Adam Warren’s comic book Empowered, is an English-language manga-style graphic novel that walks a fine line of amusing, daring and sexy without being outright adult material (though grownups are most certainly the target audience here). The main character Emp, is gifted with a variety of superhuman abilities via her shiny blue bodysuit. As the suit takes damage, or covers less of Emp, it becomes less effective. Emp losing her outfit is an ongoing problem in the comic to the amusement of the reader.

The series grew from this standard superheroine being drawn in various pinup styled “damsel in distress” illustrations and grew into an ongoing series. Now with some creative photography, Photoshop, a lovely substance called Liquid Latex, and a fetching model named Christine Vandenberk to paint up, fan Paul Hillier created this tribute:

Fashion and portrait photographer Paul Hillier is a big Adam Warren fan, and paid tribute to his idol with an Empowered photoshoot, which he was able to share with Adam Warren himself at the Toronto Comics Arts Festival:

And some of the untouched photos in the making:

This is some excellent work of a fan who was inspired by an artist to use his art to say thank you.

[Paul Hillier | Via]