The Locksmith issue #1 noir sci-fi graphic novel

The Locksmith: Sometimes Dead Just Isn’t Dead Enough.

That’s what Detective Mick Fagan is told after discovering an open gateway to the ‘undead’. But this is not one of your typical zombie thrillers – The Locksmith, is a neo-noir sci-fi story that ventures far beyond those marauding munchers.

The first issue of The Locksmith has become a huge success story on kickstarter — 24 hours out of the gate, the project was completely funded. The project, Terrance Grace is asking for more support as any net-profit will be used towards artist fees for the 2nd issue, of the planned, 4 issue series.

A room inside an old tenement building in the Bronx, contains a doorway that leads to another dimension where past, present and future exist simultaneously.

This gateway must remain protected – By The Locksmith.

The problem is – Santiago, The Locksmith, has died. The power is unleashed. What was once dead, seeks life. And that is just the beginning… And possibly end of the world – And the universe.

While investigating the sudden and inexplicable murder of his own brother, Detective Mick Fagan uncovers a strange series of inexplicable events, all leading back to the Bronx apartment.

He soon becomes convinced that he too is somehow part of this mystery, and joins forces with Santiago’s family in trying to contain what lurks beyond the doorway.

A secret organization manages the hundreds of doorways around the world. But this one is different. What was once just the spirit of the undead seeking life, is now a power growing beyond what they have seen before. The room is now at the center of an ever-growing black hole of time, sweeping all that has ever existed, away.

Fagan now knows that he alone holds the key to the doorway… And that key is something that happened to him as a child: His mother’s suicide. In an amazing journey back through a jungle of pre-history – Fagan is witness to his own death and rebirth within the evolution of the universe.

He revisits the guilty demon inside, unlocking himself from the past… Saving the universe from certain destruction – And becoming the new Locksmith.

Award-winning screenwriter Terrance Grace has teamed up with Eagle award-winning artist, Silvio Db in this first of a planned four issue comic series. Each issue promises 42 pages of mind-blowing noir/sci-fi strangeness.

“This is just the first step in the evolution of The Locksmith,” Grace states. “Plans include an animated app, game, and eventually a film. I’m really excited about seeing the mythology come to life in a medium that serves as perfect showcase for the story.”

Plans are already in the making for a four issue prequel.