Panel 1: Yeahp, Mindf**k's alarming brother is a Glassbreak detainee like Emp. Wonder if this miiiight be a future plotpoint?

Panel 3: Jade Jackyl and the other cape in the background (whose supranym escapes me at the moment) are likewise products of the previously mentioned week-long binge of new character design sketching that preceded the start of work on vol. 9.

Panel 4: Uh oh!

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