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Review: “Gunpowder” by Joe Hill
0Ok, so here we go.
As mentioned by Kilian in one of his June 15th posts, we all have our little penchants for various authors and types of work. I too am a fan of the works of Powers and Blaylock (and am in the same lucky club as Killian having also worked with the two of them) but I am not here to talk about them today. I am sure that all of you have noticed I have become intrigued with the work of Joe Hill. This is my ninth article on the site and the third that deals with Hill’s work. I think that my interest is born from my respect for Hill’s father, Stephen King, which was the real reason why I purchased a copy of “Heart Shaped Box.” While I was impressed with “Heart Shaped Box” I have been astounded by “Locke and Key”. I feel fortunate that I have found Hill early in his career because now I get the chance to see his work change and grow, a joy I missed with his father since I was born in the eighties.
Locke and Key: Head Games #5 Review
0989 days
by Stoker
in Comics (General)
The newest issue of Lock and Key came out last Wednesday and it did not disappoint. After flipping their heads open in the last issue of Bode and Kinsey spend a fair amount of this issue looking at their bad thoughts trapped inside a Coke bottle. Probably the most important aspect of this issue is that Zach is finally starting to kick things into gear. After many issues of sitting back and letting things unfold, Zach has determined it is time to really start getting his hand’s dirty. No one in the Locke family seems safe from this powerful evil. Zach utilizes the keys he has obtained access to and, with the utmost of skill, begins removing old memories of himself form Uncle Duncan’s head. He then does something truly evil by seducing Kinsey. This guy is the worst of the worst. Once again we have crisp writing from Joe Hill and some super eerie images courtesy of Gabriel Rodriguez. IDW has become the new home of great horror. I can’t wait to see how this arc all wraps up with next month’s issue six.
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Locke and Key #4
21034 days
by Stoker
in Comics (General)
Joe Hill is following in his father’s footsteps. The son of Stephen King, Hill has won numerous awards for the horror tales found in his short story collection “20th Century Ghosts”. His first novel “Heart Shaped Box” made it all the way to number eight on the New York Times Bestseller list. In my humble opinion the best work that he has done so far is on his comic book “Locke and Key”. The tale follows the exploits of the Locke family after the vicious murder of the family’s patriarch in the first story “Welcome to Lovecraft”. Now in its second story arc “Head Games”, “Locke and Key” has not dropped a beat.