FINAL FIVE DAYS FOR DORM OF THE DEAD KICKSTARTER!
ZOMBIE-SAMA: DORM OF THE DEAD IS OFF TO THE PRINTER!

With just FIVE DAYS remaining for the  Zombie-Sama: Dorm of the Dead Kickstarter, Crusade Comics has readied Dorm of the Dead for print. All interiors and cover files have been finalized. “I am stoked on how gorgeous the book has come out and must offer a huge THANK YOU to Mindy Lopkin, John Broglia, our artists, editors and all who have worked so hard to create and get them to the printer.” Stated Co-Creator Billy Tucci. “Only the Hard Cover Edition has a barcode, meaning that all other variants are exclusive to the crowdfunding campaigns. Numbers have been set and we will limit the amount offered next week as the prints runs for these special editions is very low.”

Zombie-Sama: Dorm of the Dead’s Final Covers For Print

Dan Mendoza’s “Adorably Undead” Variant Edition!

Irene Strychalski’s “Decapitator” Variant Edition! 

John Broglia’s Kickstarter Exclusive Variant Edition!

John Broglia’s Indiegogo Exclusive Variant Edition! 

Billy Tucci’s Hardcover Edition Cover!

Zombie-Sama’s Kickstarter Closes Wednesday, April 5, 2023 

Zombie-Sama: Dorm of the Dead!

Momentum continues for Crusade’s latest crowdfunding project, Zombie-Sama: Dorm of the Dead!  In its first weeks, the “little zombie book that could” has already met its initial funding goal, unlocked several stretch goals, and find’s its #NoFanLeftBehind tolals surpassing 50,000.00.

Crusade’s #nofanleftbehind duel-campaign strategy is a cross-platform promotional and production practice that allows both Indiegogo and Kickstarter backers to benefit from one another’s unlocked perks.

Crusade announces Dorm of the Dead’s New Stretch Goal: The Dan Mendoza Trading Card!

Creator of the Cult Hit Series ZOMBIE TRAMP, Dan Mendoza lends his extraordinary talents with his “Adorably Undead” trading card, based on his Dorm of the Dead cover.

ZOMBIE-SAMA: DORM OF THE DEAD

The world has survived the pandemic. Students have returned to college where their unleashed out-of-control, teenage hormones trigger the zombie apocalypse! Co-Creators Billy Tucci and John Broglia return with this EPIC 104-Page, Full-Color graphic novel chock full of cataclysmic horror!

• Stretch Goal: Free Zombie-Sama! Digital Edition to all backers – Unlocked! 
• Stretch Goal: Bloody Yearbook Mini Print – Unlocked!
• Stretch Goal: Irene Strychalski Cover Trading Card: Unlocked!
• Stretch Goal: Dan Mendoza Cover Trading Card: Announced!
• Premium-formatted hardcover edition (with cover art by Billy Tucci).
• The special Zombie-Sama: Winter Ronin limited Edition comic by John Broglia!
• The Ashcan Edition to Billy Tucci’s upcoming Shi: Gatecrasher Graphic Novel!
• Stunning limited-edition variant covers by guest superstar artists, Irene Strychalski (Fiendish) and Dan Mendoza.
• And much, much MORE!

 

Zombie-Sama: Dorm Of The Dead Indiegogo:

https://igg.me/at/c3aQ-F8SUGw/x/20487910#/

 Zombie-Sama: Dorm Of The Dead Kickstarter:

http://kck.st/3F9u5aU

About Billy Tucci

Inkpot Award recipient Billy Tucci is an cartoonist best known for his modern-day samurai saga Shi, which began with The Way of the Warrior in 1994. Through his company, Crusade Fine Arts, Shi has been printed in five languages and sold more than 3 million comic books. In addition to his own creations, the graduate of New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology has earned the prestigious Diamond Comics Gem Award and has been nominated for four Eisner Awards. Billy’s DC Comics’ graphic novel, Sgt. Rock: The Lost Battalion, was awarded the Military Writers Society of America Gold Medal for its depiction of the highly decorated, real-life 442nd Regimental Combat Team, which was comprised of Japanese-American soldiers. His earnest retelling of the Christmas story in A Child Is Born has quietly turned into an international blockbuster, winning the Christian Small Publisher Book of the Year Award.  His critically acclaimed Miss Fury: Joy Division saw the return of the Golden Age Icon for Dynamite Comics. Billy has recently released Shi: Return of the Warrior, Shi: Haikyo, Shi: Omnibus Edition and Zombie-Sama via Kickstarter and Indiegogo uniting backers from over fifty countries and bringing Crusade Comics’ previous exclusive crowdfunding campaign totals to over $1,000,000.00.  

For Additional Information: 

Deborah Tucci

Crusade Fine Arts, Ltd.

support@billytucci.com

You can find Billy Tucci on Twitter, Facebook @billytucci and Instagram @billy_tucci

ZOMBIE-SAMA: DORM OF THE DEAD IS OFF TO THE PRINTER THIS WEEK!

With less than one week remaining for the  Zombie-Sama: Dorm of the Dead Kickstarter, Crusade Comics is already in the process of prepping the books for print. “I’m happy to announce that Dorm of the Dead will be heading to the printer this week!” Stated co-creator, Billy Tucci. “To have this book and all projects going forward in 2023 physically at press before a campaign ends is yet another achieved goal for Crusade Comics. This ensures our backers will receive their books in a more expediated fashion allowing us to launch even more crowdfunding campaigns annually.”

Kickstarter Closes Wednesday, April 5, 2023 

Campaign Can Be Found Here:

http://kck.st/3F9u5aU

Zombie-Sama: Dorm of the Dead!

Momentum continues for Crusade’s latest crowdfunding project, Zombie-Sama: Dorm of the Dead!  In its first weeks, the “little zombie book that could” has already met its initial funding goal, unlocked several stretch goals, and finds its #NoFanLeftBehind totals just shy of $50,000.00. 

Crusade’s #nofanleftbehind duel-campaign strategy is a cross-platform promotional and production practice that allows both Indiegogo and Kickstarter backers to benefit from one another’s unlocked perks.

Crusade announces Dorm of the Dead’s $40,000.00 Indiegogo Stretch Goal: The Dan Mendoza Trading Card!

Creator of the Cult Hit Series ZOMBIE TRAMP, Dan Mendoza lends his extraordinary talents with his “Adorably Undead” trading card, based on his Dorm of the Dead cover.

ZOMBIE-SAMA: DORM OF THE DEAD

The world has survived the pandemic. Students have returned to college where their unleashed out-of-control, teenage hormones trigger the zombie apocalypse! Co-Creators Billy Tucci and John Broglia return with this EPIC 104-Page, Full-Color graphic novel chock full of cataclysmic horror!

• Stretch Goal: Free Zombie-Sama! Digital Edition to all backers – Unlocked! 
• Stretch Goal: Bloody Yearbook Mini Print – Unlocked!
• Stretch Goal: Irene Strychalski Cover Trading Card: Unlocked!
• Stretch Goal: Dan Mendoza Cover Trading Card: Announced!
• Premium-formatted hardcover edition (with cover art by Billy Tucci).
• The special Zombie-Sama: Winter Ronin limited Edition comic by John Broglia!
• The Ashcan Edition to Billy Tucci’s upcoming Shi: Gatecrasher Graphic Novel!
• Stunning limited-edition variant covers by guest superstar artists, Irene Strychalski (Fiendish) and Dan Mendoza.
• And much, much MORE!

 

Zombie-Sama: Dorm Of The Dead Indiegogo:

https://igg.me/at/c3aQ-F8SUGw/x/20487910#/

 Zombie-Sama: Dorm Of The Dead Kickstarter:

http://kck.st/3F9u5aU

About Billy Tucci

Inkpot Award recipient Billy Tucci is an cartoonist best known for his modern-day samurai saga Shi, which began with The Way of the Warrior in 1994. Through his company, Crusade Fine Arts, Shi has been printed in five languages and sold more than 3 million comic books. In addition to his own creations, the graduate of New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology has earned the prestigious Diamond Comics Gem Award and has been nominated for four Eisner Awards. Billy’s DC Comics’ graphic novel, Sgt. Rock: The Lost Battalion, was awarded the Military Writers Society of America Gold Medal for its depiction of the highly decorated, real-life 442nd Regimental Combat Team, which was comprised of Japanese-American soldiers. His earnest retelling of the Christmas story in A Child Is Born has quietly turned into an international blockbuster, winning the Christian Small Publisher Book of the Year Award.  His critically acclaimed Miss Fury: Joy Division saw the return of the Golden Age Icon for Dynamite Comics. Billy has recently released Shi: Return of the Warrior, Shi: Haikyo, Shi: Omnibus Edition and Zombie-Sama via Kickstarter and Indiegogo uniting backers from over fifty countries and bringing Crusade Comics’ previous exclusive crowdfunding campaign totals to over $1,000,000.00.  

For Additional Information: 

Deborah Tucci

Crusade Fine Arts, Ltd.

support@billytucci.com

You can find Billy Tucci on Twitter, Facebook @billytucci and Instagram @billy_tucci

SHI: GATECRASHER ASHCAN EDITION ADDED TO THE “ZOMBIE-SAMA: DORM OF THE DEAD!”IS NOW LIVE ON KICKSTARTER AND INDIEGOGO!

 

Thursday, March 24, 2023, marked the 29th Anniversary of the debut of Crusade Comics’ groundbreaking, Shi: Way of the Warrior #1 onto store shelves across the world. To celebrate Shi nearing her 30-year milestone, creator Billy Tucci has added the Shi: Gatecrasher Ashcan as a special perk to Crusade’s current Indiegogo and Kickstarter Zombie-Sama: Dorm of the Dead campaigns.

“For every new campaign, we offer a preview perk of a future crowdfunding project.” Stated Tucci. “Shi: Gatecrasher, will debut Summer which will be complete before launch and this ashcan edition is our first creative salvo!”

The 24-page B/W, Shi: Gatecrasher Ashcan Edition features word-balloon-less artwork by Tucci and script pages by writer J.C. Vaughn. Ashcan comics are unique to other books as they are printed in limited quantities and give readers an insight into the creative process of making a graphic novel by showcasing original pencil art and the writer’s full script pages that are given to the artist.

The cover features Tucci’s iconic Ana Ishikawa, standing alongside Billy’s original conception of Gētokīpā, the character who would eventually evolve into the blockbuster indie sensation, Shi.

Indiegogo Campaign Can Be Found Here:

https://igg.me/at/c3aQ-F8SUGw/x/20487910#/

Kickstarter Campaign Can Be Found Here:

http://kck.st/3F9u5aU

Shi-creator Billy Tucci’s cover to the Shi: Gatecrasher Ashcan Edition!

“It has been an amazing 2023 thus far.” Stated Tucci. “I want to thank you for allowing me to support my family though this wonderful medium of comics for almost thirty-years. Deborah [Tucci] and co-creator are humbled by your amazing support for Zombie-Sama, and we cannot wait to share all our upcoming Shi books and product coming this year.”

Crusade has at least three more crowdfunding Shi campaigns slated for 2023 including the Shi: Senryaku Omnibus, Shi: Gatecrasher original graphic novel and the Shi: Return of the Warrior Omnibus. As part of Crusade’s #NoFanLeftBehind campaign strategy, all will be offered on both Indiegogo and Kickstarter crowdfunding platforms. 

EPIC 104-PAGE ZOMBIE-SAMA: DORM OF THE DEAD STRETCH GOAL UNLOCKED!

It’s the final four days for Zombie-Sama’s Indiegogo Campaign. All 104-pages of Dorm of the Dead art and lettering are complete. Final colors are scheduled for next week, and the books and print will immediately go to press for production. Campaign and fulfillment will be lightning quick and the Indiegogo “indemand” stage will be short as Crusade prepares to launch the massive Shi: Senryaku Omnibus in May 2023. 

Zombie-Sama: Dorm of the Dead Indiegogo Can Be Found Here:

https://igg.me/at/c3aQ-F8SUGw/x/20487910#/

Just twelve days remain for the Zombie-Sama: Dorm of the Dead Kickstarter Exclusive. The campaign has unlocked its $15,000.00 stretch goal, the Bloody Yearbook Mini Print. Illustrated by Rock ‘N Roll Ninja’s, Matt Bahr, the 7”X10” print features Dorm of the Dead’s #TeamZS alongside Zombie-Sama’s heroes, Jim Okami and Jane Ishikawa.

Zombie-Sama: Dorm of the Dead Kickstarter Exclusive Can Be Found Here:

http://kck.st/3F9u5aU

About Billy Tucci

Inkpot Award recipient Billy Tucci is an cartoonist best known for his modern-day samurai saga Shi, which began with The Way of the Warrior in 1994. Through his company, Crusade Fine Arts, Shi has been printed in five languages and sold more than 3 million comic books. In addition to his own creations, the graduate of New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology has earned the prestigious Diamond Comics Gem Award and has been nominated for four Eisner Awards. Billy’s DC Comics’ graphic novel, Sgt. Rock: The Lost Battalion, was awarded the Military Writers Society of America Gold Medal for its depiction of the highly decorated, real-life 442nd Regimental Combat Team, which was comprised of Japanese-American soldiers. His earnest retelling of the Christmas story in A Child Is Born has quietly turned into an international blockbuster, winning the Christian Small Publisher Book of the Year Award.  His critically acclaimed Miss Fury: Joy Division saw the return of the Golden Age Icon for Dynamite Comics. Billy has recently released Shi: Return of the Warrior, Shi: Haikyo, Shi: Omnibus Edition and Zombie-Sama via Kickstarter and Indiegogo uniting backers from over fifty countries and bringing Crusade Comics’ previous exclusive crowdfunding campaign totals to over $1,000,000.00.  

For Additional Information: 

Deborah Tucci

Crusade Fine Arts, Ltd.

support@billytucci.com

You can find Billy Tucci on Twitter, Facebook @billytucci and Instagram @billy_tucci

JOIN US TONIGHT LIVE 10 PM EST/7 PM PST HERE:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JDq8pwjZ8c

SPECIAL GUESTS COFFIN COMICS’ BRIAN AND FRANCISCA PULIDO 

Today, March 23, 2023 marks the 29th Anniversary of the debut of Crusade Comics’ groundbreaking comic, Shi: Way of the Warrior #1 on store shelves across the world. To celebrate this milestone, Shi-creator Billy Tucci and Deborah Tucci host a very special edition of Thursday Night Live with the “King and Queen of Kickstarter” Brian and Francisca Pulido. The Pulido’s will discuss how their independent “Bad Girl” sensation Lady Death created a entire new genre that literally changed the face of comics since its launch in 1994. 

The Tucci’s and Pulido’s will talk self-publishing history, their current crowdfunding and comic shop successes, and how Lady Death and Shi’s new books continue to delight audiences the world over. Viewers can also interact with the couples as they answer fans question LIVE. 

Brian Pulido is the founder and publisher of Coffin Comics, the outlaw independent comics label that publishes the “Coffinverse” line of graphic novels including Lady Death, La Muerta, Hellwitch and other heavy metal inspired supernatural comic books and merchandise. Since its inception, Coffin has grossed over $7,000,000.00 in sales through Kickstarter, comics shops and online.

“Brian is not only a friend and inspiration to me and countless other originators seeking to self-publish their creator-owned comics. He is a generous spokesman and ambassador for our industry.” Stated Tucci. “It is truly an honor to host he and Francisca on Thursday Night Live.”   

The Dark Trinity from Lady Death: Sacrificial Annihilation #1

In the 1990’s, Pulido was the publisher of Chaos! Comics where he created and wrote the Chaos! Universe, including Evil Ernie, Purgatori and others. Additionally, he has published, or written comics based on A Nightmare on Elm St., Chucky, Friday The 13th, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Megadeth, Insane Clown Posse, WWE and many more.

He is on The Hero Initiative’s fundraising board, has received the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund’s Defender of Liberty Award and Comic Con International’s Inkpot Award for contributions to the comic arts. A life-long comic book fan, Pulido has read Marvel’s Captain America monthly without fail since July 1974. He resides in Phoenix, Arizona with his wife Francisca and dogs Ember and Max.

For more info, visit: www.CoffinComics.com.

Sign up for the Coffin Comics VIP Newsletter! – http://ow.ly/d3BM30qEnc2

Zombie-Sama: Dorm of the Dead!

Momentum continues for Crusade’s latest crowdfunding project, Zombie-Sama: Dorm of the Dead!  In its first weeks, the “little zombie book that could” has already met its initial funding goal and nears unlocking it’s next Stretch Goal, the Bloody Yearbook Mini Print. Illustrated by Rock ‘N Roll Ninja’s, Matt Bahr, the 7”X10” print features Dorm of the Dead’s #TeamZS alongside Zombie-Sama’s heroes, Jim Okami and Jane Ishikawa.

Billy Tucci’s and John Broglia’sZombie-Sama: Dorm of the Dead is now live on Indiegogo and Kickstarter.

Final Five Days on Indiegogo:

https://igg.me/at/c3aQ-F8SUGw/x/20487910#/

Just 13 Days Remain on Kickstarter:

http://kck.st/3F9u5aU

About Billy Tucci

Inkpot Award recipient Billy Tucci is an cartoonist best known for his modern-day samurai saga Shi, which began with The Way of the Warrior in 1994. Through his company, Crusade Fine Arts, Shi has been printed in five languages and sold more than 3 million comic books. In addition to his own creations, the graduate of New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology has earned the prestigious Diamond Comics Gem Award and has been nominated for four Eisner Awards. Billy’s DC Comics’ graphic novel, Sgt. Rock: The Lost Battalion, was awarded the Military Writers Society of America Gold Medal for its depiction of the highly decorated, real-life 442nd Regimental Combat Team, which was comprised of Japanese-American soldiers. His earnest retelling of the Christmas story in A Child Is Born has quietly turned into an international blockbuster, winning the Christian Small Publisher Book of the Year Award.  His critically acclaimed Miss Fury: Joy Division saw the return of the Golden Age Icon for Dynamite Comics. Billy has recently released Shi: Return of the Warrior, Shi: Haikyo, Shi: Omnibus Edition and Zombie-Sama via Kickstarter and Indiegogo uniting backers from over fifty countries and bringing Crusade Comics’ previous exclusive crowdfunding campaign totals to over $1,000,000.00.  

For Additional Information: 

Deborah Tucci

Crusade Fine Arts, Ltd.

support@billytucci.com

You can find Billy Tucci on Twitter, Facebook @billytucci and Instagram @billy_tucci

JUST SEVEN DAYS REMAIN FOR DORM OF THE DEAD’S INDIEGOGO:

https://igg.me/at/c3aQ-F8SUGw/x/20487910#/

FINAL FIFTEEN DAYS FOR DORM OF THE DEAD’S KICKSTARTER:

http://kck.st/3F9u5aU

EPIC 104-PAGE ZOMBIE-SAMA: DORM OF THE DEAD

The world has survived the pandemic. Students have returned to college where their unleashed out-of-control, teenage hormones trigger the zombie apocalypse! Co-Creators Billy Tucci and John Broglia return with this EPIC 104-Page, Full-Color graphic novel chock full of cataclysmic horror!

All 104-pages of art and lettering are complete for Dorm of theDeadas are most of the colors. Final colors are scheduled for March 15^th, and Zombie-Sama will immediately go to press for production. Campaign and fulfillment will be lightning quick and the Indiegogo “indemand” stage will be short as Crusade prepares to launch the massive Shi: Senryaku Omnibus in May 2023.

• First Stretch Goals!
• Premium-formatted hardcover edition (with cover art by Billy Tucci).
• The special Zombie-Sama: Winter Ronin limited Edition comic by John Broglia!
• The Ashcan Edition to Billy Tucci’s upcoming Shi: Gatecrasher Graphic Novel!
• And much, much MORE!

JOHN BROGLIA ORIGINAL SPLASH PAGE KICKSTARTER EXCLUSIVE ART

 

John Broglia’s original Dorm of the Dead interior splash page artwork is now a perk exclusive to Kickstarter Backers! Pencil and Ink on 11”X17” comic art board. Page comes in a heavy-duty protective plastic sleeve and includes the Kickstarter Exclusive Edition. SIGNED BY CO-CREATORS BILLY TUCCI AND JOHN BROGLIA.

 

 

JOHN BROGLIA’S ORIGINAL INDIEGOGO EXCLUSIVE DOTD SPLASH PAGE!

John Broglia’s original Dorm of the Dead interior splash page artwork is now a perk exclusive on Indiegogo! Pencil and Ink on 11”X17” comic art board. Page comes in a heavy-duty protective plastic sleeve and includes the Indiegogo Exclusive Edition. SIGNED BY CO-CREATORS BILLY TUCCI AND JOHN BROGLIA.

BILLY TUCCI’S ORIGINAL ZOMBIE-SAMA COVER ART FOR SALE!

 

Billy Tucci’s “Jim and Jane’s Last Stand” original cover artwork Graphite and Prismacolor pencil on 11”X17” comic art board. Cover comes in a heavy-duty protective plastic sleeve and includes the Dorm of the DeadHardcover Edition.

ORIGINAL ARTWORK ALSO INCLUDES ALL ACQUIRED STRETCH GOAL ITEMS AND FREE DIGITAL EDITION OF ZOMBIE-SAMA! DORM OF THE DEAD!

 

March 17, 2023

Bayport, NY 

HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAY AND THE ZOMBIES OF IRELAND!

 Tucci Trooper!

There be zombies in Ireland, and not just in a Cranberries song…

Fear Gortas are perhaps one of the scariest Irish Mythological Creatures, due to their physical appearance. They are zombie-like creatures that are corpses who have risen from the dead. They have protruding bones and rotten blue skin. Fear Gortas are usually seen in times of famine.

In Irish mythology, the fear gorta (Irish: Man of hunger / Man of famine; also known as the fear gortach) is a phantom of hunger resembling an emaciated human.

According to Yeats’ Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry the fear gorta walks the earth during times of famine, seeking alms from passers-by. In this version, the fear gorta can be a potential source of good luck for generous individuals. Harvey relates a myth that the fear gorta was a harbinger of famine during the Great Irish Famine of the 1840s, and that the spirit originally arises from a patch of hungry grass (féar gortach). In the region of Kiltubbrid, the term is also used to refer to a sudden hunger that can seize people traveling in the mountains, that will become fatal if not quickly satiated.

Even though at first glance, the fear gorta are quite literally zombies, they are viewed as benevolent fairies and are a life-lesson for those who come upon the emaciated and weak… take mercy on them. Help them for they can someday return the favor by bringing good luck and wealth to the kind soul.

Zombie-Sama: Dorm of the Dead!

Momentum continues for our latest crowdfunding project, Zombie-Sama: Dorm of the Dead!  In its first two weeks, the “little zombie book that could” has already met its initial funding goal and nears unlocking it’s next Stretch Goal, the Bloody Yearbook Mini Print. Illustrated by Rock ‘N Roll Ninja’s, Matt Bahr, the 7”X10” print features Dorm of the Dead’s #TeamZS alongside Zombie-Sama’s heroes, Jim Okami and Jane Ishikawa.

Billy Tucci’s and John Broglia’sZombie-Sama: Dorm of the Dead is now live on Indiegogo and Kickstarter.

Indiegogo:

https://igg.me/at/c3aQ-F8SUGw/x/20487910#/

Kickstarter:

http://kck.st/3F9u5aU

About Billy Tucci

Inkpot Award recipient Billy Tucci is an cartoonist best known for his modern-day samurai saga Shi, which began with The Way of the Warrior in 1994. Through his company, Crusade Fine Arts, Shi has been printed in five languages and sold more than 3 million comic books. In addition to his own creations, the graduate of New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology has earned the prestigious Diamond Comics Gem Award and has been nominated for four Eisner Awards. Billy’s DC Comics’ graphic novel, Sgt. Rock: The Lost Battalion, was awarded the Military Writers Society of America Gold Medal for its depiction of the highly decorated, real-life 442nd Regimental Combat Team, which was comprised of Japanese-American soldiers. His earnest retelling of the Christmas story in A Child Is Born has quietly turned into an international blockbuster, winning the Christian Small Publisher Book of the Year Award.  His critically acclaimed Miss Fury: Joy Division saw the return of the Golden Age Icon for Dynamite Comics. Billy has recently released Shi: Return of the Warrior, Shi: Haikyo, Shi: Omnibus Edition and Zombie-Sama via Kickstarter and Indiegogo uniting backers from over fifty countries and bringing Crusade Comics’ previous exclusive crowdfunding campaign totals to over $1,000,000.00.  

For Additional Information: 

Deborah Tucci

Crusade Fine Arts, Ltd.

support@billytucci.com

You can find Billy Tucci on Twitter, Facebook @billytucci and Instagram @billy_tucci

Kinsmen!

Happy St. Patrick’s Day to all. 

As you are aware, there is a great connection between Elliots and Ireland. Like many stories of the Scottish Borderers, the Scottish-Irish migration was rooted in banishment and blood.

On March 24, 1603, the King of Scotland, James VI, the only son of Mary, Queen of Scots, achieved his lifelong ambition when Queen Elizabeth I died and James inherited the throne of England. James, now also the newly crowned “King James I” of England, moved South (he would only visit Scotland one more time in his lifetime) and unified the crowns under one “United Kingdom.”

The lawlessness of the Scots/English borders was over. To James, the Scots Borders now represented his ‘Middle Shires’. All six Marches now fell under his single jurisdiction. It is instructive that, faced with the daunting task of uniting two nations, his first policy decision was for the ‘pacification’ of the Borders. They had been a thorn in his side throughout his reign and having always had a ‘special regard to the Marchis and Bordouris’, he decreed that ‘the verie hart of the cuntrey sail not be left in ane uncertaintie’. 

The ‘pacification’ was ruthlessly pursued. The clans replied in their time-honored fashion but against the powers of two states gathered in a single authority, it was only a matter of time. What had been ‘a lawless people, that will be Scottish when they will, and English at their pleasure’ had nowhere to hide. It took seven years to fully impose the rule of law on the Borders but their back was broken in only four. In the first year alone. almost 200 of the principle offenders, the clan leaders, were dealt with. Thirty-two Armstrongs, Batys, Elliots, Johnstons and others were hanged. Fifteen more were sent into exile and 140 outlawed and in that year alone a force of 2,000 Riding Scots left the region to fight for the Dutch in their war with Spain.

Ireland and the Great Transplantation of 1609

That “wicked race”, the Elliots, like many of their fellow “reivers,” were outlawed and banished, and fled across the Irish Sea, primarily to Ulster county of Fermanagh. Here they formed strong communities on the confiscated lands of the ancient Irish noblemen and built fortifications as well as new homes.

During the uprising of 1641, the Elliots defended their colony against the native Irish. By the time their first century in Ireland had passed, they had become part of the English ruling class known as the Protestant Ascendancy. Eventually their name was spelt with two L’s and two T’s — distinctive only to the Irish Elliotts.

Our Earliest Elliott:  Michael Elliott of Annaghilly, Fermanagh

Michael first appears in public records in 1832. He was in his mid-forties, living in the Parish of Clones (pronounced with two syllables: clo’-nis — today’s inhabitants say Clones rhymes with ‘bonus’) straddling the counties of Fermanagh and Monaghan in the province of Ulster. At this time, Elliotts had lived in the area for over 200 years. 

Many Elliott’s Thus many, many Elliotts’ (which in my circles, seem to be the most common spelling of the name) boast Irish blood and temper. So, even though we are all proudly “Scottish”, we too can raise a glass as proud sons and daughters of Ireland. 

Know that being both Briton and Irish, we’re all probably born of the two angriest island people in the world has ever known, but also those of great generosity and humor. 

It is our toast to boast:

	“The double L and single T   descend from Minto and Wolflee.   The double T and single L   mark the old race in Stobs that dwell.   The single L and single T   The Eliots of St. German’s be.   But the double T and double L   who they are, no one can tell…For double L and double T, the Scots should look across the sea.”

Happy St. Patrick’s Day and Slàinte Mhaith,

Billy

JOIN US TONIGHT LIVE 9PM EST/6PM PST HERE:

https://www.youtube.com/live/yoQxiKK5qrI?feature=share

TONIGHT’S SPECIAL GUESTS, MANDY SUMMERS, IRENE STRYCHALSKI AND PHIL DIAZ!

Indie sensation Mandy Summers (Gemshock, Jack the Ripper Vampire Hunter) joins Shi-Creator Billy Tucci and superstar Irene Strychalski (Fiendish) for this week’s episode of “Thursday Night Live With Billy Tucci.” Billy, Mandy and Renie discuss the shadow banning phenomenon, this week’s news and thesuccessful crowdfunding alternatives‘ they’ve created. Special Guest Phil Diaz also joins in!

Billy will also answer all your questions regarding his crowdfunding campaigns. 

Zombie-Sama: Dorm of the Dead!

Momentum continues for our latest crowdfunding project, Zombie-Sama: Dorm of the Dead!  In its first two weeks, the “little zombie book that could” has already met its initial funding goal and nears unlocking it’s next Stretch Goal, the Bloody Yearbook Mini Print. Illustrated by Rock ‘N Roll Ninja’s, Matt Bahr, the 7”X10” print features Dorm of the Dead’s #TeamZS alongside Zombie-Sama’s heroes, Jim Okami and Jane Ishikawa.

Billy Tucci’s and John Broglia’sZombie-Sama: Dorm of the Dead is now live on Indiegogo and Kickstarter.

Indiegogo:

https://igg.me/at/c3aQ-F8SUGw/x/20487910#/

Kickstarter:

http://kck.st/3F9u5aU

Mandy Summers’ Stuntman Comics website:

https://www.stuntmancomics.com

Billy Tucci’s website:

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Irene Strychalski website:

https://www.fiendishcomic.com

Phil Diaz’ “The Lost Pages 3 Indiegogo:

https://igg.me/at/lp3/x/20487910#/

About Billy Tucci

Inkpot Award recipient Billy Tucci is an cartoonist best known for his modern-day samurai saga Shi, which began with The Way of the Warrior in 1994. Through his company, Crusade Fine Arts, Shi has been printed in five languages and sold more than 3 million comic books. In addition to his own creations, the graduate of New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology has earned the prestigious Diamond Comics Gem Award and has been nominated for four Eisner Awards. Billy’s DC Comics’ graphic novel, Sgt. Rock: The Lost Battalion, was awarded the Military Writers Society of America Gold Medal for its depiction of the highly decorated, real-life 442nd Regimental Combat Team, which was comprised of Japanese-American soldiers. His earnest retelling of the Christmas story in A Child Is Born has quietly turned into an international blockbuster, winning the Christian Small Publisher Book of the Year Award.  His critically acclaimed Miss Fury: Joy Division saw the return of the Golden Age Icon for Dynamite Comics. Billy has recently released Shi: Return of the Warrior, Shi: Haikyo, Shi: Omnibus Edition and Zombie-Sama via Kickstarter and Indiegogo uniting backers from over fifty countries and bringing Crusade Comics’ previous exclusive crowdfunding campaign totals to over $1,000,000.00.  

For Additional Information: 

Deborah Tucci

Crusade Fine Arts, Ltd.

support@billytucci.com