The Art of War issue 1

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Writer: Tim Seely
Pencils: Joe Ng
Inks: Rob Ross with M3th
Colors: Kevin Yan & Rob Ruffolo, with Tom Liu
Letters: Brian Crowley
Editor: Michael O'Sullivan
Udon Chief: Erik Ko


Synopsis

The tyrannical Megatron, scourge of Cybertron and leader of the Decepticons, currently is deactivated and has his head removed and is being mocked by Professor Martin. Martin's boss, Dr. Li, reprimands Martin for his antics. A scientific project to harvest Cybertronian technology and utilize it to develop a sentient earth-based peace keeping weapon shouldn't be taken lightly.

Twelve stories above this secret development facility, the G.I. Joes Hawk, Mainframe, and Firewall prepare for their latest guests: Perceptor, Bumblebee, Grimlock, and Arcee. When the Autobots arrive, Perceptor relays a message to Hawk from Optimus Prime; Prime explains that after Shockwave's downfall, Cybertron is enjoying a moment of peace, and as a precautionary measure, the four Autobots have been sent to Earth to prevent Cybertronian technology from falling into the wrong hands.

Roadblock, Snake-Eyes, and Scarlett prepare to have one last game of tag in their giant mechs before the Autobots decommission them. Their exercise becomes genuine combat when a giant army of Battle Android Troopers led by Cobra Commander and Zartan attacks the Joe base. The three Joes fight vigilantly, but are outclassed when Zartan gives the order for the BATs to combine into the gigantic Cobratron. Luckily, Hawk and the Autobots enter the battle and defeat the metal monstrosity.

Back underground, Zarana (disguised as 'Dr. Wise') communicates with Cobra Commander and reveals the location of the underground bunker by installing a signal beacon.

Bumblebee notices Zartan and the Commander sneak away from the battle in a Buzz Boar and follws them into the secret development facility. But before Bumblebee can stop the Cobra agents, Zartan incapacitates the small Transformer. With the Autobot no longer a concern, Cobra Commander proceeds to free the scientist's masterpiece: Serpent O.R.

Serpent O.R. awakens and promptly tries to kill the Commander, forcing Zartan to neutralize the creature. Waking up quickly, Serpent O.R. unleashes his tendrils and tosses the three Cobra agents aside.

Above ground, G.I. Joe and the Autobots take care of the rest of Cobra's mechanical army, but then Mainframe contacts them with news of Cobra's entry into the underground facility.

After putting on some fashionable yellow body armor, Serpent O.R. plugs into Soundwave's nearby head and downloads information on the history of Cybertron. After evaluating his objectives, he determines what his goal must be: obtain the Matrix of Leadership.

Items of note

  • Firewall has an Optimus Prime coffee mug.
  • Soundwave's history of Cybertron files include:
    • The Quintessons building the Transorganics
    • The pre-Transformers as gladiator and slave races
    • "Mechanoid worlds of junk"
    • A-3 becoming Alpha Trion
    • Megatron and Soundwave
    • Optimus Primal in his original Beast Wars body
    • Optimus Prime with the Matrix in his chest
    • A portion of Unicron's planet mode
  • The images in Soundwave's memory are very fascinating. Normally readers wouldn't expect Soundwave to have memory of Unicron or Primal; however, since the G.I.Joe vs. the Transformers crossovers take place in their own continuity, the presence of these figures in Soundwave's memory isn't an error, but rather an indication of a differing history. It's possible that in this continuity, Soundwave has met Primal and Unicron.

Covers (4)

  • Cover A:, by Joe Ng, Espen Grundetjern & Tom Liu. Combines with the Cover A variants covers for issues 2–5 to form a single image.
  • Cover B:, by Tim Seeley & Rob Ruffolo
  • Cover C: Don Figueroa & Sunder Raj. Incentive: dealers were only able to order one copy of this cover for every 20 copies of covers A and B ordered.
  • Udon Exclusive Cover:, by Joe Ng: Available at Conventions and on the Club Udon website. Combines with Club Udon variant covers for issues 2–5 to form a single image.

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