Manic Action for the Red Faction!
Our able-bodied artist Giannis, as I have observed elsewhere, is really top of the pops when it comes to staging action. If you've not read any of his other work, I can highly recommend his passion project Old City Blues, a work of Masamune Shirow worship that transcends itself several times over in th...
2026-01-08 18:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostWe're so back, besties.
These are pages 8 and 9 of the comics section, and our first (but not last) Obsidian to appear in this story. I feel pretty good about the way dude's dialogue looks.
A impulse that I, PGC, am struggling against is the desire to toss gradients and funky effects on different Colors' dialogue. I have theory about this that I'll share with you in the Sausage post at the end of this episode.
More Thursday! A big hearty welcome to all...
2026-01-06 18:00:15 +0000 UTC View PostHello, legions.
Today is the first day of 2026 CE. That means that Janus, the two-faced Roman god of transitions, has thrown open the door to a new year, one of unlimited promise and possibility.
We thank you all for your generosity and continued support of this admittedly somewhat silly endeavor we call Lit Escalates.
In keeping with the custom, we wanted to review some of the...
2026-01-01 18:00:14 +0000 UTC View PostGet in loser, we're going shopping.
Helpful or possibly annoying reminder here, no pages for you on Thursday, but I've prepared another post about feelings & gratitude. Those uncomfortable with these and similar concepts are advised to stay off the P-tron that day, and also to perhaps find a quality therapist, which can be a daunting task but is well worth the effort.
Regular posting resumes, as noted elsewhere, 8 Jan 2026!
Till next we correspond, de...
2025-12-30 18:00:14 +0000 UTC View Post
It is that time of year again, my dearest death-dealing deviants.
The time of year in which cheeks are rosy, holly is jolly, bells are jingled, and all good little Howlers are rewarded for their faithful service to the Reaper of Mars with a visit from none other than that jolly old goblin, Sevro Claus. Please enjoy the following bastardization.
‘Twas the night before Festivus and all through the Den,
Not a creature was stirring, not even Pierce's pen
The Gr...
This is pages 4-5 of the comic section, with Giannis ABSOLUTELY FUCKING SMASHING the interior of the interior of the au Pellius estate. Love this environment.
Anyway. Thursday is Jül/Yule/Crimmis/Chrystler/Christmas, so, as stated in the chat, no pages. You will get something extremely goofy and dumb from yours truly in their stead, posted right here on the Patreon for your perusal.
I'm looking forward to sharing with you, darlings.
Next w...
2025-12-23 18:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostHello, darlings.
Here are the first pages of Episode 3. This comics section is my favorite of the Episodes you've seen thus far. Prepare yourselves for mayhem.
Orders for Ep2 ashcans are now closed. These will not be made available again A N Y W H E R E for the foreseeable future.
See you in the pit.
The Conversation Pit!
We're friends.
HLHY
pgc
Hey you *u*
Happy to see you back here once again for your twice weekly Book of Lorn booster shot.
Today we have our (slightly belated Q&A) with America's Sweetheart Howler One for you, who has now recovered from the chaos of being loved, photographed and generally adored by the hordes of ecstatic readers at Dragonsteel Nexus. Thanks so much for your patience with the slight schedule change!
Your most burning and suppurating questions answered in convenient video fo...
Ope, sorry fam! Here's that link, pt 2 of Prose EP3 is live! Still getting used to being back in the saddle.
https://shit-escalates.com/episode-3-prose/
More Tuesday!
HLHY
pgc
2025-12-11 18:38:52 +0000 UTC View PostLo, Howlers!
(Joel here since the intrepid Carl is on the high seas.)
Apologies for the slight shift of gears: we had planned to post the Q&A from PB today. However, due to travels, Dragonsteel Nexus, and much chaos on Pierce's front, that video for you is yet to be filmed! Pierce has pinky promised me to get it filmed asap, and asked me to personally jump in here to apologize on his behalf.
SO.
You get to see EP3 a day earlier, and part 1 of the prose is now...
Hello everyone.
Patreon Guy Carl here. I'm away from the Patreon for a couple days--I'm literally at sea--so I shan't reliably be able to respond to any communication until Wednesday next (12.10.2025). Please be patient and I will get back to you as soon as I can upon my return!
Thanks for everything Howlers.
xoxox
pgb
Hello, dear Howlers,
Tis I, Patreon Guy Carl, writing from my garage in Tvlse. Joel, Pierce, Emily, and Molly are all living it up in SLC at Dragonsteel Nexus, where Pierce will be announcing another project that is sure to wreck your first quarter budgets. This will be streamed, apparently,* on our public instagram from 12.30-1.15 CST (Toronto/ Tvlse/ CDMX), here:
https://www.insta...
Hello again, dear Howlers. I told you I'd be back.
We have a breakneck schedule of posts for you this week, second of which is this one about the reservoir wall, Baby Lorn's trash stache, and a little bit about lettering theory.
So Giannis' first pass at the first page and castle occupied by Vulcan looked like this:
Not too different from the final version, truth b...
2025-12-02 18:00:29 +0000 UTC View PostWhat up Howlers!
I'm dropping in ahead of schedule to let you know that THURSDAY 4 DEC, Pierce and Joel will be streaming Pierce's talk at Dragonsteel Nexus on the Shit Escalates Instagram. This will be at 12.30-1.15p CST (Toronto/Tvlse/CDMX).
Important announcements about some COOL SHIT we're doing will be made, gaffs and laffs will be had, solid goofs and good times for all and sundry.
ICYMI, the Shit Escalates Instagram is P R I V A TE, which means you need to reque...
Lo Howlers, both domestic and imported (?),
Patreon Guy Carl here on behalf of the PB and the whole-ass Lit Escalates crew wishing you and yours a very happy US Thanksgiving if you observe, a happy Thursday if you don't.
We here at Lit Escalates are so, so grateful for your generous support. We would not be doing this without you.
I (Carl) am not in very many fan spaces, but it amazes me how kind, supportive, and generally good to each other the RR fandom is. We do not live ...
2025-11-27 18:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post
in which ::HRUUUUUURRRRGHHHH::, and the episode concludes on a cliffhanger.
I will encourage those of you who observe American Thanksgiving to spend your time Thursday with your families, drinking too much red wine and getting in a punch-up with Uncle Pete over whether the Pats or the Steelers are a better team (it's the Steelers, obviously, but you didn't hear that from us*). There will not be new pages Thursday, but there will be a jovial little greeting fro...
2025-11-25 18:00:14 +0000 UTC View PostIn which Lorn does the Aqua Boogie.
As always, love Giannis' drawings in these underwater scenes. Big e/motion.
More next week, howlerinhxs.
H.L.H.Y.
c
In which your Patreon Guy learned that TESTVDO means tortoise, and was used by Mohammed in the Siege of Ta'if in 630ce as well as by the Roman Legions and in medieval warfare. ::the more you know::
Also I love Lorn's panicked expression on the second page of this one. Giannis is at his best when he gets to draw big emotion and big action (as...
2025-11-18 18:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
In which the levy is broken.
Episode 2 is a short one, alas, so we don't have too much more Institute Adventuring before we move on to the next bit. I know, I know, you want to see more of these children killing each other, but there is nuff plenty nasty coming your way soon enough, trust me.
Until Tuesday unless something else comes up!
H.L.H.Y.*
c**
*Hail Libertas, Hail Yourselves
**carl
In which everybody shouts in LINGVA LATINA.
I do hope you all had a nice weekend. I've been face down in the keyboard working on letters for Episode 3, which is where things start getting really good.
Anyway. Lots to do, lots coming up for ya, lots of love from the LE team.
Till Thursday unless I think of something I need to tell you tomorrow,
Hail Libertas,
Hail Yourselves,
c
Lo, darlings!
It's 11.30a CST (Chicago/CDMX/Tvlse), which means that the gates are open and you all should bolt to the Lit Escalates store to take advantage of your early access to today's drop.
In order to keep things relatively equitable with the non-patron public, we will holding back half of our stock for the general public sale at Noon. This means that it is possible ye the select few will see a "sold out" message for an item during your top-secret-s...
2025-11-07 17:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
In which our hero finds himself at the Institute.
I really love the subtle change that Giannis did to Lorn's design for this one.
More Tuesday, lovies.
Till then,
Hail Libertas,
Hail Yourselves,
c
In which an ass-whupping is considered a lesson, and maybe it is?
Last day for US-based VIPs to order their Episode 1* ashcans is tomorrow, 5 November 2025. The order form will be taken down after that.
Episode 2* comics section begins posting Thursday. I have notes about certain character design things that I'll share with you once the episode finishes posting.
Till Thursday, then,
Hail Libertas,
Hail yourselves,
C
*edited for clarity
2025-11-04 18:00:13 +0000 UTC View PostNOTE 12.45p 10-30-25: due to IT fuckery, there is an issue with the gallery on the site. We are working to resolve the problem. This post will be updated as soon as it is fixed. Thanks for your patience.
UPDATE 1.02p 10-30-25: This should be working fine now. Thank you for your patience, Howlers!
In which our ruddy hero finds himself between Old Stonesides and a Hard Place.
More prose coming Tuesday, dear Patrons! Comics will be begin postin...
2025-10-30 17:00:13 +0000 UTC View PostBecause you BEGGED for it,* Pierce recorded this delightful 20min segment to answer your most burning questions about the Book of Lorn Episode I!
Scope that Judge Dredd tee, PB got taste.
I hope you like this little chinwaggle with the steely-eyed Sovereign of Sorrow. We'll be back Thursday with the first prose bit of Episode II.
Till then,
Hail Libertas,
Hail Yourselves,
c
*I don't remember whether you begged or not, but here we are.
2025-10-28 17:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostHello, beloved faithful.
The pews await you in the Chapel of Holy Expediency. As part of your patronage here with Lit Escalates, you get early access to the many material blessings we have created for you. These blessings are limited, so should they appeal to you, make your tithes!
Your advance access password is
4thbestNecromancer
and you will be able to get at the goods at 2025-10-24 16:30:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello, noble and beloved patrons.
'Tis I once again, your humble and gracious Patreon guy, Carl, bringing you a report from the frontlines of the creation of the Book of Lorn.
Something you may not know about your pugnacious prevaricating psychopomp in Patreon land is that he holds an MFA in Sequential Art--no, really--and has been serving as Editor and Letterer on the Comics Section of the Book of Lorn. I h...
2025-10-23 17:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostHello, faithful.
Great news for those who fell for Vigga the Norse Werewolf in Joe Abercrombie's new offering The Devils, namely that we are offering some truly sick new products associated with this release. And you, you lucky dogs, get first crack at it on Friday!
VIP members, you will have 45min of access ahead of the unwashed masses, and the rest of you will get 30min. These times will not be stable throughout all future drops, but we're real hype about this one and want to...
Happy Tuesday, Howlers.
Here are the last two pages of Episode 1. Thanks for reading this far! Things get worse for Lil Baby Lorn after this, believe it or not.
The next Episode starts posting on 30 October. This coming Thursday, 23 October, you'll get a little peek at how the proverbial sausage is made, then, a special guest appearance from a Certain Someone will drop here on 28 October to whet your beak for the next Episode of this continuing saga.
... 2025-10-21 17:05:46 +0000 UTC View Post::Michael Barbaro voice::
It's
Thursday.
Which means that you get two more pages of the Book of Lorn! There are two more pages in this episode, which will be posted on Tuesday 21 October, 2025, followed by an extra special post on Thursday 23 October, and THEN another extra special post on 28 October, neither of which will have pages, but some entirely different somethings.
I've been telling y'all the new prose starts posting on the 28, which is incorrect; the next prose se...
2025-10-16 17:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post