While Rivera continues to draw American (not European) robins, we rejoin Mark as he begins another lesson doomed to failure: Baiting a hook. And once again, Cliff has apparently abandoned Mark to his fate. That’s not surprising, given how Mark callously dissed him yesterday.

I hope that Rivera is giving Eli and Ranger Shaw some meaningful participation at some point in this story. As it now stands, all we have is a repetition of remark-and-insult vignettes. At some point (soon, I hope), something has to go “BOOM!” If the red coloring behind Connor in panel 4 is any indication, Mark better not turn his back on him. Mark may even come to realize that perhaps it wasn’t just the crazy survival book that caused Connor to have a breakdown in the woods.

If I was Mark, I’d toss Connor out and focus on Eli; he’s the only one who genuinely wants to be there and learn how to fish.