UDON Entertainment is always cooking up something exciting for fans at San Diego Comic-Con. The publisher and collectibles company celebrates your favorite original and translated art books, graphic novels, and manga, and is passionate about bringing fans a quality product.

You can find them on the show floor at Booth #100, where they’ll be hosting the legendary Kenichi Sonoda, manga creator, character designer, and anime, for his first visit to San Diego Comic-Con. Sonoda was instrumental in many of the most beloved manga over the years, including Gunsmith Cats, Gunsmith Cats: Burst, Cannon God Exaxxion, and Riding Bean, as well as character and mechanical designs for Bubblegum Crisis, Gall Force, Scramble Wars, and SoltyRei.

Sonoda will be signing at the UDON booth for two days, with a different limited-edition shikishi signing board available for each day. The signing will be ticketed with purchase, with the exact autograph procedure still to be announced.

[UPDATE June 26]

UDON’s popular “Swimsuit Special” will be getting another San Diego Comic-Con special edition, this time for 2024 Shantae Swimsuit Special #1. The print features an illustration by Nami Sakurajyousui and will be printed on high-quality cardstock and feature gold-foil stamping. Pick it up at the booth for $25 in limited quantities.

[UPDATE June 20]

Sonoda and UDON will debut an all-new Bubblegum Crisis: Complete Archive Hardcover Collection, a 304-page collection that includes an assembly of materials from the manga and its sequel and prequel, Bubblegum Crash and A.D. Police Files. The original Bubblegum Crisis released from 1987 to 1991, and UDON has worked to find and include all of the color illustrations, promotional illustrations, and design sheets from the series available. The volume also includes detailed character guides, complete episode synopsis, a forward by Bubblegum Crisis comic creator Adam Warren, and a brand new cover illustration by Sonoda, as well as an interview with the legendary creator.

There will be two editions of the collection, including a special shared exclusive hardcover slipcase-edition (with shikishi signing board) available at both San Diego Comic-Con and online at the UDON store, as well as a standard hardcover edition releasing in retail this fall.

All copies at San Diego Comic-Con will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis, with more Bubblegum Crisis merchandise for the con still to be announced.