Random sketch of EMPOWERED, chatting

Behold, a random sketch of Empowered, the namesake title character from Empowered, my ongoing "sexy superhero comedy" series published by Dark Horse Comics. This illo was originally intended to be included in a new sketchbook (with Emp explaining details about the book's content to the readers), but that plan came to naught, alas. Instead, I'm probably going to repurpose the piece as part of a "recap page" kicking off the next volume of Empowered, with "metatextual Emp" detailing the events of earlier volumes. In the meantime, though, just thought I'd post the illo as is, in order to have one last art post up on dA before I jet off to Fan Expo Toronto later this week.

In the interests of floggery, I might as well mention the very newest Emp product on the shelves:


This is Empowered Deluxe Edition Vol. 2, which collects volumes 4 through 6 of the series in a big, bold, brawny, 656-page $59.99 hardcover printed on pretty, pretty paper (and including a fair chunk of bonus material): [link]

Say, here's a thumbnail for an Empowered Deluxe Edition Vol. 2 page—

—in which the inimitable Caged Demonwolf introduces the book's bountiful "Mega Extras" bonus section, which does indeed feature a whole bunch of Emp-related work that few have ever seen, not even the folks on the nigh-legendary Top-Secret Emp E-mailing List. (That is, sketches, unpublished stories, design roughs, layout pages, work stages, color guides, page-by-page annotations, etc.)

This weighty new tome's already on the shelves of your Local Comics Retailer, and should be be available in conventional bookstores shortly. Alternatively, you can order it from Dark Horse's online retail site here (for 20% off): [link]

Note that Empowered Deluxe Edition Vol. 1, which collects volumes 1-3, as seen below:



...is already on sale at your Local Comics Retailer or bookstore, in theory at least, or can be ordered online from Dark Horse: [link] or Amazon: [link]

In closing, I must of course paste in the requisite general-purpose Emp-related floggery: Print copies of Empowered's first seven volumes (and a pair of one-shots in comics format) can be found on the shelves of your Local Comics Retailer or bookstore, or online at Dark Horse's retail website [link] or on Amazon.com [link] .

All the existing Empowered books can be purchased rather more cheaply in digital form as well, via the Dark Horse Digital store: [link] Note, however, that these Empowered Deluxe Editions will remain a "print-only" proposition, alas.