Emp's "godawful fake cracker-ass accent" mentioned earlier in this very volume makes another appearance—unless, of course, the ghost of Titanium Magnolia really has possessed her in this scene.

Panels 4-5: Sound the alert for Pouty Emp Lips, though not really Big Pouty Emp Lips.

Panel 5: "TItanium Magnolia" Is yet other one of the hundreds (if not possibly four figures) of goofy supranyms I've worked up over the years for eventual Empowered use, as seen on a sprawling master list worked up via brainstorming, either "straight off the dome" or while perusing a paper thesaurus or dictionary for inspiration.

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