▁as ▁characters , ▁where ▁the ▁title ▁character ▁is ▁a ▁jack . ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁Little ▁received ▁a ▁grant ▁to ▁help ▁publish ▁the ▁book ▁from ▁the ▁X er ic ▁Foundation . ▁The ▁book ▁was ▁published ▁by ▁Top ▁Sh elf ▁Produ ctions . ▁ ▁Development ▁ ▁Little ▁considered ▁Jack ' s ▁L uck ▁R uns ▁Out ▁originally ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁exercise ▁in ▁drawing , ▁but ▁it ▁eventually ▁developed ▁into ▁a ▁full - f led ged ▁com ic ▁book . ▁The ▁entire ▁book ▁was ▁drawn ▁and ▁in ked ▁before ▁the ▁faces ▁were ▁added , ▁which ▁were ▁taken ▁from ▁playing ▁cards . ▁When ▁adding ▁the ▁faces , ▁Little ▁spent ▁nine ▁hours ▁cutting ▁and ▁phot oc opy ing ▁the ▁faces ▁of ▁playing ▁cards . ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁computer ▁work ▁was ▁done ▁on ▁a ▁PC ▁ 4 8 6 . ▁Tow ards ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁development , ▁Little ▁was ▁working ▁at ▁MTV , ▁and ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁use ▁their ▁computers ▁to ▁complete ▁it . ▁The ▁final ▁thirty - six ▁hours ▁of ▁work ▁was ▁done ▁in ▁a ▁single ▁session . ▁Little ▁was ▁inspired ▁to ▁create ▁Jack ' s ▁L uck ▁R uns ▁Out ▁by ▁the ▁com ics ▁of ▁E van ▁D ork in . ▁ ▁Style ▁ ▁The ▁three ▁main ▁characters ▁are ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁three ▁face ▁cards ▁in ▁a ▁deck ▁of ▁playing ▁cards ▁( Jack , ▁Queen , ▁and ▁King ). ▁To ▁em ulate ▁the ▁style ▁of ▁playing ▁cards , ▁Little ▁used ▁primary ▁colors ▁and ▁the ▁decor ative ▁qual ities ▁found ▁in ▁the