Welcome back everyone! We’re bringing you an extra special Weekly Visions this Friday the 13th to add to the thrills and chills of the day!
Read through below if you dare to learn about a brand new, epic graphic novel coming from the collective genius and craft of Pet Piranha Entertainment and Visionary! Also get the official announcement of our latest Deadlands novel from Tor Books and the latest on upcoming events!
Astral Genesis: Now LIVE on Kickstarter!
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Pet Piranha Entertainment has launched a campaign on Kickstarter to print copies of its new graphic novel, Astral Genesis. They’ve already hit their goal, and the book is completed, so this is an easy win. Backers may pledge for a book and other Astral “swag” like stickers, magnets, trading cards, prints, and posters.
“We’re extremely pleased with how the campaign is doing so far,” declared Pet Piranha founder, Jay Magnum, “Thanks to our generous backers, the Astral Genesis Kickstarter Event is shaping up to be a huge success!”
Artwork for the 120-page graphic novel was produced through studio partner, Visionary Creative Services, managed by Chief Creative Officer, C. Edward Sellner. Illustrations for the book were created by Ariel Medel (Xena: Warrior Princess, John Carter: Warlord of Mars), with inks by Victor Ricardo Nava Corona, colors by Erick Arciniega and Ander Zarate, and lettering by Jacob Bascle.
“I really have to hand it to the art team,” remarked Magnum, “Ariel, Victor, Erick, and Ander did an awesome job! Astral Genesis is a beautiful book, thanks to the exceptional, top-quality artwork delivered by Visionary!”
In the story, disgraced ex-astronaut, Jonathan DeVane, must assemble a rag-tag team of misfits to stop a devastating attack on Earth by malevolent alien raiders called “Astrals”. Can DeVane and his miscreants find salvation in each other, and overcome the demons of their sordid pasts long enough to save the world? …or is doomsday inevitable?
Find out in Astral Genesis!
The Astral Genesis Kickstarter Event is LIVE now through Friday, October 20th.
Deadlands: The Boneyard Details!
Step right up and join Seanan McGuire’s weird west circus!
“A jewel of a book that deserves to be shelved with Lewis Carroll’s and
C. S. Lewis’ classics, even as it carves its own precocious space between them.”
—NPR on Every Heart a Doorway
“This is a gorgeous story: sometimes mean, sometimes angry, and always exciting.”
—Cory Doctorow on Every Heart a Doorway
“McGuire’s lyrical prose makes this novella a rich experience.”
—Library Journal, starred review for Every Heart a Doorway
This October, Tor Books is proud to publish DEADLANDS: BONEYARD (A Tor Trade Paperback; $16.99; October 17, 2017) by multiple award-winning author Seanan McGuire. This lyrical weird western is breathed to life by McGuire’s signature in-depth character studies and gothic imagination. Annie Pearl found safety and a new home with the traveling circus as caretaker of the freaks and oddities. Now she, her daughter, and her fellow circus denizens are threatened by an unplanned stop in a town that seems too good to be true, a town where visitors have to pay a price. Westworld meets Twin Peaks in this enthralling tale of circus performers menaced by the citizens of a small town.
Step right up to see the oddities and marvels of The Blackstone Family Circus and Travelling Wonder Show! Gasp at pit wasps the size of a man’s forearm. Beware the pumpkin-headed corn stalker, lest it plant its roots in you!
Annie Pearl is the keeper of oddities, the mistress of monsters. Her unique collection of creatures is one of the circus’s star attractions, drawing wide-eyed crowds at every small frontier town they visit. But Annie is also a woman running from her past… and the mother of a young daughter, Adeline, whom she will do anything to protect.
Hoping to fill its coffers before winter sets in, the circus steers its wagons to The Clearing, a remote community deep in the Oregon wilderness, surrounded by an ominous dark wood. Word is that a travelling show can turn a tidy profit at The Clearing, but there are whispers, too, of unexplained disappearances that afflict one out of every four shows that pass through the town.
The Clearing has it secrets, and so does Annie. And it may take everything she has to save her daughter—and the circus—from both.
For fans of McGuire’s award-winning work, as well as longtime fans of the DEADLANDS alternate history roleplaying game, BONEYARD is the perfect chilling fall read.
Upcoming LIVE Events
10/18 Return of the Night of the Nerd
@ The Art & Learning Center University of Maryland
7:30pm-9:30pm / College Park, Maryland
Come join Visionary’s CCO C. Edward Sellner at a fun night for nerds of all persuasions! Sellner will be doing a My Comics Life panel, running art stations, and mc’ing a nerd trivia contest! Other fun attractions include massive lego building, cosplay, and video game demos! The event will be held at the Art & Learning Center, inside the Stamp Union building in the College Park campus. Get your NERD on!
10/21 Hampton Comic Con
@ Hampton Roads Convention Center
9:00am-6:00pm / Hampton, Virginia
Visionary joins the Hampton Comic-Con for a day of comics wonderfulness! Join Visionary’s Mike Munshaw and C. Edward Sellner at the show all day, and check out our latest releases, art prints, and merchandise!
10/23 Superhero Workshop
@ Odenton Library
6:00pm-7:00pm / Odenton, Maryland
Visionary’s CCO C. Edward Sellner does his Be Your Own Super-hero(ine) all-ages panel for local kids in Odenton! Come out and learn what makes a real hero or heroine, design your own costume and learn some valuable life lessons!
12/9 Ocean City Comic-Con
@ Grand Hotel and Spa OC
10:00am-5:00pm / Ocean City, Maryland
Visionary helps launch the first ever Ocean City, Maryland Comic-Con! Join Visionary’s Mike Munshaw and C. Edward Sellner for a great day of winter fun at the beach, and check out our latest releases, art prints, and merchandise!