Hmmm, are they outside of the cabin or inside? I ask because Mark still has his jacket on, not that we know what season this takes place in. Maybe they just like to keep a cool cabin.
Now remember, dear readers, this is (supposed to be) Rusty’s adventure, so don’t expect the usual nail-biting suspense and drama of one of Mark’s stories, though that could happen. But it won’t. Anyway, Mark usually ingratiates himself into Rusty’s adventures, even if Rusty is naïve enough to sometimes invite him in on his own, as he does here. Poor Rusty.
Okay, will Daddy Trail wisely counsel Rust on the dangers of seeking revenge or will he simply say “Sounds great! Where do we begin?”
Art Dept. Now isn’t that a great image of Rusty in panel 4? I’m serious. Strongly defined expression, good facial proportions, and even decent lines. The green color is an effective background, along with those “emotion rays” (for wont of a better name) shooting out from behind Rusty, a motif frequently used by Rivera, but going back to Japanese anime at least as old as the Samurai Pizza Cats of the early 1990s.
The Daily Trail 
Looks like they are inside the cabin, as yesterday’s first panel show the door opening out with blue sky behind it. Today’s door is still opening out, though most construction has residential doors opening in and commercial ones opening out.
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That’s true enough, Daniel. I figured the “out-facing” door on Monday was to emphasize the outside (as you noted), while not crowding the interior composition by having the door opening in.
However, the scene today shows a completely different door and a completely different log siding: slices of log rather than lengths of log. Conclusion:
Rusty came in a different door; or
Mark went outside to meet Rusty and we see an outside cabin view: or
Rivera is screwing around with us readers (visual snarkback): or
Rivera is more focused on designs than on continuity/consistency.
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