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Not only is costumed crimefighter "Empowered" saddled with a less-than-ideal superhero name, but she wears a skintight and cruelly revealing "supersuit" that only magnifies her body-image insecurities. Worse yet, the suit's unreliable powers are prone to failure, repeatedly leaving her in appallingly distressing situations... and giving her a shameful reputation as the lamest "cape" in the masks-and-tights business. Nonetheless, she pluckily braves the ordeals of her bottom-rung superheroic life with the help of her "thugalicious" boyfriend (and former Witless Minion) and her hard-drinking ninja girlfriend, not to mention the supervillainous advice from the caged alien demonlord watching DVDs from atop her coffee table... From Adam Warren - writer/artist of the English-language Dirty Pair comics (the original "Original English-Language Manga" before OEL was cool), and writer of Livewires, Gen13 and Iron Man: Hypervelocity - comes Empowered, a butt-kicking, bootylicious superhero lampoon that raises the bar for long-john lust and low-brow laughs. Remove all previous notions of superhero entertainment from your puny mind... and prepare to be Empowered!
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A young woman has a costume that gives her superpowers. But there are two problems:
1.) When it gets ripped, it loses most of its power. She then usually gets captured and tied up.
2.) It's skintight and she has a poor body image.
This is the basic set up of Empowered, Adam Warren's funny and heartwarming look at superheroes. Drawn in a beautiful american manga style that's shot straight from Adam's fantastic pencils, Empowered came from commissions the artist received for, ahem, damsel-in-distress art pieces. This led him to start drawing gag strips (no pun intended) about a less than super hero who keeps getting captured by thugs, which leads to her extreme social embarrassment in front of more effective heroes like Sistah Spooky. The strips were emailed to people who convinced Adam to have them published. As the strips go on, a storyline of sorts develops.
A hired goon (who goes by the name Thugboy) starts a relationship with Empowered and gives up his life of crime. Their relationship is very sweet, with the usual ups and downs. They fall out, they make up, they, ahem, shave each other and stuff.
It should be pointed out that there's a strong vein of sexual humour in the book, but it's very lighthearted and not (too) exploitative.
It's really good stuff and I would recommend you buy it. If only so that Adam is encouraged to do more.
1.) When it gets ripped, it loses most of its power. She then usually gets captured and tied up.
2.) It's skintight and she has a poor body image.
This is the basic set up of Empowered, Adam Warren's funny and heartwarming look at superheroes. Drawn in a beautiful american manga style that's shot straight from Adam's fantastic pencils, Empowered came from commissions the artist received for, ahem, damsel-in-distress art pieces. This led him to start drawing gag strips (no pun intended) about a less than super hero who keeps getting captured by thugs, which leads to her extreme social embarrassment in front of more effective heroes like Sistah Spooky. The strips were emailed to people who convinced Adam to have them published. As the strips go on, a storyline of sorts develops.
A hired goon (who goes by the name Thugboy) starts a relationship with Empowered and gives up his life of crime. Their relationship is very sweet, with the usual ups and downs. They fall out, they make up, they, ahem, shave each other and stuff.
It should be pointed out that there's a strong vein of sexual humour in the book, but it's very lighthearted and not (too) exploitative.
It's really good stuff and I would recommend you buy it. If only so that Adam is encouraged to do more.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
After getting bored of the comics with long back stories and 50 odd years of continuity, I asked around here, on The Escapist, for something shorter and fun. And then I was told about Empowered.
Empowered is bought to us from the mind of Adam Warren, who's worked on titles such as Iron man, X-men, Fantastic Four and Exalted. So what's it about? Empowered is an American manga about a super heroine, with a super suit that grants her powers (like super strength and the ability to shoot lasers from her hands), but its paper thin, and tears easily. And when it tears, she looses her powers. So you can see the manga influences.
As far as structure goes it's a series of short, self contained stories. Most opening with Empowered tied up in her tattered costume. She lives with her boyfriend, an ex henchman, and her friend, a ninja. Oh and a demon overload trapped in an alien belt. But if you can get past the costume tearing and sex, then you'll find a protagonist who is charming, sympathetic and one of the most likable characters out there. She couldn't do that alone though. The supporting cast is a collection of fun, silly and down right strange heroes and villains. For example, one hero got his powers from a venereal diseases after having sex with an alien princess...I know right.
The art is really wonderful too look at. Warren's manga style is full of life, but doesn't do the stuff that manga does, which may alienate people who aren't really into manga.
In the end, I'd recommend it to people who like both manga and super hero comics. It has elements that appeal to both fan bases. But if you like stories about a protagonist who is genuinely loveable, and makes you go "awwwwwww :3" then give Empowered a try.
Empowered is bought to us from the mind of Adam Warren, who's worked on titles such as Iron man, X-men, Fantastic Four and Exalted. So what's it about? Empowered is an American manga about a super heroine, with a super suit that grants her powers (like super strength and the ability to shoot lasers from her hands), but its paper thin, and tears easily. And when it tears, she looses her powers. So you can see the manga influences.
As far as structure goes it's a series of short, self contained stories. Most opening with Empowered tied up in her tattered costume. She lives with her boyfriend, an ex henchman, and her friend, a ninja. Oh and a demon overload trapped in an alien belt. But if you can get past the costume tearing and sex, then you'll find a protagonist who is charming, sympathetic and one of the most likable characters out there. She couldn't do that alone though. The supporting cast is a collection of fun, silly and down right strange heroes and villains. For example, one hero got his powers from a venereal diseases after having sex with an alien princess...I know right.
The art is really wonderful too look at. Warren's manga style is full of life, but doesn't do the stuff that manga does, which may alienate people who aren't really into manga.
In the end, I'd recommend it to people who like both manga and super hero comics. It has elements that appeal to both fan bases. But if you like stories about a protagonist who is genuinely loveable, and makes you go "awwwwwww :3" then give Empowered a try.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
When I brought empowered, I was pleasantly surprised. Empowered is hilarious and the development of the characters is great, which is one of the reasons it is now my favourite comic. Many scenes are of a sexual nature, but nothing which wasn't tasteful or was out of place.
Overall, give it a go!
Overall, give it a go!
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