Locke and Key is a Modern Horror Masterpiece
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Locke & Key is a horror comic by writer Joe Hill and artist Gabriel Rodriguez, published by IDW. In this video, I discuss the elements that the creators bring to the table that elevates the story to excellent. The main thing that makes the comic scary is the fact that you'll care about the characters.
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all I can think of is how many sleeping passengers you pissed off with that intro. 💀
All I can think of how he must’ve looked a little funny lip syncing words silently he had to write down and dub in later so that he DIDNT annoy anyone lol
yeah
and how many takes did he do
Same
@@Kable_TV Does he do that a lot? He edited a word in his John Byrne episode in Canada, I noticed. This one looked good though.
Never move to a town called Lovecraft.
Zsokorad yeah that struck me as really obvious
Lovecraft wrote some nukes too might even say it was out of this world no pun intended
Matheson also best avoided.
@@darrylwilliams4457 WTF
@@Bonzulac hp love craft
Joe hill is amazing story teller hands down.
Genius with the series
Not really. He's about as talented as his dad: not much.
@@frankie3010 ok that your opinion
But still stand on my statement
Joe hill is a good writer in my eyes
“Knowing something isn’t the same as understanding it.”
Ive heard this saying before but wow, how fitting in this instance.
Welp Netflix totally made it waaay kid friendly.
And kinda bad :(
Yeah... Because a demon fucking everything that walks (While the actress playing Dodge showcases her straddling skills on an extra) with a BDSM view for it makes everything kid friendly. There's so much that went wrong in the direction for shooting this show that I was infuriated too.
Whoa, didn't know Netflix made a show
@@tellmesomething2412 glad you said it, bc I found it hella weird that this old Demon thing is messing arround with these kids.
Especially the fact that she/it slept with Tyler and now its having a Relationship with his little sister I think thats just kinda creepy isnt it?
A lot worse...
Love this series! Disappointed how Netflix handled it, was okay but could’ve been way better!! Also side note, not a spell to forget keys it was Hans Riffel, ancestor of the lockes, I think Great Great Great? But his key (Riffel key) is when you open the front door and use it, you will forget magic if over 18 or finish high school.
I love the last Captain America fan-art piece. Makes so much sense now.
Wow father and son really look like each other. When I read the comic I loved it and I had no idea it was King's son. Good for him to go out on his own. Great video and great books
The return of Chris' most important guest star:
THE PRE CREDITS INTRO!!
so glad it's back
I remember when my mom put me on this series, it was so addictive I was turning pages faster than I could read. I cant finish wat hinge this now because I'm at work without headphones but I'm already gonna say I back this 1000%! Glad to hear you talking about this one
"Why am I in this straight jacket? Because it has a key"
[Looks jacket which has a lock]
That's one reason I love Hill so much more than his dad - his endings IMO always land on point, especially with Locke & Key. I know The Fireman I wasn't TOO thrilled with, but everything else I've loved.
Same.
He does ending way better then his father that for sure.
@@mr.froglegs he has better writing talent then him. And he sucks.
I promise anyone that reads this story will treasure its terrors, and I always keep my promises.
"Locke and Key is a Modern Horror Masterpiece"
Yes, yes it is. I loved every minutes of reading that series.
"Locke & Key is a Masterpiece" - FTFY - but srsly, this is in my top 5 comics series of all time and I have read a LOT of comics.
@@thakatspajamaz +comictropes favorite horror comic? Have you read berserk?
@@TheFourthWall14
Berserk is good but if we talking about the "horror" then junji Ito takes the cake.
Same
Annnnd .. Netflix made it into a Goosebumps level of horror
God yes! Locke and Key is one of my absolute favorite comics, thank you so much for talking about it!
Seasonal uploads are always fun, I feel like I always have something new to watch from this channel despite its smaller size, thanks for all your hard work
It's growing fast.
Yeah this channel is really growing. It wasn't that long ago he was at 50k subs and nearly doubled that number within two months.
When I saw that this week's episode was Locke and Key my eart skipped a beat. This series means so much to me and is 2nd, right below sandman, in my favorie comic series.
L Franco he has not. He said maybe later. So much has been said already. I’d love his take on it too. And Andrew I’m not sure if you know this but Joe Hill has said a few times( if I’m remembering right) that this is his “ sandman” so...
You're killing me man, I can only spend so much money buying Comics and every week you're back adding another title to the list.
Seriously though, i love the show.
P.S. neat seeing Monstress on the rack, i love the art in that series.
Kinsey's story when she undo the bottle choice really hurt when it resolved..
Comic tropes reminds me of a CZcams show from 2008 and I don’t want it to change
Noah Marti same
I"m guessing the comic is much more horror than the good netflix 1st season (which has less horror than Stranger Things).
So much more horror, I legit avoided reading it before bed
@@poeticsparrow THanks.
Oh absolutely
Locke and Key ! Never thought I would see you review this one. I read this comic when my uncle left it around after moving out. It genuinely freaked me out. I had fun with it. I was only 14
Wow and dang. Editing under such circumstances is going above and beyond.
Locke and Key got me reading comic books again after 15 years. I hope somebody makes a good TV series out of it.
Eh it's decent
"gabriel rodriguez excels at drawing identifiable kids that aren't just the artist drawing an adult smaller"
Sounds like JRJR needs to take some lessons from GR after the horror show that was superman year-one
Hell Yeah!!! Locke & Key is a masterpiece. I wasn't sure I was gonna like it during the first few pages but then I could not put it down, I was reading it everywhere, standing in the bus going to the university even. It is amazing how much you get to feel for each character, they leap off the pages and they even got me to tears a copuple of times. The moment I knew I was completely in love with this was when in Keys To The Kingdom they had an homage for Bill Waterson and there were parallels between Rodriguez's style and Waterson's. The last issues are epic and have some of the best scenes I've seen in any comic book, classic or recent. One thing is worth mentioning is the way the panels are designed, they are incredibly effective, and the color, the coloring is beautiful.
Great video man, would love a spoiler discussion one day, maybe after they release the special event with The Sandman universe 🔥
I very much wish I could read this for the first time again. This was one of my first comic owned.
Finally talking about something I was able to get on the ground floor for. Of course I come from the land of books and Joe Hill was one of the best new horror writers out there (I am sure him being Stephen King's son has something to do with that)
E hello there
Not really, since his father has no talent.
Oh hi! You catch me waiting for this upload
Thank you so much for making a video on this amazing comic
Me: *Doesn’t think anyone on earth is as corny with the Dad puns as I am*
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Comic Tropes: *Hold my beer* 🍺
I've never been a comic fan, always been an otaku, but being exposed to all these indie comics and obscure superheroes like Dawn has sparked my interest in American comics.
Locke & Key is definitely something I'd enjoy.
you should check out some American comics and "graphic novels" (I kinda hate that term lol) theres a TON of good stuff. Also alot of great comic writers and artists have come out of Europe and the UK people like Neil Gaiman, Alan Moore and then alot of great artists like Moebius so I'd reccomend checking out some of that stuff too.
Locke and Key is my all time favorite comic. So so good. I reread it again last fall and might just reread it again this year.
Thanks for uploading Chris... just awesome worth the wait!
Yo! We finally gonna got the episode. You really had this under Lock and Key. Worth the wait. 😁
Joe Hill has remembered the face of his father....
It's my absolute favorite comic book series of all time, as perfect as story telling comes. It sets up things in volume 1 that payoff volumes later, and by the final image, not a single dangling plot thread to be found. Ending is also a homerun. 10/10 series.
Dude, AMAZING COMIC!!! It's one my favs right next to O.G. Hellblazer
if this is a the same Locke and Key i heard tell from a makeup artist friend that they are filming a show for Netflix in Toronto
Yep. Set to come out early 2020 I believe
Oh cool I hope it'll be good. Locke and Key would be perfect for a tv show with the way the books are set up and the characters...etc..etc
in retrospect i wish i asked more instead of making jokes about how it sounds like a shitty buddy cop show that gets cancelled in a year. sorta explains why she never talked to me again. ah well, live and learn nothing.
just started watching it not even done the first episode yet but it seems promising. However, I haven't read the comic yet so I'm completely judging on its own and nothing to do with how well it adapts the source material.
I love the art style of this series.
i read locke and key for the first time when i was 14 or 15 and the Ice Skate Scene is still burned into my brain
commitment and dedication
Grabbed the box set of this series a couple years ago and ended up going through it faster than any other series I've read. Reading it on lunch breaks and rushing through work so I could read more before the drive home. Excellent series. The only other series that I've motored through at even close to that pace were from Brian K Vaughn (Runaways & Y: The Last Man).
On a related note, Locke & Key: Dog Days (a one shot) is coming out from Hill/Rodriguez. It was supposed to coming out next week for Halloween but got delayed a week. This will also have some stuff regarding the upcoming TV series.
Kids with magical keys, huh? Well, I _do_ like Kingdom Hearts...
Dodge is one my favorite comic villains
Uuhhmmm YES! I have the entire series! I heard they were getting a live action adaptation. It was awesome. Also some of the Keys kind of freaked me out. Especially the Head Key like they stood there looking in their own heads while being in their head.
One of my favorite comics. In my top 5.
Brother that major spoilers out of the gate! I'm so happy read it all ready for the origin of the keys when the big Mysteries
2:00 😃😃😃 Grammatically correct usage of the word "COMPRISING!" Most people don't know how to properly use the word "comprise" in a sentence--way to go, Chris!
Netflix made pg 14 and I was hoping mature like the comics.
Just finished the novels. Wow! It was so well crafted. Fantastic. I can't wrap my head around why did they fuck this up in the show! It could have been one of the most popular and loved shows, if they had followed the comic's story and hired better actors.
Never heard of this before. Thanks for the recommendation.
Holy shit! the art is ridiculously intricate, I'm hooked.
Who's here after watching the Netflix trailer 🤚
Dead Nation 🤚
I already watched the whole show
I liked it...then I happened across the channel..and now I dislike it lol.
I love your intros
They're coming to take me away haha!
They're coming to take me way hehe!
A funny farm where comics are magical all the time!
Thanks , super happy to have discovered this comic, made my day !
I loved this series. Hands down one of the best comics in the last decade. And what is so cool is that could go back at anytime and tell a tale with out it feeling forced or contrived. I am eagerly waiting for the Netflix show to come out.
Great show!
I’m excited for the crime comics next month. I REALLY hope David Lapham’s Stray Bullets gets an episode.
Hi Chris, thanks for making these videos! I love every upload. I really enjoy your perspective, insight, and clear passion for both the history and artistry of each comic you cover. I feel like each of your videos is like a little mini-lecture in a comics literature course.
I'm worried about posting this comment because it could easily come across as judgy and superior, but I'm commenting anyway because you seem like a genuinely nice and thoughtful guy and I think you'd like to be aware. I'll try to be humble throughout.
In your video, you mention one of the characters is "a mentally retarded boy." I work in social services with children, and about 5 or 6 years ago, we stopped using "retarded" as a diagnostic category entirely, replacing it with "developmentally disabled" (for children) and "intellectually disabled" (for adults). The reason was explicitly to avoid harmful language in response to shifting use of language in broader culture. The phrase was slowly being phased out of clinical usage for a while, but the hard cut-off was with the implementation of the DSM-V, published in 2013.
When we first started using "mentally retarded" to diagnose various developmental disorders, the phrase was essentially unknown outside of medical circles. The phrase was seen as kinder and less pejorative than other, older diagnostic categories like "imbecile" (which was a diagnostic category for anyone who scored between 30-50 on an IQ test) and "idiot" (which was for anyone who scored below a 30). But, like those categories before it, as the general public became exposed to the word "retarded," and began to associate it with people who were different, other, scary, or unsettling, the word started to be used more often as an insult than as a clinical descriptor.
I don't think you were being insulting. It seems to me that you were using the language that you know to be accurate and appropriate to describe the characters in the story. That's why I'm posting this comment. You seem to be someone who takes the work you do seriously, and is aware of the ways that you engage with an influence discourse. To make my point explicit: I don't think you did anything wrong by using the language of "mental retardation" and I could tell by the way you talk about it that you respect people with intellectual disabilities. I'm letting you know about this shift in language not to try to control your words or to tell you that you are wrong, but to let you know about the possible unknown impact of your language choice, and some other options that might be more inclusive.
Again, thank you so much for putting these videos together. I sincerely respect the amount of work and passion that goes in to each one, and I hope you keep making them for as long as youtube is a thing.
Can't wait to check it out
Great series. I stumbled across it as an audio drama adaptation on Audible. Really well acted.
Excellent pull! I loved Locke and Key and totally forgot about it.
Have you ever heard of dorohedoro by Q Hayashida? It's a grungy urban fantasy overflowing with black humor and gritty, fantastically detailed art. Every drawing feels dirty and lived in and I'm really curious to hear your thoughts. Her work isn't that well known but based on this and some of your other videos I think it might be something you'd like.
The netflix show really sucked for me. So many characters making dumb decisions, and i never got invested in any of the characters. I just felt really annoyed. The comics however look amazing and i would love to read them
10:05 I see. So, it's just like the cathedral is the most important "character" of 'Notre Dame de Paris' (known in English as 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame').
The Island of Dr. Moreau adaptation is already out. It is only two issues, and the art is very good and gruesome. It stays pretty close to the book with only a few changes. I have it and recommend it.
Just started on the Netflix show. Amazing so far. Looked like a whimzical childrens fantasy romp, but gpt daaaark quick.
Its not even dark more like boring cringe teen drama
Lovretos #
It even feels like they purposely changed characters for it to be a teen drama. Kinsey in the comics is a person who hides her pain, takes it on herself and tries to stand out because it’s all she can do. Kinsey in the show makes her problems everyone else’s, makes everyone else feel down because she herself is down. Also does things purely out of spite. Comic Kinsey removed her pain and tears to make herself a better person. Show Kinsey does it purely out of spite because they told her not to do it.
What do you guys think of the tv show ? It doesn’t seem as twisted as the comic
Agreed one of my favourite comics of all time
I am happy I got the german "listen-to-play (what ever the right word for it is)" for free on audible. I ordered the graphic novel immediately. But made of 3 hardcover books.
Demon chick throws a little kid under a subway train after opening a portal door to a platform in a playground to steal his key.
I know what I'll be reading next. Great video, Chris.
I've read them all. Love them. Waiting on upcoming show and possible more volumes.
Love your content man it's pretty fun to watch
I love Locke and Key but I'm also eyeballing that Monstress over your shoulder, looking forward to that episode.
Is that a sheet? Lol NVM it was.. also noticed you were holding that padlock 😂
Lol at chris hastily editing to get the video in
I thought that it was just me that liked to tie and padlock myself up in front of the computer screen...
READ THIS COMIC, but don't bother with the netflix series
I hope there will be a video game about Locke & key
That’s what I was thinking! Like imagine an adaptation of Locke and key in a way like until dawn or something in that you choose what happens.
@@nerdyworld938 we are sharing the same brain cell , that’s exactly what I have in mind !
@@lahead5160 AWESOME!! And the opening of the game would be in until dawn and dark pictures anthology style where we’d open up with a brutal moment to where no matter what actions we take the same outcome will occur for Locke and key it’s that we can’t save rendell(in until dawn we can’t save Hannah and Beth no matter our choices and same in the dark pictures anthology with the opening characters)
Man, I was so close to finishing Locke and Key back in the day. I just had Alpha to go, but then there was a move and a bunch of other stuff, and now it's been like 6 years, and I don't know if I remember enough to go back to it. And I bought I think the first 5 volumes on the PSP (anyone else remember you could get comics on PSP?), so I probably would need to re-buy a lot if I wanted to reread it.
You can read the entire series for free on hoopla. As long as you have a library card
Think it's time for another re-read. I wish there was some kind video essay series on this comic.
Locke and Key and Peele
After watching this video I read Locke and Key. Like Chris said this series is beyond excellent. This is up there with the great series in comic history. IMHO there are some forced narratives that don’t add to the story but they’re woven into the story in a way that’s not obnoxious like many stories you read nowadays. Like almost all stories that are a comic that later get adapted to tv (Netflix) don’t watch the show read the books. It’s so much better. BTW if Chris recommends it read it. I’ve read many of his recommendations and ever time it’s absolutely great. He’s by far the best reviewer of comics around today.
Don't get excited for the new Netflix show, it's been watered down to a teen drama/family friendly borefest
That was my biggest issue the Netflix show didn’t know what it wanted to be did it want to be stranger things to a teen drama the music drove me made with its fairytale notes the shows tone was by far the worst aspect. Also the acting wasn’t great but I put that down to it be badly written
@@Ayutarda The horrendous S3 of stranger things already features enough teen drama. No idea why they'd need another show like that set in a horror-type universe
to me the issue was not necessarily the change of tone. If it were well written, it wouldn't be too big of an issue. The main issue I have is that the characters are dumb (communicate for Heaven's sake!) the playful and smart scenarios using the keys are constantly glossed over (way to kill the excitement of finding new keys, when most of the keys are not used at all) and this is compounded by poor pacing and plot structure.
For instance, they delay Sam's return. Instead of him using scissors, he uses a magic key (way to tone down the horror) and worst of all, by the point he returns, they have the music box key, which they conveniently never think of using (it's the one that makes people obey you). It's grade A idiot ball: the characters are dumb because the plot can't proceed as planned otherwise.
And so many characters in the show making obvious dumb decisions. It really put me off
Can confirm
Purchased the first trade of Locke and key on sale from comixology a few months back. Might have to make it higher in my to read pile. Thanks for another great vid as always!
Why is Chris in a straightjacket? Why am I not?? Gotta love that ol' luck of the draw sometimes.
Gotta love Joe Hill, too, I must say (Anyone who hasn't read Horns, do so immediately). Rodriguez's artwork really seems to shine, here, and I'm fairly intrigued. Thanks for the heads-up on this one.
This series feels like it was made in 2012 but it is 2019
Oh shit! I've been waiting for this one!!!!
Agree. My favorite comic the last coupla years, by a long shot!
Are you going to do Finder by Carla Speed McNeil next?
Thanks
I didn't read this comic but i heard it few years ago. In past two days, outta knowere I started to think should I buy it or not. And I read some reviews on the internet yesterday. Today I saw that my favorite comic chanel has a new episode about lock and key. I'm shocked.
P.S. I'm buying it anytime soon. Thanks Chris.
Man, things aren't working out. I know, I will move to a town called Lovecraft. Thing will definitely work out.... Now if I can find a nice house to live in...
I just watched the Netflix show and I would say the original comic looks so much richer than the show. Although the show was good, they missed out on some good story
I'm still waiting for an "OH HI! You caught me..." shirt to be available in the merch shop:)
Love it!
How accurate, Dago was also a good guy, once...
Can you make a video of what you thought about the show???
Oh man, this looks great.