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:

Inception: The Cobol Job

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)

Books debuting at the show:
VENT: The UDON 10th Anniversary Art Book:
UDON’s Art of Capcom 2:
The Art of Darksiders:
Street Fighter World Warrior Encyclopedia:

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.
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APPLE Vol.1 is now back in stock and orderable and ready to ship from Amazon.com, as are all other volumes of the Korean anthology series!

Order APPLE Vol.1 at amazon.com
Order APPLE Vol.2 at amazon.com
Order APPLE Vol.3 at amazon.com
Order APPLE Vol.4 at amazon.com

All four volumes of APPLE are also orderable through your local comic shop, just give them them these order codes:

APPLE Vol.1 – Diamond # MAR084012
APPLE Vol.2 – Diamond # JUL084298
APPLE Vol.3 – Diamond # DEC084295
APPLE Vol.4 – Diamond # FEB101104

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!

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

Read more about the issue here: ImagineFX #58

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.

Pre-order VENT Volume 1 now from Amazon.com

APPLE Volume 4, the latest book in the Korean anthology/art book series, arrives in comic book shops everywhere Wednesday June 30. Join dozens of Korea’s best illustrators and animators as they present their wildest fantasies through original stories and illustrations. This volume features more “Ghostface” by artist Hyung Min-Woo(Priest), plus the latest chapters of “Burnboy’s Love,” “Shoku,” and many more!

In THQ Inc.’s critically acclaimed game Darksiders™, WAR – the first Horseman of the Apocalypse – battles both Heaven and Hell across the ravaged remains of the Earth in his personal quest for vengeance and vindication. Now, UDON Entertainment brings fans THE ART OF DARKSIDERS, an epic 288 page book featuring the unique artwork behind Darksiders’ apocalyptic vision of the future.

Showcasing the unparalleled art of creative director and comic artist JOE MADUREIRA(X-men, Battle Chasers, Ultimates) and the Vigil Games art team, THE ART OF DARKSIDERS features hundreds of full-color illustrations, character & environment designs, development sketches, unused concepts, promotional artwork, and more. No fan of video game artwork will want to miss out on this epic behind-the-scenes artwork archive.

Clint Chapman, Global Brand Manager, at THQ Inc. commented: “We are extremely excited about partnering with Udon to showcase the incredible artwork of Darksiders.  Udon has worked meticulously to chronicle the entire design process, from early sketches to final models.  This is an absolute must-have for fans of Darksiders, Joe Mad, or just magnificent artwork.”

THE ART OF DARKSIDERS will premiere with a limited hardcover edition available at the UDON booth during this summer’s San Diego Comic-Con. Joe Madureira will also be making a special appearance at the show to sign fans’ copies of this exclusive hardcover.

THE ART OF DARKSIDERS arrives in stores everywhere October 2010.

Pre-order THE ART OF DARKSIDERS from amazon.com

On sale this Thursday, June 3 is Mega Man ZX Vol.1,  the first half of a 2-volume series by Shin Ogino!

Synopsis:
Enter an exciting new future with Mega Man ZX! Hundreds of years in the future, humans are able to merge with living ‘biometals’, transforming into Mega Men! But are even the combined powers of the Model Z and Model X biometals enough to take down the sinister Slither corporation?

Grab it at your local comic shop or buy Mega Man ZX Vol.1 on Amazon.com

Mega Man Megamix manga creator and friend of UDON Hitoshi Ariga has a new Kindle eBook available from Amazon.com – Mimimi: The Tale of a Cat and a Robot

From the man himself:
Hi! Ariga here.

I’m coming to you this time not with a new Mega Man, but with a completely original work of manga. It’s a little story about a cat, a robot, and the novels that brought them together.

The story takes place in a possibly distant future(?) but that’s not really important. It’s all about Mimimi, an intrepid and highly curious newspaper reporter, who follows his instincts to find the answers to his questions.

There are so many different fantasy worlds out there, and I wonder what you will think of this one.

I hope you will enjoy reading “Mimimi”!

Order your Kindle digital copy here from Amazon for only $2.99.