Udon's latest Capcom special is probably one of the very few items worth seeking out on FCBD

Push Square announced that for Free Comic Book Day, Udon's publishing a special based on Street Fighter and Rival Schools:

The legendary PS1 fighter is enjoying a bit of a moment, with Dreamcast sequel Project Justice included on the upcoming Capcom Fighting Collection 2 and a new Udon Entertainment comic on the way.

Street Fighter vs Rival Schools will feature as part of the lineup for this year’s Free Comic Book Day

, which is scheduled to take place later this week, on 3rd May. [...]

Interestingly, this isn’t the only new Rival Schools book out this week.

A new hardback, currently scheduled to release on 30th April, will focus on the unforgettable artwork from all three Rival Schools titles, including sketches, unused concepts, and more.

It all leads us to believe there may be a future for the franchise after all, despite director Hideaki Itsuno’s departure from Capcom in 2024.

One of the other reasons Street Fighter's still got a future in video games is that, while Capcom previously caused concern among players a few years back that they were allowing woke humiliations into the 6th entry, they've since done mended the damage by bringing SNK's sex symbol Mai Shiranui from Fatal Fury/King of Fighters into the game, and undoubtably, it's salvaged their reputation. Perhaps this could make a great premise for a comics adaptation from Udon as well!

Anyway, this adaptation of 2 Capcom video games is surely one of the very few comics that'll be worth looking for on FCBD, but even so, considering what a joke the event's been for nearly a quarter century from a financial perspective, that's why it'd be for the best if FCBD is discontinued, because why must we have to put up with so many time wasters from DC/Marvel that don't respect previous output from before the early 2000s? I also noticed the news Alliance Entertainment decided to cancel their agreement to buy out Diamond, and that can't be good news for the company that did no favors for comics distribution, though lest we forget, many publishers do have some blame to shoulder for refusing to rethink their formats, and shift from pamphlets to paperbacks. So again, if FCBD does stop, it won't be too much of a loss, save for if there are decent creator-owned titles out there that could use some more attention than what they actually get.

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