that's only the half of it; the art is gorgeous. This is horror though and there will be blood, but also inventive fantasy and very human characters and dialog. Warning, some...more
Hill & Co. continue to write the great stuff. Not much is explored with the modern era characters, but we see a lot of backstory and history regarding the keys and their various “masters”. My favorite story thread concerns the actual origin of the keys and the history of the underwater cave. I felt the mystery and horror parts have diminished and we're now approaching the final good vs. evil battles. These stories are still interesting thanks to the creators, but I feel a little of the magic...more
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Joseph Hillstrom King (born 1972) is an American writer of fiction, writing under the pen name of Joe Hill.
Hill is the the second child of authors Stephen King and Tabitha King. His younger brother Owen King is also a writer. He has three children.
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Joseph Hillstrom King (born 1972) is an American writer of fiction, writing under the pen name of Joe Hill.
Hill is the the second child of authors Stephen King and Tabitha King. His younger brother Owen King is also a writer. He has three children.
Hill's first book, the lim...more
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