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SHI QUIZ #800:

SHIDOKU puzzle.  Fashioned after SUDOKU, but with SHI images.
http://www.thecomicmuseum.us/SHIDOKU3.html

Across, top to bottom
947521836
831496752
625873914
359768421
162349587
478152369
284637195
716985243
593214678
That was fun!

Glad you liked it.  You got it right.
Maybe some day I will figure out the programming to make the images interactive.

SHI QUIZ #801:

What was the last issue under the Crusade label?
BTW, I do not know the answer to this quiz, I was just extremely curious.

I guess nobody knows on that one.

QUIZ #801 alternate:

Name someone's screen name on the forum for each of the following cities or states:

California
Detroit, MI
Louisville, KY
Bayport, Long Island, NY
Baltimore, MD

flerk - Califorina
jsniderfamily - Louisville
Billy Tucci - Bayport, Long Island
Delvie - Baltimore
sllamky (Scott) - Detroit

You got it!

QUIZ #802:

SHI has a tattoo.  Where and what is it?

Shi Kanji on her right shoulder

The symbol for death, on back of her right shoulder. Just look at my avatar. ;D

Delvie and Kiku chimed in on that one!

didn't she have one on her ankle I want to say a butterfly

QUIZ #803:

What color is SHI's necklace on the cover of WOTW #1?

On the premiere issue, her "choker" is purple w/ red trim.
In other #1s it is Blue w/ red trim.
In the color ashcan & 1 of the German #1s, it is black w/ red trim.
On the 10th Anniversary it is black w/ purple trim.
On B/W ashcans & covers, it is white.

...and Billy told me he thought it was black.  LOL!

QUIZ #804:

What is being carried on SHI's back in her outfit?
Any pictures would be great.

Here is a pic



(http://www.thecomicmuseum.us/largeimages/shi/blackwhitered/tn_blackwhiteredcollected.jpg)

In some pictures, it is her Naginata broken down into parts & stored in a bako
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v94/Delvie/CrusadeForum/CrusadeForumC/series_11.jpg)

In other pics, it is 2 Sashimono (banners).
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v94/Delvie/CrusadeForum/CrusadeForumC/IW_four_tomoe_strikes.jpg)

In others, it is her ya bako(arrow case) & ya (arrows).
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v94/Delvie/CrusadeForum/CrusadeForumC/IW_six_archer.jpg)


& in a future cover, it will be a passed out Delvie who got drunk on saki w/ Yoshitora @ his bday party.

Will she be carrying a hard drive or just a USB keychain?

;D

Very nice answers folks!  You are awesome at this!

QUIZ #805:

If Ana's apartment in NYC was 800 square feet, how many square yards of carpeting would that be?

A little less than 89

Since there are 9 square feet in 1 square yard,
800/9 = 88.8 square yards.

You are correct!

I try...  ;D

QUIZ #806:

What artist drew card #84 in the chromium SHI card series?

Caesar

Romero?

Nope. Just Caesar. He avoids using his last name as much as possible. Just like Buzz.

QUIZ #807:

Is the Ishikawa perfecture in the bottom, middle, or top of Japan?

Middle. Above Kyoto.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v94/Delvie/CrusadeForum/CrusadeForumC/posi_e.gif)

QUIZ #808:

LINK SIDESHOW BOB to SHI.

MIDDLE

Man, Delvie beat me again

Sorry. ;)

• Sideshow Bob is a character on SIMPSONS of which Dan Castellenata is the voice of Homer Simpson
  
• Dan is in a play NIGHTHAWKS w/ fellow forum member Flerk.
  
• Flerk also roled in Billy's SOME TROUBLE OF A SERRIOUS NATURE
  
• Billy Tucci created Shi

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I thought you might think of that link through FLERK.
Good job!

Thanks. ;D

QUIZ #809

In what Temple was Ana trained by Yoshitora Ishikawa?

How about the SOHEI TEMPLE.

That narrows it down to about 100 temples... ;)

A specific temple was named.

The ISHIKAWA Family Temple?

Hint #1:

The name of the temple Ana was trained in is named in the Ju-nen series.

Wow, the Matrix has baffled the Architect

Nah. He's giving others a chance.

HINT #2:
It doesn't actually say temple. You just have to know it is a temple or do research into it.
"On the stones of _________"

Enryaku-Ji  is the temple mentioned at the front of #4.

;D

GYOGANJI

QUIZ #810:

In what issue do we see Gojiro?

Good job. Being a 1/2 japanese & a nonbudhist, she probably wouldn't have been allowed to train @ the centuries old seat of the heian.




I could cheat & say Definitive Shi, but I won't... ;)
Gojira was in WOTW 5-7, Tomoe 1-3, Shi vs Tomoe, Rekishi 2 & a couple of others. I forget which Ill Warr'rs Gojira was in.

Good one Delvie.  Very thorough.

QUIZ #811:

Which issue of Illustrated Warrior was Gojira in?

LOL

Dag nabbit!

LOL

You might consider leaving this quiz open & put out another. When I get home, if nobody has answered it, I'll look it up.

QUIZ #812:

Who stayed back with Reed Richards in issue #2 of HFH by Billy Tucci?

The Female Tarantula

Correct!

QUIZ #813:

Who did the HFH in #2 see?

I assume you mean the team, in which case it would be Captain America and Luke Cage.

Yep, correct!

QUIZ #814:

Name a movie that Jennifer Tapang (SHI movie candidate on this forum, not in real life) has been in.

Jennifer Stats:

Height: 5'8"
Hair:Brown
Eyes:Brown
Size:2

Bust:34C
Waist:24
Hips:33
Shoe: 10

Unfortunate Fat Fong - subtle detail on one of the model sites.

QUIZ #815:

Name 2 other artists other than Billy that contributed to JAZZ - a New Orleans tribute.

Ben Dunn and Sal Valutto

Correct!

QUIZ #816:

How old was Billy after his birthday in 1994?

28

Frankster, How did you come by that number?

QUIZ #817:

Who were the 2 artists on the 10th anniversary mouspad?

Tucci & Sparacio

Correct!

QUIZ #818:

SHI was in a GEN13 crossover.  Name the 5 major characters of GEN13.

In case this is a trick question:

• "G"
  
• "E"
  
• "N"
  
• "1"
  
• "3"

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In case it's not:

• Roxy
  
• Fairchild
  
• Grunge
  
• Rainmaker
  
• Burnout

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Correct on both the trick and non-trick versions of the answer.

QUIZ #819:

How many versions of the GEN13 ABC combined issue (SHI is inside) are there?

2

Nope.  Thanks for playing the game.  We have excellent parting gifts.  Try again.

Are you including the German version, also?

yes, it is the combined story also

Are you missing one? I noticed a while back that you had 2 of most other Germans & only 1 of #13.

13 only came out in German as a single vs 2 issues.  It is the combined story of a,b,c

So, how many combined story issues were there?

Since you have 3, I am saying 3's the answer you're looking for, but since you are including foreign editions, I don't really know since there may be french, italian, spanish, japanese, etc that I'm unaware of.

;D

3 is it.  Correct!  Regular, Jim Lee special and the German.  The only other languages Gen13 printed in were German, Japanese and French, where the Japanese and French are from the mini-series vs the 1-77 issues.

QUIZ #820:

Ana Ishikawa probably drinks Orient Emporium Tea Co. diet green tea with Citrus for her health (anti-oxidents).  If 35 mg of sodium are in 8oz, how many mg of sodium are in a regular 20 oz drink?

Extra credit: How many 20 oz drinks would it take to be drinking a pound of salt?

87.5 mg in 20 oz. I will leave the extra credit for someone else.

Correct!
SLLAMKY01 usually gets these.  Good job!
HINT on extra credit: 1 kilo = approx 2.2 lbs

QUIZ #821:

WHICH ones are not part of the LD/SHI preview books?

1) SLAYERS
2) MONSTERS
3) JEWEL
4) TIED UP
5) KILLER BODS
6) THE KISS

2) MONSTERS
6) THE KISS

You are correct sir!  The KISS was from ZOOMSUIT, but might have proven interesting for Avatar for this series.

Joe get your mind out of the gutter

QUIZ #822:

COME ON DOWN.  YOU ARE THE NEXT CONTESTANT ON
THE SHI PRICE IS RIGHT SHOW.

PUT THESE 3 STATUES in ORDER FROM SMALLEST PRICE TO HIGHEST PRICE ($45, $100, $300) and you might be in our showcase round.

Dark Horse statue of her kneeling with weapon in hand
Clayburn Moore statue with green stand
Dark Horse mini-bust from JUNEN

1) Dark Horse mini-bust from JUNEN $45
2) Clayburn Moore statue with Green Stand $100
3) Dark Horse statue of her kneeling with weapon in hand $300

Cristos is the winner!

QUIZ #823:

COME ON DOWN TO THE SHI PRICE IS RIGHT SHOW round 2.

This might be a little tougher.

Match the items with their list prices ($12, $75, $100, $$priceless$$).  I reserve the right to judge prices as I see fit, being Bob Barker, and all.

1) WAY OF THE WARRIOR ANTIQUITY EDITION
2) SHI COASTER SET
3) BLUE FOIL AVATAR SHI COMIC
4) a picture of BILLY IN THE BATMOBILE

$12 - Shi Coaster Set
$75 - Blue Foil Avatar Shi Comic
$100 - Way of the Warrior Antiquity Edition
Priceless -Billy in the Batmobile (which Nate wanted to do after he saw that pic LOL)

Correct! Dawnsawaking wins!

QUIZ #824:

COME ON DOWN TO THE SHI PRICE IS RIGHT SHOW BONUS ROUND with fabulous prizes like bragging rights.

This might be the toughest yet.

Which is worth more? Pick one from each line.

1) RAZOR ANNUAL #1 Red version or Gold version
2) Wellington Alves 1/2 sketch edition or a blank Art of War Tourbook
3) ZIPPO SHI highlighter or Lasermach SHI

Off the top of my head I will go with

Razon Annual #1 Gold

Wellington Alves 1/2 Sketch Edition

Lasermach Shi

Always go with the top of your head.
It never lets you down.
CORRECT!

(!!!pretend balloons are coming down all around us!!!)

QUIZ #825:

Everyone can be linked to SHI in some way or another.
We have proven that again and again.
Here is another opportunity.

LINK UNDERDOG to SHI by either comic links or people links.

BTW, Here are the lyrics to the UNDERDOG song, along with the WAV file.  Who loves Polly Purebred? ME, that's who.

http://www.thecomicmuseum.us/wav/underdog.wav

There's no need to fear! Underdog is here!

when criminals in this world appear
and break the laws that they should fear
and frighten all who see or hear
the cry goes up both far and near
for Underdog! Underdog! Underdog! Underdog!

speed of lightning, roar of thunder
fighting all who rob or plunder
Underdog. Underdog!

when in this world the headlines read
of those whose hearts are filled with greed
who rob and steal from those who need
to right this wrong with blinding speed
goes Underdog! Underdog! Underdog! Underdog!

speed of lightning, roar of thunder
fighting all who rob or plunder
Underdog. Underdog!

Who says they're kissing in the gutter?

It is more fun this way.
Delvie could probably mock something up.

• Amy Adams is slated to be the voice of  'Sweet' Polly Purebred in the 2007 movie version of UNDERDOG
  
• Amy Adams also roled as Jodi Melville in an episode of SMALLVILLE which is about Clark Kent/Superman growing up
  
• Shi's creator did a superman piece that was published as the cover of Motor City Con's program

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Great link Delvie!

QUIZ #826:

Who are the cast of 5 characters in HFH that Billy is doing?

Tarantuala, Humbug, Shang Chi, Misty Knight, Colleen Wing, Black Cat, Paladin, Orca and I think I might be missing one more.

That is more than 5, you definitely got the answer.

QUIZ #827:

Since Billy is thinking about Malthe for SHI, what was her character name in Elektra?

She was Typhoid.

Typhoid Mary was a character out of the Daredevil series of comics.  She was known for her wild outfits and hair.

QUIZ #828:

How many cards are on the uncut chromium sheet of SHI cards?

There are 2 accurate ways to answer this.

• All 90 regular cards are on the sheet
  
  
• The other way to answer is 100 cards.
  The base 90 + 10 extra in a grid of 10 rows of 10.

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I was going to say all of them
:D HAHAHAHAHA ;D

You know me. That was my 1st thought, too. Well, technically, my 1st thought was "As many as they could fit on the sheet" & then "all of them" came second."

I did leave it wide open for smart remarks.
100 is the answer.  The position of the dupes and random patterns used to print cards always fascinated me.

QUIZ #829:

Name Ana's immediate family members.

Larry, Curley & M... OH. WAIT!

• CATHERINE ISHIKAWA
  
• SHIRO ISHIKAWA
  
• TORO ISHIKAWA
  

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Correct!

QUIZ #830:

LINK THE 3 STOOGES TO SHI.

• (http://img31.photobucket.com/albums/v94/Delvie/CrusadeForum/stooges.gif) comics were produced by Dell Comics
  
• Dell Comics also published TUROK, SON OF STONE
  
• Bart Sears was an artist on TUROK, SON OF STONE
  
• Bart Sears was an artist for the animation ZOOM SUIT  
  
• Billy Tucci did a cover for the SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON FILM FESTIVAL release of ZOOM SUIT
  
• Billy Tucci yadayada SHI

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&

• Curly from (http://img31.photobucket.com/albums/v94/Delvie/CrusadeForum/stooges.gif) worked with Jonathan Winters on Its a MAD MAD MAD MAD WORLD in 1963
  
• Jonathan Winters worked with Halle Berry on FLINTSTONES
  
• Halle Berry roled as STORM on X-MEN
  
• Billy did a Storm Battlebook  
  
• Billy Tucci yadayada SHI

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2 very nice links sir.

QUIZ #831:

Name 3 weapons that SHI uses.

Her hands, Her feet and her Naginata.

That qualifies!

QUIZ #832:

How many TORA NO SHI pictures are on the crusade-fan.com site?

Are you including the Heaven & Earth Issue w/ Tora No Shi on the cover, too?
(http://crusade-fan.com/heaven_earth/h_e_1_alt.gif)

YES

I count 13
Unless, of course, you are counting the fan promo card that advertizes that there will be Shi comics in Fan 19, 20 & 21, but it doesn't say "tora no shi" & the pic is WOTW9. If you are including the card, add 4.  ;)

Correct!  Just thought people should go into that site more.

QUIZ #833:

Which character of GEN13 did Billy draw?

Foxy Roxy!

Correct!  There was a trading card.

QUIZ #834:

Use the screen names of forum members to come up with 5 SHI words.  Here are the screen names:
RCOLSEN  SLLAMKY01 TORANOSHI

Oddly, a lot of names from WOTW can be made. In 2 instances, even 1st & last names (seperately).

• Shi
  
• Ana
  
• Masahiro
  
• Arashi
  
• Tomoe
  
• Kori
  
• Yoshitora
  
• Shiro
  
• Toro
  
• Kesai
  
• Sakai
  
• Koaya
  
• Rachel
  
• Erich

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Good job!

QUIZ #835:

LINK CLIVE OWEN to SHI.

• Clive owen roled as Dwight McCarthy (sp?) in Frank Miller's Sin City 1&2
  
• Frank Miller did the cover for & wrote stories for  San Diego Comic Con Comic Issue #2 & #4 published in 1993 & 1995 by Dark Horse
  
• SHI: Ju-nen was published by Dark Horse

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• Clive owen roled as Dwight McCarthy (sp?) in Frank Miller's Sin City 1&2
  
• Frank Miller did Frank Miller's Robocop for Avatar
  
• SHI: Sempo, Poisoned Paradise, Pandora's Box, Avengelyne/Shi & currently Lady Death/Shi Preview were/are published by Avatar

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• Clive owen roled as Dwight McCarthy (sp?) in Frank Miller's Sin City 1&2
  
• Frank Miller did Frank Miller's Robocop for Avatar
  
• one variant of issue #2 pictures a little boy holding a Shi lunchbox.

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• Clive owen roled as Dwight McCarthy (sp?) in Frank Miller's Sin City 1&2
  
• Frank Miller did Monkeyman O'Brien & Savage Dragon
  
• Both characters are on variant covers of Vampirella Crossover Gallery of which SHI is in the Main Cover Collage

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• Clive owen roled as Dwight McCarthy (sp?) in Frank Miller's Sin City 1&2
  
• Frank Miller did the story for Madman Comics 1 6 & 7
  
• Shi is in a crossover pic w/ madman on pg23 of Madman Picture Exhibition

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• Clive owen roled as Dwight McCarthy (sp?) in Frank Miller's Sin City 1&2
  
• Frank Miller did Daredevil The Man Without Fear, Daredevil: The Marvel Comics Index, The Daredevil Chronicles & Daredevil Visionaries
  
• SHI was in a Daredevil/Shi crossover

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• Clive owen roled as Dwight McCarthy (sp?) in Frank Miller's Sin City 1&2
  
• Frank Miller did Wolverine #1-4 & TPB #1
  
• SHI was in a Wolverine/Shi crossover

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• Clive owen roled as Dwight McCarthy (sp?) in Frank Miller's Sin City 1&2
  
• Frank Miller worked on xmen, spiderman, spider-woman, Elektra, Captain America, Wolverine & Incredible Hulk
  
• All the character's above were also Battlebooks w/ Shi

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• Clive owen roled as Dwight McCarthy (sp?) in Frank Miller's Sin City 1&2
  
• Frank Miller did covers for Lone Wolf & Cub 1-12
  
• Ray Lago did several covers for Lone Wolf & Cub
  
• Ray Lago did SHI: Masquerade

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• Clive owen roled as Dwight McCarthy (sp?) in Frank Miller's Sin City 1&2
  
• Frank Miller did cover Star Wars 47 & a pin up in 43
  
• Matt Busch did a ton of Star Wars covers & cards
  
• Matt also did a SHI litho (as well as several Shi pieces in my collection)

Also:

• Matt's girlfriend Sarah was the model for 3 pieces of Shi art, including the litho

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• Clive owen roled as Dwight McCarthy (sp?) in Frank Miller's Sin City 1&2
  
• Frank Miller did Zorro
  
• In the Mask of Zorro, the role of Elena De a Vega was played by Catherine-Zeta Jones
  
• Chatherine-Zeta Jones...
                                                                                     (http://img31.photobucket.com/albums/v94/Delvie/by_Marck_Hearn_-_Shi_manip_of_Zeta_Jones.jpg)

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Catherine is so pretty.  Good job.

QUIZ #836:

UNSCRAMBLE the following:

NGBMBOIOA NWO ETH TCNOAIU

ROFL

Twist it a little more, why don'cha

LOL  ;)

As always.....

Bigbooman won the auction    :P

You got it!

QUIZ #837:

Who was on the left and who was on the right in the SHI TOMOE chromium edition?

Tomoe Left/Shi Right

Right on the nose! Ouch, that hurt!

QUIZ #838:

Who was leader of Japan during SOHEI times?

You might want to refine that question.
The Kyoto Sohei alone existed between 788 to 1603

Refinement:
Who was one of the leaders of Japan during that time period?

I was just messing w/ you.






Emperor                        begin reign                        end reign

Goyozei                        1586                        1611


Ogimachi                  1557 (1560)                  1586


Gonara                        1526 (1536)                  1557


Gokashiwabara                  1500 (1521)                  1526


Gotsuchimikado                  1465? (1465)                  1500


Gohanazono                  1429? (1429)                  1464


Shoko                        1412 (1414)                  1428


Gokomatsu                  1392                        1412


Gokameyama                  1383                        1392


Chokei                        1368 (?)                  1383


Gomurakami                  1339 (?)                  1368


Godaigo                        1318                        1339


Hanazono                  1308                        1318


Gonijo                        1301                        1308


Gofushimi                  1298                        1301


Fushimi                        (1288)                        1298


Go -uda                        1274                        1287


Kameyama                  1259                        1274


Gofukakusa                  1246                        1259


Gosaga                        1242                        1246


Shijo                        1232                        1242


Gohorikawa                  1221                        1232


Chukyo                        1221                        1221


Juntoku                        1210                        1221


Tsuchimikado                  1198                        1210


Gotoba                        1183 (1184)                  1198


Antoku                        1180                        1183


Takakura                  1168                        1180


Rokujo                        1165                        1168


Nijo                        1158                        1165


Goshirakawa                  1155                        1158


Konoe                        1141                        1155


Sutoku                        1123                        1141


Toba                        1107                        1123


Horikawa                  1086                        1107


Shirakawa                  1072                        1086


Gasanjo                        1068                        1072


Goreizi                        1045                        1068


Gosuzaku                  1036                        1045


Go-ichijo                  1016                        1036


Sanjo                        1011                        1016


Ichijo                        986                        1011


Kazan                        984                        986


En-yu                        969                        984


Reizi                        967                        969


Murakami                  946                        967


Suzaku                        930                        946


Daigo                        897                        930


Uda                        887                        897


Koko                        884                        887


Yozei                        876 (877)                  884


Seiwa                        858                        876


Montoku                        850                        858


Nimmyo                        833                        850


Junna                        823                        833


Saga                        809                        823


Heizei                        806                        809


Kammu                        781                        806


Konin                        770                        781

QUIZ #839:

Now for the beginning and ending periods of the SOHEI leadership, who was the leader or leaders in England at that set of time periods?

Angle-land was not yet one nation in 788. Anglo-Saxon Offa of Mercia ruled much of Britain south of the River Humber. Angle Ælfwald I was the king of Northumbria  during 788, but was murdered in 789 & succeeded by his first cousin Osred II.
In 1603, Elizabeth I of England dies and is succeeded by her cousin King James VI of Scotland.

Isn't it interesting that Europe thought of the far-east as backward, and yet it seems to be the other way around.

QUIZ #840:

What does the acronym F.A.C.T.S. stand for on the convention that Billy just attended?

Well... to be truthful, the Emperors had little power. It was the Shoguns that had all the power & they had Japan equally divided.

Fantasy
Anime
Comics
Toys
Space

Although, technically, the "S" should be Sci-fi

Good job Delvie!

QUIZ #841:

Which Billy Tucci comic cover was first - JUNEN #1 or TRAILER PARK OF TERROR?

I'll go out on a limb and say Junen #1 was before Trailer Park of Terror.

According to Diamond, you win!

JuNen1 - FEB040016
Trailer Park - MAR052989

QUIZ #842:

Which cover that Billy did made the Wall Street Journal?

Ju-nen - Anna Sui Cover

Correct!

QUIZ #843:

LINK Charles DeGaul to SHI though people or comics links.

Charles DeGaulle was the leader of Free France during WW2.

The Germans took France over during WW2 by knocking over a bread cart and breaking some wine bottles

There are German Editions of Shi.

Loose tie with the German thing.
I think you can do better.

I was going to say. "why didn't you say there are French Editions?" ;D

• Charles DeGaulle was the leader of Free France during WWII
  
• Shi travels thru time to fight during WWII in East Wind Rain & Sempo

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& then:

• Charles De Gaullle played himself in several episodes of 1st generation DR Who
  
• Dr. Who's side kick in the latest BBC remake is played by Billie Piper
  
• The creator of Shi is Billy Tucci

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& then:

• Charles De Gaullle played himself in several episodes of 1st gerneration DR Who
  
• Dr Who is a timelord who travels thru time to observe but ends up doing good deeds
  
• Tomoe travels thru time to set history right & save the ghost & honor of Tomoe Gozan in Tomoe Unforgettable Fire
  
• Tomoe is the ex-best friend & best enemy of Shi

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& then:

• Charles De Gaullle played himself in several episodes of 1st gerneration DR Who
  
• Dr Who is a timelord who travels thru time to observe, but ends up doing good deeds
  
• Shi travels thru time to fight during WWII in East Wind Rain & Sempo

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& then:

• Charles De Gaullle played himself in several episodes of 1st gerneration DR Who
  
• Scifi's recent Dr Who is played by Christopher Eccleston
  
• Christopher Eccleston was also in a production of Othello
  
• Joe Snider (formerly snyder)((j/k) has designed a game based on the game titled Othello
  
• Joe Snider... yada yada... Shi

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& then:

• Charles De Gaullle played himself in several episodes of 1st gerneration DR Who
  
• Scifi's recent Dr Who is played by Christopher Eccleston
  
• Christopher Eccleston was also in a production of Othello
  
• Shakespeare wrote Othello
  
• Shakespeare also wrote Hamlet
  
• One famous line from Hamlet is "There are more things in HEAVEN & EARTH, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy"
  
• Shi has a series titled Heaven & Earth
  

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& then:

• Charles De Gaullle played himself in several episodes of 1st gerneration DR Who
  
• Scifi's recent Dr Who is played by Christopher Eccleston
  
• Christopher Eccleston was in eXtenz w/ Jennifer Jason Leigh
  
• Jennifer Jason Leigh was in an episode of Superman: The Animated Series
  
• The 2005 Motor City Comic Con program cover featured Superman art by Tucci/Sparacio
  
• Billy Tucci created Shi

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& then:

• Charles De Gaullle played himself in several episodes of 1st gerneration DR Who
  
• Scifi's recent Dr Who is played by Christopher Eccleston
  
• Christopher Eccleston was in eXtenz w/ Jennifer Jason Leigh
  
• Jennifer Jason Leigh was in 3 episodes of Hercules: The Animated Series
  
• Tia Carerre was also in an episode of Hercules: The Animated Series
  
• Tia Carerre... yada yada... Shi

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& then:

• Charles De Gaullle played himself in several episodes of 1st gerneration DR Who
  
• Scifi's recent Dr Who is played by Christopher Eccleston
  
• Christopher Eccleston was in Gone in 60 Seconds
  
• Scott Rosenberg wrote the screenplay for Gone in 60 Seconds & Kangaroo Jack
  
• Christopher Walken was in Kangaroo Jack
  
• Christopher Walken was in Wayne's World II w/ Tia Carrere
  
• Tia Carerre... yada yada... Shi

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& then, of course, MY FAVORITE:

• Charles De Gaullle played himself in several episodes of 1st gerneration DR Who
  
• Scifi's recent Dr Who is played by Christopher Eccleston
  
• Christopher Eccleston was in Gone in 60 Seconds w/ Nicholas Cage
  
• Nicholas Cage is the nephew of Francis Ford Coppola
  
• Francis Ford Coppola Produced for the TV series FIRST WAVE
  
• A canceled crossover FIRST WAVE/SHI to which that freak Delvie has the art for cover #1 & is in negotiations for cover #2

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Further connections can be made starting from Nic Cage to Tia via

• Playboy
  
• SNL
  
• Sean Connery via The ROCK & RISING SUN

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I was going to try a better link but figured I had to beat Delvie to the answer. Also, anytime I can throw out that quote about the French makes me happy.

The French Connection was a movie.  That might have passed vs French editions.

Carlton.

?

Carlton Banks?

LOL

Are you old enough to remember the Mary Tyler Moore and Rhoda shows?  The doorman who you never see was Carlton.  "Hi, I'm Carlton the door man." every time they pressed the button, even though that might have been 30 seconds ago.

I wasn't allowed to watch tv much as a kid. LOL Oh well. Did I miss much?

Tito?

LOL.

Answer: Tony

Back to you JoJo

QUIZ #845:

Name 4 people in the picture of Billy getting punk'd by the woman in the coat and Nishiko and SLLAMKY01.

Nishiko, Billy, SLLAMKY01, BRUCE FROM COLORADO, JSNIDERFAMILY, amongst others

QUIZ #846:

Fill in the blanks.  

There once was a woman named ____,

Who's favorite fruit was a _________.

SHI ate them all ____,

Which would lead me to ____,

Why isn't it 10 tons that SHI _______.

...be careful how you answer this one.  No lewd limericks.

Great answer!
Mine was Ana, Banana, day, say, weighs.

QUIZ #847:

Which of these colors is not on Arashi's back, according to Illustrated Warrior covers:

A) Red
B) Purple
C) Blue
D) Green

B)Purple

Correct!

QUIZ #848:

In People and Poses, the book, Billy does a lesson on how to draw a woman in a certain pose from a picture.
What is happening in that final picture Billy draws?

The answer is that the woman is being shot with an arrow.

QUIZ #849:

Who wrote SHI Masquerade?

Sniegoski

Correct!

QUIZ #850:

LINK BOB NEWHART to SHI.

backwards it is SHI was supposed to be played in the movie by Tia Carrere.

From Tia to Sean Connery (RISING SUN)
Sean to James Earl Jones (HFRO)
James to Jeremy Irons (LK)
Jeremy to Heath Ledger (Casanova)
Heath to Mel Gibson (Patriot)
Mel to Joaquin Phoenumx (SIGNS)
Joaquin to Reese Witherspoon (WTL)
Reese to Bob Newhart (Legally Blonde II)

QUIZ #851:

Name a character that Billy has drawn that the original version of that character practiced SAVATE and turned ultimately into a big SPIDER.

TARANTULA!

QUIZ #852:

Billy drew SPIDERMAN in a Battlebook or 2.  What pose was SPIDERMAN in?

he is hanging upside down by a thread

Correct!

QUIZ #853:

Name 4 Marvel Battlebook characters that Billy has drawn?

QUIZ #853 answer:
COLOSSUS
ELEKTRA
IRON MAN
CAPTAIN AMERICA

Great job!

QUIZ #854:

Billy has used blossoms on several covers.
Name 2.

Lotus blossom for sure and I think an apple blossom, if not then a cherry blossom.

That's funny. ;D

Throw a dart, dude.  ;)

Actually I meant name some covers vs naming the blossoms.  You came up with 3 blossoms, that is great.
Do you know which covers?

Oh, and not this blossom.
(http://
http://www.comedy-zone.net/images/tv-shows/b/blossom.jpg
)

Illustrated Warrior 1 Death Scroll
Ju-Nen 4
Pandoras Box Preview
Shi the Series 10
WOTW 2 fan edition

oops you only wanted 2

an overachiever I see...Correct!

QUIZ #855:

When did Billy almost cut his finger off?
Post the gory picture if you have it.

March 15, 2004
Southpaw Billy Tucci received 13 stitches after severely cutting his left index finger in a household accident.
(http://www.williamtucci.com/images/news/thumbnails/2004cutfinger.jpg
)

That hurts to even look at.

QUIZ #856:

Name an international magazine that had a Tucci cover.

LACUNAE

Is Lacunae international? I was going to say Comics International, but you may be right.

You know you might be right. I was thinking it was french. but that was that one I found called ComicBox with Shi on the cover. but I do not think Billy did it. so I withdraw my answer.  I know that if Joe had better scans on his site I would not have made such a silly mistake. >:(

Actually, this weekend I hope to do some scanning, so I will update the magazine portion, WOTW, TOMOE pictures with true scans.  Those were done when I was using a camera vs a scanner way back when.

I hope I did not shame you into that. :o

No.  I finally have the women of the house gone for a day on Sat. and can focus on it.

Comics International is a fine answer.  I will check on Lacunae to see if it is also correct.

QUIZ #857:

Name an SHI issue cover and/or page number that has an insect on it.  Scan of a page as proof would be perfect.

BTW, is it "an SHI issue" or "a SHI issue"?

• WOTW #6 - Butterfly in the logo - http://crusade-fan.com/wotw/wotw06/wotw_06.jpg
  
• WOTW #9 - Butterfly on Tomoe's cheek & earring - http://crusade-fan.com/wotw/wotw09/wotw_09.jpg
  
• WOTW #10 - Butterfly earring on Tomoe's ear - http://crusade-fan.com/wotw/wotw10/wotw_10_front.jpg
  
• German WOTW #10 - Butterfly print on Tomoes clothes - http://crusade-fan.com/wotw/wotw10/wotw_10_german_back.jpg
  
• Shi vs Tomoe - same as above
  
• Illustrated Warrior #3 - Butterfly print on Tomoe's clothes - http://crusade-fan.com/illustrated_warrior/IW_2_3_4/IW_three_cover.jpg
  
• In Ju-nen #1, Lady Koayo is holding a cage w/ a butterfly (tomoe) in it.

Extra Credit:
"a" Shi issue
"an" issue of Shi
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Billy has drawn butterflies a lot.

TRUE

oh  I thought that was a quiz question HAHAHAHAHA

LOL

Makes sense, since that is Tomoes nickname.

QUIZ #858:

NETHERWAR the novel features a character Billy has drawn.
Name the character.

Is it Freefall?

That is absolutely correct!

QUIZ #859:

What do Ana and Daigo Shrine have in common?

Cherry Blossoms & Sohei

While true, not what I was looking for.
Another try?

Well, in the WOTW issues, Ana and her Grantdad walk through a simular garden... if I do not mistake myzelf....

The answer has to do with geographic location.

Kyoto?

Correct!

QUIZ #860:

What color is the handle on the weapon in the 10th anniversary cover?

The main color is Purple, there is also some Red and Black in there.

Cristos is the winner.

QUIZ #861:

If Ana weighs 128 pounds (muscle is heavier than fat?),
and has a height of 5'8" without shoes, how many ounces per inch of height is that?

128X16=2048   5'8"=68"
2048/68=30.117647

Well done SLLAMKY01.  Your math skills are still sharp.

QUIZ #862:

Name a dog breed with SHI in its name.

A Shi Tzu.

You got it Kiku.

QUIZ #863:

S.H.I.'s sales in 2005 exceeded US $2 Billion.
Name S.H.I.

Software House International

Correct!

QUIZ #846:

In what issue was SHI fighting under water?

WOTW#5

Which makes the cover make sense, eh?

QUIZ #847:

In HFH Civil War #3, who saved Captain America?

Shang Chi

Correct!

QUIZ #849:

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
have developed SHI to support our youth.  What is this acronym?

School Health Index

http://www.cdc.gov/node.do/id/0900f3ec801e457a

That is the one!  Good job!

QUIZ #850:

MAKE 3 SHI 5 letter or more words from:

TENTH ANNIVERSARY EDITION

• Sohei
  
• DeNyse
  
• Earth (Heaven & Earth)

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Very nice Delvie!

QUIZ #851:

LINK JABBA THE HUT to SHI.

• Matt Busch did the official Star Wars sketch cards which included Jabba
  (http://www.darthtailor.co.uk/Darthtailor.co.uk/Best%20of%20Star%20Wars_files/Busch%20Jabba.jpg)
  
• Matt Busch did 2 Shi Lithos & the covers for the now defunct Shi/First Wave (in my possession -YAY)

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Great answer!

QUIZ #852:

The Lady Death/SHI canvas edition is officially the most expensive Avatar SHI comic ever ($100).  Why is it so special?

IMO, this doesn't make it special, but a gimmick. The answer you're probably looking for is because it is limited to 26. Instead of numbered, they are lettered a-z.

Since they probably all sold, I believe this gimmick will be continued.  You are correct.

QUIZ #853:

In honor of the wedding, link Katie Holmes to SHI.

I hope not. I haven't been home yet. I only use paypal from the house computer & not on the road for security reasons. I was hoping it was a bit over the top for most collectors & there would still be 1 or 2 left. They don't come close to selling out their limited to 100 Shi stuff & I am relying on that for luck.

• Katie Holmes recently co-starred in Batman Begins
  
• Billy pitched a Batman story to DC - pic here: http://www.williamtucci.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=Projects;action= display;num=1128542913;start=0#13
  
• Billy... yadayada ...SHI

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Since Billy has not done anything professionally with Batman, the middle link is rejected.  Try again.

Like a letter without a stamp.

I talked to them last week about the book and they have at least 5 copies of it left.

I just hope they will still have one left when I get home in 3 weeks. My fingers are desperately crossed.

Current quiz.

Ah. OK

• Katie Holmes recently co-starred in Batman Begins
  
• On the back cover of French SHI #4 is an ad for "Batman"

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Also a nice link:


Billy draw Supergirl.
Supergirl is, as I remeber right, the daugher of Superman.
There was a crossover between Superman and Batman.
O, and then that of Delvie about Katie Holmes

Nope.  Not good enough.  The batman ad in the back was almost good enough.  You can get there through the leading man in Batman Begins or the gentleman who played Alfred.

Is there any particular reason the last link didn't work besides gamemaster's choice?

• Katie Holmes roled in Phone booth w/ Colin Farrell
  
• Colin Farrell was Bullseye in Daredevil
  
• Shi/Daredevil crossover

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or

• Katie Holmes roled in Phone booth w/ Kiefer Sutherland
  
• Kiefer Sutherland is the star of "24"
  
• 24 comic is published by Dark Horse
  
• Dark Horse published SHI: Ju-nen

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or

• Katie Holmes roled in Wonder Boys w/ Toby Maguire
  
• Toby Maguire is the star of Spiderman movies
  
• Shi & Spiderman were both characters produced in Billy's Battlebooks
  

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or

• Katie Holmes roled in The Singing Detective w/ Clyde Kusatsu
  
• Clyde Kusatsu is in Rising Son w/ Tia Carrere
  
• Tia is on the cover of SHI: The Series preview
  

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Now that is better.  Those were very nice links.
Great job Delvie.

QUIZ #854:

Name a Wizard magazine higher than #50 with SHI on the cover.

56  &  59

SLLAMKY01 is on the ball this morning.  Good job!

QUIZ #855:

Identify this image.
(http://
http://www.thecomicmuseum.us/images/quiz855.jpg
)

Good CALL. I'll hold off a few minutes to give others a chance to answer...

It is a 3 min phone card given out as a freebe in Combo Mag

ummm... which character, hosehead?

;D

It is a 3 minute phone card.  Which one?

It is Shi here is a link to the image

ftp://http://www.kettman.com/shi_miss/shi_combo_phonecards.html

Nope.  But very close.

oops

ok its Tomoe
http://www.kettman.com/shi_miss/tomoe_combo_phonecards.html

Now it should be right lol

Correct!

QUIZ #856:

Is SHI's apartment farther away from Venus or Mars?
Assume Venus and Mars are in alignment with the Earth and the Sun.

Wait a min who called me a hosehead........

those are fighting words...  If You were standing in front of me I would have to .....  what did you say..... it was Delvie.....are you sure 6foot3...ok if you were shanding in front of my son I think he might have to............. ;D

It is further away from Mars

Distance from Earth: At its closest, Venus is 26 million miles (41,840,000 km) away



Distance from Earth: Mars is  35 million miles (56 million km) at the closest point in its orbit

"I mock us all, D'argo"
;D

So SHI is farthest from MARS.  This might confirm that  women are from VENUS.

QUIZ #857:

How long has Mark Sparacio been registered to this forum?

Name:  marksparacio
Posts:  204
Position:  Crusade Senior Member  
Date Registered:  Mar 10th, 2005, 8:47am

That would 620 days or 1 year 8 months and 12 days

Very thorough answer.  Very good.

QUIZ #858:

What is KARA-SHISHI?

It's a japanese version of a chinese foo dog guardian

Correct!

QUIZ #859:

I will be back on Sunday for more quizzes.  
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone.  Be safe!

Which # and series of MADMAN trading card was done by Billy.

#24 of Series 2
(http://www.thecomicmuseum.us/largeimages/shi/cards/MadmanSequel24SHIBack.jpg)

Have  a safe one.

 QUIZ #860:

In what issue does Ana Ishikawa walk into Crusade Fine Arts office & see copies of Shi on the wall?

Answer: Shi Zero

Good job.
QUIZ #861:

What was Ana's boy toy from Austria's full name?

Delvie,
Thanks for taking the task of gamemaster.
Does the Austrian boy-toy pronounce our western state
Cal-ee-for-knee-aa?

Don't know that he was ever drawn saying Cali, but I think his language skills were probably better than the big guy's.

Josef Maximillian





Delvie relinquishes the podium back to JoJo

QUIZ #862:

Chris Claremont has been a writer on SHI.
a) name a SHI comic he was involved in
b) name 2 other non-SHI endeavors he was involved in

a) did he not write the forward to the WOTW Trade

b) 1 Claremont is regarded as one of the hallmark Marvel Comics writers, having written one of the flagship titles, the Uncanny X-Men, for sixteen consecutive years
b) 2 Outside of comics, Claremont co-wrote the Chronicles of the Shadow War trilogy, Shadow Moon (1995), Shadow Dawn (1996), and Shadow Star (1999), with George Lucas.

Yes, Chris has written many titles.  Very nice answer SLLAMKY01.

QUIZ #863:

When was Billy's son Matthew born?

 Re: BABY POOL!  WIN A SHI SKETCH FROM BILLY!
« Reply #59 on: Apr 5th, 2006, 5:17pm »  Quote  Modify  

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Billy told me that he will be on either tonight or in the next few days on the forum, but also mentioned that Deb had a tough time and is doing better now.  As with JCV, I will let Billy fill in the details.

Baby was born 11:01 pm, March 31st and is doing well.

Key-rect!

QUIZ #864:

What day was Nishiko's last post on this forum?

on: Oct 26th, 2006, 5:47am

Sure do wish she would start posting again

WE MISS YOU NISH

Yep we do miss Nish!!

QUIZ #865:

If a SHI Gallery CD filled a 700 Megabyte CD, and a Crusade Gallery DVD filled up a 2 Gigabyte DVD,
which is larger and by how much?

Not enough info: The DVD is larger...
In binary storage, 1348 megabyte more .
In the new IEC (decimal) storage units, 1300 more.
Which did you want? ;)

Either works, good job!

QUIZ #866:

Which character had more appearances on Wizard covers (1-100), Fairchild of Gen13 or SHI?

I believe it is Fairchild, since I do not think Shi has made it onto a regular editon of Wizard cover.

3 to 1 in favor of Fairchild.

QUIZ #867:

What was the cover price for TOMOE #0?

$2.95 USA
$3.55 Can

(http://crusade-fan.com/magazines/wizard/wizard_56.gif)(http://crusade-fan.com/magazines/wizard/wizard_56_alt_cover.gif)(http://crusade-fan.com/magazines/wizard/wizard_59_superman.gif)
(http://crusade-fan.com/magazines/wizard/wizard_1996.jpg)

SURPRIIIIIIIIIIIISE!

;D

Based on that it should be 3 to 3.

A little SHI cameo in the corner without her body might count for the matrix.

I wasn't answering the quiz. For all I know, Fairchild could have been on 12 times. I was responding to Chris' statement that he didn't think Shi has been on a regular cover of Wizard. But yes, the cameos of Shi are on the covers of Wizard 1-100 & as the subject was about how many appearances Shi was on the cover...  ;)

Got me there.

Correct!

QUIZ #868:

President Lincoln used the phrase "Four score and seven years ago".  How many more years is that than Ana Ishikawa is in age (if Ana is 22)?

This would only be a gusee becouse I am not sure holw long a score is but I'm thinking it is 10

so my guess is 25

I think a score is 20, so I'll say 65.

Yup. Lincoln gave his speech in 1863 referring to the events of the American Revolution. 1863 - 87 = 1776
Good call Cristos

Score refers to 20 years, so 4 score plus 7 is 87 - 22 = 65.  Cristos wins!

QUIZ #869:

What is on page 500 of Definitive SHI?
Let me rephrase, is there a way to tell what is on page 500 of Definitive SHI?

As near as I can tell, it is:
SCHEME W/ AN EMPTY CASTLE & I believe it is Thomas Ashino. @ 1st I thought it was Arashi defeating Ana, but the absence of tattoos cancels that out. Koji is discussed, but he never enters the estate. The gentleman has black hair which Yoshitora's is gray. So, yeah... it must be a relatively rough training session w/ Thomas as his partner, Peter, uses a gun & not a katana.

Since someone thought it wise to print a 576pg book w/ no page numbers, I counted backwards from the last page to 76. The 77th page had to be 500, unless someone miscounted when they totaled 576 pages.

Extremely hard to locate a page in that book.  
You got it Delvie!

QUIZ #870:

Witchblade has been seen in SHI comics.
One of my favorite covers of all time is the holofoil #25 of Witchblade because it shows both above water and below water views in the same cover.  Who else is on that cover besides Witchblade?

Is that Fathom?

Great answer and correct too!

QUIZ #871:

Name 2 others efforts from Marc Sylvestri other than SHI.

Tomb Raider
The Darkness

Cool!  Marc is very talented!

QUIZ #872:

After Ana, Peter Denyse dated a russian dancer named Monet Tokar. Tokar is not her real last name. What is Monet's real last name?

That is a tough one!

 ;)

Akhmatova

Apparently, not that tough. GOOD JOB, Cristos!

QUIZ #873:

LINK RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER TO SHI.

• Paul Soles was Hermey in RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER
  
• Paul was the voice of Peter Parker in 77 episodes of Spiderman (1966) as well as voice of Dr. Bruce Banner/Rick Jones in Hulk (1966), Harold 'Happy' Hogan in Iron Man, Capt America (1966) & The Marvel Superheroes (1966)
  
• Capt America/Incredible Hulk/Iron Man/Shi/Spiderman are all Battlebooks

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&

• Paul Kligman was Donner/Clarice's Father/Comet the Coach in RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER
  
• Paul contributed voices to  77 episodes of Spiderman (1966) as well as Hulk (1966), & Capt America (1966)
  
• Capt America/Incredible Hulk/Shi/Spiderman are all Battlebooks

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&

• Alfie Scopp was the voice of Head Elf/Other Elves/Jeering Reindeers in RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER
  
• Alfie was store clerk in the 1967 version of Spiderman
  
• Spiderman & SHI are both Battlebooks

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&

• Billie Mae Richards was the voice of Rudolph in RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER
  
• Billie was Billy Connor in the 1967 version of Spiderman
  
• Spiderman & SHI are both Battlebooks

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&

• Burl Ives is the narrator for RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER
  
• Burl Ives was in Two Moon Junction w/ Dabbs Greer
  
• Dabbs was Dr. Malone in The Incredible Hulk
  
• The Incredible Hulk & SHI are both Battlebooks

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&

• Burl Ives is the narrator for RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER
  
• Burl Ives was in Poor Little Rich Girl w/ Bruce Davison
  
• Bruce was Senator Kelly in X-2
  
• Rogue (a member of x-men & a character in the movies) & SHI are both Battlebooks

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&

• Burl Ives is the narrator for RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER
  
• Burl Ives was in Poor Little Rich Girl w/ Farrah Fawcett
  
• Farrah & Tia Carrere both rolled in Johnny Bravo
  
• Tia is on the cover of SHI: The Series preview

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&

• Burl Ives is the narrator for RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER
  
• Burl Ives was in Poor Little Rich Girl w/ Anne Francis
  
• Anne was Lola Flynn in Wonder Woman
  
• Billy did a Wonder Woman cover for CBG
  
• Billy... yada yada ... SHI

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&

• Burl Ives is the narrator for RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER
  
• Burl Ives was in Two Moon Junction w/ Milla Jovovich
  
• Milla Jovovich was Yvette on Married W/ Children
  
• Tia Carrere was Piper Bowman (ironic) on Married W/ Children
  
• Tia is on the cover of SHI: The Series preview

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&

• Burl Ives is the narrator for RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER
  
• Burl Ives was in Poor Little Rich Girl w/ Linden Ashby
  
• Linden was Morgan Earp in Wyatt Earp
  
• Beau Smith did a comic series about Wyatt's daughter Wynona Earp
  
• Beau Smith did SHI/Wolverine

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&

• Burl Ives is the narrator for RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER
  
• Burl Ives was in Two Moon Junction w/ Sherilyn Fenn
  
• Sherilyn Fenn was Dr. Harleen Quinzelin Birds of Prey
  
• Birds of Prey is a superheroine group in which the Huntress is Catwoman's Daughter
  
• The 2006 Motor City Comic Con program cover featured Catwoman art by Tucci/Sparacio
  Tucci/Sparacio... yada yada ...SHI

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& so on... ;D

WOW!

QUIZ #874:

Since Ana comes from a Catholic and Buddhist background, list some Buddhist traditions for the holidays.

According to:
http://www.santas.net/japanesechristmas.htm

QUIZ #875:

How much is the THOR Battlebooks piece on EBAY?

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Just a  quick note.
The japanese do recognize Santa Clause & the children call him Santa ni ojisan which means Uncle Santa.

52% of japanese recognize Christmas but as a  secular holiday, so being christian makes no difference.

Hotei is one of the Shichi-Fukujin (7 gods of luck)
The other gods are Benten (Goddess of Love), Bishamon (Enemy Basher), Daikoku (Wealth Counselling) Ebisu (God of Fishing), Fukurokuju (Health and Keep Fit), Jurojin (God of Longevity)

The huge Hotei is the only member of the shichifukujin based on a mortal; an eccentric Chinese Zen monk called Pu-tai and thought to be the reincarnation of the Buddhist saint Maitreya.

Hotei is a god of abundance. He is also the god of laughter and the happiness you can achieve by being satisfied with what you have. He is the god of joy and satisfaction in trade, hence a Hotei statue is often positioned at the entrance of stores.

He is depicted as a laughing man with a huge belly symbolising his benevolent soul. He carries a ceremonial fan (ogi) and he is never seen without his bulging cotton sack, stuffed full of goodies like toys, money, gold, drinks & anything else that makes up the good things in life.The bag is never exhausted so he can afford to be generous. He is always feeding the hungry. Sometimes he is shown sitting in a cart drawn by a few grateful children who have benefited from Hotei's altruism.




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Mile High    $4.76 + $1.95 S&H
Mile High    $7.35 + $1.95 S&H
Drewbizz Comics Clothes and More  $8.00 + $5.00 S&H
GIOVANNI'S GALLERIA  $12.95 + $6.50 S&H

Do you mean the Thor Battlebooks Original Art piece? It starts at $300.

Both are correct.  The art from Billy started at $300.  
The comic is available also on EBAY.

QUIZ #876:

Choose the following female character who most doesn't look like SHI.

a) Psylocke
b) Elektra
c) Cyblade
d) Hari Kari
e) Dawn

it would be Dawn, but silly i know I dont look like Shi   :P ;D

Correct!

QUIZ #877:

When was Mark Sparacio's last post on this forum?

12:14pm November 12, 2005

Mark is actualy having a devil of a time logging into the forum, but wants everyone to know he is still around and wants to post, but can't.  Maybe his account is corrupted somehow.

Speaking of Mark did you see the  Sparacio Cover that is up for sale on ebay. at the Crusade fine arts page

QUIZ #878:

SHI means death in Japanese.
What is the word for death in Portuguese?
Extra credit: How about Dutch?

Portuguese - morte

Dutch - Dood

QUIZ #879:

Make 5 new SHI words longer than 4 characters from MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY NEW YEAR!

• EARTH (Heaven & Earth)
  
• Arashi (if there was 1 more "A" you could have Arashiyama)
  
• Erich
  
• "The Series"
  
• Christ
  

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Great job!

QUIZ #880:

Make 5 new SHI words from "FELIZ NAVIDAD by Jose Feliciano"

Current quiz:

I dont know if these will pass but here is a shot or a good start for someone

dead or died
Joe
Nen (just no Ju)
Delvie
Life

The NEN is questionable, but the others are fine.

I know but it could work if you took the c and fliped it sideways and then it could be Ju-Nen.....lol

How about "NADA VIDEO" since no SHI movie is out yet?

lol that is a good one

QUIZ #881:

Tomoe is kind of a side-kick of SHI.
Name 3 of your favorite side-kicks of all time.

Let's See

I will go with Silent Bob (or is Jay the sidekick)

Harley Quinn

and

Spoiler ( Robin and Batgirl's Sidekick)

Mork
Teller
Scooby

Was Mork or Mindy the sidekick?

Don't know. It was Mindy's planet & Mindy's home & Mork was the visitor, so I just assumed he would be considered the sidekick.

QUIZ #882:

LINK SHI to Bruce Willis.

Shi is drawn by Billy Tucci
Billy pitched a Batman story and has drawn Batman
Frank Miller has written several Batman stories
Frank Miller wrote Sin City
Bruce Willis was in the movie Sin City

Pretty good answer from our partner in St. Louis.  :notworthy:

I just noticed we are all newbie's again. 
According to Billy, we are all dead, so what does it matter?  :rip:

QUIZ #883:

This relates to SHI since I am a fan.
This is a hunt.  Check out the myspace jsnider1960 and tell me which friend relates to the old Avengers TV show.

I could be wrong but I think I remember not to long ago that you refused someone that used the Billy/Batman link becouse it was unpublished like I said I could be wrong  :boxer:

He did. I'm ok w/ it. I know he expects more of me.  :dunno:



 :karate2:

I take it you're running low on material.  :computer:
 :noway:


John Wickham Gascoyne Berresford Steed

This will be an easy one.

QUIZ #884:
The model for Wolf's Shi Naginata Print that Billy is selling is modeled/copied/whatever off a friend of someone here. Post the picture here that is used for her on that member's page.


Extra credit if you can state what weapon she is actually using. (vague weapon names don't count)

No, just on time it seems.

Correct, sir!  There goes SLLAMKY01 stirring the pot again.

TILA TEQUILA - do not know what weapon that is - I think you told us on the forum somewhere though.

Close

TILA TAQUILA

Close.
Hint: What exactly was the quiz?

(http://www.thecomicmuseum.us/images/tila_stuff.jpg)

Close. The quiz actually states: "Post the picture here that is used for her on that member's page." which would be
(http://myspace-099.vo.llnwd.net/00611/99/04/611134099_m.gif)
But anyway, 2 points to the guy in the clown suit. Back to the real quizzes...  :eyebrow3: The podium is yours.

QUIZ #885:

Since Marc Wolfe (has drawn SHI) is on topic, name 2 other characters he has on his web site that start with P and H.

The Punisher and Hellboy.

Good job Cristos!

QUIZ #886:

Name 4 names on the tombstones that Billy drew on a funeral page of forum members.

Delvie
Dawnsawaking
TJ
Scott

Please refer to names on the tombstones.

Part 2 of your question should be who's name was there but got covered up? :noway:

DG (Dawn)
KIKI
SNIDER
TJ
FLERK
TORA NO SHI




DELVIE - BOWMAN
LAMKY

So dose this mean I am not dead anymore?
         :bliss:

That would be Billy's call on that.

QUIZ #887:

Make 3 SHI words from "AMERICAN IDOL"

Current quiz.

can I buy a letter "K"

Kind of difficult, this one. Just have to use words you know are in there.

• A
• I
• Ran
• Care
• Read
• Red
• Ana
• and

Yes, since this one was very difficult.

QUIZ #888:

Name 3 non-family adults that Ana knows that do not wish her harm.

• Peter DyNyse
• Joe Labianca
• Kesai Sekai

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OK, I need like a 3 day head start on quiz's!

Delvie is quick on the draw.
Good job!

QUIZ #889:

Since we are getting ready for Valentine's, post a picture of a SHI cover with a heart on it.

You might have wanted to save this one til Valentines Day itself. But since you didn't here goes:



You might have me on this one. I don't remember any "Shi" cover off the top of my head. There IS however a Queens Gambit #3 cover w/ 2 hearts on the villain.

(http://crusade-fan.com/vampirella/va_queens_gambit/va_shi_qg_3.jpg)

Now... there are a ton of Shi covers w/ Heart-shaped petals

http://crusade-fan.com/wotw/wotw02/wotw_02_german.jpg

http://crusade-fan.com/wotw/wotw04/wotw_04_wiz_b.jpg

http://crusade-fan.com/illustrated_warrior/IW_5_6_7/IW_seven_a_cover.jpg

http://crusade-fan.com/illustrated_warrior/IW_5_6_7/IW_seven_b_cover.jpg

http://crusade-fan.com/illustrated_warrior/IW_5_6_7/IW_seven_b_con_cover_foil.jpg

http://crusade-fan.com/illustrated_warrior/IW_5_6_7/IW_seven_a_con_cover_foil.jpg

http://crusade-fan.com/series/series_10_a.jpg

http://crusade-fan.com/ju_nen/cover_4.jpg

http://crusade-fan.com/ju_nen/FIT_cover.jpg

http://crusade-fan.com/manga/shiseji_jp.jpg

http://crusade-fan.com/wotw/wotw01/shithewayofthewarrior1_043549


Unless, of course, this is another of your trick question & you were looking for words & not pictures. In which case, Heaven & Earth issues contain the Heart anagram.
Earth = Heart

Were any of those close?


PS. Thanks Chris for use of these pictures.  :notworthy:

I like the Heaven and Earth one.  I wish I would have thought of that.  The Queen's Gambit is the answer.

QUIZ #890:

"Billy, buy Deb flowers for Valentine's Day"

Make 14 (Valentine's Day, get it?) SHI words from that phrase that are at least 4 letters.

How about 5 words?

How about 2 words?

No hablo englais

• Read
• Flower
• Yuri
• Love
• Daily
• Died
• Lady
• Series
• Wind
• Rain
• Tora
• Anniversary
• Year
• Rafa

Sorry. Was delaying answer for dramatic effect.  :nana:
& for extra credit...

• LATE!

QUIZ #891:

What do elDivo and Teletubbies have in common? Simon Cowell

What do SHI and TOMOE have in common? Name 2.

Crusade Fine Arts.
Time Travel

Very good!

Quiz #892:

How many months has it been since Ju-Nen #4 came out in print?

20

Almost 2 years.

QUIZ #893:

Identify the following:

(http://www.thecomicmuseum.us/images/quiz893.jpg)

Anna Sui cover to Ju-nen
(http://crusade-fan.com/ju_nen/JuNen1AnnaSui.jpg)
[size=07pt]Thanks for letting me borrow your pic, Chris.[/size]

I am always impressed by how little of a picture it takes to recognize the covers from Billy and Mark.

QUIZ #894:

How many days until ATHENS CON where SLLAMKY01 and BILLY are going to be?

Since Gr is a full 7hrs ahead of me (EST) I still couldn't tell you. LOL
The con website says 11 a.m. March 3-4, BUT Willie has 2-4 listed on his page. If Billy is right...  :dunno: If the con people are right,  :eyebrow3: 2 days & 19hrs

Close enough for government work.  It is close.  I believe Billy went early to sign and draw for people and travel around.

QUIZ #895:

SHI has been in a crossover with Daredevil and Wolverine.  Which dude is taller?

Don't know, but in reality, the actors that played the characters (Ben Affleck & Hugh Jackman) are both 6'3"

Look at the Linsner Wolverine.  He is very short.

Real Name: James Howlett (birth name), currently known as Logan
Occupation: Adventurer
Group Affiliation: X-Men
Base of Operations: Xavier Institute for Higher Learning, Westchester County, New York

Height: 5'3
Weight: 195 lbs.
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Black

Real Name: Matthew Michael Murdock
Occupation: Lawyer, adventurer
Group Affiliation: Marvel Knights
Base of Operations: Hell's Kitchen, New York City
First Appearance: Daredevil (Vol. 1) #1 (1964) Price: $3,200
according to Comics Price Guide

Height: 6'
Weight: 200 lbs.
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Red

Answer is Wolverine

Wouldn't the answer be Daredevil?

ding...ding...ding...Yes it is!

QUIZ #896:

SHI was in a crossover with GEN 13.  Which character of GEN 13 was on cover 13C?

Qois?
(http://img31.photobucket.com/albums/v94/Delvie/CrusadeForum/hunh2.gif)
All of them.
ie: Grunge, Roxy, Fairchild, Rainmaker, Blondie

Correct!  Gotta love those trick questions.

QUIZ #897:

JCV writes some SHI stories and a little thing called 24.
JCV has the hero in 24 having to solve little puzzles to get an atomic bomb not to go off in Fargo ND.
Help JCV solve this puzzle.

Draw a 3 by 3 set of squares like a tic-tac-toe board.
Using the numbers 1-9 only one time each, place the numbers in the 9 squares so that:
each horizontal adds up to 15
each vertical adds up to 15
each diagonal adds up to 15

Symmetry can be used, but one solution is....

4 9 2
3 5 7
8 1 6

Very cool!  Usually SLLAMKY01 gets the math type problems, so nice to see a new name in town.

QUIZ #898:

A monk in the Sohei temple has a very specific ritual for climbing up the steps to the temple.
First he climbs up to the middle step and meditates for 1 minute.
Then he climbs up 8 steps and faces east until he hears a bird singing.
Then he walks down 12 steps and picks up a pebble.
He takes one step up and tosses the pebble over his left shoulder.
Now, he walks up the remaining steps three at a time which only takes him 9 paces.
How many steps are there?

9*3 +1 = 28 - (12-8) = 24 (the middle steps) * 2 = 48

I'm still thinking about the 1 step... lol... so it could be 47.

You are 1 low.  The middle step gets added to the 48.
Good job!

QUIZ #899:

Since SHI now has a Greek litho to her credit, what is the name of the Spartan king in the movie 300 out now?

King Leonidas

Good one!
QUIZ #900 will be out in the morning after I make sure of its accuracy.
It will be in a new thread also.

OHHHHHHHHHHHHH 
Quiz 900
I bet it will be a good one

Since I will be in Ohio this weekend with limited access to internet, it might be Sunday evening.

WHOOPS. i ACCIDENTALLY DELETE QUESTION INSTEAD OF MY ANSWER.

SLAMMY'S QUESTION WAS, "WHO DREW SHI CARD #84"

C

A

E

S

A

R

The answer is "Caesar"