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.

And then there's this frickin' page, folks. 

I crammed one word balloon too many into panels 2 & 3, setting off the dreaded Excessive Dialogue Alert in a volume that largely featured a decently balanced amount of text. Probably could've skipped that first Manny balloon in panel 2 without much damage, but I really felt like I had to clarify his point re: reality distortion in superhero universes. (The fact that the "font size" of my hand lettering is too large doesn't help, either.)

Honestly, this specific sequence would've worked much better if I could've spread these "Mannysplaining" points over two pages (and I could've expanded and clarified the action a bit), but by this point I was running outta available pagecount. (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. However, my vast archive of years of Patreon posts—extensive Empowered previews, work-in-progress updates on developmental projects such as fantasy comics Crazy Witch, 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.