THANK YOU FOR OUR BIGGEST COMIC-CON OF THE 21ST CENTURY!FINAL WEEKEND CHANCE TO WIN AN ORIGINAL BILLY TUCCI SHI COVER WITH SDCC BLIND BAGS THANK YOU FOR OUR BIGGEST COMIC-CON OF THE 21ST CENTURY!
For Immediate Release:
July 31, 2026
Bayport, NY
LIMITED TO JUST 50 TOTAL EXCLUSIVE BLIND BAGS VIA WWW.BILLYTUCCI.COM UNTIL MONDAY, AUGUST 3RD!
CRUSADE OFFERS A LIMITED AMOUNT FOR THOSE WHO COULD NOT ATTEND COMIC-CON HERE:
The mecca of comics – Comic-Con International in San Diego took place last week and for the thirty-third year in a row, Shi-creator Billy Tucci and Crusade Comics were a force on the floor. With SDCC over, Crusade is now offering their limited-edition exclusives for the world’s greatest comic convention at their web store.
For the first time ever, Crusade is offering Special 2026 SDCC Blind Bag Bundle Packs for both comics and prints. Each Blind Print Bag Pack eight random Tucci prints, and at least one SDCC exclusive… but that’s not all. One very special Blind Bag Print Pack will include an original Billy Tucci Shi cover art! Tucci has never gifted one of his original covers before, making this Comic-Con Exclusive super special!
SDCC BLIND BAG BONANZA!
1-40 Chance to Score a Free Billy Tucci Shi Cover Original Art Randomly Inserted Into One Print Blind Bag – Offer Ends Monday, August 3rd!
Crusade’s Comics Blind Bag Pack also contains an exclusive embossed holographic polymer trading card, at least one SDCC Exclusive (regular edition, foil or metal!), bonus rare Shi comics and other special accoutrements.
Comic-Con International boasted over 175,000 fans, exhibitors, celebrities and guests. Front and center on the convention floor, Crusade showcased exclusive editions, prints, original art and SDCC Specials to convention attendees.
But for those Tucci Troopers who could not attend Comic-Con, Crusade is now offering a limited number of books via their webstore, https://billytucci.com/store-3/.
Crusade debuted several other exclusive specials including the Shi: Return of the Warrior #1 Copper Anniversary Exclusive(limited to just 99 editions – $25), Copper Foil Special (limited to 35 signed and numbered $60), the Copper Metal Edition (limited to 10 signed and numbered $115), Return of the Warrior Sketch Cover Edition(limited to just 3 copies, signed and with original Billy Tucci art $100).
RAN: REVENGE OF COMIC-CON EXCLUSIVES!
As Tucci’s latest graphic novel, Ran: Revenge of the Warrior being at the printer and with the release of the book’s digital editions, Crusade is proud to announce the Ran: Revenge of the Warrior #1 SDCC Exclusive at Comic-Con. The exclusives will be as follows: The Ran: Revenge of the Warrior #1 (of 2) Pure Line Edition (limited to 99 signed copies, $25), the striking Ran: Rai Homage Foil Edition (limited to 40 signed number copies, $60) and the ultra-rare Ran: Black Metal Special (actual stainless-steel cover and limited to just 10 signed and numbered editions, $115). Crusade has also uploaded exclusive SDCC prints, merchandise and original artwork.
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 Iconfor 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 $1,950,000.00.
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