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Udon Entertainment Corp. is a Canadian art studio and publisher. The company publishes original and translated comic books, graphic novels,
In December 2007 at the New York Anime Festival, Udon announced that it would be publishing three new ''Street Fighter'' comic book series in 2008. These include ''Street Fighter II Turbo'' (12-issue series), ''Street Fighter Legends: Chun-Li'' (4-issue mini), and ''Street Fighter III'' (6-issue series).
In November 2008, Udon announced it would publish a 4-issue mini-series of the upcoming '' Street Fighter IV'' game. “With the most anticipated Street Fighter game in years arriving 2009, we will be launching the ‘‘Street Fighter IV” comic series as a big crossover event with the game. That would mean the originally planned ''Street Fighter III'' series will have to make way and be released after this ‘‘Street Fighter IV” story arc is done,” said Ko. “We are working very closely with Capcom and the SFIV producer in Japan to make this comic series as exciting as possible. The stories from our comic are linked directly to the game, and it is a genuine extension that fans will definitely love. Also expect plenty of cross promotion and marketing between our comics and the game.”
In January 2009, Udon announced it had acquired the rights to produce ''Final Fight'' comic books. In November 2009, Udon announced it will continue the ''Darkstalkers'' comic series with a new 3-issue mini-series called ''Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors''. In December 2009, Udon announced it would publish a four-issue ''Street Fighter Legends: Ibuki'' miniseries.
From 2012 to 2014, Udon partnered with Bandai Namco to produce several webcomics and webseries based on their various video game IP as part of their ShiftyLook initiative.
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manga
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and art books related to anime and video games. It was founded in 2000 and is named after udon, a kind of Japanese noodle.
Overview
It was affiliated with Studio XD; in March 2004, Udon announced a partnership to release comics under Devil's Due Publishing. Udon's first offering was the '' Street Fighter'' comic book series, launching in September 2003. They would add a '' Darkstalkers'' comic series to their line in November 2004. In October 2005, Udon reorganized its operations and became a full-fledged publisher. Erik Ko revealed that the lengthy break in the Summer of 2005 was to recover from a licensing deal withCapcom
is a Japanese video game developer and video game publisher, publisher. It has created a number of List of best-selling video game franchises, multi-million-selling game franchises, with its most commercially successful being ''Resident Evil' ...
, which saw Udon doing artwork for ''Capcom Fighting Evolution
, released in the US as ''Capcom Fighting Evolution'', is a 2004 head-to-head fighting game from Capcom. It was originally released as a coin-operated arcade game for the Namco System 246 hardware and ported to the PlayStation 2 and Xbox. The g ...
''. Although Udon appreciated the opportunity to work on the game and to strengthen their ties with the video game maker, it taxed their resources and left them behind schedule on their comics. In October 2005, Udon released ''Street Fighter II #0'', the sequel to their ''Street Fighter'' comic; it was followed in early 2006 with the long-awaited launch of ''Rival Schools
''Rival Schools: United by Fate'', known in Japan as is a fighting game produced by Capcom originally released as an arcade game in 1997 and ported to the PlayStation (console), PlayStation in 1998. On February 23, 2012, Capcom released ''Unit ...
''. Erik Ko discussed this in an interview with Newsarama that can be read here.
In December 2007 at the New York Anime Festival, Udon announced that it would be publishing three new ''Street Fighter'' comic book series in 2008. These include ''Street Fighter II Turbo'' (12-issue series), ''Street Fighter Legends: Chun-Li'' (4-issue mini), and ''Street Fighter III'' (6-issue series).
In November 2008, Udon announced it would publish a 4-issue mini-series of the upcoming '' Street Fighter IV'' game. “With the most anticipated Street Fighter game in years arriving 2009, we will be launching the ‘‘Street Fighter IV” comic series as a big crossover event with the game. That would mean the originally planned ''Street Fighter III'' series will have to make way and be released after this ‘‘Street Fighter IV” story arc is done,” said Ko. “We are working very closely with Capcom and the SFIV producer in Japan to make this comic series as exciting as possible. The stories from our comic are linked directly to the game, and it is a genuine extension that fans will definitely love. Also expect plenty of cross promotion and marketing between our comics and the game.”
In January 2009, Udon announced it had acquired the rights to produce ''Final Fight'' comic books. In November 2009, Udon announced it will continue the ''Darkstalkers'' comic series with a new 3-issue mini-series called ''Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors''. In December 2009, Udon announced it would publish a four-issue ''Street Fighter Legends: Ibuki'' miniseries.
From 2012 to 2014, Udon partnered with Bandai Namco to produce several webcomics and webseries based on their various video game IP as part of their ShiftyLook initiative.
Publishing
Comic books
Capcom Comic Book Universe
The Capcom Comic Book Universe (CCBU) is a comic book franchise developed by Udon, which is based on variousCapcom
is a Japanese video game developer and video game publisher, publisher. It has created a number of List of best-selling video game franchises, multi-million-selling game franchises, with its most commercially successful being ''Resident Evil' ...
franchises set inside a shared universe.
Other comic books
*'' Exalted'' #0-4 (2005−2006, based on the roleplaying game by White Wolf) *'' Cannon Busters'' #0-2 (2005−2006, creator-owned series byLeSean Thomas
LeSean Thomas (born 1975 in South Bronx, New York City) is an American television animation producer, director, animator, comic book artist, writer, character designer, and storyboard artist, based in Meguro, Tokyo.
His recent, notable projects in ...
)
Imported titles
Art books
Anime & character art
Video games
;Notes Out of print.Work for other companies
Video games
*Full artwork for ''Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix
''Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix'' is a two dimensional fighting game released using the PlayStation Store and Xbox Live Arcade download services. A physical copy of the game was later released as part of ''Capcom Digital Collection''. It ...
'' (Capcom
is a Japanese video game developer and video game publisher, publisher. It has created a number of List of best-selling video game franchises, multi-million-selling game franchises, with its most commercially successful being ''Resident Evil' ...
), for Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network
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*Character designs and illustrations for '' New International Track & Field'' ( Konami), for Nintendo DS
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*Character designs and illustrations for '' Speed Racer'' (WB Games
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), for Nintendo DS
The is a handheld game console produced by Nintendo, released globally across 2004 and 2005. The DS, an initialism for "Developers' System" or "Dual Screen", introduced distinctive new features to handheld games: two LCD screens working in tan ...
, Wii
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and PlayStation 2
The PlayStation 2 (PS2) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was first released in Japan on 4 March 2000, in North America on 26 October 2000, in Europe on 24 November 2000, and in Australia on 3 ...
*Artwork for ''Capcom Fighting Evolution
, released in the US as ''Capcom Fighting Evolution'', is a 2004 head-to-head fighting game from Capcom. It was originally released as a coin-operated arcade game for the Namco System 246 hardware and ported to the PlayStation 2 and Xbox. The g ...
'' (Capcom)
*Artwork for Kongai
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on Kongregate
*Artwork for the pack-in comic included with Namco's'' Soulcalibur IV'' Platinum Edition
*Artwork for the pack-in comic included with Capcom's '' Street Fighter IV'' Collector's Edition
*Artwork for '' Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars'' (Capcom), for Wii
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*Inks and Colours for the pack-in comic included with Midway Games
Midway Games Inc., known previously as Midway Manufacturing and Bally Midway, and commonly known as simply Midway, was an American video game developer and publisher. Midway's franchises included ''Mortal Kombat'', ''Rampage (series), Rampage'' ...
' ''Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe
''Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe'' is a 2008 fighting video game, developed and published by Midway Games. The last entry in the franchise before the company went bankrupt in 2009 and sold the franchise to Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment ...
'' Kollector's Edition
*Promotional artwork for the re-release of '' Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes'' on Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network
*Promotional artwork for '' Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds''
*Promotional Comic for '' Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones''
Comics
*'' Agent X'' ( Marvel Comics) *''Marvel Mangaverse: Avengers Assemble'' (Marvel Comics) *'' Cable & Deadpool'' (Marvel Comics) *'' Deadpool'' (Marvel Comics) *''Sentinel
Sentinel may refer to:
Places Mountains
* Mount Sentinel, a mountain next to the University of Montana in Missoula, Montana
* Sentinel Buttress, a volcanic crag on James Ross Island, Antarctica
* Sentinel Dome, a naturally occurring grani ...
'' (Marvel Comics)
*'' Taskmaster'' (Marvel Comics)
*'' X-Men: Evolution'' (Marvel Comics)
*''Last Shot
"Last Shot" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Kip Moore. It is the second single to his third studio album ''Slowheart''. Moore wrote the song with Dan Couch and David Lee Murphy, and produced it himself.
Content
...
'' (Marvel Comics)
*'' Vampi'' ( Harris Comics)
*'' XIN'' ( Harris Comics)
*'' Robotech'' ( Wildstorm)
*Covers for the ''StarCraft
''StarCraft'' is a military science fiction media franchise created by Chris Metzen and James Phinney and owned by Blizzard Entertainment. The series, set in the beginning of the 26th century, centers on a galactic struggle for dominance am ...
'' and '' Warcraft'' manga ( Tokyopop)
Misc
*Character designs for DC's ''Ame-Comi Girls'' PVC statue line (DC Direct
DC Direct was a Division (business), division of WarnerMedia that sold collectibles based on DC Comics characters (Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, etc.).
Prior to 1998, merchandise sold by DC Comics was branded with the DC Comics logo rather th ...
)
*''Epic Battles
''Epic Battles'' is an out-of-print collectible card game produced by Score Entertainment that was released in September 2005. Gameplay attempts to emulate a traditional fighting game experience and features characters and attacks from several ...
'' trading card game (Score Entertainment
Score Entertainment was a trading card design and manufacturing company based in Arlington, Texas. Their first card game was the Dragon Ball Z: Collectible Card Game in 2000. Score Entertainment was a member of the Donruss Playoff LP family of ...
)
*''Street Fighter UFS'' trading card game (Sabertooth Games
BL Publishing was a division of Games Workshop, and was split into three sections:
* The Black Library publishes novels, art books, background books and graphic novels set in the Warhammer Fantasy (setting), Warhammer Fantasy world and the Warham ...
)
*''Darkstalkers UFS'' trading card game (Sabertooth Games)
References
External links
*Udon Comics on Marvel.com
{{Authority control Comic book publishing companies of Canada Comics studios Manga distributors Manhwa distributors Canadian companies established in 2000 Publishing companies established in 2000 Companies based in Richmond Hill, Ontario