WhatCulture said, "Despite being a dog, Lockjaw is by far the best member of the Inhumans. As 'Companion to the Royal Family of the Inhumans', Lockjaw plays an important part in keeping New Attilan safe from the countless threats it faces. However, if you think he's just a giant slobbering eating machine... Well, you'd be mostly right, but there's way more to this lovable mutt than meets the eye. In one of Marvel's greatest decisions, Lockjaw got his own Avengers team in 2009's Lockjaw and the Pet Avengers." Accolades In 2009, TIME included Lockjaw in their "Top 10 Oddest Marvel Characters" list. In 2014, Comicbook.com ranked Lockjaw 7th in their "10 Greatest Animals in Comics" list. In 2015, IGN included Lockjaw in their "7 Inhumans We Want on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." list. In 2016, ComicsAlliance ranked Lockjaw 1st in their "Marvel’s Royal Inhumans, Ranked From Worst To Best" list. In 2017, Comicbook.com included Lockjaw in their "8 Best Dogs in Superhero Comics" list. In 2019, CBR.com ranked Lockjaw 2nd in their "15 Coolest Pets In Comic Books" list and 5th in their "Marvel: 10 Fan Favorite Animal Companions" list. In 2019, Gizmodo ranked Lockjaw 12th in their "30 Very Good Sci-Fi Dogs" list. In 2020, CBR.com ranked Lockjaw 9th in their "10 Most Iconic Pets In Marvel Comics" list. In 2020, WhatCulture included Lockjaw in their "10 Marvel Pets You Wish You Could Adopt" list. In 2022, Screen Rant included Lockjaw in their "Super-Pets: The 10 Best From DC & Marvel" list and in their "10 Best Animal Characters Who Should Join The MCU" list. In 2022, Sportskeeda ranked Lockjaw 3rd in their "Top 5 comic book pets" list. In 2022, Syfy ranked Lockjaw 6th in their "Marvel and DC's super pets, ranked" list. In 2022, Collider included Lockjaw in their "10 Most Iconic Super-Pets in Comics" list. In 2022, The A.V. Club included Lockjaw in their "21 top superhero pets" list. In 2022, CBR.com ranked Lockjaw 2nd in their "15 Coolest Pets In Comic Books" list. Literary reception Volumes Lockjaw and the Pet Avengers - 2009 Marvel Comics announced that Lockjaw and the Pet Avengers #1 sold out in March 2009. Doug Zawisza of CBR.com called Lockjaw and the Pet Avengers #1 an "all ages tour de force," stating, "Branded with an "All Ages" tag, this book is one for all ages—older fans of the Walter Simonson era of