{"id":189884,"date":"2026-04-08T18:56:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T18:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/189884\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T18:56:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T18:56:02","slug":"darkstalkers-x-street-fighter-queens-shadow-1-and-mega-man-x-4-announced-with-variant-covers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/189884\/","title":{"rendered":"Darkstalkers X Street Fighter Queen\u2019s Shadow #1 And Mega Man X #4 Announced With Variant Covers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/noisypixel.net\/?s=UDON+Entertainment\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UDON Entertainment<\/a> has announced two upcoming comic releases tied to Darkstalkers, Street Fighter, and Mega Man X, including a new crossover one-shot and the next issue in its ongoing Mega Man X line. Both titles are scheduled to arrive in comic shops later this month, each featuring a wide selection of variant covers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/store.udonentertainment.com\/collections\/darkstalkers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Darkstalkers x Street Fighter: Queen\u2019s Shadow #1 <\/a>launches as a 32-page, full-color one-shot priced at $4.99, with an in-store date of April 29, 2026. The story follows a plan to return Chicago to its original dimension on Earth, bringing the Night Warriors and World Warriors together amid internal conflict that threatens the mission.<\/p>\n<p>The issue is written by Marshall Dillon and Tim Seeley, with art by Alberto Alburquerque. Several additional artists contribute to variant covers.<\/p>\n<p>Darkstalkers x Street Fighter: Queen\u2019s Shadow #1 covers include:<\/p>\n<p>Cover A by Alberto Alburquerque<br \/>\nCover B by Brett Bean (Variant)<br \/>\nCover C by Alex Ahad (1:5 Incentive Variant)<br \/>\nCover X1 by Mirka Andolfo (UDON Store Exclusive)<br \/>\nCover X2 by Ale Garza (UDON Store Exclusive)<br \/>\nCover X3 by Inkpot (UDON Store Exclusive)<br \/>\nCover X4 Full Foil by Inkpot (UDON Store Exclusive)<\/p>\n<p>UDON is also continuing its <a href=\"https:\/\/store.udonentertainment.com\/collections\/mega-man\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mega Man X comic line with Issue #4<\/a>. This installment centers on the return of Vile, as X faces the Maverick with upgraded armor and increased experience. The story sets up a larger confrontation involving Sigma.<\/p>\n<p>Mega Man X #4 is also a 32-page, full-color release priced at $4.99, created by Daniel Arseneault and Hanzo Steinbach, with additional artists contributing variant artwork.<\/p>\n<p>Mega Man X #4 covers include:<\/p>\n<p>Cover A by Hanzo Steinbach<br \/>\nCover B by Edwin Huang (Variant)<br \/>\nCover C by Guido Guidi (Variant)<br \/>\nCover D by Jeffrey \u201cChamba\u201d Cruz (1:5 Incentive Variant)<br \/>\nCover X1 \u201cLadies of X\u201d by Atomic Marshmallow (UDON Store Exclusive)<\/p>\n<p>Both releases continue UDON\u2019s ongoing publishing efforts tied to Capcom properties, which have seen renewed attention through comics, collections, and crossover projects in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>Are you planning to pick up any of these covers, or sticking to a single variant? Let us know, and stay tuned to Noisy Pixel for more comic and game-related updates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"UDON Entertainment has announced two upcoming comic releases tied to Darkstalkers, Street Fighter, and Mega Man X, including&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":189885,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[9,24,63,122,124,123],"class_list":{"0":"post-189884","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-queens","8":"tag-new-york","9":"tag-new-york-city","10":"tag-nyc","11":"tag-queens","12":"tag-queens-headlines","13":"tag-queens-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189884","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=189884"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189884\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/189885"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=189884"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=189884"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=189884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}