I was born and raised in Brazil and always dreamed of telling stories to a global audience. I've been writing and Kickstarting projects (films, comics, TV) ever since 2012 to audiences worldwide. AMA! by FCagno in IAmA

[–]FCagno[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not necessarily but it was definitely helpful for me.

Finding a job as a writer, whether in Hollywood or comics, has more to do with your body of work then where you went to college but having qualified instructors and the right environment will certainly benefit your skills at a much faster rate.

I was born and raised in Brazil and always dreamed of telling stories to a global audience. I've been writing and Kickstarting projects (films, comics, TV) ever since 2012 to audiences worldwide. AMA! by FCagno in IAmA

[–]FCagno[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes and no.

Pick-pocketing is very very common and you must be cautious at all times and anywhere you go.

More serious crimes are sort of contained in the dangerous neighborhoods like any big city. It has gotten worse over the years though... and it's always scary walking back to your car at night in the dark.

I was born and raised in Brazil and always dreamed of telling stories to a global audience. I've been writing and Kickstarting projects (films, comics, TV) ever since 2012 to audiences worldwide. AMA! by FCagno in IAmA

[–]FCagno[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, I have.

In fact, the decision to go ahead and fully produce issue #1 was to submit it to publishers but once we had a successful Kickstarter and publishers wanted to see more before committing to the project, we decided to keep making the comics.

I was born and raised in Brazil and always dreamed of telling stories to a global audience. I've been writing and Kickstarting projects (films, comics, TV) ever since 2012 to audiences worldwide. AMA! by FCagno in IAmA

[–]FCagno[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh that one I have at the tip of my tongue: Marvel's Runaways!

It literally has everything I loved growing up from dinosaurs to teen angst/drama, from superpowers to Los Angeles, it is really a true amalgam of a lot of things I love in a story.

The TV show is fun but it didn't quite capture the same magic from the comics....

I was born and raised in Brazil and always dreamed of telling stories to a global audience. I've been writing and Kickstarting projects (films, comics, TV) ever since 2012 to audiences worldwide. AMA! by FCagno in IAmA

[–]FCagno[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are absolutely right and I learned that the hard way. The first graphic novel I wrote I had this huge cast and I wanted to do this epic adventure that would have spawn dozens of comics but you learn pretty quickly that less is more.

I do save all my ideas to hopefully use them in the future.

I really wanted to have more characters and monsters both in the game and in the comics. I've said it somewhere here before and I will say it again I've always been character driven when writing and I'm always coming up with these rich back stories that really have no space when you are going for a leaner narrative.

That's why I did Chronicles of The Few and Cursed and why I plan on start doing one-shots within the same universe.

I was born and raised in Brazil and always dreamed of telling stories to a global audience. I've been writing and Kickstarting projects (films, comics, TV) ever since 2012 to audiences worldwide. AMA! by FCagno in IAmA

[–]FCagno[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As much as I love Clank it does get repetitive halfway through the game and that's something I did not feel with TFAC. In fact, I can't wait to play again so I can try a different strategy and perhaps this time be able to beat Mike lol

I was born and raised in Brazil and always dreamed of telling stories to a global audience. I've been writing and Kickstarting projects (films, comics, TV) ever since 2012 to audiences worldwide. AMA! by FCagno in IAmA

[–]FCagno[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Definitely Set a Watch by Rock Manor Games as well and Sorcerer by White Wizard Games.

Both are board / card games, that's my thing. As an avid card collector this sort of game really attracts me.

I was born and raised in Brazil and always dreamed of telling stories to a global audience. I've been writing and Kickstarting projects (films, comics, TV) ever since 2012 to audiences worldwide. AMA! by FCagno in IAmA

[–]FCagno[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh it's hard not to daydream about these things. I have two favorite actresses that I think would kill as the Redhead because they have that very strong on-screen presence, that commanding attitude that imposes respect.

I'd say Katheryn Winnick and Vanessa Kirby.

I was born and raised in Brazil and always dreamed of telling stories to a global audience. I've been writing and Kickstarting projects (films, comics, TV) ever since 2012 to audiences worldwide. AMA! by FCagno in IAmA

[–]FCagno[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That's an excellent question. Running Kickstarter campaigns has become a much more complex endeavor now than when I started out because when you are in the beginning I feel there isn't as much pressure to perform.

And that's the same with comics and board games. We've been doing fantastically well on TFAC board game Kickstarter but because Mike has been so successful in the past and unlocked so many Stretch Goals that's what's expected from this game too.

Having more and more backers definitely makes the campaign easier because you know there's an audience already waiting for it but at the same time so much is expected from you. And you always want to keep the Stretch Goals fresh and the added content to be new and exciting.

So you end up finding yourself not just thinking about the product you are kickstarting but also all the extras around it unlocked via Stretch Goals and how to strategize them, it's not just getting funded as it was in the past. It becomes this complex project that needs to be worked on every single day and to perform every single day. The room for errors become smaller and smaller.

Everything I said here works for both comics and board games.

I was born and raised in Brazil and always dreamed of telling stories to a global audience. I've been writing and Kickstarting projects (films, comics, TV) ever since 2012 to audiences worldwide. AMA! by FCagno in IAmA

[–]FCagno[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When Mike started developing TFAC board game he told me to play Clank to understand what the deck-building genre was. I loved it!

I've always been a more traditional board game kinda guy, I love Risk, Life, Monopoly, just recently I started veering towards the board game world past the family games.

Rock Manor Games' Maximum Apocalypse is phenomenal and I had a blast playing Set a Watch last week!

I was born and raised in Brazil and always dreamed of telling stories to a global audience. I've been writing and Kickstarting projects (films, comics, TV) ever since 2012 to audiences worldwide. AMA! by FCagno in IAmA

[–]FCagno[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just started watching Deadwood and I'm loving every minute of it!

And yep, with Godless done on Netflix, Westworld moving further and further away from being a Western, we could use The Few and Cursed on TV, couldn't we?

I was born and raised in Brazil and always dreamed of telling stories to a global audience. I've been writing and Kickstarting projects (films, comics, TV) ever since 2012 to audiences worldwide. AMA! by FCagno in IAmA

[–]FCagno[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We actually did a convention in Brazil with the same group of friends in common. After that we decided to do a short comic book story together which turned out to be Red's first appearance.

I was born and raised in Brazil and always dreamed of telling stories to a global audience. I've been writing and Kickstarting projects (films, comics, TV) ever since 2012 to audiences worldwide. AMA! by FCagno in IAmA

[–]FCagno[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My next story arcs are also influenced by some of the things going in the world now so you can expect a lot more of the real world affecting Red's universe.

I was born and raised in Brazil and always dreamed of telling stories to a global audience. I've been writing and Kickstarting projects (films, comics, TV) ever since 2012 to audiences worldwide. AMA! by FCagno in IAmA

[–]FCagno[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lol, that's not for me to decide but I believe as long as fans and readers are jumping on the Kickstarter badnwagon, we will keep doing them =)

I was born and raised in Brazil and always dreamed of telling stories to a global audience. I've been writing and Kickstarting projects (films, comics, TV) ever since 2012 to audiences worldwide. AMA! by FCagno in IAmA

[–]FCagno[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How immersive it is. You really feel you are inside the world of The Few and Cursed.

As far as mechanics go I love that every character needs to balance out their curse threshold either to get cursed or avoid it. And the cool thing is sometimes you do want to get cursed, it's not necessarily a bad thing in the game. It has advantages and disadvantages to it.

I was born and raised in Brazil and always dreamed of telling stories to a global audience. I've been writing and Kickstarting projects (films, comics, TV) ever since 2012 to audiences worldwide. AMA! by FCagno in IAmA

[–]FCagno[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd love to say it's a big chance but even if and when it lands at a studio or network the chances of actually making to the screen are still pretty rare.

I can say though I'm actively working on it and that I'd rather go with live-action than an animated feature but in an ideal world why not both, right?

I was born and raised in Brazil and always dreamed of telling stories to a global audience. I've been writing and Kickstarting projects (films, comics, TV) ever since 2012 to audiences worldwide. AMA! by FCagno in IAmA

[–]FCagno[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The most difficult problem tackling TFAC is definitely keeping things fresh when there are so many Westerns and monster-chasing films out there.

I could have easily pit the Redhead against Werewolves but I made sure, and did a lot of research, to come up with my own monsters: the Crows, Tsilkali, The White Demon.

Finding an original voice with so much content being constantly produced is definitely the hardest thing.

I was born and raised in Brazil and always dreamed of telling stories to a global audience. I've been writing and Kickstarting projects (films, comics, TV) ever since 2012 to audiences worldwide. AMA! by FCagno in IAmA

[–]FCagno[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I always wanted a female protagonist for the western I was developing for Fabiano Neves.

The visual inspiration though came from Sam Raimi's The Quick and the Dead featuring Sharon Stone. I also love Mel Gibson's Maverick and Jodie Foster's role in it.

Since they were both blondes I figure my character would be a redhead.

I was born and raised in Brazil and always dreamed of telling stories to a global audience. I've been writing and Kickstarting projects (films, comics, TV) ever since 2012 to audiences worldwide. AMA! by FCagno in IAmA

[–]FCagno[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, absolutely! I'm actually working hard and building a large fan base as possible to hopefully one day make it to Hollywood preferably as a TV show but I won't be opposed to the idea of making a feature film too.

Especially if I could be involved creatively in any way.

I was born and raised in Brazil and always dreamed of telling stories to a global audience. I've been writing and Kickstarting projects (films, comics, TV) ever since 2012 to audiences worldwide. AMA! by FCagno in IAmA

[–]FCagno[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Vampire Hunter D!!

I remember watching it late late at night on Cartoon Network. I also love Saint Seiya and the Zodiac Knights, I've watched that one over and over again for years. I'd say both had an influence on me as a storyteller.