{"product_id":"9781621150442","title":"Empowered, Volume 6","description":"After a fiery disaster claims the lives of several teammates, costumed crimefighter Empowered stumbles upon an ugly little secret of the masks-and-tights business: a growing number of ill-fated superheroes have found out the hard way that, while their \u003ci\u003ebodies\u003c\/i\u003e are still mortal, their \u003ci\u003esuperpowers\u003c\/i\u003e are not... Now, only our downtrodden but doggedly determined heroine can save the (semi)living superdead from a very genuine \"fate worse than death,\" while simultaneously grappling with the challenges of vengefully vacationing ninja clans, car-trunk carpet burn, superhero-fantasy-league drafts, excessive bedroom chatter, and deals with the devil both figurative and literal! All this, plus Emp's not-so-secret origin is revealed at last!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* Adam Warren's work on \u003ci\u003eThe Dirty Pair\u003c\/i\u003e is well known to U.S. comics readers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A sort of R-rated sitcom exploring geek culture from the inside out, \u003ci\u003eEmpowered\u003c\/i\u003e has its cake and eats it too-it's full of exploitative, titillating imagery, but it also features the healthiest and the most realistic romantic relationship in any comic book featuring capes and masks.\" -J. Caleb Mozzocco, \u003ci\u003eLas Vegas\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Dark Horse Comics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47134558421232,"sku":"9781621150442","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781621150442_p0.jpg?v=1763858664","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781621150442","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}