G.I. Joe #5 Pages 12 & 13 - First Energon Universe “YO JOE!”

One of the qualities that I love about Tom Reilly is how he stages & choreographs action. He has an incredible ability to showcase a series of small panel moments that add up to convey massive amounts of action in a clean & easy to read presentation. He does it throughout the GI Joe series and this DPS was a standout example when I first read it. While the action is fast paced and flows smoothly, it stopped me dead in my tracks and I just read over it multiple times to let all of the chaotic action settle in.

I love that you can read this in multiple ways too & it still works. You can start from the top left, work all the way across and then drop down to the next row, or you could read the left page and then read the right page. No matter which way your eyes lead you, the art still gets you where you need to go with Destro about to eat a grenade (love the reflection of said Cobra branded grenade in Destro's mask).
Each character gets three panels showing what they are up to during the battle. We see their fighting styles and personalities come through! Tom continues to impress on multiple levels and his work on the series really is only getting better and better.

This particular moment in the story is a big one for any Joe fan, its the first time Duke leads the team with the infamous "YO JOE" battle cry. One of those "aw hell yes" moments from an action packed issue 5!