Posted October 12, 2026 at 12:01 am
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.
Then again, "that unfortunate reality" was already pretty clear years ago, as volume sales had been trending downward for well over a decade by that point. The fairly abysmal sales on Empowered vol. 11 in late 2019 should've been my cue to bring the graphic-novel format to a close and figure out some different approach immediately but, well, I was still somehow thinking that I could eke out several more volumes in the OGN series. This was, of course, a direly mistaken thought.
Continued tomorrow!
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. So, who knows what today's post might feature? Could be Life Drawing or Distressed Damsels content (both of which are featured at least three times per month), or something in the Work Stages, Vintage Con Sketches or Design departments, or possibly something entirely new, such as updates on fantasy test projects Crazy Witch, The Last Party and The Chaste and the Chained. Golly!-Adam Warren
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