Creators: Larry Hama (writer), Andrew Krahnke (artist), Francesco Segala (colorlist), Sabrina Del Grosso (flatter), Pat Brosseau (letterer)
Story: A Joe team - Snake Eyes, Scarlett, Duke, Roadblock and Mongoose - are extracting a terrorist from Benzheen, near Trucial Abysmia. They are ambushed by his terrorist cell and must fight them off while awaiting their evac.
Writing: This story seems really basic and has some cliches. In the beginning they talk about how easy it was before getting attacked. Grenades are easily kicked back to the throwers; injuries that had a someone down a moment ago are overlooked and the bad guys seem to have not only unlimited numbers but really bad aim. This is a self-contained story, wrapping up in the issue.
Art: Krahnke provides the art for the issue and does a really good job. He's not afraid to show a bit of blood on the injuries and does a really good job with the action sequences. One downside is that we get a generic APC at the beginning (though that makes since as the Joes never really had a good, modern APC style toy to throw into the comic). Colors go well here as well, being in a Middle Eastern location, we get bright colors when they're outside (almost blindingly bright) but really dark when they go in a building.
Overall: Not the strongest issue Hama has ever done. This is primarily a stand-alone action issue. I did enjoy the inclusion of a lesser known character in Mongoose. Art is really good as well.