Afrodisiac

Jim Rugg's Afrodisiac (2009–present), published by AdHouse Books, is a single-issue comic that blends blaxploitation aesthetics with surreal, psychedelic storytelling. Written and drawn entirely by Rugg, this standalone work channels the energy of 1970s genre film into a bold, visually inventive package. Its significance lies in how it reimagines a cult film archetype through the unique lens of an indie cartoonist, making it a distinctive artifact of 21st-century alternative comics.