Long Vo
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Long Vo is freelance Illustrator and Creative/Art Director.
He is most notably known as one of the 3 original founders of Gaia Online
, an English-language, anime-themed social networking and forums-based website. Prior to this, Vo worked with Studio XD
and produced illustrations and comic books for Marvel Comics
, DC Comics
, Wildstorm
, Image Comics
, UDON
and many other publishers.
Vo's work was first noticed in PSM magazine back in 1997 and since then his work has appeared in many other mediums from comics and kid's books to internet websites and videogames. Recently, Vo was listed as Associate Producer on an independent film called "All About Dad" which locally released to critical acclaim in 2009.
Long was the Lead Sprite Designer for Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix
, a high definition remake of Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo that was released on Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network in November 2008. He also provided artwork for the limited collector's edition of Street Fighter 4 released in 2009.
Long is currently producing work for UDON
and Capcom
and working on a webcomic series set for release later this year.
Videogames
Movies
Boardgames
He is most notably known as one of the 3 original founders of Gaia Online
Gaia Online
Gaia Online is an English-language, anime-themed social networking and forums-based website. Gaiaonline was founded in 2003. but the name was changed to GaiaOnline.com in 2003 from go-gaia by its owner, Gaia Interactive...
, an English-language, anime-themed social networking and forums-based website. Prior to this, Vo worked with Studio XD
Studio XD
Studio XD is a producer of comics. It was originally founded in summer of 1999 by Derek Liu , Long Vo , Josh Gainsbrugh and Charles Park when they joined forces to develop and produce ECHO, a comic series to be published by Image Comics.Studio XD is best known for illustrating the X-Men:...
and produced illustrations and comic books for Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
, DC Comics
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...
, Wildstorm
Wildstorm
WildStorm Productions, or simply WildStorm, published American comic books. Originally an independent company established by Jim Lee and further expanded upon in subsequent years by other creators, WildStorm became a publishing imprint of DC Comics in 1999...
, Image Comics
Image Comics
Image Comics is a United States comic book publisher. It was founded in 1992 by high-profile illustrators as a venue where creators could publish their material without giving up the copyrights to the characters they created, as creator-owned properties. It was immediately successful, and remains...
, UDON
UDON
UDON Entertainment Corporation is a studio of Asian-influenced comic book creators that provides creative services to the entertainment industry. The company is a publisher of comic books, graphic novels, and art books, as well as English editions of Japanese manga and Korean manhwa titles. Erik...
and many other publishers.
Vo's work was first noticed in PSM magazine back in 1997 and since then his work has appeared in many other mediums from comics and kid's books to internet websites and videogames. Recently, Vo was listed as Associate Producer on an independent film called "All About Dad" which locally released to critical acclaim in 2009.
Long was the Lead Sprite Designer for Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix
Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix
Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix is a two dimensional fighting game released using the PlayStation Store and Xbox Live Arcade download services...
, a high definition remake of Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo that was released on Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network in November 2008. He also provided artwork for the limited collector's edition of Street Fighter 4 released in 2009.
Long is currently producing work for UDON
UDON
UDON Entertainment Corporation is a studio of Asian-influenced comic book creators that provides creative services to the entertainment industry. The company is a publisher of comic books, graphic novels, and art books, as well as English editions of Japanese manga and Korean manhwa titles. Erik...
and Capcom
Capcom
is a Japanese developer and publisher of video games, known for creating multi-million-selling franchises such as Devil May Cry, Chaos Legion, Street Fighter, Mega Man and Resident Evil. Capcom developed and published Bionic Commando, Lost Planet and Dark Void too, but they are less known. Its...
and working on a webcomic series set for release later this year.
Past Works
Comic Books- ECHO Series (1999–2000)
- Last Shot:First Draw (2000)
- Last Shot Series (2000–2001)
- Xmen Evolution Series (2001–2002)
- Robotech Series (2002–2003)
- Thundercats: Heroes and Villains Miniseries (2003)
- Street Fighter Comic series (2004)
Videogames
- RexBlade (Simon & Schuster, 1996)
- Robotech: BattlecryRobotech: BattlecryRobotech: Battlecry received mostly positive reviews upon its release. Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the game an 8 out of 10, saying, "It does an incredible job of re-creating the show's fast-paced mech combat by combining slick animation and spot-on controls." GameSpy gave it a 3.0 out of 5 and...
(Vicious Cycle Software, 2003) - Capcom Fighting JamCapcom Fighting Jam, released in North America as Capcom Fighting Evolution, is a head-to-head fighting game from Capcom. It was originally released as a coin-operated arcade game for the Namco System 246 hardware and ported to the PlayStation 2 and Xbox...
(Capcom, 2004) - Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD RemixSuper Street Fighter II Turbo HD RemixSuper Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix is a two dimensional fighting game released using the PlayStation Store and Xbox Live Arcade download services...
(Capcom, Backbone Entertainment, 2008) - Street Fighter 4 Limited Collector's Edition (Capcom, 2009)
- Tatsunoko vs Capcom Ultimate Allstars (Capcom, 2010)
- Final FightFinal Fightis a side-scrolling beat-'em-up game originally released by Capcom as a coin-operated video game in . It was the seventh game released by Capcom for their CP System arcade game hardware...
Double Impact (Capcom, 2010)
Movies
- Robotech: The Shadow ChroniclesRobotech: The Shadow ChroniclesRobotech: The Shadow Chronicles is the 2006 animated sequel to the 1985 Robotech television series. It was released on DVD on February 6, 2007.- Plot :...
(Harmony Gold, 2007) - All About Dad (Spartan Film Studios, 2008)
Boardgames
- Yomi (Sirlin Games, 2011)
External links
- Vostalgic.com - Personal portal website with resume and links to other work.
- Twitter feed - Personal Twitter.
- L33TASS - Personal webcomic and blog.
- Gaiaonline Profile - VO's Gaiaonline Profile page.
- LinkedIn Profile - VO's LinkedIn Resume