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| Street Angel | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Slave Labor Graphics (2004–2005) Tapas (2016–2017) Image Comics (2017–2019) |
| Schedule | Irregular |
| Publication date | March 2004 – March 2005 October 2016 – October 2017 April 2017 – October 2019 |
| No. of issues | 5 |
| Creative team | |
| Created by | Jim Rugg Brian Maruca |
| Written by | Jim Rugg Brian Maruca |
| Artist(s) | Jim Rugg |
| Letterer(s) | Jim Rugg |
| Collected editions | |
| Street Angel | ISBN 1-59362-012-8 |
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. Five graphic novels and a one shot 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.
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". None of the comics share any continuity.
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.
Bibliography
- Street Angel #1–5
- Comics Festival, a one-shot published by the Toronto Comic Arts Festival for Free Comic Book Day, 2005
- Street Angel: After School Kung Fu Special (Image Comics, hard cover, 2017, ISBN 978-1-53430-287-7)
- Ghost Monster (Self published online, 2016)
- Xmas Special (Self published online, 2016)
- The Street Angel Gang (Image Comics, hard cover, 2017, ISBN 9781534303669)
- Street Angel: Superhero For A Day (Image Comics, hard cover, 2017, ISBN 9781534307261)
- Street Angel Goes To Juvie (Image Comics, hard cover, 2018, ISBN 9781534308008)
- Street Angel's Dog (Image Comics, a one-shot for Free Comic Book Day, 2018)
- Street Angel Vs Ninjatech (Image Comics, hard cover, 2018, ISBN 9781534308565)
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)
- 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)
References
- Rugg, Jim; Tapas. "Jim Rugg". Tapas. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
- "Street Angel's Dog". jimruggart. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
- "Street Angel: Deadliest Girl Alive TP". Image Comics. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
- "Street Angel Is Back! Back In School?! [Interview]". Image Comics. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
- "Street Angel Princess of Poverty". jimruggart. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
External links
- Street Angel at the Grand Comics Database
- Street Angel at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- Street Angel at Tapas