I'm not sure if this is ReadyTheme specific or a new function added in the update to 9.6 but it's pretty darn cool. In the CTGY Content (subcategory_listing)

Code:
<mvt:comment><!-- Load First Product From Sub Category & It's resized Main image --></mvt:comment>
I only have one problem - how do I get it to pull in an image for sub-sub cats? Or do I have to still do it the "old-fashioned" way?