CCO / CEO / Publisher C. Edward Sellner will be present, selling books, prints, and playing cards, including our brand-new Deadlands titles done with Outrider Publications! We’ll also be recruiting Visionary creators, fans, and Kickstarter backers with live sign-ups on-site! Come check us out from 10am-4:30pm at booth 809 or 810!
Visionary is proud to announce its move into publishing with the launch of the Visionary Creation, which will feature a brand new, transmedia, shared worlds setting with multiple projects in multiple formats. From cosmic to dark fantasy, from horror to science-fiction, and from the dawn of time to the end of creation, Visionary will build its worlds one exceptional story at a time. The more stories you enjoy, the more you will start seeing the many threads that tie these worlds all together.
Our first bundle Kickstarter will launch our ongoing Serialized Collection and three new comic series on May 1, 2023! Travel throughout time, with stops in an Age of Magic, an Age of Heroes, and the far future on multiple worlds in deep space! Fight alongside a dwarven legend in the battle of his life, discover the secrets of a cosmic champion, meet two vigilantes who are the world’s first costumed heroes, and so much more!
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The Visionary Creation is the creative vision of architect C. Edward Sellner, founder, Publisher, and Chief Creative Officer for Visionary, as well as Editor-in-Chief of Outrider Publications. He is the creator and writer of most of the initial content, working alongside multiple artists. As the line grows, other creators will join the Visionary roster of creative talent!
If you’re a fan of shared worlds like Marvel, DC, Star Wars, and Star Trek, you’ll love this rich blend of transmedia storytelling boldly going where no other has gone before!
The Outrider Publications focus is publishing and creating new fiction and comic material based on Pinnacle Entertainment Group‘s library of intellectual property starting with Shane Lacy Hensley’s Deadlands world.
Outrider will be republishing previously created graphic novels like Deadman’s Hand, The Cackler, and Raven as premium hardcovers via Kickstarter. In addition, there are two new Deadlands graphic novels currently in production for release later in 2023, one written by Shane Lacy Hensley and the other by C. Edward Sellner.
The previously published Deadlands Dime Novels Perdition’s Daughter, Independence Day, Night Train, and others will be revised by John Goff, reformatted, repackaged with new covers and graphic design, and released both in print and eBook format later in 2023.
Outrider Publications will also be continuing the anthology series Wendigo Tales, and distributing those into the trade market, along with a Kickstarter later in the year for the second anthology in the series. The second volume will also be edited by Shane Lacy Hensley, with creators Tim Earley, Shanna Germain, Aaron Rosenberg, Simon Lucas, and Matthew Cutter contributing stories.
Other properties in active development are an East Texas University graphic novel, in collaboration with creators Ed Wetterman and Preston P. Dubois and a Rippers Resurrected novel by David Boop.
In addition to all the above, we are also exploring other options for fiction and comics for Holler and Necessary Evil. We hope to have more news on these projects soon!
Outrider Publications will be managed by Editor in Chief C. Edward Sellner in collaboration with Deadlands creator Shane Lacy Hensley.
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You may have noticed I've been missing from any real online presence for quite some while, other than sporadic social media posts.
For the last few years it just has not been on my radar as life seemed to keep conspiring to keep me focused elsewhere. Changes in the studio led me to seriously consider closing shop, I became more involved in caring for my elderly parents which led to a change in home, and, like all of us, there was this ongoing pandemic and everything going on in the world that just seemed so emotionally draining.
I'm not a natural internet guy like a lot of folks. While I'm quite capable and very much enjoy connecting with folks online, the fact is, for me at least, it requires bandwidth, intention and focus. Something the last few years I've just not been able to muster for much. So, for the last few years, I've been focused on work, family, and trying to figure out the next steps in my career and life. Fortunately, Visionary has had some steady work, though it dropped significantly without any kind of marketing or promotional stuff happening. But with increased responsibilities elsewhere, it was enough.
Then back in August of last year, something amazing happened, and suddenly a new chapter and direction opened up and has grown so quickly that it's been a bit overwhelming, so I feel like I'm finally coming to terms with it all.
I'm entering a new phase now, one where Visionary as a studio and publisher, and myself as a creator are moving more and more into the spotlight. Whereas before I worked on a lot of specialized, private projects with limited availability, with our new status as a full digital and print publisher, along with the launching of Outrider Publications, I now find myself with the amazing task of developing multiple lines of books for the mainstream markets, and I couldn't be happier about this shift. While it's great to work with clients on their graphic designs needs, or their specialty comic, there is nothing that quite beats the feeling of having work you've shepherded or did yourself out in the world for everyone to check out.
