Udon Entertainment

Udon Entertainment Corp.is a Canadianart studioand publisher.The company publishes original and translatedcomic books,graphic novels,mangaandart booksrelated toanimeandvideo games. It was founded in 2000 and is named afterudon, a kind of Japanese noodle.
It was affiliated with Studio XD; in March 2004, Udon announced a partnership to release comics underDevil's Due Publishing.Udon's first offering was theStreet Fightercomic book series, launching in September 2003. They would add aDarkstalkerscomic series to their line in November 2004. In October 2005, Udon reorganized its operations and became a full-fledged publisher.Erik Ko revealed that the lengthy break in the Summer of 2005 was to recover from a licensing deal withCapcom, which saw Udon doing artwork forCapcom Fighting Evolution.Although Udon appreciated the opportunity to work on the game and to strengthen their ties with the video game maker, it taxed their resources and left them behind schedule on their comics.In October 2005, Udon releasedStreet Fighter II #0, the sequel to theirStreet Fightercomic;it was followed in early 2006 with the long-awaited launch ofRival Schools. Erik Ko discussed this in an interview with Newsarama that can be read here.
In December 2007 at the New York Anime Festival, Udon announced that it would be publishing three newStreet Fightercomic book series in 2008. These includeStreet Fighter II Turbo(12-issue series),Street Fighter Legends: Chun-Li(4-issue mini), andStreet Fighter III(6-issue series).
In November 2008, Udon announced it would publish a 4-issue mini-series of the upcomingStreet Fighter IVgame. “With the most anticipated Street Fighter game in years arriving 2009, we will be launching the ‘‘Street Fighter IV” comic series as a big crossover event with the game. That would mean the originally plannedStreet Fighter IIIseries will have to make way and be released after this ‘‘Street Fighter IV” story arc is done,” said Ko. “We are working very closely with Capcom and the SFIV producer in Japan to make this comic series as exciting as possible. The stories from our comic are linked directly to the game, and it is a genuine extension that fans will definitely love. Also expect plenty of cross promotion and marketing between our comics and the game.”
In January 2009, Udon announced it had acquired the rights to produceFinal Fightcomic books.In November 2009, Udon announced it will continue theDarkstalkerscomic series with a new 3-issue mini-series calledDarkstalkers: The Night Warriors.In December 2009, Udon announced it would publish a four-issueStreet Fighter Legends: Ibukiminiseries.
From 2012 to 2014, Udon partnered withBandai Namcoto produce several webcomics and webseries based on their various video game IP as part of theirShiftyLookinitiative.
In July 2024, duringSan Diego Comic-Con, Udon and Capcom announced to gain the license to produce newMega Mancomics for 2025. Those comics will include the original series, alongside theX,Zero,ZXandLegendsseries, with the exeception of theBattle NetworkandStar Forceseries.
The Capcom Comic Book Universe (CCBU) is a comic book franchise developed by Udon, which is based on variousCapcomfranchises set inside ashared universe.
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