Panel 1: The idea, here, is that Emp is (very) reluctantly submitting to this reenactment out of financial necessity, rather than being, well, “tricked into bondage” once again. Could’ve finessed her earlier dialogue a bit more to clarify this point, though.

Next week: Brace yourselves for a sudden and abrupt transition—or lack thereof—to a sex scene, folks, as the penultimate Empowered vol.6 story, “My Advice for Struggling Superheroines,” draws to a close.

Today’s Patreon update: Probably another installment of Comics Riffs I Love, celebrating art and storytelling riffs that have inspired and influenced my own work.

-Adam Warren