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Pick Your Pickle and Prepare for Puns: Pickleball's Board Game Just Launched. A fast, fun, irreverent board game that celebrates the joy of Pickleball. Fans of silly puns, pickles, and fast-paced games alike have a new game to add to their list of must-haves: HotShot Pickleball. This delightful card-drawing board game is quick to learn and gives a surprising amount of opportunity to lightly strategize as you race to the ball and attempt to hit it back over the net to your opponent. The debut release from indie studio Midnight Trading Co., HotShot Pickleball was made while game designer Robert Gelb was recovering from an Achilles injury sustained, ironically, by playing Pickleball. For those who haven’t heard of pickleball, it's the fastest-growing sport in the world, with over 32 million players last year. HotShot Pickleball is a lively, family-friendly game that combines the fun of the sport with a cast of quirky, pickle-themed characters like Stew Cumber, Kim Chee, and Corni...
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Quick Ratings: @DCComics Suicide Squad, Superboy, Threshold, & Action Comics

Suicide Squad #17 CoverSuperboy #17 CoverThreshold #2 CoverAction Comics #17 Cover

Here are today's "Quick Ratings". Included are DC's; Suicide Squad #17, Superboy #17, Threshold #2, and Action Comics #17. If you have any questions about my rating or want to discuss anything just leave me a comment.
See the Review Rating Overview page for more information on how I rate each comic


Suicide Squad #17 - Bad Moon Rising


A dangerous surprise from Yo-Yo’s past awaits the Squad.


And a familiar face returns, against all odds!

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Rating


Cover & Solicit 4/5
Art, Colors & Inking 4/5
Layout & Flow 5/5
Story 4/5
Verdict 4.1


Superboy #17 - Lost Cause


The startling conclusion of “H’EL ON EARTH”!


Superboy faces off against the Herald of the Oracle!

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Rating


Cover & Solicit 4/5
Art, Colors & Inking 4/5
Layout & Flow 4/5
Story 4/5
Verdict 4


Threshold #2 - A Star is Born; Crime with Orange


It’s renegade Green Lantern JEDIAH CAUL against BLUE BEETLE! But what is poor Jaime doing stranded in the wildest corners of outer space, anyway?

 And in the Larfleeze backup story, the hunt is on for Larfleeze’s stolen power battery — but the clock is ticking on his ring’s charge!

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Cover & Solicit 3/5
Art, Colors & Inking 3/5
Layout & Flow 3/5
Story 3/5
Verdict 3

Action Comics #17 - Superman And The Fiend From Dimension 5; Goodbye


In the penultimate chapter to writer Grant Morrison's critically acclaimed run, the Man of Steel faces one of his greatest opponents yet and prepares for a battle that spans not only time and space but imagination itself!

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Cover & Solicit 3/5
Art, Colors & Inking 4/5
Layout & Flow 1/5
Story 2/5
Verdict 2.3

Purchase Suicide Squad #17
Purchase Superboy #17
Purchase Threshold #2
Purchase Action Comics #17

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