Shi: The Way of the Warrior

    (Crusade, 1994-1997)
™ and ©1995 William Elliott Tucci

Secretly trained in Japanese warrior arts by her grandfather, Ana Ishikawa has come to New York to finally fulfill her vow and avenge the brutal murder of her father and brother. But Ana has an inner struggle she has to face each time she goes into to battle, because although she grew up and was educated in her father’s country, Japan, she was raised by her American expatriate mother, a missionary dedicated to peace. Ana tries to find compromise in using her training to save the innocent from criminal predators, but also regrets that she has to use violence to do so.

Although it’s often grouped with “bad girl” titles of the 1990s, such as Razor, Lady Death, and Cry for Dawn. Shi: The Way of the Warrior, transcends the genre, not only in its characterizations, but also in its subtle blending of Western and Eastern art, philosophy and history.
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  • 1
    #1
    Regular Cover by Bill Tucci
    Mar 1994
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Bill Tucci, Peter Gutierrez  ·  A: Bill Tucci
    5 copies from $9.80
  • 1-2
    #1 - 2nd printing
    10th Anniversary Edition
    Cover: $2.99
    W: Bill Tucci, Peter Gutierrez  ·  A: Bill Tucci
    ca. 2004
    3 copies from $4.00
  • 1/A
    #1 Variation A
    Fan Appreciation Edition with Cover A by Bill Tucci
    Mar 1994
    Cover: $1.95
    W: Bill Tucci, Peter Gutierrez  ·  A: Bill Tucci
    10 copies from $1.75
  • 1/B
    #1 Variation B
    Virgin Fan Appreciation Edition with Cover B by Bill Tucci
    Mar 1994
    Cover: $1.95
    W: Bill Tucci, Peter Gutierrez  ·  A: Bill Tucci
    11 copies from $2.98
  • 1/D
    #1 Variation D
    Aug 1994
    W: Bill Tucci, Peter Gutierrez  ·  A: Bill Tucci
    1 copy for $50.00
  • 2
    #2
    Jun 1994
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Bill Tucci, Peter Gutierrez  ·  A: Bill Tucci, Nelson Asencio
    11 copies from $1.75
  • 2/A
    #2 Variation A
    Fan appreciation Cover A by Bill Tucci
    Jun 1994
    Cover: $2.95
    W: Bill Tucci, Peter Gutierrez  ·  A: Bill Tucci, Nelson Asencio
    Edition #2; Includes Preview of Hank Kwon’s Horseman
    22 copies from $1.25
  • 2/C
    #2 Variation C
    Jun 1994
    W: Bill Tucci  ·  A: Bill Tucci, Nelson Asencio
    2 copies from $8.64
  • 3
    #3
    Cover by Bill Tucci
    Oct 1994
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Bill Tucci, Peter Gutierrez  ·  A: Bill Tucci, Barry Orkin, Nelson Asencio
    Includes Shi Pinup Art by Barry Orkin
    15 copies from $1.75
  • 4
    #4
    Jan 1995
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Bill Tucci, Peter Gutierrez  ·  A: Bill Tucci, Nelson Asencio
    Includes Shi Centerfold Art by Marc Silvestri
    13 copies from $0.99
  • 4-2
    #4 - 2nd printing
    Acetate cover by Bill Tucci
    W: Bill Tucci, Peter Gutierrez  ·  A: Bill Tucci
    2 copies from $6.50
  • 5
    #5
    Cover by Bill Tucci
    Apr 1995
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Bill Tucci, Peter Gutierrez  ·  A: Bill Tucci, Nelson Asencio, Poly Wilfredo Feliciano, Mark Mazz
    1st Appearance of Tomoe
    12 copies from $1.00
  • 5/A
    #5 Variation A
    Apr 1995
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Bill Tucci, Peter Gutierrez  ·  A: Bill Tucci, Nelson Asencio, Poly Wilfredo Feliciano, Mark Mazz
    1 copy for $2.25
  • 5/Ash
    #5 Ashcan Edition
    Ashcan Edition with cover by Bill Tucci
    Apr 1995
    W: Bill Tucci, Peter Gutierrez  ·  A: Bill Tucci, Nelson Asencio, Poly Wilfredo Feliciano, Mark Mazz
    1 copy for $39.95
  • 5/B
    #5 Variation B
    Gold Foil Silvestri Cover B by Marc Silvestri
    Apr 1995
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Bill Tucci, Peter Gutierrez  ·  A: Bill Tucci, Nelson Asencio, Poly Wilfredo Feliciano, Mark Mazz
    1st Appearance of Tomoe
    1 copy for $49.95
  • 5/SC
    #5 Special Cover
    Apr 1995
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Bill Tucci, Peter Gutierrez  ·  A: Bill Tucci, Nelson Asencio, Poly Wilfredo Feliciano, Mark Mazz
    1st Appearance of Tomoe
    4 copies from $3.98
  • 6
    #6
    Sep 1995
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Bill Tucci, Peter Gutierrez  ·  A: Bill Tucci, Nelson Asencio, Poly Wilfredo Feliciano
    10 copies from $2.00
  • 6/A
    #6 Variation A
    Apr 1995
    Cover: $2.95
    W: Bill Tucci, Peter Gutierrez  ·  A: Bill Tucci, Nelson Asencio, Poly Wilfredo Feliciano
    2 copies from $2.75
  • 6/Ash
    #6 Ashcan Edition
    W: Bill Tucci, Peter Gutierrez  ·  A: Bill Tucci, Nelson Asencio, Poly Wilfredo Feliciano
    1 copy for $49.95
  • 7
    #7
    Mar 1996
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Bill Tucci, Peter Gutierrez, Greg Hyland  ·  A: Bill Tucci, Jason Orfalas, Poly Wilfredo Feliciano, Greg Hyland
    Back-up crossover with Lethargic Lad
    27 copies from $0.99
  • 7/SC
    #7 Special Cover
    Mar 1996
    W: Bill Tucci, Peter Gutierrez, Greg Hyland  ·  A: Bill Tucci, Jason Orfalas, Poly Wilfredo Feliciano
    Back-up crossover with Lethargic Lad; Limited to 5,000
    4 copies from $20.40
  • 8
    #8
    Jun 1996
    Cover: $2.95
    W: Bill Tucci, Peter Gutierrez  ·  A: Bill Tucci, Mitch Byrd, Jamal Igle, Jason Orfalas
    14 copies from $0.90
  • 8/A
    #8 Variation A
    Jun 1996
    W: Bill Tucci  ·  A: Bill Tucci
    5000 publisher; Combo Gold Club version; With certificate of Authenticity
    2 copies from $19.99
  • 9
    #9
    Sep 1996
    Cover: $2.95
    W: Bill Tucci, Peter Gutierrez  ·  A: Bill Tucci, Mitch Byrd, Paris Cullins
    60 copies from $0.90
  • 10
    #10
    Oct 1996
    Cover: $2.95
    W: Bill Tucci, Peter Gutierrez  ·  A: Bill Tucci, Jason Orfalas, Paris Cullins, Juan Pineda
    17 copies from $1.75
  • 11
    #11
    Dec 1996
    Cover: $2.95
    W: Bill Tucci, Peter Gutierrez  ·  A: Bill Tucci, Poly Wilfredo Feliciano, Todd Ritondaro
    11 copies from $1.75
  • 12
    #12
    Apr 1997
    Cover: $2.95
    W: Bill Tucci, Peter Gutierrez, Dan Mishkin  ·  A: Bill Tucci, Roberto Flores
    Contains Angel Fire preview
    16 copies from $3.75
  • 12/A
    #12 Variation A
    Acetate Cover A by Bill Tucci
    May 1997
    Cover: $2.95
    W: Bill Tucci, Peter Gutierrez, Dan Mishkin  ·  A: Bill Tucci, Roberto Flores
    Contains Angel Fire preview
    1 copy for $49.95
  • Bk 1
    Book #1
    Cover: $12.95
    W: Bill Tucci  ·  A: Bill Tucci
    Collects Shi: The Way of the Warrior #1-4
    1 copy for $15.00
  • Bk 1-2
    Book #1 - 2nd printing
    Jan 1995
    Cover: $14.95
    W: Bill Tucci, Peter Gutierrez  ·  A: Bill Tucci, Nelson Asencio, Poly Wilfredo Feliciano
    Collects Shi: The Way of the Warrior #1-4
    1 copy for $3.98