Panel 1: I have treeeeemendous difficulty producing typeset-imitating lettering like this, to the point that I probably should've just used a Photoshop text insert, or used the old-school workaround of printing out and patching in (or overlaying) PS text.

Aaaaaand enjoy the final story page of Empowered vol. 9, folks! The next two days, we wrap things up with the usual "Meta Emp" closing pages.

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