Udon Panel at Otakon, no one is talking about it?

[Sammuraiblade]

Udon was at Otakon, How come no one is talking about it?

I was at the Con and went to their panel on the last day. Here's what i found interesting:

Street fighter II Turbo comic:
#1 And #2 are done and Street fighter IV backstories in each issue

Darkstalkers:

The New artbook is coming out in english and be out in october and the comic series will come back next year[probably].


Artbooks:

Just got the translation rights for 20th anniversary Megaman Mega-size artbook and the Ace Attorney artbook pack and those are TBA.

I'll post more stuff on what they said during the Q&A if anyone wants to disscus:lovin:

[maxx]

what i found interesting is the fact the guy from udon was charging 100 bucks for sketches...did he forget he wasnt at comic con?

[Akutabi Gamma]

OH SHIT SF4 BACKSTORIES?! HELLS YEAH! Thanks for the info dude.

[Sano]

Udon was at Otakon, How come no one is talking about it?


I'm not even sure a lot of the comic book forum regulars attended. I mean you never know but Otakon doesn't come up a lot if at all in the sticky convention thread if that means anything, shrug.... Akumatru mentioned it a few times in the convention thread, he might of attended...

Anyway thanks for the info guy! :woot:

Amputekthure did hook me up with a lot of stuff from the San Diego Comic con that I just recieved in the male today! I have the three covers for the SF #0 Remix book, a Gouki sketch, the SF4 Chun-Li toy, an SF4 Ryu red headband, a We Love Golf Wii Mote bag and an Ecto-1 license plate from Ghostbusters. I only asked Amputekthure for the comics and the sketch so he really hooked me up. :tup:

Maxx - Udon only charges like 80/100 for full body sketches. Portraits go for 20 bucks. Usually, I have no idea what they did at Otacon though. But SDCC this year and both times they came to NY was like that.

Last I spoke to Erik Ko, he said he wasn't too sure if Udon would be attending the NY Anime Festival this year like they did last time. I guess I'm probably gonna miss them in '08 but hopefully I'll get to see them in '09. Right now, I'm just praying that Arcadia makes a Tatsunoko vs. Capcom cover so I can have Yoshitaka Amano sign it. :smile:

[Sammuraiblade]

what i found interesting is the fact the guy from udon was charging 100 bucks for sketches...did he forget he wasnt at comic con?

LoL. What i what found funny is price changed so quickly for their Summer sketchbook. 2nd day -Noon- Everyone was at the booth. Jo chen had a Massive line on her end:looney:, Omar Dogan was sketching KOF commissions and having a conversation on social cultural politics with another con-goer. The Sketchbook cost $10 [at first] and to get omar to sketch on the Remix comic cost another $10. I went to the ATm to take out a $20 only to find out that the price of the sketchbook suddenly skyrocketed to $20! :wow: I mean i still bought it , ZUB told me they were selling out fast, but now i couldn't get Omar to sketch for ME :sad:. However getting 2 door posters FREE [Sakura and Chun-li]at the panel made up for it.


I got some answers from the Q&A if anyone wants to talk about it.

[Sano]

I got some answers from the Q&A if anyone wants to talk about it.

Yeah man please share. :smile:

[Sammuraiblade]

Yeah man please share. :smile:

Weeell.

Remember when SF4 rumor first leaked to the forums [2 years ago]? When Zub and the rest were having dinner with kinu Nishimura and Capcom after the Eternal Challege interview, and Zub said "I'd always get malnurist as a kid because I use my lunch money to play your arcade game." When the translator told capcom this they given a rare look at SIV designs. Zub was[His words] "Twitching" because then He and Udon were sworn not to tell. So when the rumour got out, They knew but couldn't tell or they be in trouble. But it hurt sooo much to hold it in while everyone was speculating.:looney:


Manga:
When i asked if they would put ever out the Rival Schools manga. Zub said they could if they wanted too but the rights to do that is spit into 3 sections; Capcom, Japanese publisher, and author. Its hard to find all three and the details to that are complicated. So they could do that because its a bit more cheaper to put manga out than 2 full color comics it just take longer or it wont happen at all. That answer to cancel out half the questions in the panel.


Original stuff:

A question was asked if they would put out original work. Zub said they would like to be known for more than just their capcom comics, but not right now possibly late next year.



Other capcom comics:

Udon does know Wildstorm having the rights to make DMC and Resident Evil, and there good friends and they would help out if asked. They are bit more interested locking down final fight series to have this whole Sf universe feeling. Zub said he really wants to a megaman comic , but Dreamwave's comic is still fresh in retailer's mind. So thats going to wait a year or two. The also said they didn't wan't to over saturate the demand.


Rival Schools:

This was consider a black eye for them because the tried some thing different and it back-fired. The fans and retailers expected something to look capcomy and got something else.


Joe Mad:

Zub said that Joe was sad because he was unable to submit his stuff for the tribute book . So they gave him a reserve for the next tribute project and in talks with a few other projects.




There is more:wgrin:

[Akutabi Gamma]

By Joe Mad do u mean the artist in Hack Loeb's Ultimates 3?

[Sammuraiblade]

By Joe Mad do u mean the artist in Hack Loeb's Ultimates 3?

:wtf: ....yeah....

[maxx]

By Joe Mad do u mean the artist in Hack Loeb's Ultimates 3?

wow..did u just call joe mad a hack?
:rofl:

dudes a big influence in america. u can basically point out american manga's style starting point in america between antartic press and joe mad.

[ChairHome]

I think he called Loeb a hack.

Does anyone know when the next Udon comics are coming out?

[Killey]

Man, I would love to meet Jo Chen or Christina Chen in person. Those sisters look hot and Jo Chen's artwork is just jaw dropping.

I've got my SFII Turbo comics and the new Darkstalkers artbook preordered through Diamond Comics so can't wait for those to drop.

The next Udon comic should be SFII Turbo but I'm not sure about the release date at the moment. I'll have to do some digging around when I get off from work but I'm sure someone else probably knows.

[maxx]

Man, I would love to meet Jo Chen or Christina Chen in person. Those sisters look hot and Jo Chen's artwork is just jaw dropping.

I've got my SFII Turbo comics and the new Darkstalkers artbook preordered through Diamond Comics so can't wait for those to drop.

The next Udon comic should be SFII Turbo but I'm not sure about the release date at the moment. I'll have to do some digging around when I get off from work but I'm sure someone else probably knows.

jo's aged a bit...hitting that asian wall. but she's still a cutie..she used to be hella hot to me when i first discovered her in like 2000/01....before she signed wit..ugh dreamwave.

[Sano]

Wildstorm has the rights to DMC? Man that's freaking great. Dreamwave's series was fine, except for Dante talking waaaaay too much to himself and monsters that can't talk back... All it needed was some thought balloons or more captions. I hope now with the novels, manga and anime out there in English the next person who takes a crack at Dante in comics will get a better feel for him. Not to mention the third and fourth games too.

I honestly never cared for any of the American Resident Evil comics despite the Jim Lee covers. The comics were, about nothing... I hate to say it but that Hong Kong Code Veronica comic blew them out of the water. Yeah I know, a Hong Kong comic based on a video game that's actually good but it was...

Though yeah, more Capcom comics is a good thing. So long as it's not Dreamwave Mega Man bad - yikes Mega Man could fly without Rush lord - I can hang. :smile:

IIRC Devil's Due said they had 4 Capcom franchises locked up. We know they have Bionic Commando and Lost Planet, still wondering what the other two are. Unless something went south and those went to Wildstorm. Ah well, still looking forward to more stuff. :smile:

[Sano]

I think he called Loeb a hack.

Does anyone know when the next Udon comics are coming out?

SF Remix #0 is slated for August 27th in comic book stores. I guess after that the regular issues will start up, September the earliest.

[Alibi of Tyrants]

Sanoooooooo...

I have a question. Are the people from UDON planning on doing anymore Exalted comics? Those four (arguably five with number 0) issues that they put out a while back were stupidly awesome but ended on a sour note.

[Sano]

Sanoooooooo...

I have a question. Are the people from UDON planning on doing anymore Exalted comics? Those four (arguably five with number 0) issues that they put out a while back were stupidly awesome but ended on a sour note.

From what they said at the NY Anime Festival last year, no because the sales were really bad. They put the last issue of the series in the TPB.

[Alibi of Tyrants]

DAMNATION.

Thanks for answering my question, man. What a disappointment. Exalted is not only a fantastic pencil-and-paper RP series, but it's also one of those settings that you could write really epic stories in.

>__< Cool beans, though. Looking forward to the SF 4 comics.

[Zephyranthes]

wow..did u just call joe mad a hack?
:rofl:

dudes a big influence in america. u can basically point out american manga's style starting point in america between antartic press and joe mad.

Rob Liefeld's a big influence in America, too, but no one seems to mind when people call HIM a hack.

[Apathy-Inc]

Rob Liefeld's a big influence in America, too, but no one seems to mind when people call HIM a hack.
He's influenced people by being a terrible artist and showing people what not to do/how to act.

There's a big difference.

[maxx]

He's influenced people by being a terrible artist and showing people what not to do/how to act.

There's a big difference.

1. thing he influenced me on...how NOT to do anatomy.

[DS]

$100 dollars for a sketch doesn't surprise me. Inflation, baby. Plus, anime fans have money to throw around.

[Zephyranthes]

He's influenced people by being a terrible artist and showing people what not to do/how to act.

There's a big difference.

That sounds exactly like a description of Joe Mad, too.

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I realize I am derailing the thread here, and for that I apologize to the person who started it. I just have a low opinion of Joe Mad's work and got baited by maxx's masterful setup.

[Apathy-Inc]

That sounds exactly like a description of Joe Mad, too.

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I realize I am derailing the thread here, and for that I apologize to the person who started it. I just have a low opinion of Joe Mad's work and got baited by maxx's masterful setup.
This conversation needs it's own thread, I think.
You could always take a poll, but I think we both know exactly how it would turn out every time.

[maxx]

$100 dollars for a sketch doesn't surprise me. Inflation, baby. Plus, anime fans have money to throw around.

its true..but this isnt normal for an anime con. they usually arent charging that absurd of prices for sketches at anime cons.

[Apathy-Inc]

its true..but this isnt normal for an anime con. they usually arent charging that absurd of prices for sketches at anime cons.
Do we know what he was sketching?
I mean, "sketch" is pretty a subjective term that can range from pinup to head scribbles.

100 bucks for a pencil head/shoulders is crazy.

[Sano]

Like I said before on this thread, full body sketches were probably going for 100, not portraits. Last time they came to NY I got 2 portrait sketches for 20 a piece and a full body sketch for 80.

I doubt they were charging 100 for portraits AKA head and shoulders.

But again, wasn't there, so...

[Sammuraiblade]

Like I said before on this thread, full body sketches were probably going for 100, not portraits. Last time they came to NY I got all 2 portrait sketches for 20 a piece and a full body sketch for 80.

I doubt they were charging 100 for portraits AKA head and shoulders.

But again, wasn't there, so...

I was and it was the full-body sketching were fixed at $100, headshot portraits were $10

and Omar can draw FaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaSt let me tell you!:looney:

[Apathy-Inc]

Like I said before on this thread, full body sketches were probably going for 100, not portraits. Last time they came to NY I got all 2 portrait sketches for 20 a piece and a full body sketch for 80.

I doubt they were charging 100 for portraits AKA head and shoulders.

But again, wasn't there, so...

I was thinking that that was the case, but then again I've seen some really odd prices from some people you wouldn't expect.

100 for a full figure, especially how Udon does it, isn't bad.
Personally I'd take the 10$ headshot.

[Bowling Pin]

sup maxx.

It was indeed $100 for a full figure sketch from Omar. Granted his shit is dope, but I have bills to pay.

Someone should've bugged UDON about MvC3.

[udoneko]

Glad some of you made it to Otakon!

To clerify the sketch thingy -

Our artists charge 100 dollars for a 11 X 17 commission. Is it not really as sketch, but rather a finished inked drawing of characters of your choice. This is a full body shot, most of the time on an official UDON artboard (the same paper that UDON artists use to draw comic pages on). The guys will be spending at least 20 to 30 minutes on this for you, depending on the complexity of the character.

Quick sketches are also available, and usually bundled with sketch books or con exclusive comics like the SF Remix #0 special convention edition. Those are normally charged at a package price of 20 dollars, which 10 dollars actually goes to the artist who do the sketch. These are shoulder up head sketches, and is not as finished as the full commission pieces.

Regarding the sketch book price going up from 10 to 20 dollars, I think there is a misunderstanding. The first day of Otakon, Omar and Jo has not arrived yet. So we decide to sell the SF Remix and the UDOn Sketchbook at 10 dollars (meaning just the book, no artist sketch attached) just in case the fans who bought the book is only going to attend the con Friday only, and would never be able to come back for the sketch. When Saturday and Sunday kick in with Omar and Jo there, we then sell the books at 20.00 which includes a sketch ticket (for those who are new to this, we will give you a ticket as your "token" to get the head sketch from the artist, and also this serve as the receipt from the artist to us to redeem his/her 10.00 fee).

Hope this clears up the question.

[Episode_667]

Glad to hear you guys have a release date for the Darkstalkers artbook. I got the Japanese original (for free!) at Anime North, but it will be nice to have a version I can read. AND I see from checking Amazon and Chapters / Indigo that the Megaman Zero artbook finally came out earlier this summer, double awesome!

[Faight]

I saw the booth Friday, but I didn't buy anything until Saturday. I picked up the SF books 1-4 and the big fanart tribute book. Jo Chen was nice and signed them all for me, though she was a bit delayed because the backdrop thingy at the booth fell over. Luckily no one appeared to have been hurt.

It was good times.

[maxx]

Glad some of you made it to Otakon!

To clerify the sketch thingy -

Our artists charge 100 dollars for a 11 X 17 commission. Is it not really as sketch, but rather a finished inked drawing of characters of your choice. This is a full body shot, most of the time on an official UDON artboard (the same paper that UDON artists use to draw comic pages on). The guys will be spending at least 20 to 30 minutes on this for you, depending on the complexity of the character.

Quick sketches are also available, and usually bundled with sketch books or con exclusive comics like the SF Remix #0 special convention edition. Those are normally charged at a package price of 20 dollars, which 10 dollars actually goes to the artist who do the sketch. These are shoulder up head sketches, and is not as finished as the full commission pieces.



still pretty pricey for an anime con. but thats my personal belief.

[Faight]

Oh man, I just realized that I had pre-ordered the SF tribute book, and I picked one up at Otakon. I completely forgot about it until I went to buy something off of eBay and saw the paypal purchase order for Udon.

Well, I guess I'll have to figure out something to do with it, since I'm not giving up my signed copy ever.

[MUSOLINI]

Man, I would love to meet Jo Chen or Christina Chen in person. Those sisters look hot and Jo Chen's artwork is just jaw dropping.

pics or her and her sis......