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Darkstalkers #1-4 (2004-2005) by UDON Comics

Writer Ken Siu-Chong, drawn by various.

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DARKSTALKERS VOLUME 1

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Joe Vriens X-Men Cover Art / 9 Best Covers / Era: 2000s X-Men

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the cover to Sentinel (2005) #1 by Joe Vriens and Gary Yeung

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Joe Vriens

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Street Fighter Akuma vs. Hell #1

Street Fighter Akuma vs. Hell #1 UDON Entertainment/Capcom 2019 Written by Ken Siu-Chong Illustrated by Joe Vriens Coloured by Josh Perez Lettered by Marshall Dillon     After his encounter with the demonic Darkstalkers, Akuma chose to remain in the hellish Makai dimension to take his training to terrifying new levels. Alone in a demonic landscape, Akuma battles unearthly creatures, giant monstrosities, and an undead ghost from his past!     Can I just say that I am a huge fan of the Street Fighter franchise as it's being done here at UDON. I know this is a video game, hell I saw it in the Arcade in the 80's and in the bowling alley if I'm not mistaken however, what Ken does with the writing here is so incredibly fantastic to me. He manages to give these characters depth and layers like we would see in anyone we meet. Aside from that we still get a damn good, solid story and the action and fighting that are requisite with this type of book. Everything is here that needs to be here and then some.     This issue was absolutely stunning to me. The story & plot development alongside the character development that we see as they can be one single entity or more as they need to be. The depth of the characterisation here is mindbogglingly good. So when you add in the pacing this story takes on a whole new trajectory. There is not one thing here that is not essential to the story, not entertaining in some way and it is completely revealing and almost stripping Akuma to his basics before building him back up again. This took me by surprise, blew me away and needs to be considered for those Ringo Awards with that writer, best issue, artist, cover artist, letterer you name it!     I hope with all sincerity that those of you reading this will pick this up, make sure your shop orders if they don't have it. This single issue makes me want more. I wanna see what's next with Akuma and after the way this issue ends yeah that's gonna need to happen. As a reviewer I read a ton of books a week and I average about 25 reviews and for me to this excited, enthusiastic and overall just plain blown away should be enough to tell you how good this is. The way characterisation is something we get once in a blue moon as the depths that Ken takes it and how articulately he manages to show us through Akuma's own narration and dialogue leaves a changed man.     So while I am gushing about the writing here we need to talk about how strong the interior artwork here is. From the opening with Lilith and the Lady Morrigan and her servants we see how strong, clean and crisp the linework is. The varying weights that we see which bring out this attention to detail is marvellous and can be either humorous or incredibly frightening. The way we see action sequences and how they show movement as well how we see depth perception through the use of foregrounds and backgrounds is stupendous. The utilisation of the page layouts and how we see the angles and perspective in the panels show us a masterful eye for storytelling. I can't believe I am about to say this but the lack of backgrounds is fine with me because of the movement, and how the creatures fill the panels. The colour work is serendipitous to the linework. I mean to see all these colours, their hues and tones within them being utilised and how they all manage to create this shading and shadows makes me want to weep with joy. ​     The opening makes you want to see more, the meat of the story captives, mesmerises and thrills you while the ending leaves anticipating what is next. And what's next is exactly what I want to see. Sigh UDON has a great way of releasing their books to keep us hungry, on our toes and eager to snatch up the next one. So for those of you who aren't reading this or think it's cheesy or the kind of book you wouldn't think to get, it's time to branch out, change your mind and this up. Start buying one book a week from a company like this and see what happens when you experience this level and quality of storytelling.

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DEBUTING AT TCAF 2019: RAID TWO By Various Artists

$20 CAD, Self-Published

RAID TWO, our follow up to the aptly named RAID ONE! Coming in at a giant 144 full pages it showcases all-new and original content by RAID creators and colleagues. Featuring work by Kalman Andrasofszky, Sheldon Carter, Taran Chadha, Willow Dawson, Anthony Falcone, Ian Herring, Joe Infurnari, Irma Kniivila, Nimit Malavia, Rachel Matile (RHYMEwithRACHEL), Ramón K Pérez, Gabe Sapienza, Gibson Quarter, Kyle J Smith, Cameron Stewart, Mike Valiquette, Eric Vedder, Joe Vriens (JOVERINE), and Tri Vuong!

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MONSTER MARATHON 

by Joe “Joverine” Vriens

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DARKSTALKERS VOLUME 1

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Sentinel (2005) #1 / Published: Novemebr 2, 2005 / Artist: Joe Vriens

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By Joe Vriens

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By Joe Vriens

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Marvel vs. Capcom 2 “Episode 3″ - Storm versus Jill Valentine

circa July 2009 by Capcom and Joe Vriens

original post: https://joevriens.blogspot.com/2009/07/marvel-vs-capcom-2-jill-vs-storm.html

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UDON Entertainment Reveals Street Fighter: Akuma Vs. Hell #1 Covers

UDON Entertainment Reveals Street Fighter: Akuma Vs. Hell #1 Covers

UDON Entertainment promised to roll out five Street Fighter one-shots this year and the publisher has just revealed details and covers for the fifth and final one, Akuma Vs. Hell. Due out in July, the comic is written by Ken Siu-Chong and illustrated by Joe Vriens. It follows Akuma after his encounter with the Darkstalkers where he’s remained in the hellish Makai dimensions to take his training…

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Udon Entertainment Reveals Street Fighter vs. Darkstalkers #1 Covers

Udon Entertainment Reveals Street Fighter vs. Darkstalkers #1 Covers #comics

The time-tested combatants of Street Fighter and Darkstalkers have met many times in the arcades, but nothing can prepare you for their first action-packed, fan service-fueled comic crossover! Villains will unite, friends will become foes, and the worlds of two fighting game franchises will be changed forever! This April, Street Fighter Vs. Darkstalkers #1 arrives, launching the 8-issue comic…

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Amazing Artwork by Joe Vriens