G.I. Joe #5

Issue five of IDW's 2017 G.I. Joe series delivers a jaw-dropping cover that plants the book squarely at the center of the "Crown Jewel of the Hasbro Universe" — and means it. A massive purple Transformer faces off against a snarling, lion-maned beast of a figure, claws bared and ready, with a volcanic eruption blazing dramatically behind them both. The creative team of Sitterson, Conley, and Hindzierski is clearly swinging for the fences, blending the G.I. Joe world with the broader Hasbro universe in a way that feels genuinely thrilling.