A quarter century ago, the greatest independent and mainstream comic book artists came together for an epic and original graphic novel experience the industry had never seen before.
Crusade Comics’ 240-pageShi: Senryaku Omnibus Edition Indiegogo features the Art of War’s Thirty-Six Stratagems gloriously interpreted by legendary comic artists detailing the life lessons of a young Ana Ishikawa (aka, Shi) as taught to her by her grandfather. The groundbreaking 1995 series was written by Blue Devil and Amethyst co-creator Gary Cohn and illustrated by such greats as Jim Lee, Amanda Conner, Joe Quesada, George Perez, Billy Tucci, Frank Frazetta, Adam Hughes and many more.
Meticulously rescanned and remastered art, of which over 50% has never been seen before to be reproduced as their creators originally envisioned it. “To be able to couple the prose and the artwork separately elevates this to more than an omnibus edition.” Stated Shi-creator Billy Tucci. “Shi: Senryaku will be more akin to a writer and artists’ edition that has transformed into the greatest collection Crusade has ever produced!
The Omnibus will include many varying stages of artistic development when creating an illustration. In many cases, Senryaku will include roughs, preliminary sketches, and the final product.
See illustrator Ray Lago’s three-step process to creating a Senryaku stratagem:
Senryaku Omnibus Kickstarter Exclusive Launches Thursday, June 8, 2023. To sign up for the Shi: Senryaku Omnibus Indiegogo launching next week, and to view the campaign video, please click here:
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 heroes. 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 Iconfor 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.
It’s FINAL DAY for the Zombie-Sama: Dorm of the Dead Indiegogo campaign, Crusade Comics’ readies the 104-page graphic novel for fulfillment and shipping. I’m happy to announce that Dorm of the Dead has been printed and will be arriving to our studio this week! We cannot wait for our amazing backers to begin receiving their books and to launch the Shi: Senryaku OmnibusIndiegogoexclusive next week!
Zombie-Sama: Dorm of the Dead Kickstarter
The 240-pageShi: Senryaku Omnibus Edition Indiegogo features the Art of War’s Thirty-Six Stratagems gloriously interpreted by legendary comic artists detailing the life lessons of a young Ana Ishikawa (aka, Shi) as taught to her by her grandfather. The groundbreaking 1995 series was written by Blue Devil and Amethyst co-creator Gary Cohn and illustrated by such greats as Jim Lee, Amanda Conner, Joe Quesada, George Perez, Billy Tucci, Frank Frazetta, Adam Hughes and many more.
Shi: Senryaku Omnibus Indiegogo launches Wednesday, May 31st 7pm EDT.
SIGN UP FOR SHI: SENRYAKU OMNIBUS PRELAUNCH PAGE HERE:
Crusade’s “little zombie book that could” met its initial funding goal in hours, unlocked several stretch goals, and finds its #NoFanLeftBehind totals just shy of $60,000.00.
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.
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: Dan Mendoza Cover Trading Card:Unlocked!
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!
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 heroes. 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 Iconfor 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.
CRUSADE COMICS’ SHI: SAKURA PROOFS APPROVED FOR PRINTING
August 1, 2022
Bayport, NY
#ShiStrong!
CRUSADE COMICS’ SHI: SAKURA PROOFS APPROVED FOR PRINTING
Indiegogo Campaign Approaches $150,000.00!
All cover/interior proofs of Shi: Sakura have been approved for printing and the book is now schedule for press. “This is such an important process to producing a comic book that sadly is all too often overlooked.” Stated Shi-creator Billy Tucci. “Any typos are fixed as are missed color-continuity inconsistencies previously missed. Allowing us to tie up any loose ends and deliver the very best Shi comic ever!”
An example that went undetected how dark artist Jeff Chapman’s amazing Shi: Sakura cover was set to print. Once seen in the book’s physical proof showed a miscue in the brightness, contrasting levels that was immediately corrected to showcase just how dynamic the original artwork is.
Jeff Chapman’s amazing Shi: Sakura Cover Final!
INDIEGOGO CLOSE TO UNLOCKING THE KENNETH ROCAFORT $150K STRETCH GOAL
Sakura’s Indiegogo campaign is now less that $1,500.00 away from unlocking Crusade Comics’ FINAL STRETCH GOAL: The Kenneth Rocafort Cover Trading Card! The card showcases the comics’ superstar striking cover artwork and is FREE to all Kickstarter and Indiegogo backerswho chose a physical perk during Sakura’s #NoFanLeftBehind campaigns. To date, Sakura’s #NoFanLeftBehind totals have broken the $230,000.00 mark.
Thus far Eight Stretch Goals have been unlocked and are FREE to all backers who have pledged for a physical-tier perk. They include:
Shi: Sakura Graphic Novel being expanded from 56-pages to 64-pages.
Shi: Sakura Graphic Novel being expanded from 64-pages to 72-pages.
Shi: Kuroi Hana 5” Vinyl Sticker.
Shi: Sakura Hardcover Edition Trading Card.
Ana Ishikawa Kick-To-The-Face Bookmark.
Asha Kishna Trading Card.
Gardenio Lima Trading Card.
Shi: Fire Blossom Mini-Print.
Shi: Sakura Indiegogo Exclusive Campaign Can Be Found Here:
https://igg.me/at/Shi-Sakura/x#/
SHI: SAKURA!
From New York to Nagasaki, this action-packed, 72-page, full-color, psychological samurai thriller reunites Shi-creator Billy Tucci and writer Steven Peros with artist Gardenio Lima, and colorist Brian Miller.
Upon learning that she is full-blooded Japanese, Ana Ishikawa has unlocked a danger that she’s not prepared for… her birth mother’s wrath that comes in the form of an automaton-like killer, bent on destroying all that she loves.
At the same time, her teenage daughter, Hotaru, having survived the trauma in Shi: Haikyo, is empowered by the experience and succumbs to an inner violent streak with savage repercussions.
The final chapter to the Return of the Warriortrilogy sets the final fiery stage for a samurai showdown of epic proportions at New York’s Brooklyn Botanic Garden that will change Crusade Comics canon forever!
Crusade Comics will also be offering other Shi-related items including original art, prints, shirts, commissions, and special editions, including the ashcan to Crusade’s next great adventure, John Broglia and Billy Tucci’s long-awaited sequel to Zombie-Sama. Zombie-Sama 2: Dorm of the Dead
About Billy Tucci
Inkpot Award recipient Billy Tucci is a cartoonist best known for his modern-day samurai saga Shi. Through his company, Crusade Fine Arts, Shi has been printed in five languages and sold more than 3 million comic books. 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. In addition to his own creations, 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 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. Billy’s critically acclaimed Miss Fury: Joy Division saw the return of the Golden Age Iconfor 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’ 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
BILLY TUCCI AND CRUSADE COMICS ANNOUNCE COMIC-CON PANELS
The Return of Shi, Comic Book Couples and Comics For Ukraine!
Crusade Comics is excited for our panels for this week’s San Diego Comic Con (July 20-24th, 2022). Shi-creator Billy Tucci will be on three panels, Happy Hour With The Comic Book Couples, Comics For Ukraine (where his secret contribution will be announced) and The Return of Shi.
After two years of remote gatherings, San Diego Comic-Con is once again set to take over the city of San Diego with its first live in-person convention since July 2019. 175,000 exhibitors, guests and attendees are expected for Comics’ most prestigious convention.
Billy Tucci can be found all week at the Crusade Comics booth #1801. His panel details are:
HAPPY HOUR WITH THE COMIC BOOK COUPLES!
Thursday, July 21, 2022 6:30PM to 7:30PM ROOM 10
Spend some time with Inkpot Recipients, Amanda Conner (Harley Quinn, The Pro) Brian Pulido (Lady Death), Jeff Smith (Bone, Tuki: Fight For Fire) Jimmy Palmiotti (Jonah Hex, Painkiller Jane), Terry Moore (Strangers In Paradise, Motor Girl) and Billy Tucci (Shi, Sgt. Rock) as they’re joined by Abstract Studios Studio’s Robyn Moore, Cartoon Books Vijaya Iyer, Coffin Comics’ Francisca Pulido and Crusade Comics’ Deborah Tucci for an entertaining and enlightening, refreshment fueled panel on what life is like being married to a comics’ creator and running a successful publishing company.
COMICS FOR UKRAINE
Friday, July 22, 2022 10:00 AM to11:00 AM in Room 10 Comics for Ukraine is a crowdfunded comics anthology through zoop.gg initiated and edited by Scott Dunbier to help relief efforts in Ukraine. Dozens of creators have stepped up to help. Alex Ross, Bill Sienkiewicz, Dave Johnson, and Arthur Adams have supplied covers. More than a dozen all-new stories will be included: Astro City by Busiek and Anderson, Groo by Sergio Aragonés and Mark Evanier, American Flagg by Howard Chaykin, Scary Godmother by Jill Thompson, Chew by John Layman and Rob Guillory, Grendel by Matt Wagner, Star Slammers by Walter Simonson, and Usagi Yojimbo by Stan Sakai make up a portion of this book, But there are more, too many to list—so come to the panel (which will have several of the creators listed here) and find out about this very important book and what you can do to help this charitable endeavor.
THE RETURN OF SHI!
Sunday, July 24, 2022 3:45 PM to 4:45PM ROOM 5AB Join Inkpot award-winning artist/writer, Billy Tucci, as he discusses the phenomenal return of his breakout female hero, SHI, in her epic new trilogy. Billy will be joined by SHI trilogy writer Steven Peros (Stoker & Wells), Deborah Tucci (Executive Director of Crusade Comics), and trilogy editor Jeffrey Vaughn (Shi: Gatecrasher, Vampire, PA).
CRUSADE COMICS ANNOUNCES COMIC-CON SHI EXCLUSIVES!
Crusade Comics is offering two very special exclusives for SDCC, the Shi: Senryaku #1 25th Anniversary Special Edition and an accompanying 11” X 17” print.
Both exclusives are priced at $25.00 each and limited to only 199 editions.
Senryaku was Crusade Comics’ groundbreaking, Eisner Award-nominated series
written by comics’ legend and creator of DC Comics’ Amethyst and Blue Devil, Gary Cohn. The book uniquely details Shi’s upbringing and training through thirty-six self-contained Art of War “stratagems”. Stratagems lushly showcased and illustrated by many of the industry’s greatest talents, including Jim Lee, Frank Frazetta, Adam Hughes, George Perez, Jeff Smith, Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti, Joe Quesada and Billy Tucci.
For those unable to attend Comic-Con, Crusade is offering a limited number of these Special Editions now through https://billytucci.com.
SHI: SAKURA NOW AT THE PRINTER
The 72-page Shi: Sakura graphic novel is now complete with all files being sent to API Print Productions for proofing and production. #TeamShi has spent hours putting together the many, many aspects of the comic that aside from the 62-pages of story and art, now includes a detailed “Previously in Shi” introduction and cover gallery.
“The book is absolutely gorgeous and everyone from our creatives to editors are working hard to deliver the greatest Shicomic ever.” Stated Tucci. “I am so incredibly proud to be working alongside such amazing and indefatigable talents.”
As Shi: Sakura’s #NoFanLeftBehind total returns close in on $230K, Indiegogo backers have unlocked the $145,000.00 Stretch Goal, opening the door to Sakura’s FINAL STRETCH GOAL: The Kenneth Rocafort Trading Card! The card features comics’ superstar Kenneth Rocafort’s astonishing cover artwork and is FREE to all Kickstarter and Indiegogo backers who chose a physical perk.
Thus far Eight Stretch Goals have been unlocked and are FREE to all backers who have pledged for a physical-tier perk. They include:
Shi: Sakura Graphic Novel being expanded from 56-pages to 64-pages.
Shi: Sakura Graphic Novel being expanded from 64-pages to 72-pages.
Shi: Kuroi Hana 5” Vinyl Sticker.
Shi: Sakura Hardcover Edition Trading Card.
Ana Ishikawa Kick-To-The-Face Bookmark.
Asha Kishna Trading Card.
Gardenio Lima Trading Card.
Shi: Fire Blossom Mini-Print.
Shi: Sakura Indiegogo Exclusive Campaign Can Be Found Here:
https://igg.me/at/Shi-Sakura/x#/
SHI: SAKURA!
From New York to Nagasaki, this action-packed, 72-page, full-color, psychological samurai thriller reunites Shi-creator Billy Tucci and writer Steven Peros with artist Gardenio Lima, and colorist Brian Miller.
Upon learning that she is full-blooded Japanese, Ana Ishikawa has unlocked a danger that she’s not prepared for… her birth mother’s wrath that comes in the form of an automaton-like killer, bent on destroying all that she loves.
At the same time, her teenage daughter, Hotaru, having survived the trauma in Shi: Haikyo, is empowered by the experience and succumbs to an inner violent streak with savage repercussions.
The final chapter to the Return of the Warriortrilogy sets the final fiery stage for a samurai showdown of epic proportions at New York’s Brooklyn Botanic Garden that will change Crusade Comics canon forever!
Crusade Comics will also be offering other Shi-related items including original art, prints, shirts, commissions, and special editions, including the ashcan to Crusade’s next great adventure, John Broglia and Billy Tucci’s long-awaited sequel to Zombie-Sama. Zombie-Sama 2: Dorm of the Dead
About Billy Tucci
Inkpot Award recipient Billy Tucci is a cartoonist best known for his modern-day samurai saga Shi. Through his company, Crusade Fine Arts, Shi has been printed in five languages and sold more than 3 million comic books. 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. In addition to his own creations, 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 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. Billy’s critically acclaimed Miss Fury: Joy Division saw the return of the Golden Age Iconfor 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’ 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
After two years of remote gatherings, San Diego Comic-Con is once again set to take over the city of San Diego with its first live in-person convention since July 2019! To celebrate the return of the world’s most prestigious comic con, Shi-creator Billy Tucci and company are offering two very special exclusives for SDCC, the Shi: Senryaku #1 25th Anniversary Special Edition and an accompanying 11” X 17” print.
Both exclusives are priced at $25.00 each and limited to only 199 editions.
Senryaku was Crusade Comics’ groundbreaking, Eisner Award-nominated series
written by comics’ legend and creator of DC Comics’ Amethyst and Blue Devil, Gary Cohn. The book uniquely details Shi’s upbringing and training through thirty-six self-contained Art of War “stratagems”. Stratagems lushly showcased and illustrated by many of the industry’s greatest talents, including Jim Lee, Frank Frazetta, Adam Hughes, George Perez, Jeff Smith, Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti, Joe Quesada and Billy Tucci.
For those unable to attend Comic-Con, Crusade is offering a limited number of these Special Editions now through https://billytucci.com.
Next week Crusade Comics will announce their Comic-Con panel and signing schedule.
SHI: SAKURA NOW AT THE PRINTER
The 72-page Shi: Sakura graphic novel is now complete with all files being sent to API Print Productions for proofing and production. #TeamShi has spent hours putting together the many, many aspects of the comic that aside from the 62-pages of story and art, now includes a detailed “Previously in Shi” introduction and cover gallery.
“The book is absolutely gorgeous and everyone from our creatives to editors are working hard to deliver the greatest Shicomic ever.” Stated Tucci. “I am so incredibly proud to be working alongside such amazing and indefatigable talents.”
As Shi: Sakura’s #NoFanLeftBehind total returns close in on $230K, Indiegogo backers have unlocked the $145,000.00 Stretch Goal, opening the door to Sakura’s FINAL STRETCH GOAL: The Kenneth Rocafort Trading Card! The card features comics’ superstar Kenneth Rocafort’s astonishing cover artwork and is FREE to all Kickstarter and Indiegogo backers who chose a physical perk.
Thus far Eight Stretch Goals have been unlocked and are FREE to all backers who have pledged for a physical-tier perk. They include:
Shi: Sakura Graphic Novel being expanded from 56-pages to 64-pages.
Shi: Sakura Graphic Novel being expanded from 64-pages to 72-pages.
Shi: Kuroi Hana 5” Vinyl Sticker.
Shi: Sakura Hardcover Edition Trading Card.
Ana Ishikawa Kick-To-The-Face Bookmark.
Asha Kishna Trading Card.
Gardenio Lima Trading Card.
Shi: Fire Blossom Mini-Print.
Shi: Sakura Indiegogo Exclusive Campaign Can Be Found Here:
https://igg.me/at/Shi-Sakura/x#/
SHI: SAKURA!
From New York to Nagasaki, this action-packed, 72-page, full-color, psychological samurai thriller reunites Shi-creator Billy Tucci and writer Steven Peros with artist Gardenio Lima, and colorist Brian Miller.
Upon learning that she is full-blooded Japanese, Ana Ishikawa has unlocked a danger that she’s not prepared for… her birth mother’s wrath that comes in the form of an automaton-like killer, bent on destroying all that she loves.
At the same time, her teenage daughter, Hotaru, having survived the trauma in Shi: Haikyo, is empowered by the experience and succumbs to an inner violent streak with savage repercussions.
The final chapter to the Return of the Warriortrilogy sets the final fiery stage for a samurai showdown of epic proportions at New York’s Brooklyn Botanic Garden that will change Crusade Comics canon forever!
Crusade Comics will also be offering other Shi-related items including original art, prints, shirts, commissions, and special editions, including the ashcan to Crusade’s next great adventure, John Broglia and Billy Tucci’s long-awaited sequel to Zombie-Sama. Zombie-Sama 2: Dorm of the Dead
About Billy Tucci
Inkpot Award recipient Billy Tucci is a cartoonist best known for his modern-day samurai saga Shi. Through his company, Crusade Fine Arts, Shi has been printed in five languages and sold more than 3 million comic books. 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. In addition to his own creations, 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 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. Billy’s critically acclaimed Miss Fury: Joy Division saw the return of the Golden Age Iconfor 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’ 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
NEW ORIGINAL GRAPHIC NOVEL’S COVERS HEAD TO THE PRINTER MONDAY!
Crusade Comics’ latest Indiegogo tops $140,000.00 and bringing the small publisher’s #NoFanLeftBehind totals (including Kickstarter) to over $225K. With that, Sakura is now the Long Island, New York-based studio’s OGN to date!
Momentum continues on the production side of Shi: Sakura as well, as the book’s cover files are being sent to the printer for proofing next week. “We’re dropping the covers first so we can expediate the printing process.” Stated Shi-creator Billy Tucci. “And in the next few weeks we will get all the book’s final interiors in for proofing as well.”
Due to shortages in both supply and staff, Sakura is scheduled to be printed in September. By getting the covers all out first, and printed early, Crusade can cut into the production timetable.
From New York to Nagasaki, this action-packed, 72-page, full-color, psychological samurai thriller reunites Shi-creator Billy Tucci and writer Steven Peros with artist Gardenio Lima, and colorist Brian Miller.
Upon learning that she is full-blooded Japanese, Ana Ishikawa has unlocked a danger that she’s not prepared for… her birth mother’s wrath that comes in the form of an automaton-like killer, bent on destroying all that she loves.
At the same time, her teenage daughter, Hotaru, having survived the trauma in Shi: Haikyo, is empowered by the experience and succumbs to an inner violent streak with savage repercussions.
The final chapter to the Return of the Warriortrilogy sets the final fiery stage for a samurai showdown of epic proportions at New York’s Brooklyn Botanic Garden that will change Crusade Comics canon forever!
Crusade Comics will also be offering other Shi-related items including original art, prints, shirts, commissions, and special editions, including the ashcan to Crusade’s next great adventure, John Broglia and Billy Tucci’s long-awaited sequel to Zombie-Sama. Zombie-Sama 2: Dorm of the Dead
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 Iconfor 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
Crusade Comic’s Shi: Sakura Kickstarter closed last night to the tune of $84,272.00 propelling it become the small-publisher’s biggest Original Graphic Novel campaign to date!
“Deborah [Tucci, Crusade’s CEO] and I are incredibly humbled and quite simply, astonished by your amazing support and faith over the course of this wonderful thirty-day campaign.” Stated Shi-creator Billy Tucci. “Everyone on #TeamShiis very excited to bring you the best Shi graphic novel yet. We are on schedule to send the book to API Printers for proofing by the end of the month.”
While Sakura’s 30-Day Kickstarter is now closed, Crusade’s #NoFanLeftBehind campaign strategy momentum shows no signs of stopping. The campaign is currently LIVE on Indiegogo with returns just shy of $140,000.00, bringing both platform totals to over $224K.
The Indiegogo continue to be open to backers until fulfillment and shipping begins in September.
Several Goals have been unlocked and are FREE to all backers who have pledged for a physical-tier perk. They include:
Shi: Sakura Graphic Novel being expanded from 56-pages to 64-pages.
Shi: Sakura Graphic Novel being expanded from 64-pages to 72-pages.
Shi: Kuroi Hana 5” Vinyl Sticker.
Shi: Sakura Hardcover Edition Trading Card.
Ana Ishikawa Kick-To-The-Face Bookmark.
Asha Kishna Sakura Cover Trading Card.
Gardenio Lima Sakura Cover Trading Card.
Shi: Sakura Indiegogo Exclusive LIVE Campaign Can Be Found Here:
https://igg.me/at/Shi-Sakura/x#/
Shi: Sakura Kickstarter Exclusive Campaign Can Be Found Here:
Billy Tucci and Brian Miller’s La Muerta Legend Cover!
Billy Tucci and Sakura colorist Brian Miller have teamed up for the limited “Legend Edition” for Coffin Comics’ Brian Pulido’s La Muerta #1: Primeval. The Legend Edition also comes as an archival-quality, 18” x 24″ print. All Giclee prints are 100% cotton, acid-free Giclee, produced with archival quality inks, hand numbered ,and limited to just 99 editions.
Brian Pulido’s La Muerta #1: Primeval Kickstarter Can Be Found Here:
From New York to Nagasaki, this action-packed, 72-page, full-color, psychological samurai thriller reunites Shi-creator Billy Tucci and writer Steven Peros with artist Gardenio Lima, and colorist Brian Miller.
Upon learning that she is full-blooded Japanese, Ana Ishikawa has unlocked a danger that she’s not prepared for… her birth mother’s wrath that comes in the form of an automaton-like killer, bent on destroying all that she loves.
At the same time, her teenage daughter, Hotaru, having survived the trauma in Shi: Haikyo, is empowered by the experience and succumbs to an inner violent streak with savage repercussions.
The final chapter to the Return of the Warriortrilogy sets the final fiery stage for a samurai showdown of epic proportions at New York’s Brooklyn Botanic Garden that will change Crusade Comics canon forever!
Crusade Comics will also be offering other Shi-related items including original art, prints, shirts, commissions, and special editions, including the ashcan to Crusade’s next great adventure, John Broglia and Billy Tucci’s long-awaited sequel to Zombie-Sama. Zombie-Sama 2: Dorm of the Dead
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 Iconfor 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 hours remain to Crusade Comics’ Sixth Kickstarter campaign, Shi: Sakura. Sakura has become Shi-creator Billy Tucci’s biggest original graphic novel Kickstarter to date with returns just shy of $80,000.00.
To celebrate Shi’s iconic return to comics, Crusade Comics’ Billy and Deborah Tucci will be hosting a YouTube/FB LIVE closing stream starting at 6pmET on the PopXP. “Deborah and I are just astonished by the incredible outpouring of support for Sakura.” Stated Tucci. “And I hope all our backers will join us live tonight on YouTube as we and give some sneak-peak insights into the book. We’ll also be joined by several friends, so please come on in party with us!”
The Live Stream will go onto the campaign’s closing at 8pm ET. Fans can just follow this link:
NEW $85,000.00 KICKSTARTER STRETCH GOAL: THE BILLY TUCCI SHI: FIREWALK TRADING CARD!
MINDY: PLEASE ADD SHI FIREWALK IMAGE HERE
As of this update, Sakura’s Kickstarter campaign has surpassed $80,000.00 unlocking it’s eigth Stretch Goal: The Shi: Fire Battle Mini Print!
Now Crusade Comics is offering the $85K Stretch Goal, the Shi: Fire Walk Trading Card.. The card depicts a crucial pivotal scene at Sakura’s climax as Ana Ishikawa, as “death incarnate” emerges from a burning grove of cherry trees.
Thus far, several “Stretch Goal” rewards have been unlocked on Sakura’s Kickstarter. Stretch Goals are FREE to all backers who have pledged for a physical-tier perk. They include:
Shi: Sakura Graphic Novel being expanded from 56-pages to 64-pages.
Shi: Sakura Graphic Novel being expanded from 64-pages to 72-pages.
Shi: Kuroi Hana 5” Vinyl Sticker.
Shi: Sakura Hardcover Edition Trading Card.
Ana Ishikawa Kick-To-The-Face Bookmark.
Asha Kishna Sakura Cover Trading Card.
Gardenio Lima Sakura Cover Trading Card.
Shi: Fire Battle Mini Print.
The Shi: Sakura crowdfunding campaign continues to reach historic proportions with total Indiegogo and Kickstarter #NoFanLeftBehind returns close to $220,000.00.
Shi: Sakura Kickstarter Exclusive Campaign Can Be Found Here:
Shi: Sakura Indiegogo Exclusive Campaign Can Be Found Here:
https://igg.me/at/Shi-Sakura/x#/
SHI: SAKURA!
From New York to Nagasaki, this action-packed, 72-page, full-color, psychological samurai thriller reunites Shi-creator Billy Tucci and writer Steven Peros with artist Gardenio Lima, and colorist Brian Miller.
Upon learning that she is full-blooded Japanese, Ana Ishikawa has unlocked a danger that she’s not prepared for… her birth mother’s wrath that comes in the form of an automaton-like killer, bent on destroying all that she loves.
At the same time, her teenage daughter, Hotaru, having survived the trauma in Shi: Haikyo, is empowered by the experience and succumbs to an inner violent streak with savage repercussions.
The final chapter to the Return of the Warriortrilogy sets the final fiery stage for a samurai showdown of epic proportions at New York’s Brooklyn Botanic Garden that will change Crusade Comics canon forever!
Crusade Comics will also be offering other Shi-related items including original art, prints, shirts, commissions, and special editions, including the ashcan to Crusade’s next great adventure, John Broglia and Billy Tucci’s long-awaited sequel to Zombie-Sama. Zombie-Sama 2: Dorm of the Dead
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 Iconfor 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 52 HOURS REMAIN for Shi: Sakura! The Campaign closes Thursday at 8pm EST. Deborah and I will be hosting a YouTube/FB LIVE video closing stream on the PopXP. We hope you will join us for what has become our biggest OGN campaign to date!
If you wouldn’t mind, pledge PLEASE PLEDGE and SHARE the link: http://kck.st/3saO8PG on your social media and with friends. Thank you for your amazing support! #ShiStrong Thank you for the wonderful promo Nile Scala!
$75K STRETCH GOAL: THE GARDENIO LIMA SAKURA COVER TRADING CARD!
NEW REWARD ADDED: THE KICKSTARTER EXCLUSIVE TRILOGY PACK!
With just six-days remaining to Crusade Comics’ Shi: Sakura Kickstarter, Billy Tucci and crew are offering a new reward, the Return of the Warrior Trilogy Pack. “This is a terrific way for fans to get caught up on the Shi: Renaissance.” Stated Tucci. “Because we’re down to the last of Sakura’s predecessor’s, a handful of lucky backers will get a chance to grab the exclusive editions not only for Sakura, but our past campaigns.”
The Kickstarter Exclusive Trilogy Pack Reward Level includes exclusive variant cover editions of Return of the Warrior, Haikyo, and Sakura. Limited to just 30 sets, and priced at $76.00 US, all physical backers will also receive a FREE Shi: Sakura Digital Edition and a set of all accrued Shi: Sakura Campaign stretch goal items.
A NEW ADD-ON REWARD: THE SHI: HAIKYO GLOW-IN-THE-DARK EDITION!
Crusade is also offering a new add-on reward, the SHI: HAIKYO GLOW-IN-THE DARK COVER EDITION on Kickstarter. Tucci originally wanted Shi: Way of the Warrior #1 to feature a glow-in-the-dark cover back in 1994, but by the time it came to printing, he was notified that the then glow-in-the-dark ink was deemed toxic in the United States. Almost thirty-years later he was able to obtain an environmentally safe substitute and the result is the stunning Shi: Haikyo Edition. The add-on reward is just $40.00 US and will also be available as an Indiegogo perk June 1st.
The Shi: Sakura crowdfunding campaign continues to reach historic proportions with total Indiegogo and Kickstarter #NoFanLeftBehind returns of over $200,000.00 via 2,000 backers.
Shi: Sakura Kickstarter Exclusive Campaign Can Be Found Here:
Shi: Sakura Indiegogo Exclusive Campaign Can Be Found Here:
https://igg.me/at/Shi-Sakura/x#/
SHI: SAKURA!
From New York to Nagasaki, this action-packed, 72-page, full-color, psychological samurai thriller reunites Shi-creator Billy Tucci and writer Steven Peros with artist Gardenio Lima, and colorist Brian Miller.
Upon learning that she is full-blooded Japanese, Ana Ishikawa has unlocked a danger that she’s not prepared for… her birth mother’s wrath that comes in the form of an automaton-like killer, bent on destroying all that she loves.
At the same time, her teenage daughter, Hotaru, having survived the trauma in Shi: Haikyo, is empowered by the experience and succumbs to an inner violent streak with savage repercussions.
The final chapter to the Return of the Warriortrilogy sets the final fiery stage for a samurai showdown of epic proportions at New York’s Brooklyn Botanic Garden that will change Crusade Comics canon forever!
Crusade Comics will also be offering other Shi-related items including original art, prints, shirts, commissions, and special editions, including the ashcan to Crusade’s next great adventure, John Broglia and Billy Tucci’s long-awaited sequel to Zombie-Sama. Zombie-Sama 2: Dorm of the Dead
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 Iconfor 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
