Behold, the cover rough for EMPOWERED: THE WENCH WITH A MILLION SIGHS*, an upcoming one-shot installment (in conventional comic-book format!) from my ongoing "sexy superhero comedy" EMPOWERED, a graphic-novel series published by Dark Horse Comics. The single-issue-story is (very) tentatively slated for release in December; in fact, I prolly shouldn't even be posting this rough so early, but what the heck... (Plus, I need to show this rough to another artist, anyhoo.) More details later, once the final cover illo is done.

Bonus wackiness: You can read my latest EMPOWERED-related interview, over at ComicsBulletin.com: [link] Also, I will indeed be kicking around at the San Diego Comic-Con this year, though I've not lined up any signings or specific table appearances as yet.

Note that five full volumes of EMPOWERED have already appeared, with vol. 5 [link] only having hit the shelves a few weeks ago... You can order EMP 5 online at Dark Horse's retail website at: [link] or at Amazon.com: [link] Keep in mind, though, that while Dark Horse's site has the book in stock, bookstores--including Amazon-- may not get it in stock for some time yet. (Comics retailers, including online sites like TFAW, often get EMPOWERED volumes well before the bookstores do.)

Note that both sites have links for ordering previous EMPOWERED volumes, as well; or, you can quite possibly find these volumes on the shelves of of your friendly neighborhood comics retailer or bookstore, though not at MY local Barnes & Noble, annoyingly enough... And if they don't carry the books, just ask said retailer to order 'em for you; believe me, they'd be happy to take your money.


*Yes, indeedy, an oblique reference to the 50s B-movie "classic" THE BEAST WITH A MILLION EYES = a license to print money, right? (What can I say, the bizarrely narrated trailer from that flick was burnt indelibly into my mind during late nights of yore, when USA NIGHT FLIGHT used to air truly odd material in the wee hours of the weekend.)