Art. Dept. (This is George being a mega-geek today) I think Rivera’s pacing in today’s 4-panel installment is well timed, with no extraneous fat to trim out. After the panel 1 premise is established (“What did he do?”), panels 2 and 3 waste no time or space in establishing the basis of Peach’s former affection for her boyfriend, Rick. In panel 4, Rivera ends with Peach’s conflict, creating a cliff-hanger designed to get us to “turn the page” and discover the truth by which Peach made her fateful decision.

I also like the manner in which Rivera transitions Peach’s backstory from current time (panel 1) to her past, via flashback. Panel 2 shows the start of her flashback as the “Current Time” Peach literally looks back on her past time with Rick. Notice that Rivera shows Peach still talking using a conventional speech balloon. By panel 3, we have moved into Full-Scale Flashback Mode, as all of the images are now part of Peach’s flashback. Her recollection is carried forward only in narration boxes.

Otherwise, the overall drawing remains sketchy. I would have liked to see Rivera alter the style (or at least appearance) of the flashback panels as a further visual reinforcement of the time/place change.