Locke & Key #6

The climactic sixth volume of Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez's celebrated series arrives with a cover that's all brooding atmosphere — a massive ornate vault door dominates the image, its circular frame heavy with gears and rivets, while a single dark ankh-shaped key hangs at center stage. The title Alpha & Omega signals a story of endings and beginnings, and Rodriguez's meticulously crafted metalwork imagery gives the whole thing a wonderfully ominous weight. With colors by Jay Fotos lending the steel and shadow a rich, foreboding depth, this 2014 IDW release is a fitting visual statement for a series that always understood how much a key — and a door — can mean.