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UDON Entertainment has been delivering great Street Fighter comics for years, but they also created a great series based on Capcom’s popular monster-based fighting game, Darkstalkers. Street Fighter Unlimited found a way to tie the two series and casts of characters together in a reasonably organic way, and it didn’t take long for a major clash to occur.
It’s a pretty fun, rather throwaway story with the usual gorgeous art you’ve come to expect from UDON. The pairing of certain Street Fighter characters with Darkstalkers characters on both sides, and the ensuing battles, leads to some great team-ups and fights, but each franchise’s character roster is considerably reduced.
There’s a neat continuation and wrap-up of threads from the Darkstalkers series, and there are also some small developments in the ongoing Street Fighter storyline (and we get to see some violent Ken too!).
While Street Fighter Unlimited was a little underwhelming for me, I enjoyed Street Fighter vs. Darkstalkers, which is even less serious than your average Street Fighter comic. The cover gallery features some really great movie homage posters, which I loved. Rikuo’s tribute to the Creature from the Black Lagoon was a highlight for me, but they were all great.
Is it a must-read for fans of either franchise, or both? Not really, but it’s fun. The cover gallery alone is worth adding to any fan’s library of UDON or Capcom’s work.
You can purchase Street Fighter vs. Darkstalkers on Amazon here.
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