www.86thfloor.com     PREVIEWS VOL. XVII #10 October 2007  

Independent Comic Publishers
(Companies beginning with U)

UDON ENTERTAINMENT

MAGICAL JXR VOLUME 1 TP by Sun-Young Lee Jay and Aru are two of the most popular students in wizardry school. However, before they can graduate, they must venture out into the real world and fulfill a one-year magic contract with a human girl named Cho-Ah. Is Cho-Ah ready to have two enthusiastic young wizards-to-be at her beck and call? SC, 6x8, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $11.95

STREET FIGHTER III: RYU FINAL VOLUME 1 TP by Masahiko Nakahira Everyone knows Ryu as one of the planet's greatest fighters, but he wasn't always a World Street Fighting Champion. Street Fighter III: Ryu Final Volume 1 takes us to Ryu's past, as he seeks the path of the warrior. On his journey he'll train with many fighters; the mystical hermit Oro, the wise martial arts master Gouken — even his good friend Ken might teach him a few new tricks! It all comes to a head with Ryu's first encounter with the man who would one day become his greatest foe, the deadly Akuma! SC, 6x8, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $12.95

ROBOT VOLUME 4 GN by Various The acclaimed full-color anthology title continues! Compiled and edited by Range Murata (Last Exile, Blue Submarine No.6), this quarterly series features anime and manga’s most skilled creators. Experience gorgeous stories by Yoshitoshi Abe (Serial Experiments Lain), Kouji Ogata (Boogiepop Phantom), and over a dozen more of Japan’s finest artists. MATURE THEMES SC, 8x11, 160pgs, FC SRP: $29.95