The Joes are facing a time of crisis unlike any other in their history. Hawk has been crippled, and has left the team. The international media is crucifying them for their apparent role in a tragedy on US soil. Cobra, under Destro’s leadership, are more powerful than ever before. And now, the team is being broken apart… Meanwhile, Destro continues to consolidate his power, driven by the major revelation he learned last issue. And he draws ever nearer a goal he has long sought—one which would make him the single most dangerous man on the planet…