Posted March 13, 2026 at 12:01 am

We continue serialization of Empowered vol. 12, which proved to be the final volume of the series in this specific graphic-novel format, though I was unaware of that unfortunate reality when I started work on the book.

Pretty sure the references to Glue-Gun Gil and the Pink Elephant are callbacks to dialogue from an Empowered vol.1 scene I wrote roughly 22 years ago (ouch), but I'll be dipped if I can recall exactly what the hell that scene might've been.

You might well be wondering what the heck is doing all that KRNCHHing and WHROOMing off-panel; well, rest assured you will learn the shocking answer next week, in a series of double-page spreads that are not going to work very well at all in this webcomic format. (Oh, well.)

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
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