Seriously, we're working on it. EMPIRE should be back on schedule by the end of the year. I have copies of #12 on my desk, which means it's probably in stores tomorrow. coloring for #13 is nearly complete, and #14 is all colored and being lettered. The final chapter of "Darklighter" (now rescheduled for issue #15) is well along, and issue #16 is all pencilled, and partly inked and colored.
With REPUBLIC, we're still trying. I believe we actaully adjusted the schedule so that it should be catching up soon.
Of course, maintaining a schedule is ALWAYS an ongoing endeavor. Any time a script is late, an artist misses a deadline, etc., it throws the whole future schedule off.