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WARNING ! Potential raider ahead for Cobra Commander # 3Cobra Commanderis on the hunt club for Energon in the newG.I. Joecontinuity , but his pursuit has put him in peril with one of the dealership ’s most dangerous factions . TheDreadnokshave made their officialEnergon Universedebut , and a new prevue indicate they may have a connection to theTransformers ' energy germ . Cobra Commander may have really stepped in it this sentence when coming up against the Louisiana biker bunch .

come from the creative team of Joshua Williamson , Andrea Milana , Annalisa Leoni and Rus Wooten , Cobra Commander#3 continues to follow the titular character as his commission impart him to the swamp - acres of Louisiana . After a torturing encounter with the Dreadnoks Buzzer , Ripper and Zarana , the Commander stumbles deeply into the swamp , where he encounters an even baneful threat .

The preview forCobra Commander#3 picks up with Cobra Commander quite literally in the jaws of danger , before switch over toZarana calling a get together of the Dreadnoks . Although the preview is unlettered , it is n’t hard to guess what the merging is about once Zarana repose an Energon cube on the mesa .

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G.I. Joe’s Dreadnoks Have Their Own Source of Energon

Even if Cobra Commander manages to bring all these factions together , he will still have to compete with the constant threat of back - stabbings and betrayal .

So many question are raisednow that it has been revealed that the Dreadnoks have their own reservoir of Energon , the substance that powers the Transformers . Does the fabled biker gang realize what they have on their hands ? Thanks to the loss - on in sister titleDuke , devotee already lie with thatEnergon is being used to create weapons by various factions , include Destro ’s M.A.R.s Industries . Are the Dreadnoks cognizant of this ? Furthermore , is it potential that the biker gang has been harvesting Energon in the swamps and selling it to Destro , having already formed an confederation between the two factions?It has been strongly hinted that theCobra Commanderminiseries will end with the prescribed formation of Cobra , so the pieces are in position for these factions to align .

Before that bump , though , Cobra Commander will have to prove himself as a drawing card in his own rightfield . Considering that the main top by series artists Andrea Milana and Annalisa Leoni depict Cobra Commander at the mercy of Zarana , it looks like the Commander has quite a way to go before that pass . Even if Cobra Commander handle to work all these factions together , he will still have to repugn with the perpetual threat of back - stabbings and betrayals . One of the primal aspects of Cobra in the original continuity was how untrustworthy everyone was , as the like of Destro , Major Bluddand the Baroness were constantly essay to find a way to wrest power away from Cobra Commander .

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The Dreadnoks being in possession of Energon also potentially sets up a major face-off with the Transformers . The Energon Universe blood has draw the two dealership together nearer than they ever have been in the yesteryear , andCobra Commander was reveal to be keeping none other than Megatron as his captive . All signs seem to be channelise to a monolithic crossing over issue between all the Energon Universe titles , which promises to be the biggest outcome in both franchises ’ storied story . Cobra Commanderhas a tough road ahead of him in theEnergon Universedealing with factions like theDreadnoks , soG.I. JoeandTransformersfans wo n’t want to miss an issue to see what happens next .

Cobra Commander#3is on sale March 20 from Skybound Entertainment .

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Featured Image: Optimus Prime (left) and Cobra Commander (right)

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