Sunday Trade: Empowered

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Empowered: Vol. 4 by Adam Warren

What can I say about Empowered that I haven't said before. Twice. Probably not much new. So lets just repeat some points.

1. Empowered is sexy
2. Empowered is fun
3. Empowered is sweet
4. Empowered is awesome.

Volume 4 picks up almost immediately after the ninja battle in Volume 3. Well almost. First Warren includes the color story originally published in Dark Horse Presents On MySpace (really thats the title the trade collection from the publisher is called). Where Emp practices her Hummer Fu. No. Not that kind you filthy pervert. The quasi-military vehicle kind. But AFTER that the new volume jumps right into it where the last left off. And you get super-hospitals, Caged Demonwolf lesbian fantasies (I knew there was a reason I liked the Demonwolf), the debut of the Goddamned Maidman (seriously he's Batman if Bruce decided to cos-play as American Maid and STILL fight crime), a REALLY creepy sequence with Wiley Pete (*shudder*), Emp getting tied up as part of Make-a-Wish (its really weirdly sweet) and a super-hero Awards show. For which Emp has been nominated. Mostly as a cruel joke by her peers. But through it all Emp struggles and triumphs. As do Thugboy and Ninjette. And hell, the book even adds more depth to Sistah Spooky...

Its always nice to be reminded that there are GOOD things being done in the field of super-hero comics...