(This interview was originally published in an earlier form on July 21, 2014)

From the original episode description:

We usually follow up a spotlight episode with either a Previews exploration or a free-for-all. But this week is different because Jim Rugg himself stopped by our center-of-the-earth recording studio to drop some truth about Street Angel and his career.

Jim is one of the most flat-out creative talents working in comics and design today, and we couldn’t be more thrilled to bring you this wide-ranging conversation. His latest book is a re-release of his first published work: Street Angel. It’s available from Ad House Books and finer comic shops everywhere.

[This episode is a remastered variant of number 104 in a series.]

CHAPTERS

00:00 – Intro
03:06 – Street Angel Returns
04:42 – AdHouse Reprint Plan
09:20 – Design as Object
11:10 – Paper Stock Deep Dive
15:55 – Street Angel‘s Influences 
20:30 – Lettering and Sound Effects
25:57 – From Mini Comics to Slave Labor
34:13 – Pink Upfront, Homage In The Back
39:20 – Fight Scenes and Page Chaos
44:45 – Scaling Line Weight
45:06 – Gallery Viewing Distance
44:45 – Books vs Wall Pieces
47:23 – Why Make Zines?
50:09 – Zines Inform Everything
51:08 – Work Zine Production
52:47 – Silhouette Zine Aftermath
54:52 – Free Online vs Print Costs
56:47 – Funding Big Ideas
57:38 – Copacetic Archive Book
01:02:04 – Jason Karnes Collection
01:04:01 – Finding New Cartoonists
01:08:03 – Internet Shelf Life
01:11:32 – Locust Moon Nemo Design
01:12:41 – Adventure Time House Style
01:18:28 – Outro