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.

Panel 6 (lower right corner): In my desperate and ultimately unsuccessful quest to integrate realistic shading with stylized, cartoony faces, this time I shaded in Emp's masked features with pencil and then tried to smooth the uneven graphite down with a paper stump or tortillon. Didn't work out very well at all, but worth a try, right?