UP NEXT - UDON'S July 2024 Solicitations!
It's the UDON July 2024 Solicitations for comics beginning to ship in
Welcome to UDON Entertainment's July 2024 solicitations, for items beginning to ship in September. This month we've got three amazing comics for you to check out, with world warriors, final fighters, and some fun in the sun! Plus, all of these comics this month feature UDON Store Exclusives, so make sure to scroll all the way to the end for the incredible artwork! Finally, don't miss one of our unique new manga titles about how manga actually works!
This month:
2024 Shantae Swimsuit Special #1
Street Fighter Masters: Lily #1
Final Fight #3
Giga Town: A Guide to Manga Iconography
2024 Shantae Swimsuit Special #1
JUL242206 - Cover A by Nami Sakurajyousui - $4.99
JUL242207 - Cover B by Nami Sakurajyousui - $4.99
Story & Art by a ton of creators!
Video game icon Shantae gets her very first swimsuit special! This belly-dancing, Half-Genie hero hits the beaches alongside her friends Rottytops and Sky, baddies like Risky Boots and Nega-Shantae, and many more denizens of Sequin Land. This pin-up art special also includes a special 8-page manga-style Shantae story!
Special edition debuts at Comic-Con International: San Diego this July, keep scrolling for all the variant covers and special edition details!
Retailer Incentive Cover - $Ask Your Retailer
Enjoy this extra-special edition of the 2024 Shantae Swimsuit Special #1! This San Diego Comic Con edition will feature the same illustration as Cover A by Nami Sakurajyousui, but will be printed on high-quality cardstock and feature gold-foil stamping! Available at San Diego Comic-Con in limited quantities for $25.00.
This really will be the Summer of Shantae!
Street Fighter Masters: Lily #1
JUL242199 Street Fighter Masters: LIly #1 CVR A by Genzoman
32 pages - full color - comic book - September 2024
Story by Sherard Jackson. Art by Mike Bowden and Alberto Alburquerque
Meet the blazing sun of the Thunderfoot Tribe – Lily Hawk! Introduced in the Street Fighter 6 game and now making her first appearance in the comics, this war club-wielding warrior will have to team up with her mentor, T.Hawk, to take down an evil force which threatens their village, Mexico… and maybe even the world!
32 pages, full color, comic book. In-stores September 2024.
Cover C Blank Sketch. $6.99. Featuring Street Fighter 6 Logo treatment!
Final Fight #3
JUL242203 - Final Fight #3 Cover A by Matthew Weldon - $4..99
Comic Book, 32 pages, full color. In stores September 2024.
FINAL FIGHT #3
Story by Matt Moylan. Art by Matthew Weldon
Haggar, Cody and Guy have battled their way through hundreds of thugs, punks, and henchmen… but now the Mad Gear Gang throws its heavy hitters at our heroes! The militaristic Rolento! The sadistic Poison! And the giant man-mountain Hugo! The rumble in Metro City nears its climax… who will survive to see the Final Fight!?
32 pages, full color, comic book. In-stores September 2024.
JUL242203 - Final Fight #3 Cover B by Jeffrey "Chamba" Cruz. $4.99
JUL242205 - Final Fight #3 Cover C by Josh Perez - Retailer Incentive Cover. $ASK Your Retailer.
GIGA TOWN: A Guide to Manga Iconography
GIGA TOWN: A GUIDE TO MANGA ICONOGRAPHY
By Fumiyo Kouno. Translated by Ko Ransom. Lettered by Andworld
Forward by Matt Alt and Hiroko Yoda
B&W Manga, 132 Pages, $12.99. In Stores September 9th, 2024
Diamond: JUL242212 ISBN: 978-1772943085
Manga symbols – “manpu” in Japanese - are iconic or symbolic expressions used uniquely in manga, such as sweat drops, popping veins, and smoke puffs.
Giga Town: A Guide to Manga Iconography! is (probably) Japan’s first guide to this manga iconography, collecting and explaining these symbols, with a short manga featuring the frolicking animals of the famous Japanese scroll Chōjū-jinbutsu-giga to explain each one!
"Giga Town is the Rosetta Stone of Manga iconography; a delightful gift to comics scholars everywhere!"
- Scott McCloud, creator of Understanding Comics
UDON STORE EXCLUSIVE EDITIONS
Get ready for an amazing array of super-cool variant covers for this month's comic book releases, found only at the UDON Store. Details and links to buy below!
2024 Shantae Swimsuit Special #1
2024 Shantae Swimsuit Special #1 - UDON Store Exclusive Cover X1 by Aki Li - US$20
2024 Shantae Swimsuit Special #1 - UDON Store Exclusive Cover X2 by Mikan - US$20
2024 Shantae Swimsuit Special #1 - UDON Store Exclusive Cover X3 by Keenbiscuit - US$20
Street Fighter Masters: Lily #1, by Quasimodox
Street Fighter Masters: Lily #1
UDON Store Exclusive - CVR X1 - Swimsuit Cover by Quasimodox- $20
Street Fighter Masters: Lily #1
UDON Store Exclusive - CVR X2 - Golden Swimsuit Cover by Quasimodox- $50, limited to 250 copies.
Final Fight #3, by AtomicMarshmallow
Final Fight # 3 - UDON Store Exclusive
CVR X1 Ninja Maki by AtomicMarshmallow- $20
Final Fight #3 - UDON Store Exclusive
CVR X2 - Swimsuit Maki by AtomicMarshmallow -
$50 (Limited to 250 copies)