Turf (Image Comics)

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Turf
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Cover of Turf 1 (April 2010). Art by Tommy Lee Edwards.
Publication information
Publisher Image Comics
Schedule Monthly
Format Limited series
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Publication date April 2010 – June 2011
Number of issues 5
Creative team
Writer(s) Jonathan Ross
Artist(s) Tommy Lee Edwards
Letterer(s) John Workman
Colorist(s) Tommy Lee Edwards
Creator(s) Jonathan Ross
Tommy Lee Edwards
Editor(s) John Barber
Collected editions
Hardcover ISBN 1-60706-400-6

Turf is a five-issue comic book limited series, written by Jonathan Ross,[1] illustrated by Tommy Lee Edwards[2] and published by Image Comics.[3]

Publication history

The story was originally published by Image Comics and then serialised in CLiNT, before being collected.

Plot summary

The narrative is set in 1920s Prohibition-era New York and features period typical gangsters alongside vampires and aliens. Ross himself, describes the comic as:

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An intelligent popcorn movie. lots of action, lots of setting, lots of cool ideas, but with an emotional heart to it.[4]

Reception

The first 20,000 copies of issue 1 sold out on pre-orders alone. In interview, Ross has said that he intends the mini-series to run for five issues, eventually being released in a hardback collection and potentially a film adaptation, to be made by Matthew Vaughn.[1]

Collected editions

The series was collected into a single volume:

Notes

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References

External links

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