He is in a type of suspended animation since the 'Knight of Knives' stabbed him. We are dealing with the micronized Zentraedi that was running loose a few issues back. Our artist is Wes Abbot who does a pretty good job with the Anime look. We take a jump back in time a bit and head to issue 14 which takes place chronologically after issue 19.
Little did they know there would be a live action Yamato movie in the year 2011. This goes along with the 'now playing' sign that Rick passed earlier.
On there is a poster on the wall with the Yamato that says 'now playing'. He did a really good job portraying all of them. The artist has a real grasp on the characters' appearance. The Bridge Bunnies and Claudia leaving a movie (with Lisa running out before that). We see Lisa and Claudia walking down the hall. The first half of the comic is Rick running around Macross with all other Macross players just out of range (their parts come later). On page 6 there are some signs and one is interesting. So you are telling me he made the flight halfway around the globe to visit Roy? Oh well, I'll let it ride. really? Now from my memory Rick was 16 when he arrived on Macross island in 2009 so that would make him 12 here. This comic takes place in 2005 and involves Rick Hunter visiting Macross. He seems to have stuck to the more Anime look which is nice. Feel free to join in and comment where necessary. You can read all about my plans in this blog. If you don't know this is my year long Robotech Adventure! I am reading/watching the entire epic in order throughout all of 2012. In this post I will be covering Academy's Return to Macross comic books (issues 19, 14-15).