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Locke & Key: The Golden Age is a series of stand-alone stories that form the prelude volume to World War Key.[1] The first issue produced for the arc was originally published on November 23, 2011, and ended with the DC Comics/Vertigo series The Sandman crossover in 2021.[2][3][4]
The Golden Age explores the history of the Keyhouse and the Locke Family in the early 1900s. Its hardcover release, which includes the exclusive story "Face the Music",[5] was published on April 26, 2022[6]
Cover Art[]
Issue List[]
- Note: All the issues have been placed in chronological and hardcover order story-wise as stated by Joe Hill. However, this is not the same order that they were released in.[7][8]
First Appearances[]
Characters[]
- Chamberlin Locke
- Ian Locke
- Harland Locke
- Fiona Locke
- Mary Locke
- Jean Locke
- John Locke
- Tiberius
- The Spider
- Clint Locke
- Delacorte Locke
- Willem Veidt
- Henrik Veidt
- Eric Murnau
- Haacker
Keys[]
- Small World Key
- Moon Key
- Orchestra Key
- Stamp Key
- Bitey Key
- Matchstick Key
- Mirror Key
- Tempus Fugit Key
- Key to Hell
Notes[]
- Joe Hill first announced the Golden Age arc in a tweet on December 14, 2011, under the working title: Locke & Key: The Lost.[9]
- This arc is the first time the series has collaborated and co-printed with another comic book publisher.
- Joe Hill mentioned in a tweet that he included a single detail in "...In Pale Battalions Go..." that is a part of a bigger Locke & Key story, which he states that at this pace he won't get to until he's in his mid-fifties (Joe Hill was 48 when he made the tweet).[10]
- Gabriel Rodriguez replied to the tweet saying:
“
(Let others live the life of dull iron structure office buildings makers. We're trying to live the life of stonemasons builders of cathedrals) ;P
”
–Gabriel Rodriguez[11]
- Due to the release schedule for some issues, it was initially assumed that Locke & Key: Grindhouse and Locke & Key: Dog Days were a part of the Golden Age arc. However, Joe Hill stated via Twitter that those issues were standalone that didn't belong to any of the arcs.[7][12]
- One of the causes for the confusion of Locke & Key: Grindhouse being a part of the Golden Age arc was that early on Joe Hill did officially state that Grindhouse was a part of Golden Age[13][14] before he changed his mind.[7][12]
References[]
- ↑ Escape Hatch -37: Ride On
- ↑ @joe_hill (Joe Hill) on Twitter
- ↑ Locke and Key Creators Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez Reveal More Comics on the Way
- ↑ @IDWPublishing (IDW Publishing) on Twitter
- ↑ The Past of Locke & Key Comes To Life In This Gorgeous New Collection
- ↑ Locke & Key: The Golden Age
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 @joe_hill (Joe Hill) on Twitter
- ↑ @joe_hill (Joe Hill) on Twitter
- ↑ @joe_hill (Joe Hill) on Twitter
- ↑ @joe_hill (Joe Hill) on Twitter
- ↑ @GR_comics (Gabriel Rodriguez) on Twitter
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 @joe_hill (Joe Hill) on Twitter
- ↑ @joe_hill (Joe Hill) on Twitter
- ↑ SDCC: Hill and Rodriguez Open Up On the End of "Locke and Key"