| Turf | |
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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 |
| Genre | , gothic science fiction |
| 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 1607064006 |
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 |
The story was originally published by Image Comics and then serialised in CLiNT, before being collected.
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:
| “ | An intelligent popcorn movie. lots of action, lots of setting, lots of cool ideas, but with an emotional heart to it.[4] | ” |
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]
The series was collected into a single volume: