BACKERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD EMBRACE THE CHARACTER WHO INSPIRED SHI’ NEW GRAPHIC NOVEL
NEW $55,000.00 FREE STRETCH GOAL ANNOUNCED!
Click HERE for the RAN: REVENGE OF THE WARRIOR INDIEGOGO CAMPAIGN!
Momentum continues for Billy Tucci’s latest graphic novel, Ran: Revenge of the Warrior Indiegogo as fans the world over have propelled the 23-day campaign over $52,000.00 in returns and 1000% over its initial funding goal in its first full week.
“Ran is a comic that is thirty-five years in the making, as the character is very near and dear to my heart by being my first and the one that evolved into Shi.” Stated writer/artist Billy Tucci. “You never know the fan reaction when a ‘new’ character is introduced to comics, but I couldn’t be more astonished and humbled by the incredible fan reaction to her debut. We hope you’ll support the campaign and push Ran over that hallowed $50K threshold!”
Set within the violent, neon-lit, Kabukichō district of Tokyo 1993, Revenge of the Warrior details one young woman’s battle for justice against American sex-trafficking, ex-pat killers aligned with the notorious Yakuza crime syndicate.
Ran: Revenge of the Warrior launched last week and reached its initial funding goal in less than ten minutes. Fans have already unlocked it first Stretch Goal, the Ran Hardcover Trading Card FREE to all backers who pledged for a physical perk. Crusade has many more Free Stretch Goals scheduled as the campaign continues hitting financial milestones.
This sexy, no holds barred, neon-noir samurai epic will be available on Indiegogo until Friday, November 14, 2025.
Ran: Revenge of the Warrior is scheduled to launch on Kickstarter, Thursday, November 13th.
“OUR LOCAL POSTAL WORKER RUN WHEN THEY SEE ME DROP OFF MORE BOOKS!”
Shi: Gatecrasher artist Billy Tucci had a comical conversation this past weekend as he delivered another truckload of Gatecrasher books off at Crusade’s local post office.
“Our postmaster is VERY appreciated with all the business we’ve given them these past five years by sending thousands of packages via the USPS…” stated Tucci. “But she did laugh that every time my truck pulls up to the back loading dock, they all hide!”
Giant-Sized Shi: Gatecrasher Pureline Editions Have Arrived!
“Since these books are so large (11″X17″ true comic art size), we were able to only find one printer on Long Island to produce them.” Stated Tucci. “And because it was such a limited special order, there were some production delays, but we’re thrilled to have them her in the office and will be packed and shipped to go out to our customers immediately!”
For those looking for a truly special collectible, a few of both the Giant-Sized, Shi: Gatecrasher Pureline Edtions, SDCC (Pt.1) and NYCC (Pt.2) are now available at Crusade Comics’ Official Webstore!
Click HERE for the BILLY TUCCI WEBSTORE!
Click HERE for the RAN: REVENGE OF THE WARRIOR INDIEGOGO CAMPAIGN!
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 contributed to the Eisner Award Winning, Comics For Ukraine: Sunflower Seeds and Love Is Love. Billy has also earned the prestigious Diamond Comics Gem Award and his DC Comics’ graphic novel, Sgt. Rock: The Lost Battalion, was awarded the Military Writers Society of America Gold Medal. The Lost Battalion featured 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. His Crusade Comics has recently released a series of new Shi graphic novels, Return of the Warrior, Haikyo, Sakura and Gatecrasher. Crusade has also released the collected editions, Shi: Omnibus Vol. Senryaku Omnibus, Shi: Way of the Warrior Original Art Edition and Zombie-Sama via Kickstarter and Indiegogo uniting backers from over fifty countries and bringing Crusade Comics’ crowdfunding campaign totals to over $1,750,000.00 since 2020.