Chilean artist, Gabriel Rodriguez shared with
CBR his reaction to visiting the set of the pilot and how close the TV show would've followed the source material:
On first seeing the pilot;
We were invited to the set when they were filming the pilot and it was very interesting, because they took us to the production site, where we met the people from the Art Department and we got to see what they were doing with the props for the pilot and other stuff. We also got to see the "Keys" they designed, based on the ones from the comic book. What was really exciting for me was that they had the comic book as a very strong visual reference for development of the series but also as a starting point to develop something new out of it. I'm very aware that when you do an adaptation from one medium to another, you cant just do a translation, that never works. The adaptation that Judge Freeman did of the story is very close to the source material of the comic book but also with very smart changes to certain elements to make it work better for a TV format.The performances are amazing, the music is very nice, and all the visual developments are gorgeous.
Locke & Key is a comic book series written by Joe Hill, illustrated by Gabriel Rodriguez and published by IDW Publishing.
After the murder of their father, Tyler, Kinsey, and Bode Locke relocate with their mother to the family estate of Keyhouse, located in Lovecraft, Massachusetts. Sam Lesser, one of the teens who murdered Mr. Locke, is in a juvenile detention center and, by gazing in water, communicates with a supernatural force that promises to free him. Bode Locke, the youngest of the family, uncovers The Ghost Door, which separates his spirit from his body.
Bode continues to experiment with The Ghost Door and, in his incorporeal form, spies on his brother, sister, and mother. During his journeys, Bode discovers a well that houses a creature who appears as a girl, the supernatural force previously communicating with Sam Lesser.
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