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]

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.

Film

A live-action short film titled Street Angel was produced in 2008[5] and released in March 2009, 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 score was composed by Benjamin Speed.[6][7][8]

The film was nominated for a 2009 MPSE Golden Reel Award for best sound editing in a student film.[6] as it was made by students at the Australian Film, Television and Radio School in Sydney.[5] It screened at many festivals, won several other awards, including the Best Action Short Film at the Maelstrom International Fantastic Film Festival in 2010, Best International Film at the Phoenix Comic-Con Film Festival in 2010; and Best Director at the 2010 Phoenix Comic-Con Film Festival.[9]

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)[10]
  • 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

  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. ^ a b "Street Angel (2008)". Screen Australia. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Street Angel trailer". IF Magazine. 25 March 2009. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  7. ^ Street Angel at IMDb
  8. ^ Street Angel (archived website)
  9. ^ "Street Angel". Lucas Testro made this. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  10. ^ "Street Angel Princess of Poverty". jimruggart. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
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