# Locke & Key, Vol. 2: Head Games - Hardcover

by **Joe Hill** (Author), **Gabriel Rodriguez** (Illustrator), **Warren Ellis** (Introduction by)

**Now a Netflix Original Series** _New York Times-_bestselling writer **Joe Hill** and artist **Gabriel Rodriguez**, the creators behind the acclaimed _Locke & Key: Welcome to Lovecraft_, return with the next chapter in the graphic novel series, **_Head Games_**.

The three Locke children--survivors of a horrific home invasion that claimed their father--have just begun to rebuild their lives when little Bode discovers a key with incredible power. **Q:** What if overcoming your fears, mastering any skill, learning any art was as simple as turning a key? **A:** It could cost you your life--especially if Dodge, the malevolent creature who is the Locke family's sworn enemy, gets his hands on it.

_Head Games_ features an introduction by **Warren Ellis** (_Transmetropolitan_).

### Author Biography

**Joe Hill** is the #1 _New York Times_ bestselling author of _Full Throttle_, _The Fireman_, _Heart-Shaped Box_, and _NOS4A2_, recently made into a TV series from AMC. His horror novella _In the Tall Grass_, co-written with Stephen King, was made into a feature film from Netflix. His book of short stories, _20th Century Ghosts_, won the Bram Stoker Award and British Fantasy Award for Best Collection. He earned the Eisner Award for Best Writer for his long-running comic book series, Locke & Key, featuring the eye-popping art of Gabriel Rodríguez.  
  
  
Born in Santiago, Chile, **Gabriel Rodríguez** began working as an illustrator in the late 90s and in 2002 started drawing books for IDW Publishing, including _CSI_, _George Romero's Land of the Dead_, and _Beowulf_, amongst others.

In 2007, he co-created the award-winning series _Locke & Key_ with Joe Hill. He continued developing other creator-owned projects: the Eisner-winning _Little Nemo:_ _Return to Slumberland_, with Eric Shanower; _Sword of Ages_; and the gritty sci-fi adventure _Onyx_, with Chris Ryall. In 2019, he partnered with Hill once again for two new _Locke & Key_ stories, "Dog Days" and "Nailed It."

**Number of Pages:** 160

**Dimensions:** 0.59 x 10.52 x 6.8 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** September 01, 2009

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