Street Angel

by Jim Rugg and Brian Maruca

~The urban drama/teen comedy/tragedy/action-adventure/sci-fi/political satire/slice-of-life comic with its tongue firmly planted in its cheek.~

The story of 13 year-old Jesse. She's skinny, hungry, dirty and homeless. She's also a master of kung-fu and general ass-kickery, regularly saving her city (and the world) from confused conquistadors, Irish astronauts, a pimped-out Aztec god and satanic demons. Oh yeah... and ninjas. Lots of ninjas. The art is lovely with well-crafted action and detailed urban backdrops. Rugg and Maruca know how to make the most of detail and layout to create comedic timing. Alternately hilarious and darkly poignant, this graphic novel is one of the funniest and most original I've read this year.