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Street Fighter #04

Story, Art, etc.Udon Entertainment
Publisher : Image
Format : Monthly comic
Price : $2.95

This issue is VERY important for Cammy fans... one, it's got Cammy on the cover, and two, something very important happens to Cammy that will totally change her character. Again, if you haven't read this issue yet, don't read on! These reviews are for people who have read the comic.
The whole Guile/Charlie/Chun Li storyline is okay, but I hate that Charlie sounds like a robot. I know Capcom does that in the game, but it's dumb. A brainwashed person isn't really a robot, that's just a common metaphor! A brainwashed person really believes what he/she is doing, but they're just incredibly misguided... just like a liberal Democrat. ^_^
Cammy's part of the comic is only 1 page, but it's BIG news. Somehow she got captured by Rose (when?! how?!), and Rose uses her magic to purge Shadowloo's brainwashing from Cammy's mind. Sounds like they're thinking the same thing I am... turn her into Delta Red Cammy. However, I kinda wish they woulda developed Shadowloo Cammy a more because there are so many storylines within Shadowloo for her (her loyalty to Bison, her rivalry with Vega, relationship with the Dolls, etc). Once Shadowloo Cammy is gone, all those storylines are gone too! And I really wish they would have shown how she get caught by Rose. This comic would be much better if they didn't fast forward through the storylines like that. They're trying to do too much a once. Maybe they'll go back and to a one-shot back-up story comic to make up for it? Doubt it.
Anyhow, in the game it's Dhalsim who messes with Cammy's mind and plants the seed that starts to undo Cammy's brainwashing. However, I absolutely love Rose, and it's cool seeing her get involved with Cammy. It reminds me of Robin Bailey's fan fics where he goes in that direction. The thing I'm most worried about is that they'll fast forward through the rest of Cammy's storyline, skipping all that stuff that leads her her becoming Delta Red Cammy. That's great stuff, and it's important to who Cammy is!!!
The Dan & Sakura storyline is kinda amusing, but with all the other stuff going on in the comic, why are we wasting time? They should have used that to flesh out Cammy's storyline because that's important, and Sakura/Dan is just silly stuff that can be done later.
The last page of the main storyline shows Sagat returning to fight Ryu! Awesome! ^_^ I hope they don't make this fight a joke... and I hope that there's at least some chance that Ryu DOESN'T totally dominate because Sagat is mighty, and he should be ready this time. I can understand hyping Ryu, but don't disrespect the power of Sagat! Sagat should be able to win this fight.
The back-up story where Charlie rescues Guile is kinda generic, but it does tell an important story. I also love Kaare Andrew's art (he did the Cammy cover).
Anyhow, next month (and a half) should be the most exciting issue since the Cammy vs Chun Li fight because we'll hopefully see more about where Cammy's going, and then there should be a HUGE Sagat vs Ryu fight.