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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 Wonder Woman, Flash, Hawkman & Earth 2

Wonder Woman #16 CoverThe Flash #16 CoverThe Savage Hawkman #16 CoverEarth 2 #9 Cover

Here are today's "Quick Ratings". Included are DC's; Wonder Woman #16, The Flash #16, Earth 2 #9, and The Savage Hawkman #16. 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

Wonder Woman #16 - Family Reaches


Wonder Woman and her half brother Milan must grapple with the dangerous New God known as Orion!

 What strange alliance has the terrifying First Born made?

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Cover & Solicit 3/5
Art, Colors & Inking 3/5
Layout & Flow 4/5
Story 3/5
Verdict 3.1


The Flash #16 - Gorilla Warfare, Part 4: Love and Sacrifice


The Flash takes Grodd into the Speed Force in a last-ditch effort to defeat the mad gorilla! And...he loses?!


Plus: The Rogues, the introduction of a major villain and a look at the one and only date between Barry Allen and Iris West in The New 52!

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Rating


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


The Savage Hawkman #16 - Hawkman: Wanted, The Conclusion: Torture


"HAWKMAN: WANTED" crashed to its conclusion!


Carter Hall can't escape his past!


Two worlds collide - with Hawkman caught in the middle!

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Rating

Cover & Solicit 4/5
Art, Colors & Inking 3/5
Layout & Flow 3/5
Story 3/5
Verdict 3.1

Earth 2 #9 - The Tower of Fate: Prologue, The Man who was Scared

As a new story arc begins, DR. FATE makes his Earth 2 debut!


Supernatural powers are emerging on Earth 2, and that means new heroes on the scene—not to mention new villains!


Plus: The debut of the new Wotan!

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Rating


Cover & Solicit 4/5
Art, Colors & Inking 4/5
Layout & Flow 3/5
Story 4/5
Verdict 3.9
Purchase Wonder Woman #16 (Variant)
Purchase The Flash #16
Purchase The Savage Hawkman #16
Purchase Earth 2 #9
Purchase Earth 2 #9 (Variant)

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