SIGN UP FOR SHI: SENRYAKU OMNIBUS PRELAUNCH PAGE HERE TO VIEW CAMPAIGN VIDEO:

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/shi-senryaku-omnibus-edition/coming_soon

Senryaku.

The Thirty-Six Stratagems of the Art of War.

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-page Shi: 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:

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/shi-senryaku-omnibus-edition/coming_soon

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 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 FOR THE CLOSE OUT PARTY ON THURSDAY NIGHT LIVE WITH BILLY TUCCI!

LAST DAY TO ORDER CRUSADE’S DORM OF THE DEAD! 

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

DORM OF THE DEAD FULFILLMENT BEGINS!

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 Omnibus Indiegogo exclusive next week!

The 240-page Shi: 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 31^st 7pm EDT.

SIGN UP FOR SHI: SENRYAKU OMNIBUS PRELAUNCH PAGE HERE:

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/shi-senryaku-omnibus-edition/coming_soon

Zombie-Sama: Dorm of the Dead!

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: Irene Strychalski Cover Trading Card: 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 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

May 11, 2023

Join LIVE For the “Sam J. Jones Saves the Galaxy” Indiegogo Launch Party!

TONIGHT 9pm EST/6pm PST. ONLY ON THE POPXP YOUTUBE HERE:

Join host Billy Tucci he welcomes Flash Gordon himself Mr. Sam J. Jones LIVE!

Sam along with his team will be launching their INDIEGOGO Campaign for Sam J. Jones Saves the Galaxy right here on Thursday Night LIVE with Billy Tucci.

As always, secret special guests will also be on hand to discuss Sam’s new campaign, his career, comics, and the events of the day. Sam will also be be taking and answering questions from viewers. 9pm EST/6pm PST on The PopXP!

Sam J. Jones Saves the Galaxy’s Indiegogo campaign can be found here:

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/sam-j-jones-saves-the-galaxy–3/coming_soon/x/20487910

About Billy Tucci

Inkpot Award recipient Billy Tucci is a 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

 Shi-Creator Joins Comic Book and Illustration Legends at The Hilton Saturday May, 6^th!

The NYC Comic Art Expo is coming to the historic New York Midtown Hilton (1335 6th Ave), on Saturday, May 6th from 10 AM to 5 PM. 

Meet the creators of some of pop culture’s most dynamic characters while also enjoying the opportunity to purchase a piece of comic art history from the many galleries and dealers exhibiting that day. 

The NYC Comic Art Expo is a celebration of illustration, collectible art, and original comic art from the past 100 years. See pages from The Flash, Guardians of the Galaxy, and the rest of the DCEU and the MCU. Peer into the past of American Illustration with works by Dean Cornwell, Frank Schoonover, and more displayed by The Illustrated Word Gallery. The Illustrated Word Gallery is being launched by the group behind the country’s first chain of Asian pop culture stores, Anime Crash. Illustrated Word will be displaying works by famous American comic artists and illustrators prior to opening a brick-and-mortar gallery in NYC. 

The Illustrated Word Gallery is excited and honored to be hosting comic art and illustrating legend Jim Steranko. Steranko is an artist extraordinaire, pop-culture expert, escape artist, publisher, designer, editor, performer, musician, typographer, close-up magician, and writer with more than three million words published, Steranko has painted more heroes than any other artist in the past half-century. 

The Illustrated Word Gallery is also thrilled to host Inkpot Award recipient and Military Writers Society of America Gold Medalist Billy Tucci, 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. Tucci will be displaying and offering limited edition exclusive comics, lithosgraphs and original artwork. 

Shi: Sakura Graphic Novel Cover by Billy Tucci

 

Also, on hand with be comic book impresario and finder of lost treasures Mike Carbonaro who will be displaying many of the most popular collectibles in the comic book world. Mike Carbonaro is the founder of Big Apple Convention, the longest-running comic book and pop culture convention in NYC. Finally meet in person on Saturday creators like Mike Golden, Ray Lago, Fred Harper Brian Kong, and others. The NYC Comic Art Expo is organized each year by Zaddick Longenbach, a well-known collector and exhibitor of classic comic art who is excited to share his passion with the city. 

For More Information Contact: Zaddick Longenbach through comicartexpo.com 

Information on the Illustrated Word Gallery available at www.crashmediapartners.com

About Billy Tucci

Inkpot Award recipient William W. Elliott-Tucci, aka, Billy Tucci is a 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. Tucci’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.

Tucci’s current Indiegogo, Zombie-Sama: Dorm of the Dead can be found here:

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

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

TONIGHT 9pm EST/6pm PST. ONLY ON THE POPXP HERE:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrYJ-acMv6E

Mainstream and Indie Comic Book Superstar Is Joined By Special Guests on YouTube’s The PopXp!

Fan-favorite Dale Keown joins hosts Billy Tucci and Nile Scala LIVE tonight on The PopXp  to talk about Dale’s upcoming INDIEGOGO launch for 30th Anniversary PITT Omnibus! As always, secret special guests will also be on hand to discuss Dale’s phenomenal career, comics, and the events of the day. He’ll also be taking and answering questions from viewers.

About Dale Keown

Dale Keown is a Canadian comic book writer and artists known for his runs of Marvel’s Incredible Hulk and his creator-owned character, Pitt. He started working in comics in 1986 drawing several series for Aircel Comics, including Samurai, Elflord, Dragon Ring (later Dragonforce), and Warlock 5.

Keown moved to Marvel Comics in 1989, where he first worked on Nth Man: the Ultimate Ninja, before replacing Jeff Purves on The Incredible Hulk. His work on Hulk with writer Peter David, created one of the more memorable runs of the book. David has named Keown one of the three artists whose art has mostly closely matched the visuals he conceived when writing scripts.

Keown left Marvel in 1993 to start publishing Pitt at Image Comics where its groundbreaking and dynamic visuals made it a phenomenal success. In 1995, publication of Pitt was moved over to Keown’s own company, Full Bleed Studios.

A favorite of both fans and his fellow-artists, Keown continued working for the mainstream, drawing The Darkness for Top Cow and teaming up with Peter David once more with Hulk: The End for Marvel. Keown also illustrated a crossover featuring The Darkness and the Hulk.

Keown also illustrated the Hulkmemorabilia that was released to coincide with the 2003 feature film Hulk. A much in-demand talent, Dale continued astonishing fans the world over with his dynamic art working on such iconic books as The Darkness / Pitt, and Beserker. 

He most recently returned the freedom-filled realm of independent comics by co-creating Gemshockwith Mandy Summers for Stuntman Comics and illustrating stories and covers for Cyberfrog , Godlike, Inglorious Rex,and Wraith of God.

Keown is currently working on the much anticipated 30^th Anniversary Pitt Omnibus. Chockful of extras, the massive 466-page, premium formatted, full color book collects the entire and no-longer-in print Pitt saga. The Omnibus’ Indiegogo sign up page can be found here:

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/30th-anniversary-pitt-omnibus-by-dale-keown/coming_soon/x/20487910

About Billy Tucci

Inkpot Award recipient Billy Tucci is a 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

GOING LIVE TONIGHT AT 7:OO PM EST/4:00 PM PST HERE:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQEPjYraGfc

 

Join the Brofessionals, Aaron Lopresti, Andy Smith, Art Thibert, Dan Fraga, Graham Nolan and host Billy Tucci as they review episode 6 of Stan Lee’s The Comic Book Greats: How to Make a Comic! The “Bros” travel back to 1992 to review and critique the style of comics being made at that time by legends, Whilce Portacio, Rob Liefeld, Jim Lee, Stan Lee and Todd McFarlane! What they liked, what they hated, and how they were influenced during this pivotal time in comics.

Comic Book Legends, Whilce Portacio, Rob Liefeld, Jim Lee, Stan Lee and Todd McFarlane, 1992

Again, tune into Billy Tucci and Nile Scala’s YouTube channel, The PopEx! tonight here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQEPjYraGfc

About Billy Tucci

Inkpot Award recipient Billy Tucci is a 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

About Billy Tucci

Inkpot Award recipient Billy Tucci is an American 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. 

Dear Zombie-Sama: Dorm of the Dead Kickstarter Backers,

THANK YOU for bringing John Broglia and my  Zombie-Sama: Dorm of the Dead Kickstarter campaign to life! We’ve survived and thrived these past thirty days and our “little zombie book that could” is funded! 

Deborah and I want to thank all of you for your amazing support. We know that Dorm of the Dead would not be possible without you and are once again humbled by your wonderful faith in Crusade Comics. 

#TeamZS is made up of wonderful creatives who have worked (in John’s case, YEARS) incredibly hard to bring you all one terrifically terrorizing tale of friendship and fight. 

Again, I must thank my co-creator John for his devotion and brilliance in bringing Jim, Jane and the ZS lore collective to life. He, alongside, the indefatigable designer/production manager/ letterer, (and more!), Mindy Lopkin, colorists Paul Little and Sean Callahan, video/promotional/graphic designer Nile Scala, producer Brian Blevins, editors Jason Odom, J.C. Vaughn and Deborah Tucci deserve to be applauded for an incredible job well done for not only creating Dorm of the Dead but getting it to the printer before campaign’s close.

I also want to thank our wonderful guest cover artists, Irene Strychalski and Dan Mendoza for their amazing contributions! I owe you both (in Dan’s case an upcoming Zombie Tramp cover) a nod gratitude and a drink!

As I stated, Dorm of the Dead is now at the printer. We will begin fulfilling at the end of this month and then Crusade will launch our next Kickstarter Adventure in May, The Shi: Senryaku Ominbus Edition! 

Jim Okami and Jane Ishikawa’s adventures have just begun and we look forward to your reading Zombie-Sama!, Winter Ronin, and Dorm of the Dead. John is already working on 2024’s Zombie-Sama III!

J.C. Vaughn and I are also really excited for you to read the Shi: Gatecrasher Ashcan. The new graphic novel features Ana battling alongside many independent and public domain characters as she fights her way through comic book time and genres!

Thank you for unlocking the following Stretch Goals:

• 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!
•  

I want you to know that’s not all you’ll be getting as Dorm of the Dead is now LIVE on Indiegogo and you too will receive whatever Stretch Goals that campaign unlocks. 

Domo Arigato for backing Zombie-Sama: Dorm of the Dead. We know you’re going to love reading it as we did making it! 

#ZSStrong,

Billy Tucci

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