I would say only get this if you are a die-hard Locke and Key fan, otherwise save yourself some money and loan it from the library. Quite simply it's a trip down memory lane I adored the Locke and Key series, it's one of my all-time favourites, the dialogue was pretty lean too and the illustrations were superb. Having read all of the above, you may be wondering why the relatively high rating. But the final story, I mean, was there even a point to it?! It just read like a very basic idea without any foundations to build upon. I found 'Grindhouse' a bit icky (has a focus on rape) *shudders* which I found unnecessary but I did like the twist. I really enjoyed 'Open the Moon' which had a bittersweet sentiment but should have been a lot longer.
To be honest, the three little sketches in here (yes, sketches, they weren't fleshed out stories) were okay but nothing memorable. I don't understand this new wave of releasing graphic novels just for the sake of it. Oh dear, I fear a rant coming on concerning the publishers. Well one good thing is that in the afterwards it was all but promised that we will be returning to Lovecraft County at some point - I just hope its sooner than later Yes the original story was as much one of discovery as anything else (and there was plenty going on) but here you have at least two stories where the characters knew exactly what they were doing and for me this opens more possibilities that first realised. So what of the stories - you have 3 here and they are all standalone (no surprise there really) however they all build on the myths of the Keys, what they are capable of and of the people who understand them. However with Joe Hill at the reigns I suspect we are not going to be in danger of that any time soon. The only concern being is that we are flooded with unrelated and isolated stories simply to exploit what is still in my eyes a unique and fascinating world. For me this opens the world up to so many more possibilities. That said there is plenty of scope for more stories to be told - and as in the case of Grindhouse totally new places to go to. These are all special one offs as the main story has now been concluded in the original run. This is a welcome return to Lovecraft County (although I will admit there are other specials out there so I am not sure what the order is).
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