Creators: Joshua Williamson (writer), Tom Reilly (artist), Lee Loughridge (colorist), Rus Wooton (letterer)
Story: Cover Girl, Snow Job and Frostbite are set to retrieve Scarlett from her undercover mission at the Arashikage (from her own limited series). While there, Cobra attacks and Scarlett, Jinx, and Storm Shadow do their best to fight off the Cobra troops but heavy causalities are taken and Cobra leaves the place destroyed. Scarlett gets extracted.
Writing: In homage to the original issue #21 of G.I. Joe, this is mostly a silent issue. There is just a bit of mission journal at the beginning and end of it, but the rest is free of words. This is a good follow-up from the Scarlett miniseries though it does give enough background so those who missed it won't be too lost. We get to see just how ruthless Cobra can be as well.
Art: This issue, being a silent issue, hinges a lot on its art. The art is really good. We get a nighttime raid by Cobra and everyone is fighting in the snow or in buildings. Those buildings begin to catch fire as well. Just well done. We get to see a Snow Cat as well as a classic "Cobra" move and one of their troop helicopters has a big Cobra motif on the front.
Overall: A good issue that follows-up nicely the Scarlett miniseries while also setting up more story arcs for the on going G.I. Joe series. Williamson is able to do a lot with very little text and Reilly's art really carries it forward.
