Sadly, I must report that Oracle won’t be updating for the forseeable future.  Let me begin with an apology to readers who had come to enjoy the story; you are the reason this was a difficult decision, and very much appreciated the support, the comments, and the interest in this work.

At the moment, I can’t say for sure what the future of Oracle will be.  I love this story too much to leave it forever, but right now it is officially out of my work schedule.  There are a whole lot of reasons for this, some personal, some professional, but I’ll share the creative reason here.  Oracle is written for a different medium than webcomics.  Specifically, its written to be a graphic novel, with a span of seconds between pages.  I like the pace, the atmosphere, and the worldbuilding, but I’ve come to see that it doesn’t work with a week between pages.  When I became convinced of this, I realized I could either re-tool the entire story, or shelve it.  Since I am still partial to the pages as they stand, I opted for the later.  It will stay right here for people to read, but there won’t be any new updates.

For those of you who like the work, I can tell you a few things for certain.  One, I will be pitching a print comic in 2010, which, if successful, will be an ongoing project.  Also, I will have a new webcomic out in early 2010 (first three pages are already roughed out, along with reams of concept work), and it will be available to read, free and in its entirety, as soon as I am able to get it running.  Just keep your eye on adammasterman.com for details and announcements, and, as always, thanks for reading.

Adam