Brutal... Harsh... Yet we haven't seen anything yet nor enough backstory...
I love the Writing, I love the Art! Only issue I have currently is no sprite or CG image of Garret (the bathroom mirror is perfect spot for this), and of the missing (which may be revealed in time anyway prior to meeting them, if they are even found or alive that is)
I get he sense that the very start is part of the end, but there is too much of a gap to be able to properly place and understand it, aside from the two of them... its always interesting to lead with a cliffhanger.