An UPDATE on the (semi-)imminent release of Empowered vol. 12: My publisher received notification from distributor Penguin Random House that, due to a port delay, the on-sale date for Empowered vol. 12 has been bumped to 12/03/24 in the book market and 12/04/24 in the direct market (that is, comics shops). Not a huge delay in comparison to earlier, much more sweeping ones the ill-starred book has endured previously; for the record, I finished vol. 12's last original pages in March of 2022, before a long series of unfortunate situations ensued. 

Here's my initial page-rough "thumbnail" for this page from 2013's one-shot Empowered: Animal Style, with final artwork and fine mecha designs by Guest Artist John Staton, sweet colors by Guru EFX, and ace lettering by Blambot's Nate Piekos:

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 The Last Party and The Chaste and the Chained. Golly!

-Adam Warren