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!
UDON artist Gonzalo Ordóñez Arias created a brand new image for Legendary Pictures upcoming movie production of Godzilla. Working with Legendary and Toho pictures, Genzo put together a fantastic painted vision of the classic creature.
UDON artists Christine Choi, Jeff Cruz, Steven Cummings, Andre Mina, Saejin Oh, Chris Stevens and Long Vo helped contribute character concept designs for Zack Snyder’s upcoming action extravaganza ‘Sucker Punch’.
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!
Arriving July 16th, 2010 in theatres everywhere is Inception, a sci-fi action thriller written and directed by Christopher Nolan. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio and an all-star cast, the film has received near universal praise from early reviewers.
UDON teamed up with Warner Bros to create a 33-page Inception prequel comic, now available for free online. The comic was written by Jordan Goldberg, and features art by UDONers Long Vo, Joe Ng, and Crystal Reid. Check out the comic here for an early look in to the world of Inception:
Once again, UDON will be set up at North America’s largest comic and pop culture convention – Comicon International in San Diego!
This year marks 10 years for UDON Entertainment and to celebrate we’ve got a full slate of guests and new books at San Diego Comicon.
SDCC BOOTH #5037-5039
Featured Artist: JOE MADUREIRA (Darksiders, Battle Chasers, Ultimates, X-Men, Street Fighter) Joe will be appearing for autographs:
-Thursday July 22 : 2-3pm
-Friday, July 23: 2-3pm
-Saturday, July 24: 11am-Noon
Other Artists Appearing at the UDON Booth: Jo Chen – (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Runaways, Street Fighter) Jeff ‘Chamba’ Cruz (Street Fighter II Turbo) Omar Dogan (Street Fighter Legends, Robotech) Joe Ng (Street Fighter IV, Transformers) Arnold Tsang (Street Fighter, Darkstalkers) Eric Vedder (Darkstalkers, Sentinel) Long Vo (Street Fighter, Street Fighter II HD-Remix, Robotech) Joe Vriens (Darkstalkers, Marvel VS Capcom, Thundercats)
Other UDON Staff at SDCC: Erik Ko (UDON Chief) Jim Zubkavich (UDON Project Manager) Matt Moylan (UDON Managing Editor)
Stacy King (UDON Marketing Manager)
Michelle Hayashi (UDON Japanese Liason)
We’ll also have copies of the Street Fighter Legends: Ibuki #1 Con Exclusive cover:
and lots of other art books and stuff to check out.
UDON 10th Anniversary panel: Friday July 23rd – 7:30-8:30 UDON: 10 Years of Comics and Games
Celebrating UDON’s 10th anniversary, Erik Ko (Udon chief), Jim Zubkavich (Udon project manager), Omar Dogan (Street Fighter Legends, Robotech), Chamba (Street Fighter II Turbo), Joe Ng (Street Fighter IV, Transformers), and others share tips and tricks they’ve learned working with some of the biggest names in entertainment, including Capcom, Marvel, Hasbro, and Blizzard. Find out how to break into the biz and get a sneak peek at UDON’s upcoming projects. Room 3
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.
Issue #58 of ImagineFX magazine has been available in the UK for a few weeks, but has just now hit North American shelves. This issue of the ultimate fantasy and sci-fi art magazine profiles the UDON crew, talking about the studio’s 10th anniversary, working as a creative services house, the ins and outs of publishing, and more. Managing editor Matt Moylan, project manager Jim Zubkavich, and artists Omar Dogan and Jeffrey “Chamba” Cruz all give their thoughts about UDON in the article.
Also in this issue:
-UDON artist and regular ImagineFX contributor Saejin Oh provides a detailed workshop lesson
-UDONer Jeffrey Cruz gives an interview about manga
-Darkstalkers and Street Fighter Tribute contributor (and Darkstalkers Vol.2 cover artist) Warren Louw gets profiled as this issue’s “Artist in Residence”
-UDON artist Gonzalo Ordonez Arias gets tagged in this issue’s deviantwatch list
For the past decade, the artists of UDON Entertainment have created work that has captured the imagination of fans all over the world, lending their talents to industry leading video game, movie, toy and comic book franchises. Now, get a unique look at the original worlds the UDON crew has always wanted to create and the techniques that have made their work so distinctive in VENT - an all-new anthology/art book.
VENT is a lush showcase of the personal artwork and stories of the UDON art crew, past and present. Inside, their original concepts are collected for the first time alongside brand new tutorials covering their tools and working methods. Featured artists include:
Attila Adorjany, Jay Axer, Greg Boychuk, Christine Choi, Jeffrey Cruz, Steven Cummings, Omar Dogan, Dax Gordine, Andrew Hou, Eric Kim, Alvin Lee, Leo Lingas, Matt Moylan, Joe Ng, Ryan Odagawa, Saejin Oh, Gonzalo Ordonez, Crystal Reid, Arnold Tsang, Eric Vedder, Long Vo, Joe Vriens, Emily Warren, Jim Zubkavich.
VENT premieres this summer at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con, with an exclusive hardcover edition available only at the UDON booth(#5037). VENT will arrive in stores everywhere Sep 15, 2010. Fans of UDON, comics, video games, anime and pop culture will all find VENT an engrossing new vision marking a decade of top notch illustration.
