Panel 3: Despite everything, Spooky still remains very much aware that a canny superhero should strike a bold and performative (and sexy!) pose when on-camera.

Panel 4: While I quite like drawing this "spiky-headed spacesuit guy" often seen in the background of cape-intensive crowd scenes, I must confess that I've never bothered to work up a supranym for him—or, if I did, I certainly can't remember it now.

Today’s Patreon update: As it’s a Wednesday, time for the $5+ Patron tiers to get their weekly dose of commissioned damsel-in-distress content, along the lines of the same material that was eventually reworked into Empowered. (No idea as to exactly what that might be at this time, though; these commentaries are written much further out from posting than are my often last-minute Patreon updates.)

-Adam Warren