Yeahp, I've been fond of tilted page layouts like this one for as far back as I can remember (in my pro career, at least). Adds some nice visual interest to a page, I've found, while clawing free extra space for some of the panels.

Panels 1 & 8: Ehh, I was already running outta pagecount by this late point in the story, so I didn't get into any explanatory details about how Brainbuddy Mindf**k would be assuming this outcome, given how little that OG MF knew about ol' Willy Pete. (Let's just say that "BB MF" had figured out a few things whilst lurking in Emp's mind that OG MF was unaware of.)

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 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.

-Adam Warren