Today, we're kicking off the next-to-last week of Empowered vol. 9 serialization, dear readers! Hope you've been enjoying the seemingly endless reading experience of the series' second-longest installment, after the even brawnier Empowered vol. 1's 248(!) pages of content.

Panels 1-2: Proactive Emp is Proactive! Go figure, she didn't trust the Executive Council to get word out re: her Object-524-accessing status (or lack thereof).

In theory, I could sound the Excessive Trapezius Mass Alert—normally sounded re: overmuscled shots of Thugboy—on ol' Country Strong in panel 2, but then again, CS is a g-d suprahuman after all, so...

Today’s Patreon update: Originally done as a means of scratching 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. So, who knows what today's post might feature? Could be Life Drawing or Distressed Damsels content (both of which are featured at least three times per month), or something in the Work Stages, Vintage Con Sketches or Design departments, or possibly something entirely new. Golly!

-Adam Warren