SHI: RETURN OF THE WARRIOR INDIEGOGO BREAKS $70K!
NEW INDEMAND EXCLUSIVES – AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #300 HOMAGE AND SHIROI EDITIONS ARE NOW AVAILABLE!
$75K STRETCH GOAL REWARD ANNOUNCED!
COMIC PUSHES PAST $140,000.00 TOTAL!!
1,449 Indiegogo backer partners supporting the new variant editions have surged Shi: Return of the Warrior to $70,263.00 and the campaign shows no sign of stopping!
Since going into Indiegogo Indemand mode, Shi’s total duel campaign backer count has reached an amazing 2,458, moving Crusade Comics to add special Fan Appreciation Reward Editions!
Shi creator Billy Tucci exclaimed, “Thanks to our incredible supporters, we’re now offering two new variant editions, the SHI: SHIROI INDEMAND EXCLUSIVE and the AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 300 HOMAGE FAN APPRECIATION EDITION.” Tucci continued, “These books were originally slated to be our convention exclusives, but since our backers have been so wonderful in their support, and the fact that my con appearances will be half of last year, it’s only appropriate we offer them through Indiegogo to our most loyal friends.”
Many backers have expressed interest in a SHIROI white armored variant of the IGG Exclusive SHI: SUNFIRE EDITION which according to Tucci, “Might be my favorite Shi illustration of all time!” Tucci stated that, “We also continually get requests for the sold out NYCC ASM #300 Homage Edition, so we produced its own Fan Appreciation Edition. Only 300 of this second-chance opportunity will be offered until the Return of the Warrior Indemand closes in the coming weeks.”
For those interested in acquiring these comics or adding to their original perks, Return of the Warrior remains LIVE on Indiegogo here:
Once the campaign ends, all previous Indiegogo and Kickstarter physical shipping backers will receive the following Stretch Goal Rewards with all their orders for FREE:
• The Shi’s Back Variant Cover Sticker
• The Tucci Trooper 3” Embroidered Battle Patch
• The Shi: Way of the Warrior #1 Silver-Metallic Trading Card
• The Shi: 25th Anniversary Edition Silver-Metallic Trading Card
• Shi: WOTW #1 25TH Anniversary Amazing Spider-Man #300 Homage Silver-Metallic Trading Card
• The Shi 10th Anniversary Edition Silver-Metallic Trading Card
• The Shi: Tiger Baby Silver-Metallic Trading Card
• The Shi: WOTW #1 25TH Anniversary Amazing Spider-Man #300 Homage BLACK LINE ART Comic
• The Amanda Conner Sassy Shi Variant Cover Silver-Metallic Trading Card
• The George Perez The Legend of Shi Variant Cover Silver-Metallic Trading Card
• The Conny Valentina Silver-Metallic Trading Card
• An Additional 8 Page Cover Gallery in the graphic novel bringing the new total page count to 56-pages
• $75K Stretch Shi: Shiroi White Armored Silver-Metallic Trading Card
• $100K Stretch Goal Reward???
“THANK YOU to all our crowdfunding partners from both Indiegogo and Kickstarter.” Tucci stated, “With three more Shi campaigns coming this year, 2020 is shaping up to be historic!”
Tucci is joined on Shi: Return of the Warrior by co-writer Steven Peros (Stoker & Wells: Order of the Golden Dawn, The Cat’s Meow) co-artist Ricardo Silva (Age of Darkness, Hellina), colorist Brian Miller (Hi-Fi Colour Design), designer/letterer Mindy Lopkin (Zombie-Sama!), and editor J.C. Vaughn (Zombie-Sama, Stoker & Wells: Order of The Golden Dawn).
Superstar artist Amanda Conner (Harley Quinn, Tomoe) provides a cover for the issue, as do stars-in-waiting Conny Valentina and Mike Renzine, and Tucci himself, respectively. They are joined by a true comics legend, George Pérez (JLA/Avengers), who came out of retirement to provide one last cover, an unforgettable, beautiful image of Shi.
The 56-page, full color Shi: Return of the Warrior graphic novel is scheduled to ship in March of 2020.
About Billy Tucci
Billy Tucci is an award-winning cartoonist best known for his modern-day samurai fable which began with Shi: The Way of the Warrior in 1994. Since then, though 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, he was worked extensively for DC Comics such characters as Harley Quinn, Batman, Superman and Flash. His graphic novel, Sgt. Rock: The Lost Battalion, won acclaim for its depiction of the highly decorated, real-life 442nd Regimental Combat Team, which was comprised of Japanese-American troops not permitted to serve in the Pacific theater. His earnest retelling of the Christmas story in A Child Is Born has quietly turned into an international blockbuster. It won the Christian Small Publisher Book of the Year Award.. He recently released Zombie-Sama via Kickstarter and Indiegogo, and Appalachian Apocalypse via Cave Pictures Publishing. He has a Wonder Woman story due out from DC in 2020.