Panel 4: Emp sports a weirdly intense facial expression as she asserts that no one can be as messed up as she is.

And that's it for "Of Vocabulary Words and F**ked-Up One-Upsmanship," the penultimate chapter of Empowered vol. 7. Next week, we kick off the book's violent finale with the title pages of the closing chapter "You Will Address Me as Hime-Sama." Yeahp, I did say "title pages," as this episode begins with an extended appearance by Metatextual Emp addressing the reader. SPOILER: Stand by for plenty of soundings of the dreaded Overdialoguing Alert, folks! (Sigh.)

Today’s Patreon update: Probably another dose of Vintage Con Sketches, from the late-90s/early-2000s era when I was cranking out a ton of ’em.

-Adam Warren