Panel 1: Whassup with that reference to a book deal? Might this cryptic reference be addressed in more detail later in this very volume? Mmmmmmaybe!

Panel 4: IIRC, lurking on the camera roll of my dodderingly ancient phone is a series of photos detailing every step of my creative process on this panel; I should relay those pix over to one of my PCs to (re)use 'em for a quick Patreon Work Stages post. Speaking of which:

Today’s Patreon update: In an attempt to scratch 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, vintage con sketches, work stages on covers, "damsel in distress" commissions, life drawings & much, much more—remains available for Patrons' perusal.

-Adam Warren