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Artist: Alvin
Lee & Arnold Tsang
Cover: A
Print: First Print
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Cover Opinion:
You know, this cover makes no sense 'til the end of the
comic. On top of that, I think it's a bit late, because this
cover-looking type happened an issue or so back. I guess
it's there to remind us. Not a bad cover, yet missing Vega. |
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Artist: Kaare
Andrews
Cover: B
Print: First Print
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Cover Opinion:
The team of some sorts. They look more team-like than if
Chun-Li was there anyway. I'm not sure why, but I really
enjoy this cover. I'll have to give it four stars. It uses a
sort of coloring of sorts that I definitely enjoy. |
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Artist: Jo Chen
Cover: C
Print: Special Edition Limited
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Cover Opinion:
A Christmas Edition of the cover. Occurring in December,
we were bound to get one. This one is not a bad cover, but
just interesting. It doesn't stand out like the other two
covers from this issue. |
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Artist: Jo Chen
Cover: Power Foil
Print: Special Edition Limited
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Cover Opinion:
Personally, I did not enjoy this cover that much. I want
to blame it due to so much detail. Guile looks extremely
real here, but we know Street Fighter is anime-like in the
Alpha Games. Sonic Boom! Two stars. |
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Comic Information
Street Fighter #4
Publisher:
Image Comics
Producer:
Udon Entertainment
Writer:
Ken Siu-Chong
Artist:
Alvin Lee
Arnold Tsang
Rob Ross
Andrew Hou
Notes:
Backup Story drawn by
Kevin Lau
Written by Andre Greenidge
Cheap Shots #4 by Rey
Original Release Date:
December 2003 |
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Introduction:
Staring at who she believes is Charlie, Chun-Li is
lost at who this could be. Betting he has switched
sides, Chun-Li and Shadow fight. Cammy is asleep on
a table, in the hands of who though? Sakura is able
to meet who is proclaimed to be the # 1 Shotokan
fighter there is, and Ryu senses the presence of
someone while he is at Gouken's Dojo. Who could it
be? What an issue this has become. Something is
added along the way that's been missing all along!
You're in for one pink time.
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Synopsis: As a backtrack from the last comic
book, a different scene is seen of the same scene.
Chun-Li claims that Charlie has joined Shadaloo and
puts him for a fight. However, her damage is
minimal, and Charlie fights back vigorously. Guile
throws Charlie's Dog Tags at him and he flees. In
the Shadaloo Headquarters, Charlie seems to have
awaken from his Shadow self. Bison tells his
assistant to exterminate him. Elsewhere, we see
'Killer Bee' lying on a table. A mysterious lady is
seen to give Cammy a rebirth as she senses that
'Killer Bee' had more than just an empty soul.
Sakura is able to meet Dan, who claims to be the
best Shotokan Fighter in the world. Sakura severely
beats Dan, by accident. Eliza notices Guile talking
to Chun-Li, explaining to Chun-Li that she is
Guile's sister-in-law. Guile tells Eliza to tell his
wife that he hopes to make it up to her. At Master
Gouken's Dojo, Ken tells Ryu to get out as fast as
he can. Ken and Guile speak on the phone, with
Sakura and Kei bringing in Dan Hibiki from the
injuries, she hears that they will meet at Miyazaki
Shrine. The Doctor comes to tell Eliza that he has
something important to tell her. Ryu senses a strong
presence and rushes towards
it to find...Sagat.
Back-Up Issue Synopsis: Charlie is notified
that someone was left behind due to the
circumstances of the situation. He notices that this
person is being brutally abused. He rushes in and
attacks them all with his moves. Guile looks
relieved to see Charlie, and asks where he learned
the moves. Charlie tells Guile to stick around with
him and Guile will learn a thing or two.
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Notable Character First Appearances:
Rose
Dan Hibiki
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Conclusion: You know, Chun-Li is starting to
look better and better every time she appears in the
comic. ☺ The storyline seems to have finally settled
and is now steadily moving, yet we still get quick
advances here and there. So far, the comic series is
known for its battles and this one is no exception.
Udon also brings something that's been missing from
the series for a while...humor. It's been so serious
up 'til now but thanks to Sakura we are shed a bit
of humor that may or may not last all that long.
This is a first two-star comic. A big reason for
this being, Shadow was seriously overpowered. I
guess in the games that remarks as true, yet, for a
2 against 1, Shadow is completely overpowered.
Anything Chun-Li did, was only a smirk of damage on
him. Chun-Li appears to look very weak in this also,
after all her moves, she gets clobbered so quickly.
Without Guile, she would've been gone. Even with
that, Guile too was weak, in only one throw, Guile
was out of it. So many stitches for such a small
fight scene. There are good things in this comic
though,
when we see Cammy again ('Killer Bee') we also see
Rose for the first time. This one page is
MAGNIFICENT. The entire page is filled with
beautiful dramatic colors, showcasing Rose's power.
That was a definite wow for a page alone. Bringing
humor with Dan was also a great feature, I wasn't
sure when Dan was ever going to make it. Doing it
this way, to bring together all the separate plots
together, make him a worthy humorous addition.
This comic book focused on Charlie and Guile. It
also brings us to light of a storyline that most
people never knew about Guile, which is the fact
that he is the brother-in-law of Eliza. All of this
put together, Ken Siu-Chong has done an amazing job
at putting the storylines together. Udon is
practically making a fanfic comic to life! Hopefully
they continue that and flesh out everyone's story.
Some characters only make brief appearances, example
includes Juni. It's possible that Udon will flesh
out every character, but probably not as much as
these few main characters. To the next issue! |
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Date Reviewed: 2007 - April - 7th
All images are copyright of Udon / CAPCOM.
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