Wow, an epilog, after all. Good. Today’s strip follows the time-honored Mark Tail tradition of an immediate transition back home, while ignoring the details of the aftermath, at least so far. This is only Monday, so we may yet hear more about the fate of Tess, Jess, and the Hog-Hunting Heroines.

I’ve noticed that Jules Rivera has started putting in old-school Southern politeness into Mark and Cherry’s conversation, like the “Miss Venus” statement. Are we supposed to believe that Mark actually sounds like a Georgia Cracker? Seems odd to me. One thing odd is that he doesn’t talk like that to every person he meets.

So it sounds like Mark actually brought along his camera and his phone on a camping trip that he knew was bound to have serious trouble from the storm and possible flood. Mighty careless of Mark.

Art Dept. Rivera must have missed drawing Lost Forest, based on panel 1, where she stuffed in as many things as she could, except Ralph the Rat Snake. In spite of the crowding (or abundance), it’s mostly fine, with nice grass details in the foreground. But I continue to be disappointed at the slapdashery of the trees she inserts. Okay, I’ll admit it! I also think the close-up balloon mirroring Mark inside the cabin is excessive and unnecessary. But aside from all of that ….