Creators: Joshua Williams (writer), Tom Reilly (artist), Jordie Bellaire (colorist), Rus Wooton (letterer)
Story: Duke is given a chance to fight for Cobra Commander's freedom against Dreadnok Buzzer. Meanwhile, Hawk and Destro continue their meeting. As things begin to look bleak for Duke and the Commander, the rest of the Joes and Autobot Hound arrive. Duke is able to get away with the Joes while Cobra Commander commences his combat with the Dreadnoks.
Writing: Williamson keeps the story and action going in this issue. Between some one-on-one brawls, chases and all out battles, this is a fast-paced issue. We get a couple of surprises from Colonel Hawk, which was nice to see. One thing that's a bit much was just how much the Dreadnoks are praising grape soda. While it's only in the beginning of the issue, it does seem a bit much.
Art: Reilly's art is able to do a good job keeping up with Williamson's story here, especially the battle royal scene towards the end. He doesn't shy away from showing characters getting injured and bleeding and not just "being better" in the next issue. It was nice to see a classic Joe vehicle too (A.W.E. Striker), though, I'm not too sure what the motorcycles are jumping off of!
Overall: The penultimate issue to the Dreadnok War arc does not disappoint. It keeps the pacing going non-stop, has some great battles and you know that the next issue is going to be even more explosive, probably with some revelations for the Joe team.