Two of us have posted this same question on Top Cow's own boards; I'm hoping CBR's are more active!

Seven pages from the end of "Think Tank" #12 (the last chapter of vol. 3), David is about to be shot point-blank in the back of the head by "Tsang Ong." The rest of the page is six black panels with captions of David's thoughts---presumably as he is coming back to consciousness but before he opens his eyes, which he does at the top of the next page. What the heck happened there??