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"[Ross is] not afraid to tackle big scenes and make the next one even bigger...There's real talent in there" --The Times
"A fine, and very often fantastic, first stab at a career that [Ross has] taken to like a duck to water. --Comic Heroes
"[A] beautiful and madcap debut...Ross might be back on television, but his future looks bright in comics." --The Independent on Sunday
"This infectious and gleeful piece of storytelling is full of drama. Vitally, it has as much love for its historical setting as it does for its fantastic heroes and villains. Turf's trick is not just to revel in this stuff, but to make a surprisingly coherent story out of it, in which tommy guns and spaceships sit together almost comfortably." --The Guardian
"Gloriously pulpy... Gangsters, vampires and aliens - that's value for money." --The Times
"This infectious and gleeful piece of storytelling is full of drama. Vitally, it has as much love for its historical setting as it does for its fantastic heroes and villains. Turf's trick is not just to revel in this stuff, but to make a surprisingly coherent story out of it, in which tommy guns and spaceships sit together almost comfortably." --The Guardian
"A fine, and very often fantastic, first stab at a career that [Ross has] taken to like a duck to water. --Comic Heroes
"[A] beautiful and madcap debut...Ross might be back on television, but his future looks bright in comics." --The Independent on Sunday
"This infectious and gleeful piece of storytelling is full of drama. Vitally, it has as much love for its historical setting as it does for its fantastic heroes and villains. Turf's trick is not just to revel in this stuff, but to make a surprisingly coherent story out of it, in which tommy guns and spaceships sit together almost comfortably." --The Guardian
"Gloriously pulpy... Gangsters, vampires and aliens - that's value for money." --The Times
"This infectious and gleeful piece of storytelling is full of drama. Vitally, it has as much love for its historical setting as it does for its fantastic heroes and villains. Turf's trick is not just to revel in this stuff, but to make a surprisingly coherent story out of it, in which tommy guns and spaceships sit together almost comfortably." --The Guardian
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New York, 1929. The height of Prohibition. The cops turn a blind eye while the mobs run the city, dealing in guns, girls and illegal liquor. But the arrival of the mysterious Dragonmir Family from Eastern Europe with more of a taste for blood than booze upsets the status quo. The first comics work from TV's Jonathan Ross is a hard boiled noir crime thriller, with stylish art from Tommy Lee Edwards.
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Format:Hardcover
A nice concept with some cracking art from Edwards but the problem is that there are too many ideas floating about which ultimately harm the overall story. The first chapter is dialogue heavy which sets the scene for the coming events and is easily the most interesting part of the story. Alas as the story moves on it becomes slightly run of the mill and cliched. Set in early 20th century New York, the story picks up with a new gang on the block. This gang hail from Eastern Europe and plan to take the city and ultimately the country for themselves. Whilst the gangsters bootleg booze, the new guys want blood. Add into the mix sibling rivalry and a mysterious vampire god, the eastern Europeans plan to make big, big changes. This is only part of the problem as more unexpected visitors arrive in New York only this time they are from another world. But maybe they may just be part of the solution and not the problem and might just be able to help turn the tide.
So all in all the story features many, many interesting ingredients which unfortunately becomes part of the problem with just too many things going on which dilutes the initial impact. The final page possibly gives a hint of things to come should there be a sequel but Ross has already shot down this idea as just a little bit of mischief. It's a bright and positive start for Ross's comic writing career but just a tad cluttered.
So all in all the story features many, many interesting ingredients which unfortunately becomes part of the problem with just too many things going on which dilutes the initial impact. The final page possibly gives a hint of things to come should there be a sequel but Ross has already shot down this idea as just a little bit of mischief. It's a bright and positive start for Ross's comic writing career but just a tad cluttered.
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Well I didn't know what to expect from Ross, and the plot seemed convoluted when I heard a bit about it before this hardback release. knowing that Ross was well versed in comics, as well as obscure vampire movies didn't necessarily fill me with confidence, but none the less I thought I would give this one a go. And well hell if it aint pretty good!
Ross knows his artists and Edwards was the perfect choice, getting stuck into the period setting with gusto; he drops one too many backgrounds for my liking, and some of his color selection can be garish at times, but all in all, seriously good. The captions come thick and fast initially, and the background information can be dense, yet Ross pulls it off. The characters are easy to differentiate, with many harboring different motivations from one another, despite having mutual enemy's. The vampires are quite politically complex, which can be confusing at times, but being confused a little is preferable to being bored. And theses plenty going on here to keep the boredom at bay, with alien plots intermingling with prohibition era gangster shenanigans, and bloodthirsty vampires to boot. Mr Ross has done well his first time out, who would have thought a t.v. personality would be such a great writer, and in a serious not comedic sense.
Keep them coming Mr Ross!
Ross knows his artists and Edwards was the perfect choice, getting stuck into the period setting with gusto; he drops one too many backgrounds for my liking, and some of his color selection can be garish at times, but all in all, seriously good. The captions come thick and fast initially, and the background information can be dense, yet Ross pulls it off. The characters are easy to differentiate, with many harboring different motivations from one another, despite having mutual enemy's. The vampires are quite politically complex, which can be confusing at times, but being confused a little is preferable to being bored. And theses plenty going on here to keep the boredom at bay, with alien plots intermingling with prohibition era gangster shenanigans, and bloodthirsty vampires to boot. Mr Ross has done well his first time out, who would have thought a t.v. personality would be such a great writer, and in a serious not comedic sense.
Keep them coming Mr Ross!
Format:Hardcover
I'd heard about this graphic novel, when Jonathan Ross was a guest on the Chris Moyles Breakfast show. How he discribed the plot was in typical J.R. humour and knowing that he has a real love for the comic genre and Sci-Fi, I thought i'd buy it.
I was not disappointed. This really is a great Graphic Novel. Imagine throwing these movies into a blender, The Untouchables, Interview with a Vampire, District 9, then pouring the mix between the covers of a hardback. That kind of sums up what you get with Turf.
If I had to complain, at a push, I wanted it to be longer as it was such an addictive read that I got to the end quickly, but that's no bad thing! Also, the artwork style was a little too rough at times. Looking at Gregori at the start and how he is drawn at the end, it looks like two different characters. But, this doesn't really distract from the story and overall, the look and style is excellent.
I would recommend this book for any Sci-fi, Jonathan Ross fan.
I was not disappointed. This really is a great Graphic Novel. Imagine throwing these movies into a blender, The Untouchables, Interview with a Vampire, District 9, then pouring the mix between the covers of a hardback. That kind of sums up what you get with Turf.
If I had to complain, at a push, I wanted it to be longer as it was such an addictive read that I got to the end quickly, but that's no bad thing! Also, the artwork style was a little too rough at times. Looking at Gregori at the start and how he is drawn at the end, it looks like two different characters. But, this doesn't really distract from the story and overall, the look and style is excellent.
I would recommend this book for any Sci-fi, Jonathan Ross fan.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
beginner's luck?
not bad rossy, story abit of everything but good and the art work is dandy, yes i will buy his next adventure
Published 7 months ago by jimmy royle
Runs out of steam
The initial idea, and artwork start so well, the story builds, but you start to notice that the artwork is less than inspiring, in fact by the end its a problem, this is also what... Read more
Published 7 months ago by H. R. B. Smith
Jonathan Ross on comfortable turf ...
Having followed this in Clint I will be buying the collected edition. I'm a sucker like that.
It's difficult to review this as it has great art and plenty of really good... Read more
It's difficult to review this as it has great art and plenty of really good... Read more
Published 7 months ago by mezza
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