Tucci founded Crusade Comics in Bayport, New York[2] Its flagship title, Shi, debuted in March 1994.

In 2007, Shi also had a crossover with Brian Pulido's Lady Death/Shi through Avatar Press, and with Peter David's Fallen Angel through IDW Publishing.

Dark Horse Comics produced a 200-page hardbound Art of Shi coffee table book showcasing several artists' take on the character.

[5][6] The Lost Battalion received the 2011 "Artistic/Graphical" Gold Medal in the Fiction-Thriller category from the Military Writers Society of America (MWSA).

[7][8] 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.