Panel 1:
We're atop a cliff on one of the islands that dot the Sea of Thieves. In the foreground, a skeleton is sitting looking down at the beach where a white-sailed sloop has arrived. The crew of the ship are rowing towards shore in a rowboat.
Skeleton: I love watching all these new crews on the seas...
Panel 2: The same shot as before. The crew has arrived on shore and is digging up a treasure chest. From the nearby foliage, some other figures emerge (spoiler alert: they're skellies, and one of them is carrying a keg).
Skeleton: Seeing the thrill of discovering new islands...
Skeleton: The joy of uncovering hidden riches...
Panel 3: The same shot as before. The skelly carrying a keg has detonated, obliterating the crew.
SFX: BOOM
Panel 4: Reverse angle, looking up at the skeleton from slightly below the clifftop. He's sitting on a whole trove of gunpowder barrels. He pats one fondly. A charred skeleton arrives from the right of the frame.
Skeleton: The terror of realizing that these things explode...
Charred Skeleton: This is fun! Gimme another!
Don't light the fuse 'til you see the whites of their sails...
Skeleton Crew is inspired by Rare Ltd.'s seagoing masterpiece, Sea of Thieves. You'll get more out of the comic if you play the game.
Skeleton Crew is neither affiliated nor endorsed by Rare Ltd. or Microsoft.