Locke & Key, Vol. 6: Alpha & Omega (Locke & Key, #6)

by Joe Hill

Gabriel Rodriguez (Illustrator)

Now a Netflix Original Series! Acclaimed suspense novelist and New York Times-bestselling author Joe Hill concludes his Eisner-winning story of dark fantasy and wonder.

It took two lifetimes and countless victimes, but Lucas "Dodge" Caravaggio has his terrible prize at last: the key which will open The Black Door. Disguised in the form of little Bode Locke, Dodge descends into the Drowning Cave, to throw back the door and release the demons on the other side. Those who have stood against him for so long—Tyler, Kinsey, Scot, Nina, Rufus, and all the rest—take their places as the final tragedy unfolds... a confrontation between decency and hate in the caverns a hundred feet beneath Keyhouse, at the threshold of an evil kept for generations under lock and key.

• ISBN10: 1631401440
• ISBN13: 9781631401442
• Publish Date: 21 October 2014 (first published 18 February 2014)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: IDW Publishing
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 192
• Language: English
• URL: https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9781631401442

Reviews

[Mercy]

DAMNIT. DAMN YOU, JOE HILL.

I was so scared reading the last pages of this volume and I was hating Joe so much and crying my eyes out because it was so sad and painful and I couldn't believe Joe was really doing that. I don't think I have ever cried that much for a long time. This was a intense ride and I am so glad I read this series. Guys, do yourselves a favour and go read Locke & Key.

[leahrosereads]

Once again my old review has minor spoilers. Don't read below the 2014 date.

This was a perfect ending to this story. It made me feel all the things I had already felt, then added another 100 things on top of it.

I'll definitely revisit the Lockes in the future. For sure.




6/17 2014

What on earth can I say that I haven’t already said about this series? Joe Hill’s Locke & Key comes to its epic conclusion with Volume 6: Alpha & Omega, and what a spectacular conclusion it was!


I got a finality that I was longing for, and oh, the tears. While I’ll admit to being a crier during books, this series hadn’t made my waterworks start...until Alpha & Omega. Oh so many feels at the end, I couldn’t control myself.


I really loved the final evolution of all of the characters. Tyler matured in such a way, that I was just proud of the man he became in this volume. He was a fucking warrior, and he finally used the brains that I hoped he had. Tyler's anger diminished, and his love for his family overcame any fears or doubts he may have had. It was amazing to witness his transformation from high school teenager to man.

Kinsey got her feels back, and it was awesome to see as well. She was able to use her fears and tears for the betterment of herself and friends, and I think if she went through Alpha & Omega emotionless she’d have been one of the first teens down for a demon. So good on her for putting those feelings back into her head.

And then Bode...just really no words...well, I can’t really say much without ruining the plot from the two previous volumes about Bode, but Oh My Fucking God.

It was sad to see several smaller characters leave in this volume, but they each went out as heroes, so you know what, their bravery really did make up for their losses, to me. I know that in my other reviews I really focused on the Lockes, but there were so many minor and not so minor characters in the Locke & Key world, that you just have to read them to really see their awesomeness. Because, every character was...awesome that is. They each had individual, strong personalities that enhanced the hell out of this journey.


I know that each of these reviews have been me just throwing out the same glowing reviews with slightly different words in each one, but I really don’t have a negative thing to say about these novels.


The world that Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez took me to in these six volumes is one that I will remember fondly, and I’m definitely planning on revisiting, often.

So, my final pimping of this series: get the books! Get them now, and I hope that you fall in love with it as much as I did!

[pamela]

This has been far and above, the best graphic novel series I have ever read. It was dark, entertaining, fast paced and deep. And boy does it pack an emotional punch! Gabriel Rodriguez' art perfectly compliments Joe Hill's flawless writing style. I wish I could have the experience of reading them for the first time all over again!!