Thursday, December 12, 2013

G.I. Joe Volume 2: Threat Matrix TPB [2013]


G.I. JOE: THREAT MATRIX TRADE PAPERBACK
Cover Girl discovers Duke’s comatose wife Aisha at the rest home and how she joined G.I. Joe through a reality show called Extreme Survival. Cover Girl knows a half a million dollar goes to keeping Aisha in the rest home and tells Roadblock that Duke may be the leak. Later Aisha is visited by Cobra’s Mad Monk. Cover Girl enlists Scarlett and the Special Missions team to investigate Duke.

The Baroness visits Destro in Scotland where Destro tells her she scored higher than Michael Monk for command. Putting Monk in command does not mean Cobra will fail however the world would also burn. Meanwhile Mad Monk kidnaps Aisha and blackmails Duke into doing what he needs to be done.

SERIES HIGHLIGHTS
- The Joes track down a dirty bomb as well as Zardar and Zarana
- Destro helps Duke track down Michael Monk
- Cobra Commander attacks Castle Destro
- Aisha is strapped with a dirty bomb
- Michael Monk framed Duke as the Specials Missions team moves in
- Monk and Destro escape their fates
- The origin of Roadblock is told and his cousin Heavy Duty is introduced

This paperback collects
G.I. JOE #6-11

RECOMMENDED – 4 OUT OF 5