Turf (Image Comics)
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Cover of Turf 1 (April 2010). Art by Tommy Lee Edwards.
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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]
Contents
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:
- Turf (180 pages, hardcover, Images Comics, August 2011, ISBN 1-60706-400-6, Titan Books, September 2011, ISBN 1-84856-895-9)
Notes
References
- 'Turf' at the Grand Comics Database
- Turf at the Comic Book DB
External links
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