Meta Emp's second word balloon turned out to be even more prophetic than she—or possibly even I—could've anticipated, as Empowered vol. 11's harrowing, volume-long single story was not only the longest of the series, but definitely the most "ominous and scary and menacing-y" as well.

And that's it for Meta Emp, folks, as tomorrow our story's proper narrative gets underway with a perhaps surprising initial page, though "Your Mileage May Vary" on said level of surprise.

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 content might be at this time, though; these commentaries are written much further out from posting than are my often last-minute Patreon updates.)