Review Fix Exclusive: Felipe Cagno Talks 321 Fast Comics Vol. 2

Review Fix chats with 321 Fast Comics creator Felipe Cagno who discusses the second volume of his acclaimed comic book series. Breaking down the success of volume one and the Kickstarter program behind it, Cagno lets us know exactly why volume two is a must read.

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Review Fix: What’s different this time around?

Felipe Cagno: A lot more stories and a more than welcome addition of some great international artists into the mix. Those are the big differences in regards to volume 1, while we had twenty-one stories in the past, we now have thirty-two stories, that’s a pretty huge upgrade.

We also had some writers join me to come up with their own “321” stories and I like to think that the twists at the end are much bigger thanks to fresh new perspectives. We really did try to outdo ourselves in every aspect this time around, production time went up considerably as well, about a couple more months.

Review Fix: What did you learn from the first volume?

Cagno: To not settle.

A handful of stories from the first volume end up falling flat on a second reading and I wanted to avoid that at all costs on volume 2, I pushed myself to really surprise readers and asked my team of invited writers the same. The first volume was really a learning curve for everyone involved and I think it was a fantastic experience and platform to build upon with this new book.

We also realized these short stories are great for introducing new characters or series. That was the case with “The Few and Cursed”, a series I’m working on that had the Redhead show up for the first time on the “321: Fast Comics” in our western-themed story. Having learned that, a couple of stories on the new volume, even though standing alone, can serve that same purpose, they have been designed to introduce new characters and plots.

Review Fix: Did you expect the first Kickstarter to be as successful as it was?

Cagno: I sure hoped so.

But honestly, running a Kickstarter is like opening Pandora’s Box, you never know what will come out or how things will happen, you can only hope for the best and work your hardest.

I really did not expect it to be that successful and I was even more surprised at our stellar campaign for the second book, the first few days left me absolutely flabbergasted, so many backers from the first campaign jumped at number 2, it was amazing.

Review Fix: How have your goals for this project changed following the success of volume one?

Cagno: They didn’t change as much, I’m still interesting in showcasing great artwork with really surprising stories that are designed to hook the readers. My main goal continues to be to entertain my readers and backers, but with that said, with the success of volume one, having more international artists really became a goal.

I definitely wanted to take the 321 international and I was thrilled to have so many talented artists embracing that.

Review Fix: How do you want this volume to be remembered?

Cagno: I hope it’s a game changer for the series, my “Dark Knight”, the one that brought in some big names internationally and took the “321” method of storytelling to new heights.

Review Fix: Bottom line, why should someone pick this up?

Cagno: It’s got something for everyone. Because the anthology is so varied in both genre and art style, I’m more than confident everyone will have something they love in it. We have some amazing artwork from top creatives at both Marvel and DC, we have some twists that will surely hit the readers out of nowhere, we got horror, funny, amazing, thrilling and adventurous, all packed in one book.

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Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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