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A review by drewwoodworth
The Street Angel Gang by Brian Maruca, Jim Rugg
5.0
Just read this last night and loved it! I had read the original mini comic when it was first released, but the color and larger format really accentuate the art and story.
The story is fairly straightforward, but with the Street Angel habit of turning common comic book tropes on their head.
The story premise involves Jesse Sanchez (Street Angel) seeing some gang recruitment posters and attending the meeting basically because the sign says there will be snacks. Of course, the gang members see her diminutive size and large appetite and get much more than they bargained for as they run her through their gang member tryout and initiation process.
I really feel Rugg and Maruca have created a classic comic book character and are just continually placing her in new and interesting situations.
Once again, the format also shines above just about everything else currently being published in the American comic book market. The book is oversized and the thick cover stock makes it feel substantial in your hands. Rugg has added lots of extras (baseball type card art with stats for many of the gang members, lots of process and more). It really is a great package, great art, and a really fun story.
The story is fairly straightforward, but with the Street Angel habit of turning common comic book tropes on their head.
The story premise involves Jesse Sanchez (Street Angel) seeing some gang recruitment posters and attending the meeting basically because the sign says there will be snacks. Of course, the gang members see her diminutive size and large appetite and get much more than they bargained for as they run her through their gang member tryout and initiation process.
I really feel Rugg and Maruca have created a classic comic book character and are just continually placing her in new and interesting situations.
Once again, the format also shines above just about everything else currently being published in the American comic book market. The book is oversized and the thick cover stock makes it feel substantial in your hands. Rugg has added lots of extras (baseball type card art with stats for many of the gang members, lots of process and more). It really is a great package, great art, and a really fun story.