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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 G.I. Joe, The High Ways, Judge Dredd: Year One, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles


Here are today's "Quick Ratings". Included are IDW's; G.I. Joe #3, The High Ways #4, Judge Dredd: Year One #2, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #21. 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


G.I. Joe #3 - Homefront, Part 3 of 5


CHOOSE YOUR PATH! You become DUKE, leader of the G.I. JOE team, as he begins his journey to become a Real American Hero! You make the life or death decisions! Or-is Duke just being tortured horrifically at the hands of the Baroness, and this is way of dealing with it-a never-ending branching series of "Might Have Beens?" Or... is it both?

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Cover & Solicit 3/5
Art, Colors & Inking 4/5
Layout & Flow 5/5
Story 5/5
Verdict 4.4


The High Ways #4 - Catch A Falling Star


Many secrets hide in the asteroid belt, and our crew have just found themselves thrust into the biggest one of all. Questions will be answered-but some of those answers may turn out to be questions of their own!


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Cover & Solicit 3/5
Art, Colors & Inking 2/5
Layout & Flow 3/5
Story 3/5
Verdict 2.7

Judge Dredd: Year One #2 - The Long Hard Road Part 2: Turn On, Tune In, Bug Out


When juves across sector start manifesting psychic abilities, Dredd must team up for the first time with Psi-Division to combat the spreading chaos. But just what is causing the psi-outbreaks as it crosses the dimensions-and what does it have in store for Mega-City One?

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Cover & Solicit 2/5
Art, Colors & Inking 3/5
Layout & Flow 2/5
Story 3/5
Verdict 2.7

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #21


In this special issue drawn by TMNT co-creator Kevin Eastman, the Turtles have struggled to survive against unstoppable enemies and impossible odds. The time has come for the next stage of their training to begin. The lesson turns deadly, though, when a mysterious new opponent arrives and teaches the Turtles they have MUCH left to learn!

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Cover & Solicit 2/5
Art, Colors & Inking 2/5
Layout & Flow 4/5
Story 5/5
Verdict 3.6

Purchase G.I. Joe #3
Purchase The High Ways #4
Pre-Order Judge Dredd Year One TPB (Save 20%)
Purchase Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #21

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