For thirty years, Capcom’s Street Fighter franchise has revolutionized fighting games and given gamers the chance to control an unforgettable cast of characters as they collide in epic battles. This fall, Dynamite Entertainment is taking the deep dive into over three decades of gaming history with Undisputed Street Fighter: The Art and Innovation Behind the Game-Changing Series.

Steve Hendershot wrote Undisputed Street Fighter, and in collaboration with editor Tim Lapetino, he’s brought together a comprehensive look at the art, design, and storytelling that goes into each iteration of Street Fighter. The book is still several months away, but we’ve got an advance look at pages that have never been seen anywhere else before. First up is a two-page spread about Birdie’s visual evolution from the very first Street Fighter and all the way through his appearance in Street Fighter V. Note that all preview pages are not final, and they are pending approval from Capcom. (Click to enlarge)

As any fighting game fan knows, part of the fun is listening to the vocal clips from their characters. The next two-page spread takes a look inside the voice acting process for the Street Fighter games, as well as the unusual secrecy that entails.

Street Fighter is more than just a gaming franchise. It’s a cultural phenomena. It’s been adapted as live-action movies, cartoons, anime series, and even turned into a pinball game. The characters have also become everything from statues to action figures, as you can see in our final exclusive image.

In our gallery below, you can find the cover for Undisputed Street Fighter as well as the previously revealed pages. The book will be published in October as part of Dynamite’s continuing Video Game Icons series.

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