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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 4th, 2012
On a recent trip to Japan, Chris, Erik, and Steven Cummings of UDON had a chance to grab breakfast with MEGA MAN MEGAMIX and MEGA MAN GIGAMIX manga creator Hitoshi Ariga. Our breakfast was on the very day that Mega Man Gigamix Volume 3 was released in North America, the finale of Ariga-sensei’s massive Mega Man epic! Ariga-sensei was kind enough to answer a few questions for us on the end of Gigamix, and his future plans for the character.
UDON: Mega Man Gigamix has just finished publishing in North America with the release of volume 3. How long ago did you complete your work on Gigamix?
ARIGA: I finished the last page around the time of the Toronto ComicCon last year, which was in August, I think.
So you finished Gigamix and then got right on a plane to come to Toronto, Canada for the first time?
Basically right away, yes.
How did you feel about completing the story? Because it’s an epic story… were you glad it was finished or were you sad it was over?
I first started the story about ten years ago, so I kind of felt relieved that I finally got all the way to this point, to be finished. I actually came up with the finale of the book back in ’98, so more than 10 years ago.
When I was working on the book there were times when production on the videogame would pause, and then it would start up again. For instance, there was a long period of time between Rockman 8 and Rockman 9. So the publisher said, ‘because the game is not coming out, we don’t really need to make a new manga.’ Also, the magazine that was originally publishing my manga stopped carrying Megaman all together, so that was another delay.
 What was your favourite part of the Gigamix story?
My favourite part is where the Earth robots fought the space robots. Wily and Light, they are basically enemies. But when a bigger enemy showed up, they had to join forces and fight together to defeat it. It’s a very difficult nuance, to explain the relationship between Lightand Wily, the ties that bind them together.
Like Magneto and Professor X? They were friends and now they’re on opposite sides but they still have that dynamic of friendship, that respect and understanding, in their relationship.
Something like that. Wily and Light, they’re friends but then they’re enemies, and yet even as enemies, there’s a way in which they’re sort of friends.
What new projects are you working on right now?
At this moment, I am working on a couple things that I can’t really mention, unfortunately. I’ve also been helping on some game work. I am looking forward to doing more Mega Man stuff, but there is nothing that has been announced yet. And of course, it is important to me that Gigamix has reached a North American audience at last.
Do you have a message that you’d like to send to your North American fans?
When I was working on Megamix, I was thinking to myself, ‘wouldn’t it be great if we could release an English version?’ Since Rockman and Mega Man are popular in North America, I kept thinking it would be really great if this manga could be released so those fans could read it
In fact, the reason why I titled the book Megamix was because of the “Mega”, since I had the American Mega Man in mind. Originally the book was supposed to be called Rockman Remix, but since I had that North American Mega Man in mind, I went ahead with using Mega in the title instead. So I am extremely, extremely happy that I was able to get it delivered to the fans in North America.
 Hitoshi Ariga poses with the UDON editions of the Mega Man Gigamix Manga, at Denny's in Ikebukuro!
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UDON has released Mega Man Megamix volumes 1-3 and Mega Man Gigamix volumes 1-3 in English in North America. Gigamix 1-3 are currently available, and new printings of Megamix 1-3 will be available in February/March. Our thanks to Hitoshi Ariga for agreeing to the interview, Steven Cummings for translation, and Shaindle Minuk for transcribing.
January 1st, 2012
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Captain Commando Volume 1
In the year 2026, Metro City is at the mercy of a vicious gang of super-criminals, lead by the villainous Lord Scumocide. Only one fighting force can prevent total catastrophe by standing up to these mutant maniacs… That force is the Commando Team! GINZU – the Ninja Commando! MACK – the Mummy Commando! BABY HEAD – the Baby Commando! And of course, the man himself, CAPTAIN COMMANDO – the greatest hero of all time!
Release date: May 2012
Price (U.S.): $19.99
ISBN: 1-926778-40-5
ISBN-13: 978-1-926778-40-2
Format: Softcover
Page Count: 256, Black and White
Size: 5.75″ wide X 8.25″ long
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January 1st, 2012
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Sengoku Basara: Samurai Legends Volume 1
During the Sengoku era of feudal Japan, mighty samurai armies battle all across the land of the rising sun. The sudden murder of the powerful lord Nobunaga has sparked a mad dash for power. Warlords from every kingdom have charged their soldiers into combat, each hoping to enact their own personal vision for the future of Japan. Sengoku Basara takes real Japanese historical events and figures, and makes them larger than life with dynamic character designs and all-out action.
The Samurai Legends manga serves as a prequel to the action-packed Playstation 3 and Nintendo Wii game Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes.
Release date: May 2012
Price (U.S.): $19.99
ISBN: 1-926778-33-2
ISBN-13: 978-1-926778-33-4
Format: Softcover
Page Count: 360, Black and White
Size: 5.75″ wide X 8.25″ long
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January 1st, 2012
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Makeshift Miracle Book 1: The Girl From Nowhere
A young boy named Colby Reynolds searches for meaning in the world around him and discovers a place where dreams can come true, if he’s willing to pay the price. Along the way he’ll see sights he’s never fathomed and encounter hidden truths about himself he’ll wish he never knew.
The hit online comic is now a beautiful high quality hardcover graphic novel, perfect for teen readers and manga fans with a durable library-quality binding.
Preview the comic online at Makeshift Miracle.
Release date: May 8, 2012
Price (U.S.): $19.99
ISBN: 1-926778-47-2
ISBN-13: 978-1-926778-47-1
Format: Hardcover
Page Count: 120, Color
Size: 5.75″ wide X 8.25″ long
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December 19th, 2011
Shun Hong Chan, artist of UDON’s
>Makeshift Miracle, now has an English language fanpage on Facebook. Let him know how much you’re enjoying the series, give it a ‘Like’ and check out exclusive behind-the-scenes art for Makeshift!
Shun Hong Chan Facebook fanpage
December 16th, 2011
Are you following the twice-a-week updates of our new online graphic novel MAKESHIFT MIRACLE? Today featured a phenomenal page that wrapped up the second chapter of the series by Jim Zub and Shun Hong Chan with a bang! You can go check it out now at http://www.makeshiftmiracle.com/
And, just like with the first chapter, we’ve released chapter two as a dual cbr/pdf torrent file! Here are the links to the first two torrents and feel free to spread them around, and share the Makeshift Miracle!
Makeshift Miracle Chapter 1 Torrent File
Makeshift Miracle Chapter 2 Torrent File
November 28th, 2011
Hey UDON FANS! If you thought our Black Friday deals are great, just wait until you see our AMAZING Cyber Monday deals! There’s a little something for everyone here, with deals on our manga, graphic novels, art books, posters, prints, comics, and even our site-exclusive Limited Edition Hardcover Books! Most sales go from today, Cyber Monday, November 28th, all the way through to this Friday, December 2nd, WHILE SUPPLIES LAST! No rain checks will be issued! Just amazing deals on the UDON stuff you love!
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1 DAY ONLY: SPEND $300, GET VENT FOR A BUCK!
We’re incredibly proud of VENT, UDON’s 10th anniversary art and tutorial book. Weighing in at over 200 pages of beautiful art, tutorials on penciling, inking, colouring, digital painting, and original contributions from Omar Dogan, Saejin Oh, Chamba, Steven Cummings, Jim Zub, Alvin Lee, and many more, this is one amazing book and WE WANT YOU TO HAVE ONE! FOR JUST $1! Just spend $300 or more at UDONSTORE.COM on Monday, November 28th and you’ll BE ELIGIBLE TO ADD ONE OF THOSE PUPPIES TO YOUR SHOPPING CART FOR JUST $1! Limit one per customer, per order over $300 before shipping & applicable taxes.
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SELECT HARDCOVERS FOR SOFTCOVER PRICE!
Check out these amazing deals on UDON’s limited edition, not-available-in-stores, hardcover artbooks and comics! You can get the hardcovers for the price of the softcovers, amazing! Limited to the first 20 customers for each book, so act quickly!
MEGA MAN TRIBUTE HC: was $79.99, NOW $40!*
DARKSTALKERS TRIBUTE HC: was $80, NOW $40!*
UDON’S ART OF CAPCOM V2 HC: was $80, NOW $40! *
VENT V1 HC: was $80 NOW $40!*
SF20 STREET FIGHTER 20TH ANNIVERSARY ARTBOOK HC: was $80, NOW $40!*
STREET FIGHTER TRIBUTE HC: was $80, NOW $40!*
STREET FIGHTER II ULTIMATE EDITION HC: was $100, NOW $60!*
*We are only making 20 of these hardcovers available at the discount price! Act quickly to save!
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MANGA & GRAPHIC NOVEL BUNDLES!
UDON publishes a vast array of amazing comcis, graphic novels, and art books from artists around the world! The best video games, the most amazing comics collections, we’ve got it all! We’ve put together these amazing book bundles that are all a savings of at least 50% off of the cover price of buying the books individually!
APPLE VOL 1 + APPLE VOL 2 BUNDLE for $34.95! : Two great volumes of full-colour comics and pin-ups from the greatest video game designers, CG & concept artists in Korea! These books are both super hot and highly demanded by fans! Regularly $74.90! LIMIT 10!
STREET FIGHTER MANGA: RYU FINAL + SAKURA GANBARU BUNDLE for $19.99! : In Japan, the Street Fighter manga series ended with a bang! One of the most brutal martial arts showdowns ever comitted to paper occurred in STREET FIGHTER III: RYU FINAL volumes 1 & 2! Akuma vs. Ryu, and only one surived! Must be seen to be believed! Then, what happens after the greatest battle of all time? ROAD TRIP! In SAKURA: GANBARU volumes 1 & 2, Sakura searches the world for her missing master Ryu, and Dan, Chun-Li, Karin, and other popular fighters are dragged along for the ride. Regularly $51.80!
UDON STREET FIGHTER COMICS VOL 1 + 2 + 3 BUNDLE for $19.99! : Officially licensed by Capcom, these comics made UDON a household name… as long as that house was full of people who loved Street Fighter! The entire UDON crew teams up to bring you these amazing comics that tell the story of all of your favourite street fighters! Collected over 400 pages of Street Fighter Comics for an amazingly low price. Regularly $41.97!
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POSTERS AND ART PRINTS: 50% OFF!
All of our wall posters, door posters, and limited edition prints are 50% off their regular price! This includes several prints that were previously only available at conventions or public appearances, never available in store!
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COMIC BOOKS, VARIANTS, AND SETS: 50% OFF!
All of our comics and comics sets are 50% off marked prices! Stock up on sketch variants, powerfoils, or just fill in all of the gaps in your UDON comics collection! This also includes our comics sets, the GI JOE VS. TRANSFORMERS III: ART OF WAR SET, and the STREET FIGHTER II RAW VARIANT SET, now an even better deal!
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August 10th, 2011
It’s a great day to be a Mega Man fan, as today sees the release three brand new Mega Man books from UDON!
  
MEGA MAN TRIBUTE SC
Hundreds of artists of every imaginable style join forces to show their love for the blue bomber! Featuring over 300 pages of art starring the characters of Mega Man Classic, Mega Man X, Mega Man Zero, Mega Man ZX, and of course, Mega Man Legends!
Order MEGA MAN TRIBUTE on Amazon.com
  
MEGA MAN STAR FORCE OFFICIAL COMPLETE WORKS
While Star Force is one of the lesser known Mega Man series, we know it still has plenty of fans, and the artwork behind this series is top notch. Star Force OCW collects the artwork behind all 3 generations of the Star Force games, plus tons of artist notes and creator commentary.
Order MEGA MAN STAR FORCE: OCW on Amazon.com
   
MEGA MAN GIGAMIX VOl.2
Volume 1 of Hitoshi Ariga’s latest manga was just a warm-up! Gigamix Vol. 2 is where Gigamix really kicks it into high gear! In this first half of the epic Stardroids saga you’ll see:
-The destructive power of the Stardroids, Mega Man’s most
powerful foes yet!
-Doctors Wily & Light… on the same side?
-Rush merges with another robot to form Super_____!
(hint, it’s someone besides Mega Man!)
-Proto Man, Bass, Roll, Dozens of Robots Masters from
multiple Mega Man games, and more!
It all begins in Mega Man Gigamix Vol.2: “White Nightmare!”
Order MEGA MAN GIGAMIX Vol.2 on Amazon.com
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