Creators: Dan Watters (Writer), Andrea Milana (Artist), Adriano Lucas (Colorist), Rus Wooton (Letterer)
Story: At Destro's ancestral shrine, he is attacked by the assassin sent to kill him and his arrogance quickly diminishes as his assailant proves to be resourceful. She is able to disable his weapons and comms and call in drones that end up shooting down his Despoiler craft. Back at M.A.R.S. HQ, Mercer and Scrap-Iron discuss how advanced the weapons they retrieved from the attack are and how Tomax and Xamot probably don't have the technology to produce something that advanced, hinting at a third party. We get a flashback to the first Destro to wear a mask, during the reign of Oliver Cromwell (as this Destro provided weapons to all parties involved). Meanwhile, Destro survives his crash and makes his way to a U.S. Air Force base in Scotland where he ends up speaking with General Flagg.
Writing: While the overall story didn't move too far along, with the bulk of the issue being taken up with Destro's fight with Chameleon, we do get a few good important pieces of information - that there is probably a third-party manipulating events and that General Flagg is involved with MARS and Destro somehow. The fight is pretty neat, with Destro making constant remarks how he's better but comes to realize he's overpowered. The background on Destro's family was nice as well. And making Scrap-Iron someone who actually knows about weapons and is more than just a grunt too.
Art: I enjoyed the art. The fight between Destro and Chameleon is well done, as well as the colors of the reds, greys, and blacks contrasting against the white snow of the environment. We also get to see Destro's wrist rockets too. A nice throwback to the original Sunbow cartoon show.
Overall: We've definitely gotten to a spot now were the plot should pick up with the many pieces falling into place. The introduction of General Flagg was a nice surprise to see, as well as Destro losing the upper hand in a fight. While we didn't get a lot of forward momentum on the overall story, this issue puts into place a few important pieces.
