Street Fighter (UDON comics)


's Street Fighter comic book series are based on the Street Fighter video game franchise published under license from Capcom. This series draws not only on the established Street Fighter canon, but also occasionally addresses various continuity retcons, and even draws from fanon and non-official sources as well. UDON's Street Fighter comics are stated to shared the same continuity with other Capcom franchises like Darkstalkers, and Final Fight.

Series

''Street Fighter'' (2003-2005)

Spans issues #0 through #14, published from August 2003 to February 2005. Written by Ken Siu-Chong, and illustrated by Alvin Lee, Andrew Hou, Arnold Tsang and Rob Ross. Compiled in the hardcover book Street Fighter: The Ultimate Edition in 2011, and in the hardcover editions Street Fighter Classic Volume 1: Hadoken and Street Fighter Classic Volume 2: Cannon Strike in 2013-2014.
Follows various storylines set around different series characters. Various writers and artists contributed to each issue working separately on independent short stories that occasionally tied into the main storyline. Some plot points featured in this series include: Ryu trains while taking on Sakura as a pupil; Chun-Li and Guile share the same professional relationship they had in , working to stop M. Bison; Charlie sacrifices his life in an attempt to defeat Bison; Cammy works as a member of a British special-forces team while recovering from the amnesia that came as a result of Bison's control over her.

''Street Fighter II'' (2005-2006)

Spans issues #0 through #6, published from October 2006 to November 2006. Written by Ken Siu-Chong and illustrated by Alvin Lee, Jeffrey 'Chamba' Cruz and Skottie Young. Compiled in the hardcover book Street Fighter II: The Ultimate Edition in January 2011 and as a part of Street Fighter Classic Volume 2: Cannon Strike in 2014.
After a break of several months, UDON's second Street Fighter series began under the title Street Fighter II, because the events slowly approach those of the Street Fighter II video game. The main story follows Ryu as he searches for Akuma, who has just killed his master. Ryu wants to avenge his master Gouken without succumbing to the Dark Hadou, the dark power buried in his style of martial arts that Akuma has embraced.

''Street Fighter Legends'' (2006-2010; 2016)

  1. Street Fighter Legends: Sakura - A four-issue mini-series that focuses on the life of Sakura Kasugano and the events that happened since she and Ryu parted ways at the end of Street Fighter #14. Written by Erik Ko and Ken Siu-Chong, and illustrated by Omar Dugan.
  2. Street Fighter Legends: Chun-Li - A four-issue mini-series that follows Chun-Li as a young police officer, portraying the events that lead up to her father's disappearance. Written by Erik Ko and Ken Siu-Chong, and illustrated by Omar Dugan.
  3. Street Fighter Legends: Ibuki - A four-issue mini-series that follows the young ninja Ibuki as she tries to balance a normal Japanese high school life with her secret ninja life. Written by Jim Zubkavich and illustrated by Omar Dogan.
  4. Street Fighter Legends: Cammy - A four-issue mini-series that follows Cammy and her Delta Blue team during the events of the Street Fighter Unlimited series. Written by Jim Zubkavich and illustrated by Omar Dogan.
Compiled in the hardcover book Street Fighter Legends: The Ultimate Edition in September 2011.

''Street Fighter II: Turbo'' (2008-2010)

Spans issues Street Fighter II: Turbo #1 through #12, published from October 2008 to March 2010. Written by Ken Siu-Chong and illustrated by Jeffrey 'Chamba' Cruz. Compiled in the hardcover edition Street Fighter Classic Volume 3: Psycho Crusher in 2014.
The second Street Fighter tournament begins in earnest as fighters from all over the world compete to see who is the "World's Strongest". It is a continuation of UDON's Street Fighter II series.

''Street Fighter IV'' (2009)

A four-issue mini-series published between February–October 2009. Written by Ken Siu-Chong and illustrated by Joe Ng. Compiled in the hardcover editions Street Fighter IV: Wages of Sin in 2014.
Based on the Street Fighter IV video game, it follows the events of a new fighting tournament sponsored by the enigmatic S.I.N. organization. The events take place concurrently with the second half of the Street Fighter II: Turbo series.

''Super Street Fighter'' (2013, 2015)

  1. Super Street Fighter Volume One: New Generation. It is a sequel to Street Fighter II: Turbo comics, taking place in the time period of the Street Fighter III video game. Written by Ken Siu-Chong, Jim Zubkavich and Chris Sarracini, and illustrated by Joe Ng and Jeffrey 'Chamba' Cruz.
  2. Super Street Fighter Volume Two: Hyper Fighting. Two short stories from Volume 2 were fully released in Street Fighter #0 Free Comic Book Day comic book in 2014. Written by Ken Siu-Chong, Jim Zubkavich and Chris Sarracini, and illustrated by Joe Ng, Jeffrey 'Chamba' Cruz and Takeshi Miyazawa.

    ''Street Fighter Origins'' (2013)

Street Fighter Origins: Akuma is a graphic novel originally released in a hardcover edition in September 2013. It follows Akuma and Gouken's early history before Akuma was consumed by the Satsui no Hadou. A preview of this comic was released in Street Fighter #0 Free Comic Book Day comic book, titled "Beyond the Hills". Written by Chris Sarracini and illustrated by Joe Ng.
Other Street Fighter Origins graphic novels are planned for the future. A new four-issue mini-series Street Fighter Origins: Sagat was scheduled to start publishing in 2018.

''Street Fighter Unlimited'' (2015-2016)

Spanning regular issues #1 through #12, the series started publishing in December 2015, and includes four-page backup stories at the end of every issue. Written by Ken Siu-Chong, and illustrated by Edwin Huang, Joe Ng, Julian Choy and Gonzalo Ordoñez. Compiled in the 2017 hardcover editions Street Fighter Unlimited Volume 1: The New Journey, Street Fighter Unlimited Volume 2: Gathering, and Street Fighter Unlimited Volume 3: The Balance.
An issue #0 was published on Free Comic Book Day in 2014, composed of two short stories that were previously published in Super Street Fighter Volume Two, and a preview of issue #1.
Another special issue Annual #1 was published in 2016, containing four short stories that originally appeared as bonus stories in various hardcover graphic novel collections. Thus these stories take place before the Street Fighter Unlimited series.

''Street Fighter vs. Darkstalkers'' (2017-2018)

Spans issues #0 through #8. The Darkstalkers series crossover limited series titled Street Fighter vs. Darkstalkers started publishing on February 22, 2017 and ended on January 31, 2018. Written by Matt Moylan and illustrated by Hanzo Steinbach.

Specials

One-shot stories