Here's to twenty-two

looking back at 2021

We all had our exciting moments and huge challenges in the last year. In many ways, it felt like we were starting to open back up from the pandemic, which came with it's on challenges and realities. For Endurance Comics though, it was the year we fulfilled our campaign for The Shadow Agency #1 Kickstarter. It was the year we had our first in color comic book to sell.

But now we're in the new year. 2022 has had more pandemic intensities, but still presents itself with new opportunities. So to ring in the new year, we're going to go through a few  things that happened last year that we're excited to continue this year.

1. The Shadow Agency #1

The Shadow Agency in 2021 was finally published! It's been a long time coming and we're so proud of how you all made it happen. We were able to wrap up the fulfillment on the Kickstarter campaign and ship out your rewards last year. Before the year ended, we were able to send a copy of The Shadow Agency #1 to the U.S. Copyright Office, so officially they have a book on file. In 2022, we're looking forward to continuing to get books into stores and continuing to work on The Shadow Agency #2.

2. Phantom Unit

Our highest pledges from our Kickstarter got the opportunity to name the Unit that our team in The Shadow Agency is a part of. They ended up with Phantom Unit as their final decision. Phantom Unit, containing Liam Parrish, Elle Symone, Clara Pointe, Konstantin Ambarnikov, Raheem Falkoury, and Braxton Kain, will be the main focus of The Shadow Agency story, but the agency as a whole will be much larger. This helped us to solidify Phantom Unit and other Units into this universe. In 2022, we're going to continue showcasing this universe and the intricacies it has.

3. 10 years of Characters

In past posts, we mentioned the history of some of the characters in The Shadow Agency and in 2021, they reached the prime age of 10. Well, that is, 10 years since they first appeared in a small zine-turned-microwebcomic under the name of American Legends. Moving into 2022, this year really marks 10 years since the production of that comic. The goal won't be to completely forget that story, but to continue to expand what it means to tell The Shadow Agency now.

4. Only Yellow Door Series

In 2021, we were laying the groundwork on a new story called Only Yellow Door. We had some character designs done and in 2022 we're expecting to have artwork completed for some of the initial pages. This is very exciting as we can't wait for you to read this story as well!

Onward in 2022

This year may present it's own challenges, but we're very early. And early means there's time to hope for the best. We have lots of plans for 2022 and we hope they turn out well, just like we hope this year turns out well for you! We can't wait to see what happens and share it with you!