And the final webcomic week of Empowered vol. 7 story pages kicks off! At 224 pages, this was the second-longest volume so far after the 248-page opening opus of Empowered vol. 1; on that note, I would've been much, much better served to have limited the series' pagecounts to at least a more reasonable number akin to the 160-odd pages seen in most manga tankoubon, if not less. "More volumes, more often" might have helped to ameliorate the inexorable decline in sales figures that's plagued the series, though probably only to a certain degree, as the dreaded "standard attrition" seems an inevitability in the American comics direct market.

Panel 2: Aaaaaaand that's it for Yukiko Ayakami, folks! Note that I kinda screwed up by giving her the abbreviated nickname "Yuki-chan," which has led to some commenter confusion with F**king Oyuki-chan. (FWIW, I believe their names have different kanji, though I've never bothered to show either.)

Panel 3: The burning mask worked out really well, gotta say. Also: Enjoy the final real-time image of a member of the Ayakami clan, folks!

Panel 6: Priorities!

Today’s Patreon Update: As this is a Monday, time for our weekly double dose of life drawings new-ish (2018) and old (2017) along with the high-res Photoshop raw scans for both of ‘em, available to all Patron tiers.

-Adam Warren