Locke & Key

comic book series written by Joe Hill and illustrated by Gabriel Rodríguez
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Locke & Key

Summary

Locke & Key is a comic book series[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of comic_book_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,015 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Locke & Key's instance of is recorded as comic book series[3].
  • Joe Hill wrote the screenplay for Locke & Key[4].
  • Locke & Key was published by IDW Publishing[5].
  • Locke & Key was published by Milady[6].
  • Locke & Key's genre is horror comics[7].
  • Locke & Key's genre is comics of the United States[8].
  • Locke & Key's genre is speculative fiction comics[9].
  • Locke & Key's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • Locke & Key's country of origin is recorded as United States[11].
  • Locke & Key comprises Locke & Key #1[12].
  • Locke & Key comprises Locke & Key: Head Games #1[13].
  • Locke & Key comprises Locke & Key: Crown of Shadows #1[14].
  • Locke & Key comprises Locke & Key: Keys to the Kingdom #1[15].
  • Locke & Key comprises Locke & Key: Clockworks #1[16].
  • Locke & Key comprises Locke & Key: Omega #1[17].
  • Locke & Key was released on February 20, 2008[18].
  • Locke & Key's main subject is father and son[19].
  • Locke & Key's main subject is puberty[20].
  • Locke & Key's main subject is alcoholism[21].
  • Locke & Key's main subject is social inequality[22].
  • Locke & Key's main subject is mourning[23].
  • Locke & Key's nominated for is recorded as Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature[24].
  • Locke & Key's different from is recorded as Locke & Key[25].
  • Locke & Key's derivative work is recorded as Locke & Key[26].
  • Locke & Key's derivative work is recorded as Locke & Key[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

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  • Release type: Prose[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 5820f860-cb81-40c6-999f-3cdfe7ccb89e[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Publishers include IDW Publishing[5] and Milady[6]. Joe Hill wrote the screenplay for Locke & Key[4].

Publication

Locke & Key was released on February 20, 2008[18]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Genres include horror comics[7], comics of the United States[8], and speculative fiction comics[9].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include father and son[19], puberty[20], alcoholism[21], social inequality[22], and mourning[23].

Why It Matters

Locke & Key ranks in the top 6% of comic_book_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,015 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . isfdb.org. Retrieved . isfdb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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