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84th out of 100 books
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Turf
New York, 1925: the height of prohibition. Gangs fall like bloody dominos as the mysterious Dragonmir family fights to rule the city and begin to wake the Old On - a gigantic sleeping vampire buried amongst the roots of their mansion. But an unlikely alliance formed between tough guy Eddie Falco and a stranded space-alien known as Squeed leads to an uneasy stalemate. Meanw...more
Hardcover
Published
September 1st 2011
by Titan Publishing Company
(first published August 2nd 2011)
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I tried really, really hard to like this one, but it just didn't do much for me.
The concept is ridiculously awesome. It starts out like a Depression-era gangster story, replete with hoods and crooked cops. Vampires show up at the next step out of the gate, and just as we're getting comfortable with that, the narrative shifts to outer space, with an alien fugitive on a crash course towards Earth. While the vampires attempt to fulfill an ancient prophecy, a gangster with a heart of gold teams up w...more
The concept is ridiculously awesome. It starts out like a Depression-era gangster story, replete with hoods and crooked cops. Vampires show up at the next step out of the gate, and just as we're getting comfortable with that, the narrative shifts to outer space, with an alien fugitive on a crash course towards Earth. While the vampires attempt to fulfill an ancient prophecy, a gangster with a heart of gold teams up w...more
My feelings toward Turf are mixed; if it was the Syfy movie of the week, Gangsters vs. Vampires vs. Aliens or a children's activity book, Connect the Cliché, I wouldn't have as much of a problem with it, but, as a comic, I'm going to be less forgiving of its faults.
The first thing to look at are the characters, we have, essentially, four heroes: cliché reporter, Susie Randall, vampire clan leader, Gregori Dragonmir, gangster boss with a predictable name, Eddie Falco, and Squeed, the lovable alie...more
The first thing to look at are the characters, we have, essentially, four heroes: cliché reporter, Susie Randall, vampire clan leader, Gregori Dragonmir, gangster boss with a predictable name, Eddie Falco, and Squeed, the lovable alie...more
if only it had lived up to 
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too many vampires, not enough alien/American Gangster love...
("I've seen the best minds of my generation destroyed by Twilight...")
I'm a sucka for the alien/monster in a trench coat gag too,
but not this much of a sucker.
...too many vampires, not enough alien/American Gangster love...
("I've seen the best minds of my generation destroyed by Twilight...")
I'm a sucka for the alien/monster in a trench coat gag too,
but not this much of a sucker.
I am not a great fan of graphic novels and this one explains why. Great idea of Vampires taking over New York in the 1930's, crooked cops, speakeasys, gangsters and an alien space ship crash landing nearby. Great art work as well but the whole thing takes about 30 minutes to read. If it was a novel it would be a 5 day job. It's a ripping yarn but.......
Vampires in prohibition-era New York sounded like an awesome if goofy concept for a graphic novel, but I couldn't shake the feeling that this story was taking itself way too seriously for the subject matter. Could have used more zaniness, especially when the aliens showed up. And maybe fewer cliché Eastern European villains?
I wasn't expecting the way this book panned out but it was a pleasant surprise. It was well thought out and the characters felt real. The art work is great and really adds to the feel of the story. My only criticism was that it felt a little short.
Gangsters and aliens vs. vampires. Nice pastiche.
Liked very much the tribute to director Mario Bava and the old-style-comic page showing the past life of cop O'Leary :)
Liked very much the tribute to director Mario Bava and the old-style-comic page showing the past life of cop O'Leary :)
I would not have believed Jonathan Ross was a good writer if I did not read Turf. Ross seamlessly merges genres in this book. If you're looking for escapism this is it!
It was an OK book, mainly getting two stars for the concept and the art. At times the panels were over crowded with words and stopping the story flowing. One to get out of the library.
Odd combination of gangsters, vampires and aliens. A fun story, but I'm not a fan of Tommy Lee Edwards' artwork. Worth a read though.
Had some promise as a vampire story set in 30's gangland New York but devolves into chaos and easy resolution.
Clever mashup of various genre staples, decent writing, superb art.
not very good
I loved this book I thought it was really well paced and exciting. Completely mad also, obviously.
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