STREET FIGHTER: THE BATTLE FOR SHADALOO Conclusion

We've Seen Enough!
The Time for Mere Words is Over...

...Now, Let Us See the "Purity of Unarmed Combat", as Demonstrated by M Bison and Colonel Guile...

Though the comic implied it, there wasn't a live-action sequel since Raul Julia (M Bison) died shortly before the movie opened in theatres.

(In fact the footage of his final resurrection was cut from the theatre version, but restored for cable and home video!)
The other project based on the video game that came out at the same time...an animated series...had no such hinderance, and produced sequel after sequel!
Perhaps we should present the comic the anime "inspired" next year!
What do you think?

STREET FIGHTER: THE BATTLE FOR SHADALOO Part 4

When We Last Saw Our Protagonists and Antagonists...

Colonel Guile's plan to track down M Bison's HQ has worked, and he's en-route to rescue the Allied Nation hostages.
However, Chun-Li Zang, who managed to destroy a major cache of Bison's weapons, has been captured...

Is it truly "Game Over" for Guile?
Head to
Secret Sanctum of Captain Video
on Thursday to find out!

STREET FIGHTER: THE BATTLE FOR SHADALOO Part 2

We Have Already Seen...

...the demented dictator of Shadaloo, General M Bison, holds 63 Allied Nations relief workers hostage, demanding $2 billion for their release within 72 hours or he'll kill them!

Meanwhile, in Shadaloo's slums, two con men, Ken and Ryu attempt to trick Bison's lieutenant, crime lord Sagat, into buying weapons...which are really just toys!

The enraged one-eyed criminal forces the duo to fight his main enforcer, the masked Vega, to the death!

but, before the battle can get under way, Guile (seeking a lead to the whereabouts of the hostages) and his troops raid the hideout and arrest everyone!X

To Be Continued Tuesday at

Secret Sanctum of Captain Video!

The comic adaptation of the movie based on a video game was written by Mike Avennie, penciled by Nick Napalitano, and inked by Bob Downs.
The comic contains story elements and dialogue from several versions of the movie's script, so there are some fascinating differences from the actual movie!

DAREDEVIL AND THE BLACK WIDOW "On the Eve of the Talon"

50 years ago, in Marvel's Daredevil #92 (October 1972)...

...this symbolic cover showed Daredevil, the Black Widow, and the Black Panther (Nope, I'm not kidding!) against a one-shot martial-arts assassin!

A Kingpin-like villain imprisons the Black Widow and figures out Matt Murdock is Daredevil!

He sends the aforementioned assassin to kill Murdock...

Note something a little...off..about 'ol Hornhead?

Figure out what's going on?

Clue: Daredevil doesn't use his billy club...his primary weapon!

The Blue Talon, unlike most Marvel baddies, never returned!

Pity, since he had a unique weapon, and probably a kool backstory!

Trivia: When the story was reprinted in France, a painted cover by Jean Frisano left out the Black Widow...

...which made sense, since she was a captive at the time, and didn't participate in the battle!
And this 1972 French reprint's cover features the Blue Talon's original face...

...before Art Director John Romita Sr modified the original art by Gene Colan and Tom Palmer as seen at the top of this post!

Note: We don't usually show classic non-powered costumed superheroes/heroines on this blog.

But most are trained martial artists, usually in a variety of fighting disciplines and techniques including Western (boxing/wrestling/savate/etc) and Asian!

(Both Captain America and The Batman have fought Asian-trained martial artist heroes to a draw!)
So should we include "classic" superheroes along with the martial artists?
Let us know!

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