Jim Rugg Archives

Cartoonist Kayfaybe's Keynote Address To ComicsPRO
In their collective Cartoonist Kayfabe identity, Ed Piskor and Jim Rugg gave the Keynote Address to ComicsPRO by video It may have been the first in-person ComicsPRO event in three years, but Ed and Jim were going to do this bit behind the screen And they had a message to comic book retailers, sell more[...]
Mark Sable and Chris Anderson Launch Chaotic Neutral on Kickstarter
And Chaotic Neutral Monster trading cards by Max Dunbar, Jeremy Haun, Maan House, Jeff Johnson, Tom Neely, Dan Panosian, Jim Rugg, Tim Seeley, and Kyle Strahm in the form of an uncut trading card sheet, one side with art, while the other will contain stats for a campaign. Mark Sable and Chris Anderson Launch Chaotic Neutral on[...]
Auto Draft
So there's a 1:5 variant cover by Takashi Okazaki, who is best known for writing and illustrating the manga series Afro Samurai. Ed Piskor's Red Room #3 variant by Takashi Okazaki There's also a 1:15 cover by Jim Rugg Rugg is Piskor's partner in crime on the YouTube channel Cartoonist Kayfabe And the variant cover is his[...]
Rob Liefeld To Ink Larry Hama &Be Inked By Kevin Eastman & Neal Adams
Rob Liefeld's final issue of Snake Eyes: Deadgame, issue 5 published by IDW, will see guest artists inking his work on the series, including Kevin Eastman, Ryan Ottley, Eric Canete, Karl Kerschl, Neal Adams, Jerry Ordway, Whilce Portacio, Karl Kesel, Art Thibert, Philip Tan, Dan Panosian, Dan Fraga, Ed Piskor, Marat Mychaels, Jim Rugg, Tom Scioli,[...]
Ed Piskor's Red Room Is Fantagraphics' Best-Selling Comic In Decades
For the first 4 issues, Jim Rugg, who is Piskor's co-host on Cartoonist Kayfabe is drawing homages to classic creator-owned, indie comics. Ed Piskor's Red Room Is Fantagraphics' Best-Selling Comic In Decades Such as Eightball for #1 and Love And Rockets for #2 It will be tiered to 1:15. Also from issue #2 will be Troy Nixey's 1:5[...]
Three New Comics Projects On Kickstarter
Matt Kindt and David Rubín worked together on Ether. Octobriana 1976 Kickstarter Octobriana 1976 cover by Jim Rugg which is now on Kickstarter. Jim Rugg (Afrodisiac, Street Angel) announced a black light comic book called Octobriana 1976 is on Kickstarter, focusing on the apocryphal Soviet counter-culture hero Octobriana Allegedly published in underground Russian presses during the time of[...]
Review: Captain Victory And The Galactic Rangers #1 – Kirby On Frantic Speed
This is a review of the recently released Captain Victory and the Galactic Rangers #1 by Joe Casey and Nathan Fox, Jim Rugg and Ulises Farinas and will contain spoilers. I was hesitant to review this book as I'm already predisposed to liking all things Jack Kirby When I was eleven years old I went to a convention at the Biltmore Hotel[...]
Joe Casey On The Artists For Captain Victory… All Eight Of Them
You've never experienced pure hyper-heroic sci-fi like you will when Nathan draws it. Jim Rugg – Finding other artists to match up to Nathan's energy was a definite challenge, and deciding which ones to feature alongside Nathan in issue #1 was extremely daunting But Jim rose to the challenge in such a great way, depicting a pivotal[...]
Jack Kirby's Captain Victory Returns With Joe Casey And Nathan Fox
The first issue will hit stores in August and will include interior art by Jim Rugg and Ulises Farinas with a cover by Fox. "As a fan, this was the first Kirby creation I was in on the ground floor of… so to be writing this series is a big deal and a huge honor," says[...]
Things To Do In New York, Philadelphia, And Pittsburgh This Week If You Like Comics
Guests include Farel Dalrymple, Craig Yoe, Tom Scioli, Ed Piskor, Gary Groth, Danny Hellman, Trina Robbins, and Jim Rugg. They say: "PIX  is devoted solely to creator-owned, self-published, small-press, and handmade comics, artists books and other visual works Admission is free and the event is open to the public.  The event will give Pittsburghers the opportunity[...]
Dean Haspiel, Geof Darrow, Paul Pope, Bill Sienkiewicz, Neal Adams, Peter Bagge, Farel Dalrymple, Brandon Graham, Jeremy Bastian, John Cassaday, Jim Rugg, Becky Cloonan, Scott Morse, Camilla d'Errico, David Petersen, J.G. Jones, Chrissie Zullo And Mark Buckingham Pay Tribute To Nemo
But it's not the only Little Nemo revival on the slate. Little Nemo: Dream Another Dream is a new project by Dean Haspiel, Geof Darrow, Paul Pope, Bill Sienkiewicz, Neal Adams, Peter Bagge, Farel Dalrymple, Brandon Graham, Jeremy Bastian, John Cassaday, Jim Rugg, Becky Cloonan, Scott Morse, Camilla d'Errico, David Petersen, J.G Jones, Chrissie Zullo, Mark[...]