Art Dept. One “secret” to making partial forearms appear accurately is to draw the complete arm starting at the shoulder, and including any part that extends beyond the visible zone of the panel. And the angle of the torso must match up, as well. That way, you can avoid weird-looking results, such as we see in panel 1. There’s just no way that arm connects to Ranger Shaw. On a more positive note, I think we’ve been witnessing an improvement in Rivera’s depiction of Mark, specifically in his close-ups. Not so much in distant views.

Moving On … Are we finally at the end of the story? With luck, this week-long epilog should end on Saturday. And right on cue, that better-late-than-never phone call usually means Bill Ellis and the start of an actual paying gig; unless it is Cherry calling to remind Mark to pick up some pizza on the way home.