The second issue of John Ross and Tommy Edwards’ Turf was astoundingly better than the first. After reading the first issue, I was a little confused because of the multiple story lines, and the under development of the Alien story made it just seem out of place. Issue two brings everything full circle. All of the story lines, including the story line with the newspaper are brought together and starts to have a fluid feel to it. The action in the book is spectacular, and it was heightened by the extraordinary art work of Edwards. Edward’s art gives the feel that the book needs to take place in the 1920’s, and it is prefect for the dark and evil undertones that the book conveys. The dialogue in this book can be a little wordy, but I think that it fits the books atmosphere.
The story really takes flight in this issue, developing the gang war and finally starting to show real, gruesome, graphic battles. It will be interesting to see exactly what will happen in the next issue, especially because the cliff hangers at the end of the book are just vague enough to leave you not really knowing what is going to happen next, but wanting the next issue to come out right then and there. With the series now being half over, the next two issues will have to be just as fast paced or even faster than this last issue. It will be interesting to see how the series wraps up in the next two months, and I can assure that the next two issues will be just as great as this one, if not better.
8.5 out of 10
Originally Posted on the Chris' Comics Official Website
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