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.

Come to think of it, some of the costuming riffs in this brief but entertaining sequence weren't based solely on Atsuji Yayamoto's 1989 manga Sinbad, but also on imagery from childhood favorite Harryhausen flick The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (which, in fairness, very likely influenced the manga as well).

Next week on the webcomic, stand by for action-based exposition (and lots of it, alas) in real time as Emp learns the basis for this volume's "Never-Ending Reboot" plotline!