Locke & Key, Vol. 6: Alpha & Omega

4.5 stars

I put off writing this review for so long I don't remember my thoughts on it. I really enjoyed this series even though there were some thing that could have been elaborated on a little more. I enjoyed the conclusion to this. It had action which I love and it also made me sad at times. I will for sure be reading more by this author in the future. 

The whole series was great with a fantastic set of characters. Images are beautiful and content so interesting. If you haven't already and you enjoy graphic novels, give it a shot.

I'm not crying. You're crying.

It was a great story. I had no expectations because I rarely read horror stories.

Bode and Rufus were my favourites and wished they had more adventures. Their stories made me wonder if Joe Hill have ever written or will write a children book.

So when Tyler is recounting letting his sister Kinsey get in the car with the clearly smashed Shep, the paramedics attending to the badly injured Kinsey have got to be Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez themselves. Later we get the epic, tongue-in-cheek nod to Stephen King's Carrie. The series has been a home run and Hill and Rodriguez are rounding the bases and waving to the fans. It's coming full circle as we built to a shattering climax. We once again return to the caves while Rufus makes his way to Keyhouse, his journey mirroring Sam Lesser's in Volume one. A satisfying end to a new favorite graphic novel series.

Good God, this volume was rough. Yep, I cried. And by the end, I loved the art. Ugh, rip my heart out, why doncha?

Dammit, Tyler. I like him better the second time. I managed NOT to cry, but my nose sure was tingling.

This whole series was amazing. So complex, so well-written and well-drawn. One of the first complete graphic novel series I've read, and I liked it so much more than I thought I would! The characters were so realistic and so human, and it was really refreshing to read something where I wasn't rolling my eyes at how fake the characters felt. Even the adults were flawed, and I liked that as well. Many things I've read always make the adults seem perfect and wise and it just was nice to see an instance where that wasn't the case. Amazing amazing series, definitely worth reading, even if you aren't that into graphic novels.

Oh, it's over and I am sad. Such an incredibly imaginative series. The characters are flawed and broken, but are trying so hard to redeem themselves and be better. Everything is falling apart and many won't make it through to the end. Joe Hill is an amazing writer. He's able to scare the crap out of you, gross you out, make you cry, laugh and smile. It's a huge plus that he has Gabriel Rodriguez to draw out everything so succinctly. I had no idea where the story would go, nothing was predictable and I loved every panel.

To put it bluntly, Locke & Key was perfect from beginning to end and is one of the best things I've ever read. It was scary as hell, but when all is said and done I am left thinking fondly of my friends, family, and loved ones. I have seen and agree with the comparison of reading this to watching Lost, yet Locke & Key was so much more satisfying in the end. To say any more would ruin the fun. Unforgettable.

Story
I had the fortune of reading the entire series over the course of one weekend rather than months/years. I really enjoyed the end a lot. I was reluctant to give it 5 stars, but I really was just so sucked in by this point and emotionally invested in these characters that I just had to know how it all came out, dreading what the results would be.

They made me laugh once or twice between all the cringing and sobbing. I don't want to say how it ends of course but I will it left off in such a way that I'm satisfied and not left with lingering questions.

Artwork
There is really little to say here that hasn't been said in my previous reviews. The artwork is great. It compliments the story This story wouldn't be what it was without it, just as the artwork wouldn't be what it is without the text.