''Turf'' is a five-issue

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limited series, written by Jonathan Ross, illustrated by Tommy Lee Edwards and published by American company Image Comics. It was later serialised in '' CLiNT'', before being collected.

Plot summary

The narrative is set in 1920s

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-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".

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

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Film adaptation

In 2011, Benderspink has optioned a film adaptation of Turf.

Collected editions

The series was collected into a single volume: *''Turf'' (180 pages, hardcover, Images Comics, August 2011, ,

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, September 2011, )

References

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External links

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