Panini Comics publishes the new story of the universe created by Joe Hill, Gabriel Rodríguez and Jay Fotos. And of course the crossover with Neil Gaiman’s famous epic.
Imagination is the most important tool of any creative activity. If you don’t have time to speculate, look further, look for new formulas… Creative task is not the best option. But like everything else, this is a muscle that can be worked. There are lectures, viewings, listenings, experiences that make a comeback. And then there are others who are instantly overwhelmed by the number of ideas that can fit in a compressed space.
key with lock It was one of those cases. The work of Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez became an instant classic. A terrific deconstruction of different genres and a call to the reader to enter a wonderful and disturbing world. A story that promises you’ll never look at the noble art of storytelling the same way again.
Its cult positioning hasn’t stopped the writers from returning from time to time to find formulas to nurture family mythology. lock. Locke & Key: The Golden Age In this sense, it comes to occupy a place.
However, there are a few quirks that make it difficult. The first and most notable is a cross with another artifact of legendary size: Sand man† But that’s not the only thing this piece should highlight.
The first thing you notice is how overwhelming it is that this story has been built with brushstrokes over the course of five years. It is because it seems like something that measures up perfectly at the narrative level. As a subplot, it takes center stage and takes the story through places as unexplored and surprising as they are consistent with the whole. The suggestions here are made as examples.
The first numbers work practically anthologically. They were originally released privately and it shows. The entire Locke family begins with an introduction to the organizational chart and soon introduces memorable and prominent adventures.
Each character is impeccably characterized, and their anxieties underlie the conflicts that arise as this book progresses. With this, it moves from a family adventure to a heartfelt homage to all the arts in other short stories, with the possibilities offered by the keys and the monsters that live in the mansion.
But the content gets to the point where you get to the miniseries that revolve around the firstborn and his need to intervene in World War I. Hill surprises with an exciting anti-war story, not forgetting the impact of his son’s disappearance. And in the context of war, no one is safe. He is a metaphorical genius of the first level. But the resolution of this conspiracy is what provoked the meeting… Sand man†
This is an intimate comic for readers of all genres. It is clear that no matter who the universe key with lock and also Sand manYou’ll catch the nuances better and enjoy everything more. But that shouldn’t deter novices who may find both one story and the other more than interesting.
And those die-hard fans of Neil Gaiman’s Dream and its bizarre inhabitants need not fear, because this project is under the scrutiny and approval of its creator. The apocryphal is more than an event, it is a combination of two laws. As Joe Hill points out in the introduction to the book, Gabriel Rodriguez’s introduction to Locke & Key and himself Sand man† And that is always easily appreciated.
The art is the responsibility of Chilean writer Gabriel Rodriguez, and each sketch illustrates the obvious: one-of-a-kind. With the certainty of someone who has nothing to prove, he manages to infiltrate the reader in pages that range from suffocating and tense to moments of tenderness.† Someone who constantly renews himself and knows how to extract something special from each page.
But he was gambling when it came to inheriting the illustrators’ torch. Sand man† He was very ambitious.† And he managed to rise on that occasion. There is so much care, detail and love on every page. It’s hard not to be amazed and overwhelmed by his art, and this is something the reader best discovers for himself.
No less notable are the contributions of a covered name: Photos† His work is flawless and sober. deeply respects its visual characteristics. Sand man and he tries to bring some freshness and a new way of understanding these universes, alongside those established by him earlier in this saga. Take advantage of playing in an uncharted time, so the atmospheres were very different. Use a rich, vibrant palette that clearly improves reading.
The Panini Comics edition includes an introduction by Joe Hill in addition to all the covers. A parallel version is available from: ECC VersionsAlthough limited to content related to sandman universe†
Locke & Key: The Golden Age goes beyond the product for supplements. They also transcend the quarter-saving and absurd transitions. A tribute to everything you love about stories: the ability to take you to new places. All this in multiple layers that radiate a resounding humanity. One of the must-haves of the year.
