Hrmmm. Might be time to retire that reference to "Original English-Language Manga," given that this particular bit of Tokyopop-era branding has receded rather deeply into the mists of history by now. (Not that any of my comics credits that follow are any more au courant, alas.)

As mentioned last week, I wound up editing this shot of Intact Mindf**k by trimming down the originally quite pronounced curve of her backside, in a wan and undoubtedly misguided attempt at differentiating her physique a tad from the similarly curvy blonde Emp. How many sales did that tragic blunder cost this volume?????

Colors on the back-cover illo by the great Rob "Robaato" Porter, by the way.

Tomorrow, time to kick off our next volume, folks!

Today’s Patreon update: In an attempt to scratch out more worktime to complete the long-gestating Empowered vol. 12, I've switched over to a Monday/ Wednesday/ Friday Patreon posting schedule that won't feature the fixed content format I previously used. However, my vast archive of years of Patreon posts—extensive Empowered previews, vintage con sketches, work stages on covers, "damsel in distress" commissions, life drawings & much, much more—remains available for Patrons' perusal.

-Adam Warren