John Turbo
John Turbo or simply Turbo is a fictional character that started appearing in anthology stories published by Chamber Media Entertainment (CME) under their public domain imprint, Legend Inc. Psychologist and writer-editor Nick Constant is credited as lead creator alongside writing collaboration, Heaven’s Gifts. Anthony John Gabriel II (his born given name) first appeared publicly in acclaimed novels collectively coined Legend Initiative. His first comic book appearance was the first issue of The Lone Wolf maxiseries. The character is an eccentric loner devoted to his self-liberation, pleasure, and fantasy — most notably, his playact adventures and personas, prominently The Wolf.
Turbo’s stories began appearing in disarranged stories negotiated to CME. The stories were three untitled concept narratives written in first and third-person. Each story explores different aspects of the character’s world: especially aloofness to general society.
Parallel to a mythological eternal boy seeking freedom and exploration such as Peter Pan, the character is also set apart due to his penchant for make-believe, absurdism, self-talk, agelessness, mystique, joie de vivre, exceptional creativity, asocial characteristics, amoral perspective, uncanonical perspective, celibacy, avidity towards pornography, likeness for hot-water bathing, love for music and film as well as dance. He is often wearing a pair of goggles — then later — a sailor hat. He may also wield a walking stick or cane. He occasionally speaks in the third person, referring to himself as “The Wolf” and has various catchphrases — most famously “pretty awesome” and often greets using the Our Gang’s hand sign. His personality ranges from unorthodox introversion to outrageous eccentricity. His nefarious and more antagonistic side Black Closet serves as his mischievous soliloquy and adversary.
Following the first novels coined Legend Initiative, authors began writing Turbo in often-miscellaneous stories of assorted periods of varying genres, including pornographic stories, and often as a supportive character, or foil better conceal intentions and remain mysterious while others lead the story. The Voyager Boy from Mercury is the primary follow-up series initiated by Constant that continues alternating in first and third-person, with the exception of Devil’s River, which is entirely first-person. Moreover, much like their predecessors, they embody both grounded and fanciful elements. Child of the Winds is unorthodox series of intimate relationships between Turbo and various individuals as well as entertainment media. Acquisition vs. Extinction follows Turbo’s attempt at genuine integration into normal society chronicled in story phases: Breaking Stability, Acquisition vs. Extinction, and Vivid Liberty. Atomic International Saga is an anthology story ark created by Barry Valentine.
Aside primary novels, Turbo is featured in other narratives including novels The Scope of Valor and Marvelous Strange written by A.E. Philips and comic books — the first being the 3-issue limited series The Lone Wolf created by Emanuel J. Mason, and then the ongoing series The Original Lone Wolf created by the Cameron Bros. He is also in stories created and published by various individuals and publications. As Legend’s flagship character and company mascot, he has appeared in many forms of media, including popular animated television shows, syndicated newspaper comic strips, video games, and a series of highly regarded films.
