TURF (2010)

"story JONATHAN ROSS art & cover TOMMY LEE EDWARDS 1:20 variant cover by DUNCAN FEGREDO 1: 50 variant cover by JIM STERANKO 1:100 variant sketch cover by TOMMYLEE EDWARDS APRIL 7 32 PAGES / FC $2.99 A four- issue hard boiled noir crime thriller with girls, guns, fangs and aliens. 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 then booze co-incides with a series of brutal attacks on the gangsters themselves. As the gangs fall before the fangs, only handful of mobsters survive. But an unlikely alliance formed between tough guy Eddie Falco and a character from a LONG way from New York City - a long way from Earth in fact - offers the humans a glimmer of hope. As the strong willed young reporter Susie Dale from the Gotham Herald tries to survive in the middle of the maelstrom, and an ancient prophecy unfolds, no one can guess who's going to win the battle for this particular slice of Turf. RETAILER WARNING: MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES The Creators JONATHAN ROSS is one of the highest profile broadcasters in the UK. His weekly talk show, Friday Night with Jonathan Ross is entering its 11th year on BBC1, and is the UK's most successful comedy talk show. It is now broadcast via the BBC in the USA, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and in assorted other weirdly arbitrary territories. He also hosts an award winning weekly radio show, the BBC's flagship Film review program and the Bafta Film Awards, which is shown in numerous countries around the world. In a career that spans over twenty years Ross has often been associated with cult entertainment. His award winning series The Incredibly Strange Film Show and it's sequel, The Son of the Incredibly Strange Film Show won a fan following that remembers them fondly to this day. He was responsible for the first western television interview with Jacki Chan, Tsui Hark and many other leading Hong Kong stars. He has authored programs on subjects as diverse as Korean Cinema, Drive-Through Funeral parlors in Louisiana and Steve Ditko. He has a collection of comics and original art so large it frightens even him. TOMMY LEE EDWARDS After studying film and illustration at the Art Center College of Design, Edwards took the comics industry by storm with his illustrations on such titles as X-Men, Daredevil, Marvel 1985, Batman,and The Question. Proving to be one of the most respected and versatile artists working today, he has also designed video games like Command and Conquer, James Bond and Prey. Edwards created the licensing style-guides for films such as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Men in Black II, Superman Returns, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and Batman Begins. For LucasFilm, he's created countless pieces for books, merchandise, magazines, and posters. Edwards perhaps feels most at home putting his imagination and storytelling flare to the test while working as a conceptual and storyboard artist for film. Recently he collaborated with the Hughes Brothers on their upcoming Denzel Washington epic The Book of Eli. Currently on Edwards' desk is a series of concept illustrations for the live-action film re-envisioning of Masters of the Universe, along with a Prince of Persia graphic novel for Disney Press."

"'ALIENS WITH DIRTY FACES' The Dragonmir Vampire Clan has all but succeeded in wiping out the the Gangsters who run 1920s New York. Only mobster Eddie Falco stands in their way. Bloody, bruised and on the run, he finds an unlikely ally in the form of the interplanetary smuggler known as Squeed. But can even the brother from another planet turn the crimson tide? Hard-boiled pulp action from start to finish!"

"story JONATHAN ROSS art & cover TOMMY LEE EDWARDS 1:20 variant cover JOSH ELLINGSON 1: 50 variant cover WILLIAM STOUT 1:100 variant sketch cover TOMMYLEE EDWARDS JUNE 2 32 PAGES / FC $2.99 'BADFELLAS'-The gangs of New York are either dead or in hiding. The cops are on their way to tackle the Dragonmirs, a family of blood drinking Strigoli (that's vampire to you and me) from Romania. But the bloodsuckers have set up a little reception party for the Cops on Brooklyn Bridge, and things don't look too good for New York's finest. Mankind's last hopes rest with former Gang Boss Eddie Falco, now telepathically linked with the Alien Squeed from Anth. Together they head to Harlem, where they must persuade The Reverend Samuel King and his men to join with them and confront the monstrous threat that the Dragonmirs are re-awakening... the first vampire, the 'man-killer'... 'the Old One!' RETAILER WARNING: MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES"

"'ONCE UPON A TIME IN HARLEM' New York in February is never great, but back in 1929 it was unbearable. The weather sucked, of course, and prohibition meant it was hard to get a stiff drink in a hurry. But the Dragonmirs, a vampire clan from Romania really made life tough. Once they'd finished wiping out New York's gangs they turned their attention to the Police. Their plan - to take over the city, keep humans like livestock and wake up the oldest vampire in existence to seal the deal. Mankind's feeble hopes lie with a young female newspaper reporter, a weak and dying member of the Dragonmir family and a one-eared, one eyed former gang boss named Eddie Falco hoping to persuade Samuel Kane and his gang of Harlem racketeteers to join them. Oh, and a giant alien with unbelievable weapons called Squeed. Sounds about even, then "

"$2.99 'THE BLOODFATHER' This is it: the final battle. The ranks of the Vampire Family have swollen and Manhattan is nearly theirs. The cops have been transformed into a willing army of bloodthirsty foot soldiers. In the garden, the trees hang heavy with living victims, unwilling sacrifices, waiting to shed their lifeblood onto the ancient and evil roots that feed The Old One - The First Vampire - The Bloodfather. Former gang boss Eddie Falco - no longer the man he once was - in fact, no longer a man at all - must lead his rag-tag army of reluctant heroes up against the might of their supernatural enemies. But can when the chips are down, will his uneasy alliance between Samual Kane and his Uptown Racketeers, the half-human/half-vampire Dragonmir brothers and Squeed, the alien with a powerful secret locked onboard his ship hold fast?"