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Artist: Joe Madureira
Cover: Sketch Cover/Foil Cover
Print: Limited
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Cover Opinion:
As much as I like this cover (and the artist), it's missing
that flare of color. Even though it IS a sketch cover...but
when the foil cover is not colored either, it's just too
plain for my taste. Guile doesn't deserve to be in that
trio. =) |
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Artist: ???
Cover: Comic Book Expo Exclusive
Print: Expo Exclusive Limited
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Cover Opinion:
It seems as though this is a variant of the other one.
It doesn't deserve the same stars because it was just a
recolor. |
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Artist: ???
Cover: San Diego Comic Con
Print: Con Exclusive Limited
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Cover Opinion:
This cover almost makes no sense to me, it has the main
original twelve, but then has Akuma, who wasn't of the
original twelve. Great art style however, it's fantastic and
character-filled that models the original outfits closely. |
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Artist: ???
Cover: Wizard World Chicago Variant
Print: Special Edition Limited
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Cover Opinion:
Too plain, one character, which of whom is an
overpowered character. I do like Akuma, but this cover is
extremely plain, and I really do not like plain. As limited
as it is, I would have rather preferred the other two above
if I had a choice. |
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Comic Information
Street Fighter #0
Original Release Date:
August 2003
Publisher:
Image Comics
Producer:
Udon Entertainment
Writer:
Ken Siu-Chong
Artist:
Alvin Lee
Arnold Tsang
Rob Ross
Andrew Hou
Notes:
Special Edition
No Back Up Story |
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Introduction: We
all know Street Fighter II, but have we ever known
of a comic that would actually follow the
storyline and have the comic producers work closely
with Capcom? No. Hence, why I have high expectations
for this series. Now this isn't the first issue in
the series, but it is definitely needed. It's a
back-up story in a sense, except in it's own issue.
I call it a gaiden to the story. It's not necessary,
but it's used so you can understand the plot better
if you don't know the world of Street Fighter that
well. It's a definite pickup for the reader to
understand the storyline better as references are
made straight from the first issue.
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Synopsis: Starting off with a very scenic
training session with Ryu. Master Gouken, his
sensei, narrates the comic book. As the comic
progresses, Ryu begins to meditate, as Master Gouken
continues to narrate. He explains that with every
light there is a dark, at this point, Ryu begins to
fight his evil form. A vigorous but dreamed battle
takes place within Ryu's mind. Master Gouken
continues to tell Ryu about evil and that he should
not give up. At the end of his dream, Ryu is about
to be finished by his evil form, until he wakes up
hearing the yells of someone who sounds like Master
Gouken. Rushing towards the dojo, Master Gouken is
seen dead, with the character TEN, in Japanese,
written in blood. (If you know of Akuma, his sign
after the "Raging Demon" marks a sign with the same
sign.) At this point, the comic book ends with a to
be continued.
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Notable Character First Appearances:
Ryu
Gouken
Evil Ryu |
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Conclusion: This is a great beginning, or should
I say gaiden, to the Street Fighter comic book
series. It manages to captivate the reader so well
in the first opening. When a reader, who does not
even know of Street Fighter, opens this and sees
action, that marks it as an amazing action-packed
comic. However, this was a limited #0, and so not
many people were able to read this one too much I
believe. However, me having every comic, of course I
had the ability to.
The downside of #0, is that it seemed to be a little
rushed in terms of fighting and etc. There could've
been more pages to a prequel of the series. At
roughly only nine pages of the main story, I guess
it's best to only keep it as something you don't
necessarily need or a preview. The end of the comic adds more to
make the comic thicker. The end of the comic
contains the original twelve character (and
apparently Akuma) and describes his or her intention
with the tournament in Street Fighter II. Even
though it appears this comic book starts with
Capcom's Street Fighter Alpha storyline.
With great artwork, coloring, and guest artist
covers, Street Fighter: The Comic Series, is a
series to get. Even though the text was sometimes
difficult to read, it's well worth reading. I can
say however, that there appears to be a mistake in
one of the wordings, I forget where, but the grammar
editor need to read again. With it's projected
monthly release date that has since gone under, it's
a definite enjoyment for any fan of Street Fighter
and anyone who loves action-packed comics. |
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Date Reviewed: 2007 - January - 21st
All images are copyright of Udon / CAPCOM.
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