The Man Without Fear meets Crusade's Woman Without Peer! For the murder of her father and brother, the sohei known as Shi embarked on a violent vendetta. Now her revenge is complete and Ana Ishikawa has nothing left to believe in, not herself, not God, and certainly not a mocking Devil. But when The Hand attempts to possess her soul, will Shi be forced to trust Daredevil, or will her hands once more be bathed in blood? It's 32 pages of street-level action and martial arts intrigue. Continued in Shi Daredevil Honor Thy Mother (1997) #1.
Written by Christopher Golden and Tom Sniegoski. Art and cover by Jamal Igle and Al Williamson.
Cover price $2.95.
Standard cover by Asencio. The shiseiji tracks Ana Ishikawa, hoping to take her life for his father Arashi in this 27-page tale.
Script by Brian David-Marshall, pencils by Nelson Asencio, inks by Jimmy Palmiotti with Ken Branch.
Cover price $2.95.
Silvestri cover.
Signed by Jimmy Palmiotti, Batt, and 2 others I can't make out.
"The Battle For Independents". Starring Shi, Cyblade, Cerebus, Fone Bone, Mr. Spook, The Atomik Angels, and Gabriel plus a huge collection of independent publisher characters make cameos: Archangels, Ash, Bianca, Cascade (of Sovereign Seven), Catharsis, Crackbabies (from Schizo), Dark Prophet (from The Circle Unleashed), Eudeamon, Ginny (of Stray Bullets), Glory, Grifter, Hellboy, Hellshock, Hilly rose, Johnny Blowtorch, Johnny the Homicidal Maniac, Kabuki, Kid Death, Lethargic Lad, Lorelei, Man Myth (from Funnytime Features), Milk & Cheese, Nightstalker (from Troubleshooters), Katchoo (from Strangers in Paradise), Madman, Megaton Man (from Bizarre Heroes), Shar-pei (from Dogs of War), Samaritan (from Astro City), Scud: The Disposable Assassin, Seth (from A Distant Soil), Shadow Slasher, Shaolin Tiger, Snap the Punk Turtle, THB and HR Watson, The Tick, Tyrant, Ultimate Warrior, Usagi Yojimbo, Wolff & Byrd, and Ying Peng (from Taoland) ... and is that Spider-Man on page 18?!?
Tucci cover Starring Shi, Cyblade, Cerebus, Fone Bone, Mr. Spook, The Atomik Angels, and Gabriel plus a huge collection of independent publisher characters make cameos:
Cover price $2.95.
Tucci cover Starring Shi, Cyblade, Cerebus, Fone Bone, Mr. Spook, The Atomik Angels, and Gabriel plus a huge collection of independent publisher characters make cameos:
Cover price $2.95.
Continued from Daredevil Shi (1997) #1.
The year's coolest crossover concludes as Daredevil squares off against the deadly and beautiful Shi. Little does he realize that Ana has been recruited by renegade ninja members of the infamous sect known as The Hand. By their dark ninja sorcery, they've given Shi more than enough occult power to destroy the Man Without Fear. It's a searing test of Faith and Spirit for Ana Ishikawa and Matt Murdock. Hanging in the balance is the fate of someone very near and dear to Ana--Detective Peter DeNyse, on trial for murder...with Murdock as the prosecutor!
Written by William Tucci and Peter Gutierrez. Pencils and cover by William Tucci.
Plus: a TCB flip-book preview by Tucci, Gary Cohn, Christopher Golden and Val Mayerik.
Cover price $2.95.
BILLY TUCCI (W/A) BILLY TUCCI and MARC SPARACIO (Painted Cover) On sale August 11, FC, 32pg, $2.99
Celebrating 10 years! As Ana's grandfather Yoshitora's life hangs by a thread, Ana realizes she must do battle against her greatest foe and best friend Tomoe. Surrounded by the venomous fan dancer, Lady Kaoyo and the desperate Nara Sohei, Ana has but one choice for survival. She must retreat into the darkened depths of her own vengeful past to bring forward the most primal forces of execution and truly embrace the Spirit of Death ... Shi.
Cover price $2.99.
Signed by William "Billy" Tucci
1st printing. Collects Shi: The Way of the Warrior (1994) #1-12, Tomoe (1996 Crusade) #0 and 2-3, and Shi vs. Tomoe (1996).Written by William "Billy" Tucci, Dan Mishkin, and Peter Gutierrez. Art by William "Billy" Tucci, Barry Orkin, Michael Bair, Gary Cohn, Dan Mishkin, Jimmy Palmiotti, Jamal Igle, Mitch Byrd, Poly Wifredo, Feliciano, Caesar Pineda, Juan Pineda, Jason Orfalas, Jeff Zapata, Paris Cullins, Ken Branch, Nelson Asencio, Rod Ramos, Rob Stull, Nelson X, and Amanda Connor. Cover by William "Billy" Tucci. Afterword by Stan akai. Includes a Message from William "Billy" Tucci.For the first time ever, SHI - the masterwork of award-winning creator Billy Tucci, and the series that literally changed the face of comics and launched the "Bad Girl" revolution - returns in this premier formatted, 488+-page hardcover edition!This modern-day samurai saga introduces the story of Ana Ishikawa, a young woman born of two cultures and drafted into a shadow war that has existed for over 500 years. In this complete omnibus, we follow Ana as she begins her violent assault on the Yakuza Oyabun Masahiro Arashi. But after several fiery clashes and witnessing the grieving children of those she's slain in battle; Ana turns away from the sword. Soon, the hunter becomes the hunted as Arashi seeks his own revenge against this faceless assailant... and his answer is the centuries-old enemies of Ana's Kyoto Sohei (descendants of the medieval warrior-monks), the Narans, led by her best friend, the sociopathic assassin Tomoe! Heartbreaking twists and exhilarating turns ensue as Ana's mission unravels into one of blood and madness... and whose culmination's only salvation is mercy and forgiveness.Originally brought to you by legendary creators Billy Tucci, Peter Gutierrez, Barry Orkin, Michael Bair, Gary Cohn, Dan Mishkin, Jimmy Palmiotti, Amanda Conner and more, Crusade Comics has spared no expense in delivering you this incredible collection. Every story page has been digitally re-mastered from the original comic book pages and is also chock-full of extra content!The Shi Omnibus collects all 12 issues of Shi: Way of the Warrior, the three-part interlacing Tomoe miniseries, and the 48-page, Shi vs. Tomoe celebrating the 25th Anniversary of this epic crossover classic that ran from 1994-1996!Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 500 pages, full color.NOTE: Limited to 400 copies.Cover price $99.99.
