Six- Inch SHI Action Figure will be released for Pre-Sale September 22nd
Crusade Fine Arts, Ltd. announces the release of a 6” SHI action figure in a licensing agreement with Executive Replicas. Figures will be available for pre-sale on September 22nd on the Executive Replicas website.
This is not the first time Crusade and Executive have paired up. Executive Replicas has produced four hugely successful 12” SHI Action Figures previously. “We have always been amazed at the detail, beauty, accessories, and packaging of all Executive Figures, and it’s a pleasure to be working with them again on this latest release” explained Billy Tucci, creator of SHI.
“The success of our previous SHI products in the twelve-inch category made the need to expand our partnership with Crusade into the 6” category obvious,” stated Winston Dunlop of Executive Replicas.
This new figure has been in development for over two years. “We needed to make sure it was just right, and with the acclaim of the new SHI series, we found it crucial to update her costume and ensure the figure reflected the current storyline. Executive worked with us on countless re-sculpts, updates, and changes. We are grateful for their cooperation.” Stated Tucci. And while they have reached a workable model for presale, there will still be a few further alterations and refinements in production. “There has been an overwhelming number of requests for a six-inch SHI figure, and we want to guarantee the complete satisfaction of our patient and loyal fans, who have stuck with us over the last twenty-eight years. We owe them everything.”
These stunning figures will include 2 interchangeable heads, 3 pairs of hands, 2 katanas, 2 sais, 1 naginata and removable hakama.
Crusade Comics will also be offering their own Signature Series exclusive of the 6” SHI Figure, offering a limited number for pre-sale this October, so stay tuned for more information on the pre-sale date.
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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 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’ crowdfunding campaign totals to over $1,000,000.00.