Darkstalkers, Shantae, and Street Fighter & Friends Invade the UDON Booth at Comic-Con with Exclusive Variants!

July 16th, 2024: Next week UDON Entertainment returns to Comic-Con International: San Diego at our new booth location, #100 in Hall A! We have been making lots of announcements about the great artists, merch, and more that we’ll have at the show, and there are still some seriously mind-blowing surprises to come! But today we’re going to tell you about the material at the HEART of the event, comic books! UDON will have 4 SDCC exclusive comics available at the event! Featuring a lot of fun in the sun (and in the dark of the night!) these unique and exclusive SDCC variants will find a welcome home in the collections of fans everywhere!

Darkstalkers #1 – 20th Anniversary Edition

Darkstakers #1: 20th Anniversary Edition, Variant Cover X1 by REIQ – $20

Beware, THE DARKSTALKERS! Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of UDON’s Comic Books for the beloved fangs-out fighting game franchise, we’re proud to present this unique replica edition of the original Darkstalkers #1, featuring the original main story by Ken Siu-Chong and Alvin Lee (Deadpool), and the original back-up story by Siu-Chong Mark Brooks (Amazing Spider-Man). We’ve also added in a classic cover gallery and an incredible array of new cover illustrations by a cavalcade of artists, including long-time UDON favorites and newcomers alike! THIS BOOK WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE IN MOST DIRECT MARKET STORES, so don’t miss out.

SAN DIEGO: We will be offering Darkstalkers #1: 20th Anniversary Edition Cover X1 by REIQ early at Comic-Con! Get your copy before any of them ship from the UDON store, and even better, GET IT SIGNED, as Reiq will be signing at the UDON Booth during Comic-Con!

Can’t make it to Comic-Con? See all of the covers for Darkstalkers #1: 20th Anniversary Edition including art by Jeffrey “Chamba” Cruz, Robbi Rodriguez, Ickpot, AtomicMarshmallow, Alvin Lee & Kevin Lau, and Reiq at the UDON Store!

Take me to Darkstalkers!

2024 Street Fighter & Friends Swimsuit Special #1

2024 Street Fighter & Friends Swimsuit Special #1 – SDCC Covers 1 & 2 by Genzoman $20 each

UDON’s annual Street Fighter Swimsuit Special returns with an expanded roster! This time the lovely ladies of Street Fighter are joined by that casts of Darkstalkers, Power Stone, Star Gladiator, Captain Commando, Rival Schools, and more classic Capcom fighting games & beat-em-ups! Hit the beaches with this amazing pin-up special!

SAN DIEGO: We will be offering two connecting covers illustrated by the incredible artist Genzoman! These covers will be available #20 each, and feature a wide array of incredible Capcom characters from multiple franchises!

Can’t make it to Comic-Con? Street Fighter & Friends Swimsuit Special debuts at better comic shops everywhere on July 23rd, 2024! You can also pre-order copies of the regular covers in the UDON store!

Swimsuit Specials!

2024 Street Fighter & Friends Swimsuit Special #1 – SDCC Cover #1 by Genzoman $20

2024 Street Fighter & Friends Swimsuit Special #1 – SDCC Cover #2 by Genzoman $20

2024 Shantae Swimsuit Special #1

2024 Shantae Swimsuit Special #1 – SDCC Exclusive Cover by Nami Sakurajyousui – $25

Video game icon Shantae gets her very first swimsuit special! This belly-dancing, Half-Genie hero hits the beaches alongside her friends Rottytops and Sky, baddies like Risky Boots and Nega-Shantae, and many more denizens of Sequin Land. This pin-up art special also includes a special 8-page manga-style Shantae story!

SAN DIEGO: We’re proud to offer the San Diego Exclusive, cardstock cover with gold foil 2024 Shantae Swimsuit Special #1! Featuring the same great interiors in an upgraded, decked-out package, This edition will be made available at Comic-Con and we believe it WILL sell out!

Can’t make it to Comic-Con? A selection of other variant cover editions of this book is currently available for Pre-Order on the UDON Store!

Shantae Swimsuits!

Shantae and the Shantae logo ™ Bozon.

BONUS: EVO Exclusive Street Fighter Masters: Game Gals #1

Street Fighter Masters: Game Gals #1, EVO Exclusive JAM Cover by Long Vo, Jeffrey “Chamba” Cruz, and Edwin Huang. $20.

PSSST! Thanks for reading all the way to the end! We just announced this incredible jam cover featuring some of the most beloved ladies in fighting games by Long, Chamba, and Edwin, and it’ll make its debut July 19-21 at EVO! But if you can’t make it out to the show, we’ve sent a small number of these variants to Comic-Con, too, and this will be its second (and probably LAST!) convention appearance. Hope you snag one! And See ya at Comic-Con!

UDON Entertainment is a publisher of original and translated art books, graphic novels, and manga. Our best-known projects are those based on popular video game franchises, including Street Fighter, Mega Man, Monster Hunter, Dark Souls, Persona, and more. UDON also publishes art books and manga based on top transmedia properties including More Than a Married Couple, But Not Lovers, Summertime Rendering, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Kill la Kill, FLCL, Rose of Versailles, and Yu-Gi-Oh!.

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