"Knock Knock"

 

"Who's there?"

 

"Army of Demons"

 

"Army of Demons, who?"

 

"Army of Demons who want to enslave humanity."

So I guess that was the end? I didn't love it as much as I was expecting to, but it's still a great book.

This was my least favorite of the series-- although that might be because I read them all so fast and finished this one on vacation. It was a lot of really dark and heavy material slamming into me all at once. I did quite like the conclusion, and the painful decisions that had to be made regarding locks and keys and whispering iron.

 

There is one bit I'm still really confused about. If you've read the series, maybe you can answer it for me... 

How did Bode get his body back?? Tyler clearly states that his body was cremated. I reread that bit several times, but I still have no idea what happened with the bird or how Bode's cremated body was reformed.

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They did it.

'Locke & Key' promises a lot going into 'Alpha & Omega', and Hill and Rodriguez deliver. After all of the fights, the planning, the history, the magic, the family drama, and high school, Dodge has won.

Lovecraft Academy's students are preparing for the annual epic after-prom party at the drowning caves not knowing the horror that's about to be unleashed. Like all endings this story punches all of the emotional buttons, but there's nothing cheap, or taken for granted. Every horrible thing that happens expects the reader to react because even the ancillary characters are ones who've been around since almost the beginning.

I wouldn't have expected Hill and Rodriguez to pull their punches, but it got a little too intense for my liking at times, and just the logistics of the story - its a good thing this is the last arc, I mean, who's going to live in this town after this? I hate to reference it, because my bitch G.R.R. did not invent the killing of major characters, but that TV show certainly popularized it. You see it everywhere. I still did not expect what came here.

The story is amazing. The art is amazing. This was a great partnership. I don't need to tell you that if you've come this far, and if you're reading this before starting 'Welcome to Lovecraft', what the hell is wrong with you? Go to the beginning and read it!

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Yep, some weird sh*t like that happens in this story...

I have only read a few graphic novels so far so I'm no expert on this kind of stories but this was outstanding. Everything from these volumes was wonderful: the storyline is extremely original, it has a great and sinister villain and charismatic characters.

The plot of this series is a bit weird and it start making sense as you keep reading, it's a great mix of horror and fantasy with some humour. Joe Hill created a wonderful story that takes some elements from the cosmic horror of Lovecraft and mix it with the idea of different keys with amazing powers, also the artwork by Gabriel Rodríguez is top-notch, every volume has it's own particular style that makes them unique.

I can't recommend this series enough, it was a fun read with excellent moments and I think that even if you are not a hardcore graphic novel fan you will enjoy this story.