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A quarter-century ago one extraordinary crossover event shook the comics’ world… an unlikely partnering between industry leader, Marvel Comics and rising independent publisher, Crusade Comics. The result was the extraordinary Wolverine/Shi: Dark Night of Judgment #1.
Wolverine/Shi: DNoJ #1 is a no-holds-barred, collision of steel, adamantium and two universes that launched the Battlebooks comic book/gaming system that saw Marvel’s most popular mutant, go toe-to-toe with Billy Tucci’s Sohei warrior in a battle for life and death that transcended continents, universes and time.
Now for the very first and only time in over 25-years, Crusade Comics is releasing a special Silver Anniversary celebration issue commemorating this epic event. Created by Inkpot recipients Beau Smith and Billy Tucci with inks by Rich Perrotta and colors by Atomic Paintbrush, Wolverine/Shi #1 thrusts the reader onto the burning, battle strewn streets of Tokyo. Wolverine questions the judgment and perhaps lost goals of Ana Ishikawa (Shi) that have placed her in a situation most desperate. Questions that inflame an already internal wound of the soul that Ana is fighting within herself.
The overused term, “battle to the death,” has become tired and worn out. The battle that Tucci and Smith inject Wolverine and Shi into deals with more than the bloodshed of a physical plane. It delves into the souls of these two warriors of legend as they fight for more than just life. They battle for the right to die on their own terms. This prequel of the I gaming series set the stage for only one to walk away.
And only one will.
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Crusade is offering several very limited collector’s editions of Wolverine/Shi #1 25th Anniversary Special for presale exclusively at www.billytucci.com. Each edition features the completely remastered and re-lettered comic book story that launched Tucci’s fabled Battlebooks comic book/gaming system along with never-before-published black and white artwork. F/C, 24 pages, cardstock, foil and metal covers, all signed by artist and SHI creator, Billy Tucci.
• WOLVERINE BERSERK SIGNED EDITION – $35 USD
• SHI TRIUMPANT SIGNED EDITION – $35 USD
• WOLVERINE/SHI 25th ANNIVERSARY SIGNED/NUMBERED SILVER FOIL EDITION – $65 USD
• WOLVERINE/SHI SIGNED/NUMBERED SNARL METAL EDITION – $100 USD
Crusade is also offering a discounted Wolverine/Shi #1 Book Bundle that includes both 25th Anniversary Cardstock Specials at $70.00 USD.
THE LIMITED EDITIONS!
Watch the FINAL SHI: GATECRASHER Book Signing on YOUTUBE HERE!
Shi: Gatecrasher writer J.C. Vaughn joined artist Billy Tucci at Crusade Comics yesterday for the final round of Gatecrasher book signings. Crusade’s Deborah Tucci has been hard at work as Gatecrasher fulfillment nears completion. Thus far, Deborah and crew have literally shipped thousands of books, prints, merchandise, stretch goals and more.
“If you’re still awaiting your rewards, fear not!” Stated Shi Creator Tucci. “Your special editions, (including metals, jewels and my sketch editions) will all be delivered in the few weeks. I will be finishing up the I work on my final Shi: Gatecrasher Sketch Editions.
RAN: REVENGE OF THE WARRIOR #1 SHINES AFTER FIRST FULL MONTH OF FUNDING!
REOPENS FOR LATE PLEDGES AFTER 23-DAY INITIAL CAMPAIGNS – TOTAL RETURNS TOP $130K FROM BACKERS THE WORLD OVER!
Click HERE for the RAN #1 on INDIEGOGO!
Click HERE for the RAN #1 on KICKSTARTER!
Crusade Comics has reopened its 11th crowdfunding, Ran: Revenge of the Warrior #1 to late pledges on platforms Kickstarter and Indiegogo. The debut graphic novel of the character who inspired Billy Tucci’s Shi, has stunned the comics community as the character’s 48-page debut graphic novel tops $130,000.00 in total returns.
Originally launched on Indiegogo, Ran #1 now stands at over $78K on Indiegogo and $53K on Kickstarter.
Launched soon after Indiegogo’s total reconstruction, Revenge of the Warrior’s Indiegogo was live for just 23-days. Being the new character, (who inspired Billy Tucci’s Shi) debut graphic novel on all-new Indiegogo, Crusade’s soft-open served as a “test bed” Tucci and team focused on production.
Ran: Revenge of the Warrior #1 Indiegogo and Kickstarter’s are now open with new perks and newly set stretch goals. The graphic novel is scheduled to go to production next month.
RAN #1: A GRAPHIC NOVEL 35 YEARS IN THE MAKING…
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.
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Crusade as also recently uploaded a limited amount of exclusive comic book specials at www.billytucci.com and are ready for immediate shipment. The newly constructed webstore, https://billytucci.com/store-3/ is the official depot for all things Shi, Ran and Crusade Comics.
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 $1,800,000.00 since 2020.