Today’s dialog and action reminds me of an old Warner Brothers cartoon with the catch-phrase: “Which way did they go, George?” Anyway, I’m not positive how Mark and Diana got misdirected, though I suppose a fire will make almost anybody panic and run off in whatever direction seems to be away from the fire. That oft-mentioned secret path seems to have escaped both Mark’s photography and whatever scouting Diana should have done beforehand.

Unfortunately, Mark’s “Golly, gee whiz!” expression in panel 2 and his stupid pun in panel 3 help undermine the drama building in this story.

Is it just me, or does it not seem like the proverbial overriding fear horses have for fire would have already sent Artemis running for all she’s worth towards the exit, leaving our two bunglers far behind? Is Mark’s legendary animal magnetism on women so strong that it also affects mares and prevents them from acting on their natural instincts until Mark says otherwise?

Art Dept. The visual highlight today (and yesterday) is the attention Rivera gave to depicting native grasses.