Sponsored:  "If you think you can unlock the gates of Hell and just invite yourself in, you must be dreaming," the tagline promises, for a tale crafted by Locke & Key creators Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodríguez, and overseen by Sandman writer and co-creator Neil Gaiman.

In December, the Locke & Key – The Sandman Universe: Hell & Gone #0 comic book officially kicks off the crossover fans have been waiting for with a special reintroduction of storylines and characters who populate the landmark event series.  In the reprinted tale "Open the Moon" Chamberlin Locke, patriarch of the Locke family, wields the Moon Key to reveal new secrets lurking in Keyhouse… and unlocks a strange new world leading directly into the events of the Hell & Gone series.  Also, the #0 issue peels back the curtain on Dream of The Endless with a classic tale reprinted from The Sandman.

In February, the most talked-about crossover of 2020 will hit stores: Locke & Key – The Sandman Universe: Hell & Gone, a monumental two-part story that sees the destiny of the Locke family intertwine with the mythos of DC’s The Sandman Universe.  IDW will publish Locke & Key – The Sandman Universe: Hell & Gone #1, followed by DC’s The Sandman Universe – Locke & Key: Hell & Gone #1.

In Locke & Key – The Sandman Universe: Hell & Gone #1, John "Jack" Locke is ten years dead, but that hasn’t stopped him from posting the occasional letter home… from Hell.  Now, Mary Locke will do anything to save her brother’s soul. Her quest to rescue him from The Pit will require her to outsmart Roderick Burgess (the most evil man in England), puzzle her way through the House of Mystery, and risk the walking nightmare known as The Corinthian in a disintegrating Kingdom of Dreams!

Locke & Key – The Sandman Universe: Hell & Gone is available now to pre-order from comic shops!