Marcelo Cassaro
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Marcelo Cassaro is a Brazil
ian author of comics, RPG
s and the sci-fi book Sword of the Galaxy (Espada da Galáxia). Along with Marcelo Del Debbio
, he is one of the most well-known RPG authors in Brazil, he is also known for creating Holy Avenger
, the longest living non-child-oriented comic in Brazil, as well as several other comics such as the two Dungeon Crawlers mini-series (taking place in the same RPG scenario of Arton from Tormenta/HolyAvenger), Captain Ninja, Lua dos Dragões (Moon of Dragons) and Dragonesa. He also has an unfinished work, the two-part mini-series called Killbite, a spin-off from an earlier Captain Ninja mini-series, that remains incomplete (only the first part was published).
Cassaro started his career at the age of 15, in 1985, as a design assistant for animated cartoons in the Maurício de Sousa
studios. In 1989, he was hired as an artist and then as writer for comic books for Abril Jovem
(Joe Carioca, Os Trapalhões
, Jaspion). He won the Prêmio Abril de Jornalismo three times, in the category "Comic Book Writing": in 1991, 1992 and 1994.
During the first half of the 90s, he was the editor of the game magazine Progames (affiliated to a big franchise of rental houses of the same name), later renamed to Gamers.
In 1995, he started his RPG magazine: Dragão Brasil, which reached issue #100 in November, 2003. Working as editor and writer in every issue up to #100, he then left the magazine after 111 issues to dedicate himself to other projects, namely comics and RPG books, but mostly the yet to be released Holy Avenger animated show. As of December 2005, Cassaro was working in another RPG magazine: DragonSlayer, which is currently published, while the original Dragão Brasil was canceled.
Cassaro is one of the three authors of the most popular campaign setting in Brazil: Tormenta. He is also the creator of the 3D&T
system, an RPG known for simplicity, flexibility and total lack of realism.
Cassaro is the principal writer of the Monica's Gang Teen.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian author of comics, RPG
Role-playing game
A role-playing game is a game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within a narrative, either through literal acting, or through a process of structured decision-making or character development...
s and the sci-fi book Sword of the Galaxy (Espada da Galáxia). Along with Marcelo Del Debbio
Marcelo Del Debbio
Marcelo Del Debbio is a Brazilian Architect and writer, with specialization in semiotics and World Religion. He began his career in 1992, writing short texts and essays for role playing magazines...
, he is one of the most well-known RPG authors in Brazil, he is also known for creating Holy Avenger
Holy Avenger
Holy Avenger is a Brazilian comic book series by writer Marcelo Cassaro and artist Erica Awano.A successful post-teenage Brazilian comic, it is set in the medieval fantasy world of Arton, part of the RPG campaign setting Tormenta.-Overview:...
, the longest living non-child-oriented comic in Brazil, as well as several other comics such as the two Dungeon Crawlers mini-series (taking place in the same RPG scenario of Arton from Tormenta/HolyAvenger), Captain Ninja, Lua dos Dragões (Moon of Dragons) and Dragonesa. He also has an unfinished work, the two-part mini-series called Killbite, a spin-off from an earlier Captain Ninja mini-series, that remains incomplete (only the first part was published).
Cassaro started his career at the age of 15, in 1985, as a design assistant for animated cartoons in the Maurício de Sousa
Mauricio de Sousa
Mauricio de Sousa is a Brazilian cartoonist who has created over 200 characters for his popular series of children's comic books....
studios. In 1989, he was hired as an artist and then as writer for comic books for Abril Jovem
Editora Abril
Editora Abril is a major Brazilian publisher and printing company and one of the biggest media holdings in Southern America. The company was founded in 1950 by Victor Civita in São Paulo and is now part of Grupo Abril....
(Joe Carioca, Os Trapalhões
Os Trapalhões
Os Trapalhões was a Brazilian comedy group and also a Brazilian television series created by Wilton Franco. Its members were Dedé Santana, Zacarias, Mussum and their leader Didi Mocó, that was played by Renato Aragão. The name Trapalhões is derived from the Portuguese verb atrapalhar, which means...
, Jaspion). He won the Prêmio Abril de Jornalismo three times, in the category "Comic Book Writing": in 1991, 1992 and 1994.
During the first half of the 90s, he was the editor of the game magazine Progames (affiliated to a big franchise of rental houses of the same name), later renamed to Gamers.
In 1995, he started his RPG magazine: Dragão Brasil, which reached issue #100 in November, 2003. Working as editor and writer in every issue up to #100, he then left the magazine after 111 issues to dedicate himself to other projects, namely comics and RPG books, but mostly the yet to be released Holy Avenger animated show. As of December 2005, Cassaro was working in another RPG magazine: DragonSlayer, which is currently published, while the original Dragão Brasil was canceled.
Cassaro is one of the three authors of the most popular campaign setting in Brazil: Tormenta. He is also the creator of the 3D&T
3d&t
3D&T, formerly known as "Defensores de Tóquio", is a Brazilian roleplaying game, created by Marcelo Cassaro. It is designed to be a very simple, beginner-friendly game system.- Origin :...
system, an RPG known for simplicity, flexibility and total lack of realism.
Cassaro is the principal writer of the Monica's Gang Teen.
External links
- Marcelo Cassaro at TwitpicTwitpicTwitPic is a website that allows users to easily post pictures to the Twitter microblogging and social media service. TwitPic is often used by citizen journalists to upload and distribute pictures in near real-time as an event is taking place.-History:...
- Interview at Street Fighter RPG Brazil
- Official Biography
- Official Holy Avenger site
- Daemon Editora - publisher of several of his works