Street Angel (comics)

Street Angel is an alternative comic book limited series by Jim Rugg and Brian Maruca. It was published in 2004 by Slave Labor Graphics, and lasted five issues. In 2016 Jim Rugg would start posting new and old street angel comics online as webcomics, both to his personal website and the Tapas syndicate.[1] Five graphic novels and a one shot[2] were later released by Image Comics between 2017 and 2018, two of them being re-releases of web comics. These books were printed at a larger scale than the original issues, hard cover and full color. They were collected as a single trade paperback in 2019.[3]

Street Angel
Publication information
PublisherSlave Labor Graphics (2004–2005)
Tapas (2016–2017)
Image Comics (2017–2019)
ScheduleIrregular
Publication dateMarch 2004 – March 2005
October 2016 – October 2017
April 2017 – October 2019
No. of issues5
Creative team
Created byJim Rugg
Brian Maruca
Written byJim Rugg
Brian Maruca
Artist(s)Jim Rugg
Letterer(s)Jim Rugg
Collected editions
Street AngelISBN 1-59362-012-8

Plot

The story takes place in Wilkesborough, the worst ghetto in Angel City. The title character is 12-year-old Jesse Sanchez (13-year-old after a bout of time travel), "a dangerous martial artist... and the world's greatest homeless skateboarder." She handles ninjas, pirates and hunger with skill, aplomb, and help from her friends. Street Angel is an unironic alternative take on comics, mixing a variety of styles, inspirations and genres to "bring the fantastical to the mundane".[4] None of the comics share any continuity.

Bibliography

Collected editions
  • Street Angel (Slave Labor Graphics, trade paperback collecting limited series, FCBD story, 208 pages, July 2005, ISBN 1-59362-012-8)
  • Street Angel: Princess of Poverty (AdHouse Books, hard cover collecting all Street Angel comics made prior to 2015, 2015, ISBN 1935233327)[5]
  • Street Angel: Deadliest Girl Alive (Image Comics, trade paperback collecting the hard cover books, Street Angel's Dog, Ghost Monster and Xmas Special, 240 pages, 2019, ISBN 9781534313507)

In other media

A Street Angel live-action short film was produced in 2008, starring Kate Bell as Jesse. It is written and directed by Lucas Testro and produced by Adam Bishop, adapting Issue 1 of the comic series. The film also incorporates elements from Issue 4 of the series. Street Angel co-creator Jim Rugg contributed original artwork that is used in the film's opening animated sequence.

References
  1. Rugg, Jim; Tapas. "Jim Rugg". Tapas. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  2. "Street Angel's Dog". jimruggart. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
  3. "Street Angel: Deadliest Girl Alive TP". Image Comics. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
  4. "Street Angel Is Back! Back In School?! [Interview]". Image Comics. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
  5. "Street Angel Princess of Poverty". jimruggart. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
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