William Tucci is an
illustrator
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,
writer
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, and
filmmaker best known for his creator-owned title and character, ''
Shi
Shi or SHI may refer to:
Language
* ''Shi'', a Japanese titles#Shi, Japanese title commonly used as a pronoun
* ''Shi'', proposed gender-neutral pronoun
* Shi (kana), a kana in Japanese syllabaries
* Shi language
* ''Shī'', transliteration of ...
''.
Career
Tucci founded Crusade Comics in Bayport, New York Its flagship title, ''
Shi
Shi or SHI may refer to:
Language
* ''Shi'', a Japanese titles#Shi, Japanese title commonly used as a pronoun
* ''Shi'', proposed gender-neutral pronoun
* Shi (kana), a kana in Japanese syllabaries
* Shi language
* ''Shī'', transliteration of ...
'', debuted in March 1994. Publisher
Top Cow
Top Cow Productions is an American comics publisher, an imprint of Image Comics founded by Marc Silvestri in 1992.
History
During the early years of Image Comics, which was founded in 1992, co-founder Marc Silvestri shared a studio with Jim Le ...
's character
Witchblade
''Witchblade'' is a comic book series published by Top Cow Productions, an imprint of Image Comics, which ran from November 1995 to October 2015. The series was created by Top Cow founder and owner Marc Silvestri, editor David Wohl, writers B ...
and
David Mack's character
Kabuki
is a classical form of Japanese dance-drama. Kabuki theatre is known for its heavily-stylised performances, the often-glamorous costumes worn by performers, and for the elaborate make-up worn by some of its performers.
Kabuki is thought to ...
debuted in ''Shi'' before going on to their own titles.
Tucci wrote and illustrated ''Shi: Return of the Warrior" and wrote "Zombie-Sama!'', a comedy graphic novel with illustrator John Broglia, both published by Crusade Fine
Arts.
In 2006 Tucci began pencilling
Marvel Comics
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' ''
Heroes for Hire'', and
DC's VS cards, and later on the DC series ''
Jonah Hex'', ''
Birds of Prey'', ''Flash Vs. Superman'' and ''
Harley Quinn''. He also released the 576-page ''Definitive Shi, the Illustrated Warrior.''
In 2007, ''Shi'' also had a
crossover
Crossover may refer to:
Entertainment
Albums and songs
* ''Cross Over'' (Dan Peek album)
* ''Crossover'' (Dirty Rotten Imbeciles album), 1987
* ''Crossover'' (Intrigue album)
* ''Crossover'' (Hitomi Shimatani album)
* ''Crossover'' (Yoshino ...
with
Brian Pulido's ''
Lady Death
Lady Death is a fictional goddess appearing in American comic books published by Coffin Comics. Created by Brian Pulido, Lady Death first appeared in ''Evil Ernie'' #1 in December 1991.
Lady Death then reappeared in the ''Evil Ernie: The Resur ...
/Shi'' through
Avatar Press, and with
Peter David
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's ''
Fallen Angel'' through
IDW Publishing
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.
Dark Horse Comics
Dark Horse Comics is an American comic book, graphic novel, and manga publisher founded in Milwaukie, Oregon by Mike Richardson in 1986. The company was created using funds earned from Richardson's chain of Portland, Oregon comic book shops known ...
produced a 200-page hardbound ''Art of Shi'' coffee table book showcasing several artists' take on the character. Other ''Shi'' projects include a full color ''Zombie-sama!'' TPB with John Broglia and ''Definitive Shi Vol. 2''.
Tucci produced a six-part miniseries for DC, ''
Sgt. Rock: The Lost Battalion'', which premiered November 2008. In researching the series, Tucci spent time with a
World War II
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reenactment in
Pennsylvania
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, portraying a war correspondent, and during his research in France, officials gave him the title of "Ambassador, de la region de Bruyeres". ''The Lost Battalion'' received the 2011 "Artistic/Graphical" Gold Medal in the Fiction-Thriller category from the
Military Writers Society of America The Military Writers Society of America, also known as the MWSA, is non-profit, 501(c)3 association of authors, poets, and artists, many of whom are U.S. military veterans or family members of veterans. Membership is open to anyone with an interest ...
(MWSA).
In 2011, Tucci's "Batman: A Trick For The Scarecrow", which appeared in the ''DCU Halloween Special 2010'', was nominated for the
Eisner Award for Best Short Story
The Eisner Award for Best Short Story is an award for "creative achievement" in American comic books that has been awarded every year since its creation in 1993. The Eisner Award rules state that "A short story must be within an anthology
of big ...
.
As partner of Apostle Arts LLC, Tucci created ''Billy Tucci's A Child is Born'', a 32-page graphic novella for Christmas 2011, adapted from the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. The book won a Christian Small Publisher Book of the Year Award in 2013.
References
External links
Billy Tucci and Crusade Fine Artsofficial website
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American comics writers
Living people
American writers of Italian descent
Year of birth missing (living people)