I like where this arc is going. Cobra Commander, disguised as the President’ Chief of Staff, has assembled the Phoenix Guard. The Guard is showing up the Joes and now they’re threatened to have their funding cut. It’s an interesting storyline and it’s got plenty of Cobra action, something America’s Elite has been missing. The Guard have bios in this issue which give them some needed background, though each bio sorta reads the same. The cliffhanger should prove for an interesting next issue.