Outland Acquires Sakai & Noguchi’s Yasuke: The African Samurai
Sword fighting, blood, archery, gun battles, death, chivalry, backstabbing, political intrigue, vendettas. This is the world of medieval Japan, where samurais—and sometimes even ninjas—are constantly fighting each other for control of Japan.
Althingi: The Crescent and the Northern Star Anthology Announced!
VIKING and MUSLIM are two words that are rarely, if ever, positively associated in the public discourse or the mainstream news cycle. However, co-editors Joshua Gillingham (The Gatewatch, Old Norse for Modern Times) and Muhammad Ahmad (A Mosque Among the Stars, Islamicates) are out to change that.
Simulacra Art Book on Kickstarter!
Simulacra collects 31 illustrations completed over the month of March, 2021. The final book will be a 66 page, 8″x8″ hard or softcover book with a full color cover and greyscale interior images. We’re also offering some limited prints as well!
Outland Moves Offices to the Outlands
In keeping with the company’s name, Outland Entertainment is moving its headquarters from Kansas City, Missouri, to an undisclosed location in the Outlands.
Outlandish Review: Undercover Courtly Intrigue in The King’s Beast and Raybearer
Editor in Chief Alana Joli Abbott takes a look at two excellent new books, Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko, and The King’s Beast from Rei Toma, that explore one of her favorite subgenres: courtly intrigue.
Hopeless, Maine Tombpunk RPG
This is the first project beyond the core book to utilize Tombpunk as a rules system and the rules are being developed by Alan Bahr himself! The rest of the book was written by Keith Healing in close collaboration with Tom and Nimue Brown. This core book will also be fully illustrated by Tom as well!
In the Name of the King: The Meaning Behind My Story Title, TO MEGA THERION
Apex: World of Dinosaurs Anthology hits the bookstore shelves on April 6! Here, contributor Markisan Naso gives a behind-the-scenes look at the title of his short story, “To Mega Therion.”
Hopeless, Maine Launches on Kickstarter!
We just launched a Kickstarter to fund the printing of the first graphic novel in the Hopeless, Maine series, Personal Demons, from Tom and Nimue Brown!
Outlandish Reviews: Three Middle Grade Fantasies Adults Should Read
By Alana Joli Abbott In 2020, my social media feeds were full of adults who were struggling to read. With
OUTLAND ENTERTAINMENT ACQUIRES DEDREN SNEAD’S SORGHUM & SPEAR
We are excited to have acquired the epic fantasy graphic novel SORGHUM & SPEAR created and written by Dedren Snead, with artwork by Welinthon Nommo, and in collaboration with Nichelle Nichols, Saida Temofonte, Sarah A. Macklin, and Rapsody.
OUTLAND ENTERTAINMENT ACQUIRES PAUWELS & GIACONDINO’S FREE MARS
Free Mars is a gritty sci-fi rock opera set against the backdrop of a dystopian Mars colony in the year 2339. As civil war looms on the Red Planet, the Revolution finds an unlikely symbol in the form of a punk band. The group quickly discovers, however, that their new fame comes at a price…
Backing into a World: Shannon Page on Worldbuilding in the Nightcraft Quartet
Shannon Page discusses how she created the world of the Nighcraft Quartet, and how each step of the process led further down the rabbit hole of how her witchy world works.
