[Rares]

I'm honestly surprised Dr. Monev was killed so quick, it seems the Joe comic really is going the same route as Transformers, characters can die pretty suddenly in the war zone. Though perhaps I should've known that by now with Rock n Roll.

Again, really got to praise this version of CC. I love that he wasn't afraid of dying, but he is afraid of not seeing his plans come to fruition. Absolutely selfish. As for the cyborg element, he definitely appears to be enhancing himself quite a bit more. In the CC miniseries, it appeared the scarabs were forming around his arm like Iron Man armor, here it's completely merged with his skin. What an absolute spit in the face to Cobra La, and I find that interesting because it really shows this version never really gave a shit about the culture of Cobra La. Like Nemesis said, it really was never his home. The further development of Cobra La is definitely something I'm interested in most here, as its clear they're keeping very close tabs on him, and I believe it was alluded to that Nemesis Immortal isn't dead, referencing his name.

For those of you who have just been reading G.I. Joe, CC having a potential Matrix is very concerning if you haven't read the Transformers issue from this month. In that, it was revealed that multiple Matrices do exist, and in a flashback Megatron was subjugated with one, which was different from Optimus's traditional one. Megatron was then granted this ability to subjugate others, and in his gun mode, he can essentially mind control people to follow him. (I hesitate to call it true mind control, as what has been seen seems to suggest they still have their mind in tact, however they are being forced to do what is commanded of them) That however gave off a purple light, whereas this is blue. That being said, if CC studied Megatron so intensively, he must be aware of Megatron's powers. Connecting the dots, it's possible to see CC gaining inspiration for the brainwave bomb from this knowledge.

Also, no Dreadnok stuff this issue. Sure they'll come soon, since there hasn't been any hints about the Zartan mystery for a while.

Honestly I think I'm most surprised this issue didn't end with a Snake Eyes tease. Don't get me wrong, I'm enjoying other characters in the spotlight, I'm just surprised.