Joe Hill "Locke & Key" Slipcased Signed Limited Edition 4-Volume Collector's Set [Very Fine]

Personally signed by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez (4x). This is Locke & Key, the graphic novel The A.V. Club named a "modern masterpiece".

EACH VOLUME IS A SIGNED LIMITED EDITION OF ONLY 250

Subterranean Press 2009-2017. "Locke & Key" Joe Hill. Four volume collection. Hardcover books with dust-jackets. Slipcased. Signed Limited Edition of 250. Each volume has been personally signed by the author Joe Hill along with the illustrator Gabriel Rodriguez. A matching set by the same publisher. 

Locke & Key is an American comic book series written by Joe Hill, illustrated by Gabriel Rodríguez, and published by IDW Publishing.

Now a Netflix original series! The graphic novel The A.V. Club named a "modern masterpiece," Locke & Key tells a sprawling tale of magic and family, legacy and grief, good and evil. Acclaimed suspense novelist and New York Times-bestselling author Joe Hill (The Fireman, Heart-Shaped Box) has created a gripping story of dark fantasy and wonder—with astounding artwork from Gabriel Rodriguez—that, like the doors of Keyhouse, will transform all who open it. The epic begins here: Welcome to Lovecraft.

4-volume set in one shipment: 

1. "Locke & Key: Welcome To Lovecraft" Signed Limited Edition No. 29 of 250 [Very Fine]
2. "Locke & Key 2: Head Games" Signed Limited Edition No. 20 of 250 [Very Fine]
3. "Locke & Key 3: Crown of Shadows" Signed Limited Edition No. 1 of 250
4. "Locke & Key 4: Keys To The Kingdom" Signed Limited Edition No. 20 of 250 [Very Fine]

Locke & Key: Welcome to Lovecraft

Signed Limited Edition No. 29 of 250

By: Joe Hill

Illustrated by Gabriel Rodriguez

Keyhouse waits…

On a hot and indolent day in high summer, the killers arrive on the doorstep of a small cottage in northern California; before the afternoon is over, two people are dead, and for the survivors, nothing will ever be the same again.

… for them…

The remaining members of the Locke family pick up the pieces of their lives, and haul themselves across the country, hoping for a fresh start in the family’s ancestral home in Lovecraft, Massachusetts. But Keyhouse is a place of secrets and shadows, a repository for a very old collection of keys, with the power to unlock the impossible.

… for Dodge…

It isn’t long before the youngest of the Locke children discovers the other secret of Keyhouse… a living echo hiding in the well, an echo that calls itself Dodge, and that wants oh so badly to be free…

… and for you…

In the Eisner-nominated Locke & Key: Welcome to Lovecraft, collaborators Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez unlock the door to a dark world of wonder and suspense, in one of the most acclaimed graphic novels of the year.

The Subterranean Press edition of L&K includes not only the full color graphic novel, but the more than 250 page script from which it originated.

Important Note: Those who order the trade edition from SubPress will be eligible to purchase the trade edition of the next volume, Head Games

• Trade: 1000 copy fully cloth bound hardcover edition
• Limited: 250 numbered copies, with additional art, signed by artist and author, housed in a custom slipcase

Bibliographical details

• book length: 300 pages
• book type: Graphic Novel
• country of manufacturer: United States
• isbn: 978-1-59606-256-6
• print status: Out of Print
• year: 2009
  
  

"Locke & Key 2: Head Games"

Signed Limited Edition No. 20 of 250

Dust jacket by Vincent Chong
Illustrations by Gabriel Rodriguez

The three Locke children--survivors of a horrific home invasion that claimed their father--have just begun to rebuild their lives when little Bode discovers a key with an incredible power. Q: What if overcoming your fears, mastering any skill, learning any art was as simple as turning a key in a lock? A: It could cost you your life - especially if Dodge, the malevolent creature who is the Locke family’s sworn enemy, gets his hands on it. Written by Hill and featuring the mind-bending art of Gabriel Rodriguez, the second installment of Locke & Key is one head-trip you won’t forget.

The limited edition will include all of the scripts for the minseries, original full-color endsheets by Gabriel Rodriguez, and a full-color dust jacket by Vincent Chong. The trade hardcover will include the scripts for all six issues, but omit the extra artwork exclusive to the limited edition.

Produced in the following three states: 

• Trade: 1000 deluxe cloth bound editions
• Limited: 250 numbered copies, signed by the artist and author
• Lettered: 26 copies, with an original sketch by Gabe, signed by the artist and author

This is the limited edition of 250 numbered copies. 

Bibliographical details

• book length: 300 pages
• book type: Graphic Novel
• country of manufacturer: United States
• isbn: 978-1-59606-314-3
• print status: Out of Print
• year: 2010

"Locke & Key 3: Crown of Shadows"

Signed Limited Edition No. 1 of 250

Illustrated by Gabriel Rodriguez
Dust jacket by Vincent Chong

Turn the key. Unlock the door.

Unless you live in Keyhouse, in Lovecraft, Massachusetts. In that case, turn the right key, and you could wind up anywhere.

Now in possession of the Shadow Key, Dodge uses it to continue his quest for the mysterious Omega Key. The remaining members of the Locke family are still rebuilding their lives, in the wake of the devastating events that began in Welcome to Lovecraft and Headgames,but there is no key to make that rebuilding easier. Locking things away doesn't make them any safer. At Keyhouse, shadows come to life, and a giant walks.

Turn the page. Unlock the story.

Crown of Shadows, the third installment of the award-winning Locke & Key series, co-credits writer Hill and illustrator Rodriguez as "storytellers," and it's an apt designation, shown by the seamlessness with which the text and art interact. They are one of the best storytelling teams in comics. After the completion of Crown of Shadows in 2011, both Hill and Rodriguez were nominated for Eisner awards--Best Writer (won by Hill) and Best Penciller/Inker, respectively, and the comic was nominated for Best Continuing Series.

The Subterranean Press edition of Crown of Shadows will include not only the entire graphic novel, but also the scripts for each issue.

The limited edition will include all of the scripts for the miniseries, original full-color endsheets by Gabriel Rodriguez, and a full-color dust jacket by Vincent Chong.

Produced in the following three states: 

• Limited: 250 signed, numbered copies, housed in a custom slipcase
• Lettered: 26 signed, lettered copies, housed in a custom traycase, with an original sketch by Gabe matted in the case

Bibliographical details

• book length: 232 pages
• book type: Graphic Novel
• country of manufacturer: United States
• print status: Out of Print
• year: 2013

"Locke & Key 4: Keys To The Kingdom"

Signed Limited Edition No. 20 of 250

Dust jacket illustration by Vincent Chong

IDW and Subterranean Press have joined forces for the first time to bring you Keys to the Kingdom, the latest volume of graphic novel and scripts from Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez.

Keys to the Kingdom, the fourth installment of the award-winning Locke & Key series, co-credits writer Hill and illustrator Rodriguez as "storytellers," and it's an apt designation, shown by the seamlessness with which the text and art interact. They are one of the best storytelling teams in comics. After the completion of Crown of Shadowsin 2011, both Hill and Rodriguez were nominated for Eisner awards--Best Writer (won by Hill) and Best Penciller/Inker, respectively, and the comic was nominated for Best Continuing Series.

The Subterranean Press edition of Keys to the Kingdom will include not only the entire graphic novel, but also the scripts for each issue.

The limited edition will include all of the scripts for the miniseries, original full-color endsheets by Gabriel Rodriguez, and a full-color dust jacket by Vincent Chong.

Joe Hill

Joe Hill is the #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of The Fireman, NOS4A2, Heart-Shaped Box, and Horns. His book of short stories, 20th Century Ghosts, won the Bram Stoker Award and British Fantasy Award for Best Collection. He earned the Eisner Award for Best Writer for his long-running comic book series, Locke & Key, featuring the art of Gabriel Rodriguez.

Gabriel Rodriguez

Gabriel Rodríguez Pérez (born May 26, 1974) is a Chilean comic book artist and architect, known for his work on the horror series Locke & Key. He also did the artwork for Subterranean Press's edition of Joe Hill's NOS4A2.

Rodríguez was nominated for Best Penciller/Inker for the 2011 Eisner Awards for his work on Locke & Key. In addition, Locke & Key was nominated for "Best Continuing Series" and "Best Single Issue (or One-Shot)" for Locke & Key: Keys to the Kingdom #1.

In April 2015, his and fellow Chilean artist Nelson Daniel's work, Little Nemo: Return to Slumberland (IDW) was nominated for the Eisner Awards, winning Best Limited Series in July 2015.

He and Nelson Daniel were awarded the Grand Prize at the FIC Santiago 2016 for “Little Nemo: Return to Slumberland”. He also won the "Best Chilean Comic Artist" Award at the FIC Santiago 2013.