Cool! Always happy to see some comics (if that is what this will turn out to be) and it's nice to see what the DMing Duo are up to.
He's looking at the front page of one the books (probably chosen because it's striking). You generally browse through a box before reading anything when buying new sets et c. It's a piece of pr art, some liberties can probably be allowed...
Why does it not surprise me that the first module Melvin picked up and seemed interested in was the incredibly dangerous super tough looking one most likely to result in a total party kill?