REVIEW: Locke & Key - In Pale Battalions Go #1

By Larry Jorash — Set nearly one hundred years prior to Bode, Tyler, and Kinsey moving to Lovecraft, we are finally introduced to Chamberlain, Locke’s eldest son John. In a cold open sequence we catch up to the teenager attempting to hop the border into Canada so that he can enlist in the Great War; only to be foiled by Chamberlain and dragged home. Through conversations and long walks across Keyhouse circa 1915 we uncover the curious landscape of this universe’s unique history and culture. For fans of Locke & Key much of this will be fascinating and quite familiar; but we have guests this time around. Neil Gaiman’s Sandman Universe in a subtle move makes it’s debut in a crossover with Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez’s cult classic Locke & Key.

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