Creators: Joshua Williamson (writer), Andrea Milana (artist), Lee Loughridge (colorist), Rus Wooton (letterer)
Story: Risk, Clutch and Autobot Hound take on Mercer and his Viper troops. In Paris. Baroness continues her fight with Major Bludd while Cover Girl takes on Raptor. While these arcs finish up, Destro and Cobra Commander come to an understanding about what the future holds, not just for Cobra but maybe the world. As the two groups return to the Pit (to a confused Duke as to what they actually went through), General Hawk looks on and gives Flint and his crew their next mission.
Writing: A good, character driven story, this has Risk, Clutch and Hound coming to an understanding while Baroness and Cover Girl become closer due to their experience. We get a few hints of what's to come later on but the next issue is a nice mystery. Great callback at the end when Hawk is talking to Flint too.
Art: Some good action scenes fill this issue, with the first three quarters focusing on the fight with Major Bludd and Raptor and the other fight with Mercer and the Vipers. Baroness has a cool one-page piece during her fight. Colors are good and clear as well.
Overall: A strong issue to finish off these two stories. I feel it helped build Risk up more as a character and give us more insight into this version of the Baroness. Unlike most issues, while it hints of things to come, it might be a next issue or a few issues down the line so it's nice to have an 'unknown" for the next issue.
