Oh, I do like the way Rivera has Tess’s narration of her “hog hunting origin” implanted on her past self in panel 3. An improvement over the ubiquitous narration box. Rivera has used different visual schema in the past to illustrate character recollections, but this is a new one. I’ve seen this device used elsewhere, but memory fails me. Anybody have an idea?

So it seems all three of the hunters “did what they had to do” to earn their stripes. And overcoming adversity has brought them together. Well, is this it, then? Mark has learned who they are, how they formed, and what they do. Is there anything else or is it time to head back to Lost Forest?

There is the actual hunt, of course. And something has to happen soon, or the story will end just after it gets going. I’m thinking (not guessing, mind you) that during the hunt something dangerous will happen, requiring a concerted effort to save or salvage the situation. Here, things can get a bit dicey, owing to the social complications implicit in this story: Man Saves Women? Women Save Man? All get saved by somebody else? Any choice you select will be rife with social expectations, stereotypes, and integrity issues. Perhaps there will be a situation in which all four characters have to work together as a team to save the day. Sounds dull. But first, we’ll first have to see how this week winds up.