Creators: Joshua Williamson (writer), Tom Reilly (artist), Jordie Bellaire (colorist), Rus Wooton (letterers)
Story: Duke and Road Pig fight only for Duke to end up captured like Cobra Commander and strung up in an attic. They talk a bit and Duke gets a bit more information about the Commander. Dreadnoks Ripper and Buzzer arrive and after a brief confrontation, befriend Road Pig, who drags out Duke and Cobra Commander. By this point, the rest of the Dreadnoks have arrived. General Hawk has a meeting on his way to Langley that could change the tide of the Joe/Cobra conflict and Clutch and Cover Girl decide to go rescue Duke.
Writing: I've been enjoying the Duke/Cobra Commander moments in this series, with Duke slowly getting more information about Cobra and what's been going on with The Transformers. Destro making plans to secure more profit versus having more power is a nice move as well. I felt the Road Pig/Dreadnok friendliness happened a bit quicker than it was set up to be but we'll see how that goes in the next issue.
Art: Reilly really does a good job here showing us hints of Cobra Commander's true face; they are tied up in a mostly dark attic so we get slight hints to what he really looks like. One downside is the amount of orange and red shading that is used throughout Road Pig's house and enviros outside. It does get a bit much. It works best in the attic but not everywhere.
Overall: While not as action-packed as the last two issues, this one gives us some more background on Cobra Commander and Duke gets more info as well. We get a set-up where Duke, by the end of this, is probably going to know a lot more about The Transformers than he had anticipated.