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District Noir by Pandasaurus Games Coming Soon

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Pandasaurus has announced a new 2 player set collection game District Noir is coming this summer. Preorders will start on May 19th with retail release planned for July 19th. District Noir was originally published in Japanese by Taikikennai Games in 2016 as Throne and Grail. It was then published in 2019 as Chocolate Factory by Nasza Księgarnia in Polish. The current art and theme was published last year in French by Spiral Éditions. When the time is right, gain control! At the head of the city’s largest criminal organizations, men and women fight to control territories and gain support by trying every means possible to grow their influence. Control of the District Noir, a central and highly contested area, remains the major issue that will make all the difference in dominating the city. There are two paths to victory: win over District Noir's various supports, or directly control the city’s three strategic locations. Before players can claim these, they must be played to the center

Quick Ratings: @DarkHorseComics Star Wars, B.P.R.D., R.I.P.D.

Star Wars #3 CoverStar Wars: Dark Times - Fire Carrier #2 CoverB.P.R.D.: Hell On Earth - A Cold Day In Hell #105 CoverR.I.P.D.: City of the Damned #2 Cover

Here are today's "Quick Ratings". Included are Dark Horse Comic's; Star Wars: Dark Times - Fire Carrier #2, Star Wars #3, B.P.R.D.: Hell on Earth #105, and R.I.P.D.: City of the Damned #2. 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 Wars: Dark Times - Fire Carrier #2 - Part 2 of 5


Darth Vader grooms a new tool for the Empire—a new assassin.


Meanwhile, Jedi Master K’Kruhk flees across the countryside with a group of young Padawans. His hope is to find a safe haven and prevent the impressionable younglings from experiencing any more tragedy. But tragedy is exactly what awaits them . . .

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


Star Wars #3 - In the Shadow of Yavin, Part 3


Princess Leia formed a secret squadron of stealth X-wings to help expose a spy within the Rebel ranks. But taking command puts her at odds with Luke Skywalker at a time they need solidarity more than ever—especially when the spy has alerted the Empire to Han Solo’s latest venture!

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



B.P.R.D.: Hell On Earth - A Cold Day In Hell #105 - Part 1 of 2


Following the deadly events of The Return of the Master, the reanimated director of the Russian occult sciences division leads a rescue mission through a blizzard as the B.P.R.D. engage in battle with more bat-faced monsters. Why are the Russians obsessed with a fallen radio tower in the middle of nowhere?

Peter Snejbjerg (Abe Sapien: The Abyssal Plain, A God Somewhere) returns to B.P.R.D.!

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Cover & Solicit 3/5
Art, Colors & Inking 3/5
Layout & Flow 4/5
Story 4/5
Verdict 3.6

R.I.P.D.: City of the Damned #2


There’s something sinister living underneath the town of Black Pool. While no one can find Black Pool on any map, its strange energy has attracted the Rest In Peace Department’s attention. Newly minted officer Roy Pulsipher hopes the answer to Black Pool’s riddle holds the key to solving his own murder, but what he finds instead is a gospel of madness and terror!

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Cover & Solicit 4/5
Art, Colors & Inking 4/5
Layout & Flow 5/5
Story 5/5
Verdict 4.6

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