Note that Country Strong's distinctive speech patterns are derived from a whole passel o' Old West cowboy linguistic lists I scavenged online, just 'cause I found the concept amusing; no doubt some readers will find this annoying after a while but, well, you're gonna have to deal with it. (At least you won't get the mangled-French onslaught of Le Chevalier Blanc until vol. 10.)

Next week on the webcomic serialization of vol. 9, the Executive Council grills Emp over an entire series of her "previous ruckeses." (Ruckesi?)

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. 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