Udon's Art of Capcom [Paperback]

UDON (Author, Artist), Alvin Lee (Author), Arnold Tsang (Author), Jo Chen (Author), Omar Dogan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 6, 2007

On the eve of the 20th anniversary of the Street Fighter franchise, Udon Entertainment is proud to present this special volume commemorating the studio's involvement with legendary video game company Capcom. Beautifully reproduced images from Street Fighter, Darkstalkers, Rival Schools, Mega Man, Devil May Cry and more are showcased in this lush 300-page art book. Included are rare book covers, pin-ups, sketches, and merchandising artwork by Alvin Lee, Arnold Tsang, Jo Chen, Omar Dogan, and the whole Udon crew! Plus, you'll get interviews with the Capcom staff and the Udon creative crew, tutorials showcasing the development process, and all-new, never-before-seen artwork created exclusively for this collection!

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Udon Entertainment (November 6, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1897376995
• ISBN-13: 978-1897376997
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #101,026 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for fans and character designers, April 21, 2009

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Parka (Singapore) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Udon's Art of Capcom (Paperback)

Length:: 0:22 Mins

My copy of Udon's Art of Capcom has finally arrived from Amazon Canada, after 2 months of shipping! I must remind myself not to buy stuff from there again without choosing a faster shipping option.

This book is supposedly out of print. When I saw it on Amazon Canada in stock, I just grabbed it instantly. I'm pretty sure this is a reprint although nowhere inside the book suggested that. Currently, the book is back in availability in most places. Oh, the out-of-stock prices went over US$100 the other time.

Udon's Art of Capcom is Udon's art book tribute to Capcom published in 2007, signifying five years of working together.

This book isn't just about Street Fighter, although it takes up the main bulk of the book. It also contains art for Darkstalkers, Rival School, World of Capcom and Capcom Fighting Evolution. Many of these are full page colour illustrations.

The artistic style is mainly Japanese manga so I guess most of the artists are the comic artists. I've read other reviewers say that some of the images have appeared from the comic books, so there might be some repetition. I don't have the comics so I can't comment on that. Let's just say that the art is still great.

For Fighting Evolution, many comic panels for character endings are included.

Right at the end are two tutorials on how two of the illustrations are created, one being the cover art. The tutorials are from Arnold Tsang and Omar Dogan.

This is a recommended book to fans of Udon and character designers.

(More pictures are available on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.)

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellently Excellent., March 6, 2008

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Leonardo Huizar "crossxbrand" (Armona, CA. USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Udon's Art of Capcom (Paperback)

UDON's Art of Capcom is a great purchase for any fan of the Capcom Video game series. It features covers from video games such as Street Fighter, UDON's Street Fighter Graphic novel/comic series, and other famed fighting game series'. If you are a collector of Videogame artbooks, be aware that this is actually made by and from UDONs artists themselves and does not feature any of the Art from Capcom's own Graphic Artists. This book is drawn extremely well, has rich details, and amazing colors.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars fantasic art of CAPCOM's finest, February 17, 2008

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JC86 "only on days that end with a Y" (Dallas, Texas USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Udon's Art of Capcom (Paperback)

Quick and simple: Udon has put together a great book filled with beautiful illustrations and cover art from their history with the CAPCOM characters.
If you're looking for original CAPCOM art this isn't the book for you but if you appreciate professional CAPCOM "fan art" and simply love the CAPCOM characters don't hesitate to add this book to your collection.