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In 1993, Malibu Comics published a short-lived, licensed American adaptation of the popular video game Street Fighter II written by Len Strazewski. Although Capcom initially approved every stage of the production, the series was abruptly canceled after three issues due to severe backlash from fans and executives over dramatic narrative departures, such as Ken's brutal murder and mailing of his scalp. Despite utilizing cloning plots and intended character arcs that would have eventually resurrected the fallen fighter, the creative team's choice to prioritize traditional comic book melodrama over arcade game conventions alienated the audience. Consequently, the publication concluded with a public apology and a plot dump of unwritten issues, cementing its legacy as an infamous canceled experiment that creators and collectors still discuss decades later.

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