Creators: Larry Hama (writer), Paul Pelletier (penciler), Tony Kordos (inker), Francesco Segala (colorist), Sabrina Del Grosso (flatter), Pat Brosseau (letterer)
Story: Four different organizations - Cobra, the Dreadnoks, Destro's Iron Grenadiers and Revanche, all evaluate their current position and what they plan to do in the future. Cobra has some key players back - Tomax and Xamot, Scrap-Iron, Overkill, Crystal Ball, Firefly, Copperhead and Major Bludd, who agree to help again. Zartan asserts his authority over the Dreadnoks, while the Iron Grenadiers parade through Destro's town and Alpha-001 prepares itself for the next phase of its plans.
Writing: This is an interesting story because it's mainly getting us up to date on what is going on in each organization currently and what they are planning on doing in the near future. Cobra Commander's plans are the most established.
Art: Art is really something, a lot of opportunities to show off different classic characters. We do get to see a few classic vehicles tossed in as well. Colors stick to a lot of darker blues and greys, with some reds as well, which really work for this issue.
Overall: Not necessarily my favourite issue. Not a lot is actually happening, mainly just each group recapitulating where they are. However, I would say this is a great jumping on issue for new readers as it lays out what's been happening. The plot of the stories really isn't moved forward much.