
For Immediate Release:
September 4, 2026
Bayport, NY
CRUSADE COMICS OFFERS MEMORIAL SEPTEMBER 11TH LIMITED PRINT, “THE FIREMAN’S PRAYER”
PRINTS CAN BE PURCHASED HERE:

PROCEEDS FROM THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY ARTWORK TO BENEFIT VETERANS
Billy Tucci’s 2001 poignant illustration, now issued as a special 25th Anniversary Memorial Print benefiting the American Legion, captures the weight and the will of September 11 with unflinching honesty. A lone FDNY firefighter stands amid twisted stee, his weathered face set in grim resolve as a tattered American flag defiantly still flies.
A.W. “Smokey” Linn’s Fireman’s Prayer is lettered in full—an appeal for strength to save lives of every age, for alertness in the smoke, and for God’s protection of family should the firefighter himself fall.
Tucci’s art is somber in its wreckage and its weary hero, yet powerful in the unbowed stance, the surviving flag, and the prayer’s quiet vow to forever answer the call.
Twenty-five years later the print remains both memorial and statement: the victims are remembered, the heroes’ duty endures, and honors that same spirit of service through our veterans and current warfighters.
Each print measures 11” X 17” and ships flat in polymer protective sleeve and heavy cardboard envelope. Portions of all proceeds will be donated to the local American Legion.
FINAL WEEKEND TO BACK THE SHI: SENRYAKU ZOOP EXCLUSIVE!
STELLAR CAMPAIGN FOR THE 30TH FACSIMILE EDITION & OMNIBUS ENDS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH!
ZOOP CAMPAIGN PAGE HERE:
NEWLY ADDED BLIND BAGS & SKETCH COVER FACSIMILE EDITIONS!

NEW $30K STRETCH GOAL ANNOUNCED – THE ADAM HUGHES ORIGINAL ART TRADING CARD!

GROUNDBREAKING SERIES BY COMICS’ GREATEST TALENTS INCLUDING, FRANK FRAZETTA, MARC SILVESTRI, JOE JUSKO, JEFF SMITH, TERRY MOORE, GEORGE PEREZ, JAE LEE, AND MORE COMES TO LIFE IN CELEBRATORY PREMIUM HARDCOVER EDITION!
It is the final weekend to back Crusade Comics’ Shi: Senryaku Omnibus ZoopExclusive. Now that the Jim Lee Original Art Trading Card and Geof Darrow Senryaku Original Art Trading Card Stretch Goals have been unlocked (free to all backers who choose a physical perk), Shi-Creator Billy Tucci has announced a new $30K goal, the Adam Hughes Senryaku Original Art Trading Card.
SENRYAKU SKETCH COVERS AND BLIND BAG BONANZA!
Tucci and crew have also just listed a limited number of special editions to the campaign, Blind Bags and Sketch Editions. The striking new Sketch Cover Editions come in two versions, the first a blank cover and a limited amount of cover with an original Billy Tucci Shi “headshot” drawing.

Each Blind Bag also contains a secret “feast” of Crusade comics, sketches, and/or items including at least one of the SHI: Senryaku 30th Anniversary Facsimile Editions (TPB, Lenticular, Sketch or Metal Covers!)’
30TH ANNIVERSARY SHI: SENRYAKU FACISIMLE EDITION WITH LENTICULAR COVER!
Crusade Comics is also offering a very limited 96-page, Shi: Senryaku anniversary trade paperback graphic novel with an all-new homage cover by Shi-creator Billy Tucci that features Shi’s first-ever Lenticular Cover.
A video mock-up version of the book can be seen here:


Shi: Senryaku Omnibus Featuring the Frank Frazetta Dust Jackets Are All Printed and Ready for Shipping!
Shi: Senryaku Omnibus Edition features Master Sun Tzu’s classic aphorisms gloriously interpreted by the world’s most legendary artists detailing the life lessons of a young Ana Ishikawa (aka, Shi) as taught to her by her grandfather. The blockbuster series was written by Blue Devil and Amethyst co-creator Gary Cohnand illustrated by such greats as Marc Silvestri, Tex, Stan Sakai, Amanda Conner, Joe Quesada, Dan Jurgens, Billy Tucci, Dave Sim, and many more.
Shi: Senryaku Promotional Video:
Limited to just 400 copies, Zoop’s Shi: Senryaku Omnibus Edition has been printed and is ready for immediate shipment at Zoop’s fulfillment center once the 21-day campaign closes Sunday, September 6th.
Crusade is also offering prints, original artwork and free stretch goals for the Shi:Senryaku Omnibus Zoop Exclusive.
About Billy Tucci
Inkpot Award recipient and Eisner Award winner 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. 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 the US Army’s segregated 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 Icon for Dynamite Comics. He recently released Shi: Return of the Warrior, Shi: Haikyo, Shi: Sakura, Shi: Way of the Warrior Omnibus, Shi: Senryaku Omnibus, Zombie-Sama and Ran: Revenge of the Warrior via Kickstarter and Indiegogo uniting backers from over fifty countries and bringing Crusade Comics’ crowdfunding campaign totals to over $1,975,000.00.
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





























































































