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Locke & Key, Vol. 2: Head Games - by Joe Hill (Paperback)

Locke & Key, Vol. 2: Head Games - by  Joe Hill (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"The three Locke children-survivors of a horrific home invasion that claimed their father-have just begun to rebuild their lives when little Bode discovers a key with incredible power. Q: What if overcoming your fears, mastering any skill, learning any art was as simple as turning a key in a lock? A: It could cost you your life-especially if Dodge, the malevolent creature who is the Locke family's sworn enemy, gets his hands on it."--Page 4 of cover.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Now a Netflix Original Series! </b><i>New York Times-</i>bestselling writer <b>Joe Hill</b> and artist <b>Gabriel Rodriguez</b>, the creators behind the acclaimed <i>Locke & Key: Welcome to Lovecraft</i>, return with the next chapter in the ongoing tale, <b><i>Head Games</i></b>. <p/>The three Locke children--survivors of a horrific home invasion that claimed their father--have just begun to rebuild their lives when little Bode discovers a key with incredible power. <b>Q: </b> What if overcoming your fears, mastering any skill, learning any art was as simple as turning a key? <b>A: </b> It could cost you your life--especially if Dodge, the malevolent creature who is the Locke family's sworn enemy, gets his hands on it. <p/><i>Head Games </i>features an introduction by <b>Warren Ellis</b> (<i>Transmetropolitan</i>).<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>A helluva comic...<i> Locke & Key: Head Games</i> picks up where <b>Joe Hill</b> and <b>Gabriel Rodriguez</b>'s last series left off... [and] you will not find a better single blend of stoytelling and artwork... --<b> Blair Butle</b>r, <i>G4</i> <p/>Not only has <b>Joe Hil</b>l kept the <i>Locke & Key</i> franchise fresh throughout this second series, but at its end, <i>Head Games</i> actually trumps the initial stories in just about every way... <b>Gabriel Rodriguez</b> contnues to assert himself as one of the prmiere horror artists in the industry. <b>-- </b><i><b>IGN</b> <p/></i>With each and every issue this series just keeps adding layers to a story that is already full of charm and perplexity and character--not to mention gorgeous art--that easily puts it in a league of its own... if only comics could so completely transport their readers as readily and deftly as Hill and company with this book... <b>-- <i>Ain't It Cool News</i></b><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Joe Hill</b> is the #1 <i>New York Times </i>bestselling author of <i>Full Throttle</i>, <i>The Fireman</i>, <i>Heart-Shaped Box</i>, and<i> NOS4A2</i>, recently made into a TV series<i> </i>from AMC. His horror novella <i>In the Tall Grass</i>, co-written with Stephen King, <i> </i>was made into a feature film from Netflix. His book of short stories, <i>20th Century Ghosts</i>, won the Bram Stoker Award and British Fantasy Award for Best Collection. He earned the Eisner Award for Best Writer for his long-running comic book series, Locke & Key, featuring the eye-popping art of Gabriel Rodríguez.<br> <i> </i><br> Born in Santiago, Chile, <b>Gabriel Rodríguez</b> began working as an illustrator in the late 90s and in 2002 started drawing books for IDW Publishing, including <i>CSI</i>, <i>George Romero's Land of the Dead</i>, and <i>Beowulf</i>, amongst others. In 2007, he co-created the award-winning series <i>Locke & Key</i> with Joe Hill. He continued developing other creator-owned projects: the Eisner-winning <i>Little Nemo: </i> <i>Return to Slumberland</i>, with Eric Shanower; <i>Sword of Ages</i>; and the gritty sci-fi adventure <i>Onyx</i>, with Chris Ryall. In 2019, he partnered with Hill once again for two new <i>Locke & Key</i> stories, "Dog Days" and "Nailed It."

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