Turf (Image Comics)
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|ISBN = 1-60706-400-6
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Turf is a five-issue comic book limited series, written by Jonathan Ross,{{Cite news |first=Decca |last=Aitkenhead |author-link=Decca Aitkenhead |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2010/apr/09/jonathan-ross-interview |title=Jonathan Ross: Can I be honest with you? |work=The Guardian |date=April 9, 2010 |access-date=April 10, 2010 }} illustrated by Tommy Lee Edwards{{Cite web|first=Dave |last=Richards |url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=22766 |title=Tommy Lee Edwards & Jonathan Ross Defend Their "Turf" |publisher=Comic Book Resources |date=September 1, 2009 |access-date=May 10, 2010 }} and published by American company Image Comics.{{cite press release |url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=24339 |title=Image Comics Announces "Turf" |publisher=Comic Book Resources |date=January 7, 2010 |access-date=May 8, 2010 }} It was later 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 "An intelligent popcorn movie. Lots of action, lots of setting, lots of cool ideas, but with an emotional heart to it".{{cite web |first=Rich |last=Johnston |author-link=Rich Johnston |url=http://www.bleedingcool.com/2009/08/20/turf-jonathan-ross-and-tommy-lee-edwards-new-comic/ |title=Turf – Jonathan Ross And Tommy Lee Edwards' New Comic |publisher=Bleeding Cool |date=August 20, 2009 }}
Reception
The first 20,000 copies of issue 1 sold out on pre-orders alone. In interview, Ross said that he intended 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.
Film adaptation
In 2011, Benderspink has optioned a film adaptation of Turf.{{cite web|last1=Fleming|first1=Mike Jr.|title=Benderspink Stakes Out 'Turf' For Film|url=https://deadline.com/2011/12/benderspink-stakes-out-turf-for-film-200976/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140828092151/http://deadline.com/2011/12/benderspink-stakes-out-turf-for-film-200976/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 28, 2014|date=5 December 2011|website=Deadline|access-date=2 May 2017}}
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}})
References
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Sources
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- {{gcdb series|id=46839|title=Turf}}
- {{Comicbookdb|type=title|id=27482|title=Turf}}
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External links
- {{Cite news |first=James |last=Smart |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/sep/15/turf-jonathan-ross-tommylee-edwards-review |title=Turf by Jonathan Ross & Tommy Lee Edwards – review |work=The Guardian |date=15 September 2011 }}