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.

Note that the captionless Emp narration was lettered on an overlay then pasted atop the artwork; for the mockup jpeg I'm using here, I added a white "stroke" outline in Photoshop around the text to take sure the letters wouldn't merge with background detail on the artwork underneath. Alas, the published version doesn't have that white stroke added, so some of the words are rather tough to read. (I consider this error to be my fault for failing to notice the problem in the preview PDFs I reviewed before publication.) So, yay, you're getting a superior version of this page, webcomic readers!

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.