We continue serialization of Empowered vol. 12, which proved to be the final volume of the series in this specific graphic-novel format, though I was unaware of that unfortunate reality when I started work on the book.

Must admit that I rather liked the undulating, "glittery black cloth" gutters on this page, which were a nice change of pace. (Sure beats those "cyberpunk SF" circuit-board gutters we saw earlier.)

Panel 2: Now that Empowered's pencil-based art technique is lost to me, gotta say that I'll miss some of its rendering feats, such as the pretty sweet-looking shading on the costumes worn by Ninjette and Emp. (OTOH, my often-ailing drawing hand won't miss the pencils at all.)

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. However, my vast archive of years of Patreon posts—extensive Empowered previews, work-in-progress updates on developmental projects such as fantasy comics Crazy Witch, The Chaste and the Chained and The Last Party, vintage con sketches, work stages on covers, "damsel in distress" commissions, life drawings & much, much more—remains available for Patrons' perusal.