Note that I hadn't yet settled on the final gutter pattern that will continue throughout the rest of this sequence. (Empowered's usual all-black gutters don't lend themselves to outer space settings without a bit of tweaking, obvsly.)

Panel 2: Whatever could Eel Duce be referring to?

Panel 4: A nice li'l cliffhanger to end this week of serialization, don't you think? Anyhoo, stand by for plot complications as action kicks off next week!

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. Golly!

-Adam Warren