Street Fighter IV, Vol. 1

Street Fighter IV

by Ken Siu-Chong, Joe Ng

Based on the most anticipated fighting game ever -- Street Fighter IV! New challengers like mixed martial artist Abel, Mexican wrestler El Fuerte, sexy spygal Crimson Viper, and chunky Kung Fu fighter Rufus cross paths with Street Fighter mainstays like Sakura, Dan, Charlie, and Akuma! Expect plenty of knock-down, drag-out action as the newest generation of world warriors proves they've got the skills to fight with the best!

Genres: Comics, Video Games, Graphic Novels

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

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Reviews

[Emmy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ooh, this was a good one! I especially enjoyed the bonus stories (there's a lot of great stuff here!) Although, I did have one complaint. While El Fuerte gets a ton of screen time, my SF4 main, Hakan wasn't even pictured! If I'm wrong and I missed him, someone please tell me. Otherwise, I'll continue to be sad.

[Jon Thysell · Rating 3 out of 5]

A little short, would have expected something longer for a mainline game, but definitely fun.

[Rico Surridge · Rating 1 out of 5]

Quite a random collection and no main character story lines. Little to no Ryu. Disappointing read overall.

[Wayne McCoy · Rating 4 out of 5]

'Street Fighter IV Volume 1: Wages of Sin HC' collects a bunch of issues of the comic and introduces some new characters to the the Street Fighter universe that seem to fit right in. The art is not bad. It almost seems like cels from an animated series. The panels are colored very well.

The first few issues introduce some of the new characters. The main character is Crimson Viper and she's pretty interesting, but I liked El Fuerte too, who is a Hispanic cook/Lucha Libre fan. All the character's call out the names of their move as they do them, but El Fuerte's are named things like Tostada Press. I digress. Crimson Viper is hired by the bad guys to collect the best street fighters for a nefarious project. She does this and delivers them, but is she a hero or a villain? We do find out, but I won't spoil it here.

The characters are all larger than life and over the top, just like you'd find them in the video game. There's lots of fighting, some pretty good humor and the art is pretty good. I liked it, but let's call it a guilty pleasure.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel by Diamond Book Distributors and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.

[Elle Markov · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved it. It takes me back to the Street Fighter games way back when you used a cartridge. The illustrations are awesome and I liked how all the short stories interconnected to the main story.

The bonus stories were a nice kick and I am dying to read more on Crimson Viper, she's so super spy / bad guy / double agent; she was my favorite in the book.

Street Fighter fans will enjoy this book and so will action comic book fans. The only thing I didn't like was that I felt it ended too soon and I need more on Number 15, the baddy in the book.

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[Michael Alexander · Rating 3 out of 5]

When Street Fighter IV was originally being released it introduced 4 new characters; Crimson Viper, Abel, Rufus, and El Fuerte. These were the comics that were released prior to the game to introduce the characters and the storyline for SF IV. Granted, Street Fighter isn't exactly known for its rich story, but the characters are fun, the art is nice, and the fight scenes are well done.