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February 17th, 2012
 At conventions we get asked about APPLE, the Korean full-colour anthology series featuring an array of top concept artists working in animation, manwha, CG, and design all the time. It’s easy to see why: It’s an awesome series with gorgeous illustration and thrilling stories.
Well now, the creators of the Apple anthology are back with an all-new collection of gorgeous concept and pinup artwork! Apple Selection: Summer features dozens of Korea’s top illustrators creating brand-new pin-up work of cute summer girls, seductive nurses, jamming punk rockettes, and more.
A collection of more three dozen artists, Apple Selection: Summer is broken into three sections, “Last Summer,” “Punk,” and “Healer,” and each features an array of original illustrations and concept art revolving around those themes. Styles range from super cute to super intense to smokin’ hot!
Whether you’re an art fan or an illustrator yourself, you won’t want to miss the amazing range of illustrations on display in Apple Selection: Summer. Check out a 5 page preview of this volume below!
Fans can look for a second thrilling collection of concept and pinup art, Apple Selection Volume 2: Autumn in a few months. If you’re one of the folks who misses the great stories alongside the great art, later this summer we’ll be releasing Toxic Volume 1, a new full colour comics anthology from the creators of Apple! Look for details on the UDON site coming soon!
February 2nd, 2012
Hey Udon fans!
Thanks so much for your continued support and enthusiasm for all our comics, manga, and artbooks! We get tons of feedback from you guys and gals online and at conventions, and we hear all of it. We may not always have time to respond–and some stuff is still under wraps and so we CAN’T respond–but rest assured that we’re listening and always doing our best for you, whether you’ve just discovered us through our just-published Shigenori Soejima Artworks or Apple Selection Volume 1 art books, or you’ve been with us right from The Beginning with Street Fighter #1.
So let’s talk about “Out Of Print” books. We’ve been getting a lot of e-mail lately about books that have gone “Out of Print,” but are really just no longer easily available.
Sometimes there’s a gap between when we sell through the copies of a book we have printed, and when we print more copies. Sometimes this is only a week, and sometimes it’s 6 months or more. This is true for art books, manga, or our graphic novels. We print all of our books to have stock on hand for at least a year from their publication date, and sometimes for much longer. There is a long, long window of easy availability on our books, and we work hard to reprint books all the time. Sometimes you might have to wait a little while for that reprint, and we generally can’t tell you when that’s going to be until it’s (almost) already here, but except for our very cool, very deliberately limited edition books (and we always let you know about those ahead of time) most of our artbooks are still easily available from us, whether they were published last week or 4 years ago.
For the ones that aren’t easily available, well, here’s where a lot of you guys get upset. Independent sellers will always sell our stuff for whatever they want, but generally when a book is no longer easily available–even for a week–they’ll raise the price on their copies, sometimes outrageously. Obviously, we have absolutely no control over this, but it happens and there’s not much to be done and it’s not worth worrying about, here’s why:
There are thousands of copies of these books already in print. Sometimes tens of thousands of copies! Just because we don’t have any in our warehouse, that doesn’t mean that the copies in comic book stores, major book chains, or other online avenues have immediately disappeared! With a little googling this evening I was able to find copies of some of those “Out of print” books fetching outrageous sums – and they were still on sale for less than cover price!
So if you want to find an “Out of Print” book, here’s what we recommend:
- Check out our webstore, http://udonstore.com. It’s FULL of “out-of-print” stuff!
- Check the shelves of your local comic book shop. Comics stores order lots of our books, and there are likely copies available there. To find the comic book shop in your area, call 1-888-COMIC-BOOK or visit http://comicshoplocator.com/. Maybe don’t mention that it’s ‘out of print’ though, just in case.
- If you’re visiting certain popular online booksellers and coming up empty, why not check bookstores in other countries? Amazon.ca (Canada) and Chapters.Indigo.ca (Canada) stock our books, and they often have copies available for cover price or less!
- Visit us at conventions! We sometimes have rare or “out of print” books at our convention appearances.
- Wait for a reprint. It only seems like waiting is terrible, but it totally builds character!
So to repeat: All of our books have thousands and thousands of copies in print, with the exception of clearly-marked, limited edition stuff (and if you’ve been hmming and hahing on our awesome Street Fighter Ultimate Box Set, well, you might want to hurry up…). While a book might no longer be EASILY available from your preferred online retailer, our books are still out there and not too hard to find with a little bit of searching. Good luck!
Again, we thank you all for your continued support and enthusiasm, and for reading this really long blog post! You guys rock.
Sincerely,
- The Staff of UDON
January 13th, 2012
Mega Man fans Rejoice! The news that you’ve been waiting for is here, as Mega Man Official Complete Works is now back in print. We realize this book is going for some pretty crazy prices right now, and we’re just as happy as you are that there are now copies available for purchase at cover price.
We’ve also just reprinted Mega Man Zero Official Complete Works and Okami Official Complete Works.
All three books are currently available at Diamond for immediate reorder, if you’re a comic book retailer. Which means that as a customer, you can go ahead and special request this from any comic book store, and they can reorder it for you! You can find the comic book store nearest to you by visiting http://comicshoplocator.com/.
Copies of all of these books should make their way to Amazon, Barnes and Noble online, and other booksellers over the next 2 to 3 weeks. In the interim, here are the ordering codes for these books.
Mega Man Official Complete Works
Diamond Code: JUL091090
ISBN-13/EAN: 978189737679953999
Mega Man Zero Official Complete Works
Diamond Code: FEB073817
ISBN-13/EAN: 978189737601053499
Okami Official Complete Works
Diamond Code: MAY073783
ISBN-13/EAN: 978189737602753999
January 1st, 2012
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Shigenori Soejima Artworks
This beautiful art book features Shigenori Soejima”s best work from the various Persona games, including other projects such as Stella Deus and Momoiro Taisen Pairon, and an exclusive interview with the artist himself. Packed to the gills with amazing art from Persona 3 & Persona 4 as well as other amazing pieces from throughout Soejima-Sensei’s career. This book includes process work (pencils/inks) for a selection of pages, and an English translation of the most recent interview with Soejima-Sensei about his art, life, and career! It’s an amazing collection that no fan should be without!
Click here for a 6-page preview of interior artwork from this book.
Release date: December 7, 2011
Price (U.S.): $39.99
ISBN: 1926778324
ISBN-13: 978-1926778327
Format: Softcover
Page Count: 160, Color
Size: 8.25″ wide X 11.75″ long
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January 1st, 2012
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The Eyes of Bayonetta: Art Book & DVD
A member of an ancient witch clan and possessing powers beyond the comprehension of mere mortals, Bayonetta faces-off against countless angelic enemies, many reaching epic proportions, in a game of 100% pure, unadulterated, all-out action. The Eyes of Bayonetta collects the stylish artwork behind this cinematic action game, featuring character sketches, CG models, monster, weapon, and location designs, and creator commentary. Also included is an exclusive hour-long DVD interview with the game’s creators, taking you behind the scenes of Bayonetta’s creation!
Release date: To Be Determined
Price US: $39.99
ISBN: 1926778421
ISBN-13: 978-1926778426
Format: Softcover
Page Count: 224, Color
Size: 8.25″ wide X 11.75″ long
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January 1st, 2012
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Persona 4: Official Design Works
Featuring the character designs of Shigenori Soejima! Go behind the scenes of PERSONA 4, the final game of the landmark Persona series! Inside you’ll find character designs, rough sketches, backgrounds & settings, an exclusive interview with the game’s creators, and more!
Release date: July 2012
Price (U.S.): $39.99
ISBN: 1-926778-45-6
ISBN-13: 978-1-926778-45-7
Format: Softcover
Page Count: 192, Color
Size: 8.25″ wide X 11.75″ long
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January 1st, 2012
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Toxic Volume 1
In TOXIC, Korea’s top illustrators are joined by several prolific fantasy painters in this all-new anthology series! This gorgeous volume features original comic stories, pinup art and paintings, concept work, and artist interviews. If you enjoy the APPLE anthology series, you’ll love TOXIC!
Release date: June 2012
Price (U.S.): $39.99
ISBN: 1-926778-44-8
ISBN-13: 978-1-926778-44-0
Format: Softcover
Page Count: 192, Color
Size: 8.25″ wide X 11.75″ long
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January 1st, 2012
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Shining Force Feather: Design Works
Shining Force Feather is the first Nintendo DS entry in the popular Shining RPG series. This official Design Works art book includes character profiles, rough designs, storyboards, interviews, and plenty of creator commentary.
Release date: June 2012
Price (U.S.): $39.99
ISBN: 1-926778-46-4
ISBN-13: 978-1-926778-46-4
Format: Softcover
Page Count: 168, Color
Size: 8.25″ wide X 11.75″ long
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January 1st, 2012
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Sengoku Basara Samurai Heroes: Official Complete Works
In Sengoku Basara, mighty samurai warlords and their armies battle all across feudal Japan, each hoping to enact their own personal vision for the future of the land. Sengoku Basara Samurai Heroes: Official Complete Works collects the unique artwork behind the latest game in this landmark Capcom series. Included in this collection are character designs, rough sketches, promotional art, and an exclusive interview with the creators behind Sengoku Basara.
Release date: June 2012
Price (U.S.): $39.99
ISBN: 1-926778-37-5
ISBN-13: 978-1-926778-37-2
Format: Softcover
Page Count: 152, Color
Size: 8.25″ wide X 11.75″ long
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January 1st, 2012
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Persona 3: Official Design Works
Featuring the character designs of Shigenori Soejima! Go behind the scenes of PERSONA 3, one of the most unique and respected RPG’s ever. Inside you’ll find character designs, rough sketches, storyboards, backgrounds & settings, an exclusive interview with the game’s creators, and more!
Release date: June 2012
Price (U.S.): $39.99
ISBN: 1-926778-43-X
ISBN-13: 978-1-926778-43-3
Format: Softcover
Page Count: 144, Color
Size: 8.25″ wide X 11.75″ long
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