Well, introductions must be made. The four-panel format just happens to fit. Otherwise, not much to say here in terms of storyline or plot development. Why is Mark emoting out loud, rather than through a customary thought balloon? Is Mark breaking the conventional “fourth wall” to speak directly to us?

Art Dept. I know that Rivera has commented before about going old school and using non-digital drawing tools (i.e. pen and ink). That kind of looks like what we see in panels 2 and 3, unless somebody else drew them. The style resembles a slightly more finished version of her storyboarding technique, though I hesitate to show them here without permission. Just look her up on BlueSky where she posts. As pen drawing goes, more practice should help. As I’ve mentioned more than once previously, that her Mark Trail style appears to be an outgrowth of her storyboarding approach.

But the other question you are likely asking is “Why was panel 1 and panel 4 drawn in Rivera’s usual, digital style? Why weren’t all four panels drawn using the same style? Got me!