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A review by mediaevalmuse
Locke & Key, Vol. 6: Alpha & Omega by Joe Hill
3.0
Same disclaimer as before - this review will cover things unique to this volume, not necessarily things that are constant across all trades. Let me say this - holy hell, was this conclusion dark. I don’t know what I suspected, but there wasn’t much of a happy ending. There were things about it I liked and didn’t like, but in the end, it was a pretty great series overall.
Things I Liked
1. Compassion: This volume is full of heart-to-heart talks, most of which are great and builds relationships between the characters. I particularly liked the exchange between Tyler and Jordan, as well as between Tyler and Luke. There is so much compassion between the characters for one another. There’s nothing like imminent doom to bring out the best in people, I guess.
2. Duncan: What a great character. And he was simply a badass in this volume.
3. Character Use: It really struck me that no character in this book (and I guess the series as a whole) is a throwaway. Every character is used to some degree. Kinsey’s friends, for example, have developed lives and personalities and have a role in the end of the comic, and even the birds from a couple books ago play a role in the ending.
Things I Didn’t Like
1. Unanswered Questions: Wait... how do you make a key do what you want it to do? How exactly did Bode get his body back?
2. Monologuing Villain: Dodge takes a few pages to explain his master plan before his ultimate defeat. I wish we didn’t have all of this dumped on us at the end. Instead, I would have preferred to see hints at this throughout the run of the comic.
3. Language: So, this is more a point about the entire comic, but it is especially prevalent in this volume because we have a powered-up master villain making threats at the end. Words like “retard” and “bitch” are thrown around quite a bit, as well as threats of rape and violence. In my opinion, this language is unnecessary and perpetuates ideas that this language is okay or edgy. It’s not, really.
Recommendations: I would recommend this book if you’re interested in demons, possession, portals, boss fights/villain showdowns, friendship/family bonding, and dark plots with bittersweet endings.
Things I Liked
1. Compassion: This volume is full of heart-to-heart talks, most of which are great and builds relationships between the characters. I particularly liked the exchange between Tyler and Jordan, as well as between Tyler and Luke. There is so much compassion between the characters for one another. There’s nothing like imminent doom to bring out the best in people, I guess.
2. Duncan: What a great character. And he was simply a badass in this volume.
3. Character Use: It really struck me that no character in this book (and I guess the series as a whole) is a throwaway. Every character is used to some degree. Kinsey’s friends, for example, have developed lives and personalities and have a role in the end of the comic, and even the birds from a couple books ago play a role in the ending.
Things I Didn’t Like
1. Unanswered Questions: Wait... how do you make a key do what you want it to do? How exactly did Bode get his body back?
2. Monologuing Villain: Dodge takes a few pages to explain his master plan before his ultimate defeat. I wish we didn’t have all of this dumped on us at the end. Instead, I would have preferred to see hints at this throughout the run of the comic.
3. Language: So, this is more a point about the entire comic, but it is especially prevalent in this volume because we have a powered-up master villain making threats at the end. Words like “retard” and “bitch” are thrown around quite a bit, as well as threats of rape and violence. In my opinion, this language is unnecessary and perpetuates ideas that this language is okay or edgy. It’s not, really.
Recommendations: I would recommend this book if you’re interested in demons, possession, portals, boss fights/villain showdowns, friendship/family bonding, and dark plots with bittersweet endings.