Street Fighter, Vol. 2 Paperback – Illustrated, March 27, 2007

This is the first time I have ever really, seriously enjoyed a Street Fighter manga. Most of the SF manga is fairly average but finally we have a top quality product with high production values. The art by Udon is stunning with full color frames resembling animation cells. All the characters look spot on perfect particularly Balrog and Blanka. Besides art the other thing I look for in SF manga is the fights. There is a lot of fighting and it's quite good. The only thing I would have preferred is more one on one battles but that might be nit picking.It's in the story that most SF manga falls apart but this one is decent. It's pretty much an extension of the basic SF storyline with Cammy struggling as she discovers her disturbing past with Shadaloo, Chun Li fretting over her deceased father and Ryu and Ken being hunted by Shadaloo's top heavies, Vega and Balrog. The story isn't going to blow you away but it's more than acceptable.I have one issue with this book and it's a biggie. The pages are printed on thick, heavy stock paper which is all well and good but unfortunately can cause the books spine to become rather delicate. I tried to be as careful as possible; opening the pages only part way but about half way through the book CRACK went the spine. I imagine most people are not as cautious as I am and with normal use readers probably end up with a handful of loose pages after a short period of time. Books printed on thin, cheap paper tend not to have this problem. It's disappointing because the book is so good I would love to keep it as a collectable but I would be afraid to read it again. The term `cracking open a book' takes on a whole new meaning.Despite being rather fragile I was wholly impressed with the effort put in here. It's rare that you see a licensed product look this done so well. This book is just about exactly what I was looking for and I intend to buy the rest of the books in the series.

If you are a SF fan, you will enjoy the artwork and stories in this second volume. I enjoyed Volumes 1 and 2 more than I did 3, and much more than Volume 4. This continues the battles and adventures, from the first Volume, of all the characters from the SF II and SF Alpha era and merges them. SF Alpha is a precursor to the SF II. It is a quick read with excellent artwork and an interesting story, and although there are some small parts of the story that are boring for a few characters, most of the story and battles are worthwhile. Do a search to find sample pages of what the artwork looks like. The book is in digest size, which is smaller than the comic book sizes. There is also an Ultimate SF book available which collects the entire four volumes and shows them in larger-than-comic-book-size pages if you can find that version. I recommend this book to all fans of SF, and to any non-fans who know of SF but have never tried to learn the backstories.

good

I have volume 1,2,3 & 5 and this is the best one because it still keeps the good art of volume 1 and the story seemed a bit more interesting to me than volume 1; it also has more pages than any volume.

I really enjoyed reading this paperback. The story is very similar to The Animated Movie that was made in 1998.

So I had never read or played street fighter (except those arcade games marvel vs capcom) but while surfing the net, I cam across the first volume of this series as a motion comic. Watching and listening to the story, I was instantly hooked. I loved the characters and the plot, so I was eager to read more and was thrilled to find this volume at my public library.This volume was fight scene after fight scene and I LOVED it! And the style of drawing is almost manga-like (another plus in my book)! There were some funny parts too with Ryu learning email and just so many other things that goes on that I won't reveal cuz I don't like to ruin a good story. Awesome read! Highly recommend. ^_^

so i was very excited to buy this comic for my child yet, after reading it for a day we noticed that the glue wasn't good because the comic wasn't fully attached properly, you have to be carful with the pages bc they will just fall off. Sad seriously because this is what is getting my teen to read more and he was completely annoyed that his new book seems to be falling apart.

This is such a great book that belongs to a great series. It brings back a sense of nostalgia and really intertwines all the street fighter characters and their backgrounds into one storyline that is true to the character backgrounds. As far as I have seen, this is the best looking graphics I've seen a graphic novel have and is accompanied with a great storyline. It even has quotes from famous people, such as how Fei Long says something Bruce Lee once said. And they translate the moves from the game with detailed stories as to how they learned those moves or where they got what scars. A DEFINITE PICK UP FOR ALL STREET FIGHTER FANS OF ALL AGES. :)

Very great read for all lovers of SF memorabilia. Brilliant martial arts action anime and very great read within that. Totally so.

super!

Can't say much about it except delivery was quick and well packaged. It was a gift.

You get to see Ryu kicking someone in the face while wearing a suit. Enough said.Get it now.