1. Turf #1-2/5 Image comics by Jonathon Ross , art by: Tommy Lee Edwards
The Premise: Set in the late 1920s in New York during prohibition , a turf war amongst mafia families is on the horizon hence the title "Turf". 4 mafia families have run the crime syndicate in Manhatton for years .. and now a new family wants control of the entire city , the Dragonmirs ... a family of vampires. Eventually a third party wants in on the action.... aliens. All the while two seperate protagonist mob boss Eddie Falco and Gotham Herald reporter Susie 'Dontknowherlastname' investigate the mysterious disappearance of significant mob families. Mobsters v Vampires v Aliens v Cops= goods times.
Writing:Ross thought up the idea of lets have mobsters fighting with vampires over gangland territories ... and then we'll toss in aliens. This guy is a mad genius caz it works!! He focuses on two lead characters and balances it all quite nicely. There's pleny of dialogue but its there to move the story along and its done effectively.. those who complain go buy a colouring book you morons.
Art: Tommy Lee Edwards is working magic here with Ross , too bad Jonathan's name isnt Pamela. The art gets gritty when it needs to be , its dark and eerie when it needs to be , superb job at capturing the time period and atmosphere overall.. the style suits the story perfectly.
Gotta love the play on words title!
Will I finish the series?: hell yeah. Did you not read the formula to this series?
recommend: Yes. Its always exciting jumping on a new series and seeing something special developing. This is such a great hybrid mix of horror/sci-fi /mobsters .. you gotta check it out for yourself.
noob friendly: yes. New series.
price/value: 2.99.. superb bang for the buck , they also tossed in some pin ups.
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2. Young Allies #2 by Mckeever , art by: Baldeon
Its a good super hero read. Its another teen superhero group attempt. Im not forseeing epic greatness but its not the car wreck it could've been either. Take it for what it is , a fun exciting read.
The plot is decent for the genre , a group of deviant teen villians called the Basterds of Evil want to kill as many people as they can for no other reason than they are evil. The Young Allies whom have not really been formed yet meet up coincidentally trying to stop them. As the story arc moves along we learn a little more about everybody including the Basterds too. The Electro cameo was good , it was like Maury Povich 'Are you my baby's daddy?' , it was also a reminder that a middle tier baddie like Electro can ass wipe them. Though its not a complex book there's a lot on the line dealing with this new threat to give the reader a sense of validity.
Team members: Firestar has a sentimental attachment to me , she's still wearing the same lamo outfit as she did on SMAHAF* , I see she's still in college 30 years later! Gravity , I dont know what to think of him thus far. I really like Nomad and Arana , Im starting to think this should've been a duo comic , I like their stories ; neither have super powers , young and naive , troubled history ,.. they have good chemistry together. Finally , introducing a new hero; Toro.. bleh.. a big fracken Bull boy... whipdee.
Team members: Firestar has a sentimental attachment to me , she's still wearing the same lamo outfit as she did on SMAHAF* , I see she's still in college 30 years later! Gravity , I dont know what to think of him thus far. I really like Nomad and Arana , Im starting to think this should've been a duo comic , I like their stories ; neither have super powers , young and naive , troubled history ,.. they have good chemistry together. Finally , introducing a new hero; Toro.. bleh.. a big fracken Bull boy... whipdee.
will I be getting #3?: yeah , the worst case scenario I can pass this off to a young comic reader.
recommend: Yes , esp for young young readers looking for a teen superhero group to follow.
noob friendly: Yes.
Price/value: 2.99 .. ok value , they have the preview for Shadowland in this too which to me is misleading when it comes to page count.
* reference; Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends , a saturday morning cartoon from the early 80s.
* reference; Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends , a saturday morning cartoon from the early 80s.
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