Street Fighter Origins: Akuma: Volume 1

High quality production from UdonNo need to go into plot (The book title says it all) needless to say it is basic and solidI've always liked Udon's Street Fighter series since it first came into publication, as it fleshes out the mythos on the characters that many of us have grown up with. The only draw back on the series as a whole has been the artwork, some of it is absolutely fantastic whereas some of it is quite the opposite, making for a jarring visual continuityNot the case with this one though, Joe Ng and team masterfully handle the visuals throughout, lending to a continuous narrative (a lot of publishers keep forgetting this) and it is further amplified by the large format of the book which makes the action scenes pure eye candyThe only gripe I had, was that it was that interesting, that I read the whole thing straight through - I wish it could have gone on for longerRecommended if you are a fan of either Akuma, Street Fighter or the Udon books in general - well worth it

I really enjoyed the comic. The art work is great. The story is great. I starts from Akuma's childhood till he grows into the raging damon we all know. The story espically highlights the differences between Akuma and Gouken from the begining. The only reason I could not give this 5 stars is because out of the 5 stories 3 of them are amazing where as 2 of them are just ok. I guess the did their job as filers. I love the big pannel art work, the brutally fight scenes are perfectly in keeping with Akuma's legend. The moves in the fight are straight out of the game even a couple from Street Fighter 4. Young Ryu makes an appearance as well and we learn his link to the cycle of violence that Akuma has made his life.

I enjoyed this and am glad I own it to complete the collection, but it’s a little overpriced for the length of the story. Personally I preferred the origin told in Street Fighter Assassins Fist, but the art on display here is top notch as always.

Amazing story of Akuma. Excellent artwork. I will recommend to everyone to read it. You will enjoy it. Start reading

Great read for street fighter fans

Great

prefer the Akuma story is Street Fighter Assassins Fist!! in a way watching the awesome Assassin's Fist DVD made me dissapointed with this Graphic Novel!!

Akuma Origins is the newest entry in the Udon series of Street fighter graphic novels.The story focuses on Akuma's journey from a child to adult and how he comes to embrace the Satsui-no-hado(the murderous intent) or the dark hadou. As the story progresses, it highlights Akuma's relationship with Gouken and his tutelage under master Goutetsu. Along the line, we are treated to a very very brief cameo appearance by a very young Ryu and how he was adopted by Gotetsu.Now I must say that I am really impressed with this book.WOW! The story is brilliant, the artwork illustration is big, bold and consistent with one artist (big-ups to Joe Ng) while the art colouring is topnotch! I got this book a week before the UK release date and I must confess that I still find myself flipping through to digest the illustration and story over and over. Did I mention that the book consists of about 128 pages and THANKFULLY, only 8 pages were of artwork designs/comic board sketches.Now my only gripe with the story is that...even as a child, the central character was addressed as Akuma! The story writer should have at least given him a more logical name then illustrated on how he adopted the name 'Akuma'.With the less than stellar 'Street fighter: new generations', I must say, Udon has really redeemed itself with Akuma origins. Well done!Even non street fighter fans will enjoy this!I eagerly look forward to Street fighter volume 2: Hyper fighting.I'm out!!