Big Update

Hello, everyone --

I have rebuilt my website, or more accurately, Static Made rebuilt my site.

So please update any bookmarks you may have and head over to jimrugg.com.

You might also want to sign up for my new newsletter. I've been doing work in a a few different areas, and if you want to see it, the easiest way to keep up is just to sign up for the newsletter.

Thank you for following me this far, I hope to see you in the future!

Best,

Jim Rugg

Heroes Con and Other Stuff

I will be at Heroes Con in Charlotte, NC this weekend. If you go to the show, please stop by and say hello. I'll have the usual comics, books, art, and prints. Heroes is an awesome, comic book show, so if you're on the fence, I highly recommend it. I enjoy it as an exhibitor and as a comics fan and tip my hat to organizer Shelton Drum and the many people who work hard to make the show run smoothly and to create a welcoming, friendly atmosphere.

An Eisner nomination means FREE Afrodisiac

Great NEWS! Afrodisiac has been nominated for an Eisner Award for Best Humor Publication.

Unfortunately, Afrodisiac is currently between printings! To ensure that every possible Eisner Award voter has all of the necessary information to cast their ballot in a responsible and educated manner, we have decided to put the entire book online for FREE.

So, please take a moment or two to give Afrodisiac a read. We hope you will find the experience amusing, profound, and ultimately life-changing. Be sure to tell your friends and family about this experience so that they may share in your joy and good fortune. And look for a new printing this Fall. — Your pals in comics, Brian, Jim and Chris

Open publication - Free publishing - More adhouse books

Rainn Wilson looks like a Jack Kirby drawing

Saw Super this weekend. At times it reminded me of Bernie Mireault's the Jam. The real takeaway though, was how much Rainn Wilson looks like a Jack Kirby drawing.

POOD #3 preview trailer + AFRODISIAC review

Pood #3 hits the pavement in April, just in time for MoCCA--and here's a little video preview! If you're one of the few who haven't ordered their copy yet--well, what are you waiting for? here's the Previews order code: FEB110807!

There's still time--You can still call your local comics shop, give em the order # and you'll be guaranteed your copy of pood #3! so hop to it! get your pood while there's still pood to get! There's some definite surprises in this ish--so don't miss out! Order today!

And in Afrodisiac news, here's a review from Canada: "Afrodisiac (Adhouse Books, $15) has got to be the zaniest, most over-the-top and in-yo-face "black" graphic text /comic book in existence."
- George Elliott Clarke, the Chronicle Herald

DETROIT COMICS CITY?

ATTENTION: Detroit

On March 4th, I will be talking about my experience in comics at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit as part of their annual Comic Jam (presented by MOCAD and Green Brain Comics)! The Comic Jam begins at 4:00, and my talk begins at 7:00. Both the talk and jam are FREE and ALL AGES.

I hope you can make it. Please pass along and post this information to anyone and everyone that you think might be interested! Thanks so much, hope to see lots of you there.

2011 Glyph Awards Nominations

Afrodisiac, Brian Maruca, and I have been nominated for some 2011 Glyph Awards. The Glyph Awards are held annually in conjunction with the East Coast Black Age of Comics Con (ECBACC) in Philadelphia. I have never attended the show, but have heard good things about it. At the Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival, I spoke to a couple of guys who highly recommended the show. With some scheduling good fortune, hopefully this will be the year I finally get to see this show in person! In the meantime, here is a link to the complete list of Glyph Award nominees for 2011.

Thank you to the nominating committee. This is quite an honor.

TUMBLR and BIRTHDAY

I've started a tumblr to showcase various bits of odds and ends - things I'm working on, sketches, daily progress...whatever. Not sure how it will develop, but I thought I'd mention it for anyone that might be interested in that sort of thing. For now it will be mostly random images of whatever I'm working on for the day.

In other news, the second printing of Afrodisiac is almost gone. We've got a couple cases to get us through some shows this year, but if you want a copy, you might want to act soon! Ditto on Street Angel. Some copies were damaged in storage, and it looks like that second printing is just about gone as well. Thanks to everyone who has picked up the books. It means a lot more to me than I can convey in a blog post.

Finally, thank you to everyone who has taken time to wish me a Happy Birthday!