Wellp, we're starting things off in fine fashion as the sporadically occurring "NO PASTE-INS ALLOWED" software glitch just cost me half a frickin' hour of commentary work on this first page of Empowered vol. 12. Yay!

Colors on this cover illo by my bud Ryan Kinnaird; check out the link below for his many, many color drafts on the piece!

Today’s Patreon update is, in fact, an open-to-the-public post that features the manifold Work Stages on this very cover illo, through rough sketches, inks, and color guides through Ryan's drafts on the piece. Check it out, won't you?

-Adam Warren