UDON LAUNCHES DARKSTALKERS, CROSS PROMOTES WITH NEW CAPCOM VIDEOGAME

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Hot on the heels of STREET FIGHTER, UDON is proud to unveil the expansion of its line of comics with CAPCOM’s legendary action-horror franchise, DARKSTALKERS shipping this Wednesday, November 24 (SEP042585)! With its classic cast of horror-themed characters, Darkstalkers has had a dedicated fan base for years, spawning anime OAVs, manga and countless other successful licensed products. Most recently, the cast of Darkstalkers has been prominently featured in Capcom’s latest PLAYSTATION 2 (and upcoming X-BOX) fighting game, CAPCOM FIGHTING EVOLUTION that ships this month.

Geared towards cross-promoting the franchise and getting new customers into comic stores, the Darkstalkers ongoing comic series features the same UDON creative team responsible for the in-game endings, packaging art, and promotional artwork that will be seen across the country, not only on videogame screens, but in videogame store windows and gaming print ads as well. Furthermore, all of the print ads for Capcom Fighting Evolution (that will be seen in such widely circulated publications as PSM and GamePro) will prominently feature a section promoting the Darkstalkers and Street Fighter comic lines, including a link to UDON’s site ( www.capcomcomics.com ) that features contact information for Diamond’s Comic Shop Locater Service. This link will also soon be promoted on Capcom USA’s site ( www.capcom.com ). UDON hopes to do its part in drawing new fans to comic stores and encourages retailers to keep Darkstalkers (and also Street Fighter) in stock to take advantage of the extra visibility the series will have outside of the comic industry, as well as the large anime fan base that Darkstalkers has consistently appealed to.

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