Udon Scratching the Street Fighter Itch

Udon feels the lack of Street Fighter comics is painful. Like, Ryu, Shoryuken difficult. The best way to counter that is easy--release new comics. Udon is working on that counter, with two new books on tap.

The first is Super Street Fighter: New Generation. Ryu, Sakura, Ken, and Guile are joined by newcomers Alex, Juri, Dudley, Hakan, and more for all-out excitement and pulse-pounding battles. The 144-page, deluxe hardcover graphic novel hits stores in November 2012.

UDON fan favorite artists including Joe Ng, Jeff “Chamba’ Cruz, Omar Dogan, Genzoman and many others have stories in this super-sized graphic novel, showcasing a dizzying array of Street Fighter-centric styles.

The second is Street Fighter Origins: Akuma. Akuma’s past is brought to life through incredibly vivid artwork by penciler Joe Ng and colorist Espen Grundetjern. It’s been in the works for quite a while, but we assure you that it’s worth the wait.

These new graphic novels are the same size as our fan favorite Street Fighter Ultimate Editions. That means they’re larger than regular comics and display UDON’s eye-popping detailed artwork in a killer format right from the start.

Along with these new graphic novels, UDON is proud to announce that the older Street Fighter comic stories are now serializing online for free at www.streetfightercomics.com with new pages posted every week day.

Full press release below.

New Street Fighter Comics from UDON This Fall!

July 19th, 2012

Finally!

We know it’s been tough.

You’ve all been going through Street Fighter comic withdrawal. Believe us when we say that we have too.

Everyone’s favorite fighting game deserves the best and we’ve been proud to bring top quality art and writing to our Street Fighter comics. Finally, at San Diego Comicon last week, UDON announced new Street Fighter graphic novels. They’re happening and they’re going to ten-hit-combo everything in their path.

Super Street Fighter: New Generation

UDON Comics tackles the next level of Street Fighter action with Super Street Fighter: New Generation! Fan favorites like Ryu, Sakura, Ken, and Guile are joined by newcomers Alex, Juri, Dudley, Hakan, and more for all-out excitement and pulse-pounding battles! This 144 page deluxe hardcover graphic novel hits stores in November 2012.

As we move our Street Fighter comics forward to the SF3 timeline, we’re focusing on the entire Street Fighter cast. For the first time fans will see what happens to the original Street Fighters as SF3 takes place, enriching the larger World Warrior storyline like never before.

Super Street Fighter contains a longer lead story along with short stories by different artists and writers, allowing us to showcase more characters and events than ever before. UDON fan favorite artists including Joe Ng, Jeff “Chamba’ Cruz, Omar Dogan, Genzoman and many others have stories in this super-sized graphic novel, showcasing a dizzying array of Street Fighter-centric styles.

Street Fighter Origins: Akuma

Learn the secrets behind Akuma’s dark powers and even darker past in this stunning original graphic novel. Coming in early 2013.

Street Fighter Origins allows us to lavish detail and care on one of the Street Fighter franchises’ most popular characters. Akuma’s past is brought to life through incredibly vivid artwork by penciler Joe Ng and colorist Espen Grundetjern. It’s been in the works for quite a while, but we assure you that it’s worth the wait.

These new graphic novels are the same size as our fan favorite Street Fighter Ultimate Editions. That means they’re larger than regular comics and display UDON’s eye-popping detailed artwork in a killer format right from the start.

Along with these new graphic novels, UDON is proud to announce that our older Street Fighter comic stories are now serializing online for free at www.streetfightercomics.com with new pages posted every week day! It’s the perfect way to catch up on the story and bring new fans on board.

Tell everyone you know that Street Fighter comics are coming back in a big way!