Get ready for witches and wolfmen, demons and dinosaurs, knights and vampires – all in one manga! This fall UDON brings two classic Capcom® fighting games together in one action-packed manga title with DARKSTALKERS™ / RED EARTH: MALEFICARUM.

Written and drawn by Mami Itou(ROBOT, Pilgrim Jäger) Maleficarum is video game manga at its best. This standalone volume includes five short stories from across the monstrous Darkstalkers universe, as well as a four-chapter tale featuring the swords & sorcery world of Red Earth. You’ll see succubus Morrigan fight the wolfman Talbain, the devilish Jedah confront vampire lord Demitri, the heroic lion-man Leo questing to cure his cursed body, and several more fantastic tales. Also included are gag strips and artist commentary.

DARKSTALKERS/RED EARTH: MALEFICARUM Vol.1 goes on sales at comic shops and book stores everywhere October 13, 2010.

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In case you missed it, STREET FIGHTER VOL.6: FINAL ROUND is now is stock at Amazon.com, and at comic and book stores everywhere!

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STREET FIGHTER VOLUME 6
This is it – the Street Fighter Tournament finals! The world’s 12 greatest warriors compete against each other and M.Bison’s Shadaloo lieutenants for the chance to be crowned the ultimate fighter. See Ryu VS Sagat, Cammy VS Guile, Ken VS Vega, and, for the first time ever, Akuma VS M.Bison in a battle of the bosses! This collection contains Street Fighter II Turbo #7-12.

It’s a big week for Capcom books, with  STREET FIGHTER WORLD WARRIOR ENCYCLOPEDIA, UDON’s ART OF CAPCOM 2, and THE ART OF RESIDENT EVIL 5 all hitting store shelves today!

STREET FIGHTER WORLD WARRIOR ENCYCLOPEDIA

Enter the world of Street Fighter, where fighters of every size, shape, and color collide in a global battle for supremacy. Combatants fight for reasons as diverse as their nationalities, each which their own unique moves and fighting style. Now you can learn the whole story behind the world’s greatest fighters in The Street Fighter World Warrior Encyclopedia! Inside you will find detailed profiles of every Street Fighter character, including their histories, strengths, allies, enemies, and more! Each profile is accompanied by pulse-pounding artwork by top UDON artists.

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Read a great review of this title from destructoid.com

UDON’S ART OF CAPCOM 2

Beautifully reproduced images from Street Fighter, Darkstalkers, Rival Schools, Final Fight and more are showcased in this lush 280 page art book. Besides comic covers, card game art, and pinups, the book features all the in-game endings from Tatsunoko VS Capcom, promotional art for Marvel® VS Capcom® 2 and an in-depth look at the sprites, backgrounds, and endings that UDON produced for the revamped Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix. The book also includes a special tribute gallery created just for this volume, featuring the UDON crew’s unique takes on some classic Capcom® franchises.

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THE ART OF RESIDENT EVIL 5

Dive into the terrifying artwork of Resident Evil 5, the latest chapter in Capcom’s top-selling, zombie-filled franchise. Included in this 200-page art book are character and creature designs, environment paintings, development sketches, storyboards, promotional art, creator commentary, and more.

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Fans have been very patient waiting for the next volumes of their favorite Mega Man mangas. Well their patience pays of this September, with both MEGA MAN MEGAMIX Vol.2 and MEGA MAN ZX Vol.2 arriving in comic stores Sept 8th, 2010. Check out previews of both below!

MEGA MAN MEGAMIX Vol.2(of3)
by Hitoshi Ariga

MEGA MAN ZX Vol.2 (of 2)
by Shin Ogino

And in other Mega Man manga news… during the recent Best and Worst Manga Panel at San Diego Comic-con 2010, MEGA MAN MEGAMIX Vol.1 was called out as one of the Top 10 teen/all-ages manga of the year! Huzzah!

This coming Wednesday, July 21 it’s a double dose of UDON, with the release of Street Fighter Legends: Ibuki #3 (of 4), and Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors #3 (of 3).

In Street Fighter Legends: Ibuki #3, Ibuki faces her final ninja test – to do battle with the mystical hermit Oro! Does she even stand a chance against one of the greatest martial artists of all time? Probably not… but Makoto and Elena will be there to cheer her on anyways! It’s all out ninja school girl action by writer Jim Zubkavich and artist Omar Dogan. Variant cover by Adam Warren!

In Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors #3, it’s the frightening conclusion to the ‘Night Warriors’ saga as Demitri, Morrigan, Donovan, and Pyron all collide in a final contest of power! The fates of both the planet Earth and the demon dimension of Makai hang in the balance… but will either realm survive the fury that the Darkstalkers unleash!? Written by Ken Siu-Chong, with art by Eric Vedder and Joe Vriens. Variant cover by Emily Warren!

UDON is back with another prestigious compilation of the studio’s involvement with legendary developer and publisher of video games, Capcom Entertainment, Inc. UDON’S ART OF CAPCOM® 2 is a follow up to the studios’s original Art of Capcom book, and collects all of UDON’s Capcom artwork from the past three years.

Beautifully reproduced images from Street Fighter ®, Darkstalkers®, Rival Schools®, Final Fight™ and more are showcased in this lush 280 page art book. Besides comic covers, card game art, and pinups, the book features all the in-game endings from Tatsunoko VS Capcom™, promotional art for Marvel® VS Capcom® 2 and an in-depth look at the sprites, backgrounds, and endings that UDON produced for the revamped Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix. The book also includes a special tribute gallery created just for this volume, featuring the UDON crew’s unique takes on some classic Capcom® franchises.

UDON’s Art of Capcom 2 will premiere at this July’s San Diego Comic-Con, with a limited edition hardcover version on sale exclusively at the UDON booth. The softcover version of UDON’s Art of Capcom 2 goes on sale everywhere August 2010.

Pre-order UDON’s Art of Capcom 2 now from Amazon.com!

Writer Ken Siu-Chong and artist Jeffrey ‘Chamba’ Cruz recently spoke with the gang at comicbookresources.com about the finale of the Street Fighter II Turbo series, as well as concluding the main Akuma/Ryu plotline that’s been running through our Street Fighter comics since the very first issue.

Check out the interview for some interesting insights into the series, as well as some new preview art if you haven’t picked up Turbo #12 yet.

CBR Street Fighter II Turbo finale interview

X-ism.com recently did an in-depth interview with Street Fighter Legends: Ibuki writer Jim Zubkavich. Jim discusses the Ibuki character, upcoming issues, and UDON’s Street Fighter comics as a whole.

Check out the full interview here.

Plus, have a look at the covers to Ibuki #3(on sale in June!) by series artist Omar Dogan, and guest cover artist Adam Warren (Empowered, Dirty Pair, Gen13):

On sale today is Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors #2(of3), featuring story by Ken Siu-Chong, and art by Joe Vriens & Eric Vedder. Plus covers by Alvin Lee and Emily Warren!

Synopsis:
Learn the true origins of demon hunter Donovan, as he battles the ghostly samurai Bishamon. Meanwhile, Morrigan finally confronts Demitri, the vampire lord. Also in this issue, a Felicia backup story where she encounters an all-new Darkstalker!

And remember, all three Alvin Lee covers for Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors #1, 2 & 3 connect to form one massive image!

Arriving in stores today is Street Fighter Legends: Ibuki #2(of 4)! Check out the preview below, then run over to your local comic shop!

Synopsis:
Things get crowded as African fighter Elena joins Makoto and Ibuki in Japan! Can one high school contain three teen girl martial artists? Plus, Ibuki’s ninja training gets taken up a notch! Street Fighter Legends: Ibuki is one part ninja action, one part high school antics, and 100% non-stop excitement!

Written by Jim Zubkavich, art by Omar Dogan
Covers by Omar Dogan & Judy Jong