Cartoonist, illustrator, and designer Jim Rugg joins Feddun to talk about growing up in rural Pennsylvania, discovering the underground comics movement, his love for books, and what it really takes to survive as a full-time creator.

From the collapse of the comics industry in the '90s to the current renaissance of indie graphic novels, Jim shares incredible stories about his creative process, working with DC Comics, collaborating with Steve Bissette on Tyrant, and co-founding Power Pulp Comics.

Jim 's work includes: The Guild, Hulk: Grand Design, 1986 Zine, Street Angel, Afrodisiac, The P.L.A.I.N. Janes and Janes in Love, One Model Nation.

Rugg has also produced short comics for VH1, New York magazine, Dark Horse Presents, the SPX Annual, Project: Superior, Meathaus, Cinema Sewer, Strange Tales, and the Next Issue Project. ...