We continue serialization of Empowered vol. 12, which proved to be the final volume of the series in this specific graphic-novel format, though I was unaware of that unfortunate reality when I started work on the book.

Panel 1: One hell of a backhand swing on Ninjette's part, but TBH the g-d left-right orientation of the panel and the figure placement forced my hand (and Kozue's, too). Oh, well.

Panel 4: Gotta love what I've dubbed "edgelit silhouette shots," with partial highlights along the darkened figures helping to pick out details along their edges. Definitely adds a li'l somethin' somethin' to a conventional silhouette shot, gotta say.

Today’s Patreon update: Originally done as a means of scratching out more worktime to complete the long-gestating Empowered vol. 12, I've switched over to a Monday/ Wednesday/ Friday Patreon posting schedule that won't feature the fixed content format I previously used. However, my vast archive of years of Patreon posts—extensive Empowered previews, work-in-progress updates on developmental projects such as fantasy comics Crazy Witch, The Chaste and the Chained and The Last Party, vintage con sketches, work stages on covers, "damsel in distress" commissions, life drawings & much, much more—remains available for Patrons' perusal.