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A Look Inside The Undisputed Street Fighter Art Book

Published Tue, 20 Jun 2017 11:59:36 -0500

Writer Steve Hendershot and Editor Tim Lapetino (Art of Atari) have been announced as the creative team behind Dynamite Entertainment's latest offering in their Video Game Icons line, Undisputed Street Fighter: The Art and Innovation Behind the Game-Changing Series. The 304-page hardcover artbook is set for release this November.

Since its inception 30 years ago, the Street Fighter™ video game series from Capcom has thrived based on a lethal combination of innovation, style and technique. From first-of-their-kind advances such as selectable characters and secret combo moves, to imagination-capturing characters such as Ryu, Chun-Li, and Akuma, Street Fighter has stayed a step ahead of the competition en route to becoming one of the most enduring and influential franchises in video game history. Undisputed Street Fighter™ features in-depth interviews and exclusive, behind-the-scenes looks into the making of the Street Fighter games, and the iconic art, design, and imagery from across the Street Fighter universe.

Writer Steve Hendershot says,

Street Fighter is a running, 30-year conversation between the series' creators, players and fans. Its genius–the magic of shoulder-to-shoulder arcade play, and the playful, vivid style of its characters-stems from that back-and-forth. It's been so much fun to hear all sides of that conversation from Tokyo and Osaka to San Francisco and Chicago, and I'm excited to tell the story through this book.

Editor Tim Lapetino says,

It's been an excellent adventure delving so deeply into the labyrinth of characters and people who make up Street Fighter Nation. We've drawn from 30 years of the best art and stories the franchise has to offer, and Steve has brought his fresh take to all things Street Fighter with a ton of new interviews and insights. The book is a love letter to those who grew up with Street Fighter and also to everyone carrying it into the future.

Undisputed Street Fighter will be available at major bookstore chains, online booksellers, and independent bookstores courtesy of Diamond Book Distributors, and to consumers through the comic book specialty market. Undisputed Street Fighter will be solicited in the July 2017 Previews catalog and slated for release in November.