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Locke & Key, Vol. 4: Keys to the Kingdom by Joe Hill

ashkitty93's review

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5.0

Things really started jumping around near the end but THAT ENDING. *dashes upstairs for the next one*

My brain has decided to fancast Zachary Quinto for Zack/Dodge/that guy, and I'm quite okay with it. Between Heroes, Star Trek and American Horror Story, I can TOTALLY see him pulling off a character like this. And the lip ring? HAWWWT. I was so scared early on when Ty ditched his dad's hat. It calls to mind that "hoe don't do it" meme. And Kinsey's dude friends are cool. So's Jackie, but Kavanaugh is something else. Bloke cracks me up. And I love that he's British.

SO MANY KEYS. THANK YOU, ending key glossary, for keeping them all straight and organized and detailed for me <3

AND. For whatever reason, Sam Lesser's ghost sounds like Kate Mulgrew's interpretation of Charlie Manx from NOS4A2. I like.

Right now I'm mad that I had to come into work on a perfectly good Friday morning when I could otherwise be tearing through volume 5. Alas.

petitebookshelf's review

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4.0

Kinsey te odio :)

saidtheraina's review

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4.0

Vague Spoilers:
I guess I get what they're going for with the formplay in this one, but it feels vaguely incongruous and unnecessary to me. I was also a little bummed out by the pretty glossed-over intros to several keys in February.

I do love the themes here. Some great race content in White, some pretty heart-breaking animal violence (I'm a sucker for that) and some great plot twists involving secondary characters. Though I never really GOT Jordan. Even though some of her scenes made me feel all twisty inside. The scene in the institution is dang spot-on.

SO GOOD.

bookishgoblin's review against another edition

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5.0

This is so amazing! Just when it seemed like there was no way to carry on the story they did it! So stressful though, I loved it

caitcoy's review

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5.0

RTC

spookysoto's review

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3.0

It's getting better.

adru's review

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Tasapisi läheb aina paremaks, aga eriti hea, kuidas iga väike vihik on omaette terviklik lugu, millest iga teeb natuke hirmu ja haiget. Ei teagi, mis mu lemmik on - varblased? Veebruar? Lõpp oma suure murega nende laste tuleviku pärast?

thegoodmariner's review

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5.0

This is consistently one of the best reads in all of comics. A story about a family living in a house with deep secrets, tormented by the resurrected friend of their late-father's (who is also posing as their current friend), and each issue literally unlocking new pieces of the mystery as they find new keys that hold special powers in the house. If you are not reading it, you are missing out on one of the best ongoing stories in the funny books right now.

luanndie's review

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5.0

“Scientists never study the important things. Like why some animals seem to have evolved the ability to gloat.”

Este tomo fue maravilloso en cada una de sus historias. Primero nos encontramos con la aventura de Bode con la llave que te permite convertirte en animal. Los dibujos en esta historia son un homenaje a Calvin y Hobbes (o al menos lo parecen) y funcionan tan bien con la personalidad inocente pero inquisitiva de Bode que no podía dejar de maravillarme. Por no decir que los pajaritos son simplemente adorables.

La siguiente historia está contada a través de una especie de calendario. Vemos como es el día a día de los hermanos Locke combinando la lucha contra el mal con ir al instituto o fregar los platos. Para mí, esta historia refleja el espíritu de la colección que tira más hacia el humor y la ciencia ficción que hacía el terror.

Otra historia memorable es la que tiene como protagonista a Rufus, el hijo de la entrenadora. En esta historia nos metemos de lleno en su mundo de imaginación y una experiencia para recordar. Rufus es un personaje interesante que curiosamente parece poder ver más que el resto, ¿quizás por que la casa se muestra más a los inocentes? No lo sé, pero su historia me enamoró, me pareció muy original y espero que veamos más de ello en los siguientes tomos.

Lo único que no me gustó tanto en esta entrega es obviamente Zack. En este tomo me pareció más pusilánime que nunca y esa manía de ir asesinando cabos sueltos por fascículos me sacaba un poco de quicio. ¿No podría ser un poco más inteligente y matar a todas las personas que podrían descubrirlo?
Spoiler Por no decir que el hecho de que nadie en el pueblo se acuerde de él, es bastante poco creíble. ¡Qué el chico se supone muerto en condiciones trágicas! En los pueblos eso es tema de conversión hasta 50 años después.

lindakat's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

 So, this was again quite terrifying, slow start but the second comic was way better than the first. Anything I could say is a spoiler but man I’m looking forward to the next one, good luck Bode.