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Hey everyone, howdy,
I really wish I had better news to share but the world is just kaput. The US has not lifted the travel ban for travelers coming in from Brazil, heck, they haven't even lifted the travel ban for people coming in from Europe and that ban was announced back in March... ouch!
I've been really losing my mind looking for ways to make it to the US so I can continue my job and my career but when you come across graphs like this it's a bit disheartening:
You'll notice that Mexico surprisingly has no travel restrictions so I've been looking at the possibility of flying to Mexico, quarantining there for 14 days and then catching a flight into the US. Technically that would work because the ban is not for people with a Brazilian passport but rather if you've been in Brazil in the past 14 days prior to entry in the US.
Operation Quesadilla will be taken into serious consideration in about a month. This wouldn't be cheap to pull off and not without its risks as well so I've decided to wait until late August to figure out whether I will try this in September. But yeah, at least there is "a plan" on the table to consider, not the best one, but one nonetheless.
I completely understand how frustrating it must be to wait over a year for a project you helped fund so successfully but believe me you are not alone. This has been completely upsetting for me as it put all The Few and Cursed plans I had for 2020 on indefinite hold. It put my career on pause to be quite honest.
I can't apologize enough for this situation and at the same time thank you all for being so understanding and patient. With everything that's going on it was quite the nice surprise not to get any angry e-mails or comments (you are all well in your right to vent so feel totally free to do so).
Onward to slightly good news though, folks...
It matters because backers in Brazil for a local crowdfunding unlocked so many Stretch Goals we were able to fund the art on two extra collectible cards by top artists which will be available as freebies in a future KS campaign as Stretch Goals.
Last year The Few and Cursed #6 crowdfunding was also a huge success in Brazil and we got the following cards done (which will be given away as part of the art book's stretch goal unlocks, see how these things go around?):
So excuse me the images in Portuguese but please welcome returning artists to the Redhead little corner of the world: Gilberto Martimiamo Jr. and Alexandre Tso!
They will both be doing a brand new collectible card each, numbers 3 and 4 of the Emerald series. As I've said before these will be part of Stretch Goals when the world allows us to have new Kickstarter campaigns =)
Check out their previous art for The Few and Cursed and local Brazilian posts announcing the cards. I can't wait to see their new take on Red.
That's it for today and for the next four weeks.
I will catch you all again in about a month either with good news about the travel ban being lifted or details on Operation Quesadilla. If anything changes before then you will be the first to hear about it.
Thank you all so much!
Felipe
Howdy, my friends,
I'm afraid I have some bittersweet news to share with you all. Every single item to be shipped in this Kickstarter is now safely stored in Florida just waiting for Fabiano and I to arrive, process and pack.
Those are the good news and you can check out some photos along this update.
However, it's been almost a month since the last update and things did not get any better as far as COVID-19 in Brazil. Not only we are amidst the worst health crisis since the Spanish Flu with the death toll rising by a thousand every day we are also going through a political upheaval.
Just to give you all some context. Since the pandemic started the federal government already fired two health ministers that did not agree with their policy regarding social distancing and the use of chloroquine and then they just gave up appointing a new one so for the last month it's been pretty much every person fending for themselves... that's right, it's been a month since we had someone overseeing the Health policies in Brazil.
Fabiano and I are as safe as possible. We both live in regions that thankfully were not hit as hard as the rest of the country. The state where I live, Santa Catarina, for instance recorded "only" 200+ deaths so far and we've been exemplary in the fight against COVID.
I'm afraid though we won't be able to travel abroad anytime soon and I can't even guess a date for the fulfillment to start. As I explained in my previous Update as soon as the travel ban is lifted we're boarding the first plane and starting immediately.
Fabiano and I had a lot planned for 2020 with The Few and Cursed but until we fulfill all the outstanding Kickstarters (this one, Shadow Nation and the Art Book) we won't be releasing anything new or launching new campaigns.
We are still hard at work on future content for The Few and Cursed though so hopefully when we do get to launch the new Kickstarters they won't take so long to fulfill.
I sincerely apologize for this whole experience. What started as the most successful Kickstarter I ever did with such massive support turned out to be the biggest challenge in my career but rest assured your rewards are just waiting to be shipped out to every backer and we will get over this.
And once again I wanted to thank all of you for the understanding and kindness you've all shown, I got nothing but messages of encouragement and support from all of you during this crisis and that means the world to me.
Until the next update - hopefully with good news only - and you all stay safe!
Best,
Felipe
Well, what I feared most has come true...
The US has issued a travel ban for flights coming from Brazil into the US:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/24/world/americas/brazil-us-coronavirus-travel-ban.html
This news directly affects me and fulfillment of this Kickstarter. Fabiano and I had flights scheduled on June 4th (after two rescheduling/cancellations by the airline) and now God knows when we will be able to finally make the trip.
I had already bought all the shipping supplies, all rewards have been manufactured, everything was ready to rock as soon as we were able to fly to Florida. This is most unfortunate.
I had big plans for The Few and Cursed for 2020, a lot of convention appearances, new books and products, and everything has been constantly changing as the pandemic events unfolded. I do want to apologize once again for the multiple delays on this fulfillment.
While a lot that has happened was outside my control or Fabiano's the project is our responsibility and had we completed production in December as originally intended this Kickstarter would have been long fulfilled. So please accept my, and Fabiano's, most sincere apologies.
I wish I had a better answer but I actually don't know. The travel ban has been implemented without a definitive time period. It will last as long as Trump and his administration deems necessary, I don't even know what's gonna happen to my plane tickets, I still have to call the airline for info.
Last I heard from the transport company the books are still en route to the US and should be arriving at the port in the next few days. I will coordinate with them to arrange safe storage for the products for as long as it is needed.
I'm having a friend pick up the shipping supplies as they get delivered in the next few days and with that everything will be put on hold indefinitely.
Rest assured though that as soon as the ban is lifted Fabiano and I will jump on a plane and begin fulfillment immediately.
Things around here in Brazil are pretty bad and our death toll hasn't even peaked yet so while the ban was bad news I'm afraid it wasn't surprising or unwarranted. I sincerely hope we get through this as fast as possible, pardon my French, but it's a really shitty situation to be in...
I would like to remind you all that the entire Few and Cursed saga is available online in digital format and all digital rewards have been distributed. So if you were waiting to read the final chapter or waiting to read it all in one swing I don't want this delay to further stop you from doing that.
All your digital rewards are available at all times. Just hit the link below and input your Kickstarter registered e-mail to retrieve them:
https://the-few-and-cursed-6-season-finale.backerkit.com/
That's it for today's update. As always I will continue to share any news that come my way so nobody is left in the dark. I wish I had better news and I'm sure they will come eventually. Once again I'm sorry for the delay but please let's all be patient and hang in there.
Any comments, questions, critiques, my e-mail is always available at [email protected]
Stay safe, stay healthy, stay positive.
All the best,
Felipe
Howdy, everyone!
I apologize for the radio silence over the last couple of weeks, I wanted to make sure everything was in place to share accurate news instead of going back and forth with the information.
First of all, the vessel with The Few and Cursed #6 products left China on April 23rd with an estimate delivery of about 40 days. The one and only possible holdup now is customs at the port of arrival in the US. Unfortunately, seeing how the boat is coming from China and into the USA during this pandemic a delay is quite possible if not likely. Fingers crossed it's a small one.
Regardless I already booked flights for Fabiano and myself to be in Florida waiting for the order to clear and be delivered so we start fulfillment ASAP.
Our most accurate estimate is to have every single package - and there are over 1.200 of them! - shipped out by June 17th. That's the deadline we are working with and I sincerely hope there are no more bumps along the way.
We printed some of the Stretch Goal items in Brazil and they turned out amazing. We completed the local fulfillment about a week and a half ago and we were pretty impressed with the quality of the magnets, bookmarks and cards.
Last but not least we've had a little hiccup on the manufacturing of Collectible Cursed Coin #3. The manufacturer I used for the previous coins is no longer offering the service and I had to look for a new one.
Luckily I was able to find a new one rather quickly and we're still on track to have the coins finished up by June 5th or so. Fabiano's design looks incredible and we are minting this one in an antique reddish copper finish.
Last but not least I've finished up the Pre-Order store for Painting the World Red - the Redhead's first official art book. If you missed our Kickstarter campaign you can just hit the link below and put in a pre-order which will be shipped alongside the backers' rewards.
----------> https://paintingtheworldred.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders <----------
The art book is going to print in the next week or two and fulfillment will happen around mid-August. This was always a project with a quick turnaround and I'm happy we didn't run into any production problems so far.
In fact, production has already started on some of the unlocked Stretch Goals items like the Emerald Signature Series collectible cards by Eduardo Pansica & Rodrigo Spiga. You can check out actual photos of the cards below.
If you are collecting the cards they are available separately at the store as well.
And that's it for today's updates, my friends. As you can see there was a lot of ground to cover and I'm thrilled we are getting closer and closer to your fulfillment. There's a lot planned for The Few and Cursed and we just needed to get this behind us as soon as possible.
I'm glad we're already seeing the finish line.
As always if you have any questions, comments, critiques, any feedback, please either leave a comment on this update or shoot me an e-mail at [email protected]
Thanks so much and stay safe!
Felipe