Billy Tucci

Location: Booth 911

WILLIAM “BILLY” TUCCI is the award-winning creator, writer and artist of the graphic novel series Shi. Through Billy’s own company, Crusade Fine Arts, the multi-Eisner Award nominated Shi has been printed in four languages and has sold more than 4 million comic books.

A graduate of the New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology, the former paratrooper has also created and published the properties Atomika, Gremlin Effect, Victoria Cross, The Burning Blue and The Undaunted. His work has been featured in The New York Times, NY Daily News, Newsday, Elle and Playboy. In 2006 he pencilled Marvel’s Heroes for Hire title, and in 2008 he commenced working on DC Comic’s Sgt. Rock: The Lost Battalion. Tucci has also been working on animation and film projects. Shi has been featured on FOX, NBC, and E! television. You can find more info on Billy Tucci at his company’s website, www.crusadefinearts.com