Panel 2: Note that this scene is a callback of sorts to the Empowered vol. 3 story “Not Quite Perfect.”

In case you can’t recall the details of Emp’s childhood stuffed animal “Mellow Mr. Monkey,” here’s a link to his first appearance waaaaaay back in vol. 2, along with Emp’s advocacy of his supposed nightmare-suppressing powers.

Panel 4: Thugboy seems a bit skinny in this shot, TBH, and while I like Ninjette's pose well enough, I'd like better rendering on her torso; alas, I wouldn't garner the knowledge to pull off better-informed abdominal depiction until I took up life drawing years later.

Today’s Patreon update: Open slot in the weekly schedule today! Not sure what I’ll be posting, but something will go up today. I’ve been posting every weekday (sometimes multiple times per day) on this Patreon for over a year, so why stop now?

-Adam Warren