Preview - SF Legends: Chun-li #2

March 4th, 2009

Arriving in stores March 18th is Street Fighter: Legends Chun-li #2! If you’ve been left feeling depressed by any of the lovely Chun-li’s other media outings lately, we promise you that the all-original SF Legends: Chun-Li mini-series will not dissapoint!

Synopsis:
Young officer Chun-li and her partner Po-lin are hot on the trail of Shadaloo’s latest Hong Kong scheme. Plus, a pivotal moment is revealed in the life of everyone’s favorite loser, Dan Hibiki, as Dan’s father faces of against the King of Muay Thai - Sagat!

Featuring 2 covers by Omar Dogan and Jeffrey “Chamba” Cruz

Darkstalkers Tribute Fan Entries DONE!

March 2nd, 2009

We just woke up and sorted the last batch of entries from last night and you guys did not disappoint. After deleting multiple entries that were the exact same, here’s the grand total…

(drumroll please)

………

2072 submissions!

2072, and over half of those arrived in the last two days. You guys may be very last minute oriented but you’re also unbelievably passionate about Darkstalkers!

We are awed by the number of submissions. We thought last year’s 1400+ Street Fighter submissions was impressive, but this is just bonkers. The variety and quality we’re seeing overall is fantastic. Really, really great stuff. This Tribute book will be one for the ages.

Needless to say, this is going to take a bit of time to get fully organized and judging may take a bit while we go through this mass of material.

Some quick points:

- Yes, we did get your submission, seriously. Even if the website gave you an error, it almost certainly went through. When the web form was being pummeled it would sometimes spit out errors but, every time we checked, the submission did go through correctly.

- We don’t know how long before we can announce winners. Organizing these, judging them, fighting amongst ourselves over which pieces should get in and then finalizing the list will take some time, especially when that’s added to our regular work schedule.

- We don’t know how many fan submitted pieces will be in the final book yet. We’re still finalizing page count (we originally assumed Darkstalkers Tribute would be thinner than Street Fighter… now, maybe not ) and receiving art from invited professionals.

- We’re looking at a variety of things when deciding which ones will make the final cut to be in the book but basically it’s quality & originality. With this many submissions, it’s going to be unbelievably difficult getting down to our final list and it’ll break our heart to cut some of them out. All we can say is that we’ll do our best to represent the fans well.

- Unfortunately, we can’t give an extension for fan submissions. We announced the contest on January 8th here on the blog so there was plenty of time to put together a piece. It would be unfair to extend the deadline for some fan submissions and not everyone. And with all the ones we already have, we know we’re in good shape.

- Many artists put together multiple unique high quality entries, which shows great commitment to the contest. Thank you for your intense efforts, whether or not you win a spot in the book. Your enthusiasm for these properties helps inspire us and reminds us why we do these books and comics in the first place. THANK YOU!

PS: 2072! So crazy!

SF II Turbo #4: On sale this week!

February 23rd, 2009

This Wednesday, Feb 25 head to your local comic shop to pick up Street Fighter II Turbo #4. Here’s a preview of what goes down in the latest issue of Turbo!

Synopsis:
Kick it into Turbo! The Hong Kong finals conclude as a Chun-Li takes on five deadly Shaolin fighters at once! Can even the strongest woman in the world prevail against the fighting styles of the Snake, Mantis, Crane, Monkey and Tiger? Plus – a Street Fighter IV bonus story featuring the all-new character Rufus! Is this chunky fighter just another joke…or is his Kung Fu good!?

Fans produce the ultimate
Street Fighter Magazine

February 22nd, 2009

Our good friends over at the Street Fighter Blog have just posted up the first issue of The Street Fighter Magazine! Packed with Exclusive interviews, SF history, and reviews of both games and comics, the magazine is made for fans by fans. And a pretty good job they’ve done on their first issue we must say! Plus it’s free to download, so you have no excuse NOT to read it!

Check ot the first issue at the Street Fighter Blog.

SFIV in stores!!
UDON goodies galore!!

February 18th, 2009

Glorious day, Street Fighter IV is finally here! The first true Street Fighter sequel in a decade has just landed in North American stores, and is receiving universally rave reviews! Looks like the most anticipated fighting game ever is living up to the hype! If any of you can drag yourself away from the action on your X-box 360’s and PS3’s, you might like to take a gander at some of the UDON goodies created to conicide with the game’s release!

	STREET FIGHTER IV #1(of 4) The first issue of our 4-issue mini-series that ties into both the game and our past SF comics! It’s an exciting original adventure feature new challengers like C.Viper, Abel, El Fuere and Rufus, plus classic fighters like Sakura, Dan, Charlie, and more! Written by Ken Siu-Chong and drawn by Joe Ng. Head down to your local comic shop and pick up your copy!
	STREET FIGHTER IV COLLECTOR’s HINT BOOK This mini-comic style hint book is included with every Collector’s Edition of Street Fighter IV, and features the art of Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix lead artist Long Vo!
	STREET FIGHTER IV TARGET-EXCLUSIVE COMIC This limited edition comic is only available when you buy the Street Fighter IV game at Target stores in the US. The all-new story showcases the new case of fighters facing of against their classic counterparts, and is packed with action! Written by Matt Moylan and drawn by Joe Vriens!

UDON presents
Silent Möbius: Complete Edition

February 16th, 2009

SILENT MÖBIUS - THE ULTIMATE SCI-FI MANGA RETURNS
UDON announces Silent Möbius: Complete Edition

Having spawned a 26-episode anime, and 2 feature films, the Silent Möbius series is considered by many as the pinnacle of sci-fi manga. UDON Entertainment is proud to announce the English release of the Silent Möbius: Complete Edition series, a new remastered edition of the manga packed with tons of bonus material. If you have never before read Silent Möbius, you can’t call yourself a true manga reader.

Created by famed manga artist Kia Asamiya (Nadesico, Uncanny X-men, Batman: Child of Dreams, Star Wars Episode 1 Manga), Silent Möbius follows the AMP (Attacked Mystification Police). This all-female police force protects a futuristic Tokyo from invasion by the Lucifer Hawks - an extra-dimensional race of demons who come in a variety of terrifying forms.

Silent Möbius: Complete Edition features a new UDON translation, the restoration of the traditional right-to-left reading format, as well as new scans of every page taken directly from the original artwork. Each volume also includes a full color illustration gallery, extras like characters designs, data files, and interviews, and many color story pages from the series original serialization in Comic Dragon Magazine. UDON will also be releasing 3 full volumes of never before collected stories - the two-volume Silent Möbius Tales, and a special prequel Volume 0 that reveals much of the series’ backstory.

“I feel very fortunate to have gotten the opportunity to publish this Complete Edition”, says Asamiya, “and it certainly gave me a chance to look back on everything. Whether you’ve read the series before, or are picking it up for the first time ever, I hope you will enjoy Silent Möbius.”

The first volume of Silent Möbius: Complete Edition arrives August 2009, with new volumes to follow every few months.

Silent Möbius: Complete Edition Vol.1
ISBN: 978-1-897376-21-8
$14.99 US, 200pgs
On sale August 2009

Street Fighter IV is almost here!

February 11th, 2009

Just one week left before the Street Fighter IV game arrives! And that also means only one week until the Street Fighter IV comic begins! Street Fighter IV #1 hits stores next Wed, Feb 18th, so don’t miss out on the adventures of Crimson Viper, Abel, El Fuerte and Rufus as they run across Sakura, Dan, Birdie, Charlie and other classic World Warriors!!

Here are the first 6 pages of story to get you hooked: