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HotShot Pickleball @hspickleball is Live on @kickstarter

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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: @IDWPublishing Star Trek, Vitriol the Hunter, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Star Trek #18 CoverStar Trek Countdown to Darkness #2 CoverTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #19 CoverVitriol the Hunter #1 Cover

Here are today's "Quick Ratings". Included are IDW's; Star Trek #18, Star Trek: Countdown to Darkness #2, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #19 and Vitriol the Hunter #1. 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


 Star Trek #18 - Uhura


The countdown to next summer's STAR TREK movie series continues here in the pages of the hit ongoing comics series! This issue puts the brave and beautiful Uhura in the spotlight as we learn new secrets about her past and witness her first meeting with Spock! Don't miss this all-new tale overseen by Trek movie writer/producer Roberto Orci!

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


Vitriol the Hunter #1


They own the night... they yearn for the day! In this gothic sci-fi adventure, Billy Martin (guitarist of Good Charlotte) and Brent Allen bring a new grisly horror to life! As Basilika City's last great hope, Vitriol stands as the only force that can stop Lord Barthus and his heinous vampire regime from overtaking the city.

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Cover & Solicit 3/5
Art, Colors & Inking 4/5
Layout & Flow 4/5
Story 4/5
Verdict 3.9

Star Trek Countdown to Darkness #2


Don't miss the next chapter in this exclusive comics prequel to next summer's blockbuster STAR TREK movie! New characters and new conflicts threaten Captain Kirk and the crew of the Enterprise in this all-new story overseen by STAR TREK movie writer/producer Roberto Orci!

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Cover & Solicit 3/5
Art, Colors & Inking 4/5
Layout & Flow 4/5
Story 4/5
Verdict 3.9

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #19


Time is running out for the Neutrino people at the mercy of General Krang. Up against incredible odds, Turtles and NRF forces devise a sneak attack against Krang and his army. Meanwhile, April desperately continues to search for info on the Turtles' location at Stockgen, and Karai gets deeper into her own undercover mission!

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Cover & Solicit 3/5
Art, Colors & Inking 4/5
Layout & Flow 4/5
Story 4/5
Verdict 3.9

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