Jim Rugg
Jim Rugg is a Pittsburgh cartoonist whose graphic novels remix 1970s comics; exploitation films and pop culture. With Brian Maruca he created Street Angel; the skateboarding girl vigilante series. His other books include Afrodisiac; The P.L.A.I.N. Janes and One Model Nation. Afrodisiac drew an Eisner nomination; and he later won an Eisner for publication design on Little Nemo: Dream Another Dream. Marvel tapped him for Hulk: Grand Design in 2022; a retelling of the Hulk's entire history in his own voice. Alongside Ed Piskor he cohosted Cartoonist Kayfabe on YouTube; a video series that dissected classic comics across well over a thousand episodes. His trading card credit on Crackwise is 2026 Topps Chrome VeeFriends; where he drew hand made sketch cards of the VeeFriends cast. He shares art and process on Instagram as jimruggart.