NEW STRETCH GOAL: THE GEOF DARROW PURE ART TRADING CARD!
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Momentum continues for Crusade Comics’ latest crowdfunding campaign, the Shi: Senryaku Omnibus Edition. Backers from around the world have unlocked its 7th Stretch Goal, the Jim Lee Pure Art Trading Card paving the way for the next goal, the Geof Darrow Pure Art Trading Card!
The card front features the legendary Geof Darrow’s original “Kill With A Borrowed Sword” black and white artwork, while the back reveals Hi-Fi Design’s striking final colors.
Geof Darrow is an American comic book artist, best known for his work on comic series Shaolin Cowboy, Hard Boiled and The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot, which was adapted into an animated television series of the same name, as well as his contributions to The Matrix series of films.
Over the course of his illustrious career, Darrow has contributed storyboards and conceptual designs for several film productions. Outside of comics and film, Darrow has contributed artwork to a number of trading card series, including Magic: The Gathering, Star Wars Galaxy, Witchblade, The Shadow and Madman, as well as promotional posters, covers and role-playing games.
Fans are currently marveling at the Shaolin Cowboy: Cruel to Be Kin, series and collected Hard Cover editions written and illustrated by Darrow and published through Dark Horse Comics.
The multiple Eisner Award nominee and Inkpot Award recipient also serves on the national advisory board of PROTECT: The National Association to Protect Children.
With just one week remaining, the Senryaku Omnibus Edition #NoFanLeftBehind Indiegogo and Kickstarter campaigns returns have exceeded $147,000.00 and have unlocked several Stretch Goals:
• STRETCH GOAL UNLOCKED: OMNIBUS ENLARGED FROM
TRADITIONAL DIMENSIONS TO OVERSIZED
• STRETCH GOAL UNLOCKED: FRANK FRAZETTA DUST JACKET COVER
• STRETCH GOAL UNLOCKED: SEWN-IN SATIN BOOKMARK RIBBON
• STRETCH GOAL UNLOCKED: GOLD FOIL & SPOT GLOSS COVER ENHANCEMENT
• STRETCH GOAL UNLOCKED: JOE JUSKO SENRYAKU MINI PRINT
• STRETCH GOAL UNLOCKED: JIM LEE PURE ART TRADING CARD
Shi: Senryaku Omnibus Edition
The 1995 groundbreaking comic book series is being collected into a 240-page hardcover Shi: Senryaku Omnibus features the Art of War’s Thirty-Six Stratagems gloriously interpreted by legendary comic artists detailing the life lessons of a young Ana Ishikawa as taught to her by her grandfather. Written by Blue Devil and Amethyst co-creator Gary Cohn and illustrated by such greats as Jim Lee, Amanda Conner, Terry Moore, Joe Quesada, George Perez, Billy Tucci, Jimmy Palmiotti, Frank Frazetta, Adam Hughes, Jeff Smith and many more.
Over 90% of the artwork has either never been seen before or in its complete glory. Dedicated story and biographical pages will also be included along with original b/w art, roughs, essays, and design insights
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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 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: Sakura, Shi: Omnibus Vol. 1, Shi: Senryaku Omnibus, Zombie-Sama and Zombie-Sama: Dorm of the Dead 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.