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Steamforged Games, leading UK tabletop games developer and publisher (Monster Hunter World: The Board Game, DARK SOULS: The Board Game , Horizon Zero Dawn: The Board Game , Bardsung , Epic Encounters , and more) announce acquisition of the Euthia IP and a partnership with Czech studio, Diea Games, to resurrect the Euthia board game crowdfunding campaign that was cancelled in May  this year after raising over half a million dollars in just two days.  Euthia, rated 8.8 on BoardGameGeek and currently out-of-print, is an open-world fantasy sandbox RPG board game that initially ran on Kickstarter in 2020 and was well-received by the public. Described as Diablo-esque by reviewers, the game can be played competitively, solo, or cooperatively. News of the cancellation of the second crowdfunding campaign was felt throughout the tabletop community. With Steamforged's support, Diea Games are now able to realise their dream of becoming a full-time development studio and can continue their w
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Massive Quick Ratings: @Marvel Part 2



I'm still a little behind so I'm clearing out my backlog, so here's a massive overdose of today's Quick Ratings for Marvel's; Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #25, Uncanny X-Force #8, What If? AVX #2 & 3, X-Factor #259, Captain America #9, Gambit #15, Hawkeye Annual #1, Hunger #1, Journey Into Mystery #654, New Avengers #8, Ultimate Comics X-Men #29, Wolverine and the X-Men #33, Young Avengers #8, Captain Marvel #14, and Daredevil #29. 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


Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #25 - Spider-Man No More, Part 3; The Spider Returns?


MILES MORALES CELEBRATES HIS 25th ISSUE!!!


Will the surprising appearance of new heroes CLOAK AND DAGGER be enough to bring miles back into the super hero fold?


More young heroes debut! Who will they be?

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 Cover & Solicit 4/5
Art, Colors & Inking 5/5
Layout & Flow 5/5
Story 5/5
Verdict 4.9 - (Buy Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #25) SAVE 10%


Uncanny X-Force #8


The Fantomex Love Pentagram explodes!


With the truth about their sordid past fully revealed, can Fantomex, Psylocke, and Cluster look each other in the eye?


Every psychic ninja needs a vicious animal with no impulse control and a short temper to back her up...right?


Puck! Man, does that guy love jerky. Especially buffalo and bison jerky, dipped in Canadian whiskey.


Plus: a terrifying surprise villain from the X-past is definitely playing chess, not checkers, across Los Angeles.


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 Cover & Solicit 3/5
Art, Colors & Inking 3/5
Layout & Flow 2/5
Story 3/5
Verdict 2.9 - (Buy Uncanny X-Force #8) SAVE 10%

What If? AVX #2 - Part 2 of 4


The biggest event of 2012 is now the biggest miniseries of 2013!

 We all know what happened to the Avengers and the X-Men... but what if the story had gone differently?

 The one and only Jimmy Palmiotti brings his signature style to a mind-blowing reinterpretation of a key event in the history of the Marvel Universe.

 Featuring Magneto, Hope, and every Avenger and X-Man you can imagine!

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Rating


 Cover & Solicit 4/5
Art, Colors & Inking 3/5
Layout & Flow 4/5
Story 5/5
Verdict 4.1 - (Buy What if? AVX TPB) SAVE 10%

X-Factor #259 - The End of X-Factor, Part 3 of 6


THE END OF X-FACTOR, part 3 of 6

 One of X-Factor's oldest secrets revealed...

 The truth about Longshot and Shatterstar!

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Cover & Solicit 3/5
Art, Colors & Inking 3/5
Layout & Flow 2/5
Story 3/5
Verdict 2.9 - (Pre-Order X-Factor TPB Vol. 21 End Of X-Factor) SAVE 20%

Captain America #9 - Castaway in Dimension Z, Chapter Nine


With the only way back to Earth slowly closing forever, Captain America must make the hardest decision of his life.


A new ally from the past arrives, and makes everything worse.


Zola's plot is hatched, humanity in the crosshairs.


The final days Dimension Z are here, and if Steve Rogers escapes intact, he will never be the same again.

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 Cover & Solicit 3/5
Art, Colors & Inking 3/5
Layout & Flow 5/5
Story 5/5
Verdict 4.1 - (Buy Captain America #9) SAVE 10%


Gambit #15 - Watch the Throne


Gambit is once again the premier thief in the Marvel Universe.


But when you're at the top, there's nowhere to go but down - and a rival thief is hot on his heels!


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 Cover & Solicit 4/5
Art, Colors & Inking 3/5
Layout & Flow 3/5
Story 3/5
Verdict 3.1 - (Buy Gambit #15) SAVE 10%

Hawkeye Annual #1 - West Coast Avenger


Go west, young lady! Kate Bishop heads to Los Angeles -- to get away from New York, life, and Clint Barton-but NOT trouble!

 But Madame Masque is hanging out at poolside with the rich and famous as well!

 Who is Kate Bishop? Find out alongside Kate Bishop herself as a wild new status quo comes to HAWKEYE.

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 Cover & Solicit 3/5
Art, Colors & Inking 2/5
Layout & Flow 3/5
Story 4/5
Verdict 3.1 - (Buy Hawkeye Annual #1) SAVE 10%

Hunger #1


The fallout from AGE OF ULTRON rips open a dangerous rift in the universe! Prepare for a hunger so strong, that no universe is safe. Is this the beginning of the end?

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Cover & Solicit 4/5
Art, Colors & Inking 4/5
Layout & Flow 4/5
Story 5/5
Verdict 4.4 - (Buy Hunger #1) SAVE 10%

Journey into Mystery #654 - Seeds of Destruction, Part III
Bad enough that Sif and Beta Ray Bill had to battle inappropriate thoughts but now their smashed up space station is attacking them!

 It's all swords and hammers on deck as allies start to mutate, dead exes arise and the mysterious Ark ship gives up its sinister secrets!

 All systems are $%^#!

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Cover & Solicit 3/5
Art, Colors & Inking 4/5
Layout & Flow 4/5
Story 4/5
Verdict 3.9 - (Buy Journey Into Mystery #654) SAVE 10%

New Avengers #8 - What Maximus Made; Prelude to Infinity


"LORDS OF CHAOS"

 As casualties pile up in the ongoing war between Wakanda and Atlantis, an Illuminati member is forced to make a hard choice.

 An Inhuman learns of the Illuminati's plans.

 Prelude to INFINITY: Everything falls apart.

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Cover & Solicit 5/5
Art, Colors & Inking 5/5
Layout & Flow 5/5
Story 5/5
Verdict 5 - (Pre-Order New Avengers Prem HC Vol. 2 Infinity) SAVE 20%

Ultimate Comics X-Men #29 - World War X Part One


"World War X" beings! Jean Grey vs. Kitty Pryde! Tian vs. Utopia! Will the planet be torn apart when the two mutant nations go to war? Alliances broken! Sides chosen! Betrayals abound! The story that will take the fate of the mutants in a dangerous new direction starts here!

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Cover & Solicit 3/5
Art, Colors & Inking 4/5
Layout & Flow 4/5
Story 3/5
Verdict 3.4 - (Buy Ultimate Comics X-Men #29) SAVE 10%

What If? AVX #3 - Part 3 of 4


The biggest event of 2012 is now the biggest miniseries of 2013!

 We all know what happened to the Avengers and the X-Men... but what if the story had gone differently?

 The one and only Jimmy Palmiotti brings his signature style to a mind-blowing reinterpretation of a key event in the history of the Marvel Universe.

 Featuring Magneto, Hope, and every Avenger and X-Man you can imagine!

Preview



Rating


Cover & Solicit 4/5
Art, Colors & Inking 3/5
Layout & Flow 5/5
Story 4/5
Verdict 3.9  - (Buy What if? AVX TPB) SAVE 10%

Wolverine & the X-Men #33 - The Hellfire Saga Part Three


THE HELLFIRE SAGA CONTINUES!

 Searching for answers of how the JGS students left the school, the X-Men look to the very ground they walk on.

 The X-Men discover that Krakoa, the island that walks like a man, can fight like one, too.

 Meanwhile, Quentin remains the most sought-after student at the Hellfire Academy.

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Cover & Solicit 4/5
Art, Colors & Inking 4/5
Layout & Flow 5/5
Story 5/5
Verdict 4.6 - (Buy Wolverine and the X-Men #33) SAVE 10%

Young Avengers #8 - The University of Multiple Lives


The Young Avengers desperately race across the multiverse. Nothing can stop their pursuit of their missing friend. Except the urge to stop and take photos, obv.

 Lots of cleverly hidden exposition.

 Kieron decides it's time to make all the JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY readers scream.

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Cover & Solicit 4/5
Art, Colors & Inking 3/5
Layout & Flow 3/5
Story 4/5
Verdict 3.6 - (Buy Young Avengers #8) SAVE 10%

Captain Marvel #14 - The Enemy Within Part Five of Five


Part 5 of 5 of The Enemy Within.

 The Conclusion to the harrowing five-part Captain Marvel/Avengers Assemble event is here!

 Captain Marvel will end Magnitron's reign.

 No matter what it takes

 No. Matter. What.

 It's a deadly flight to the finish!

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Cover & Solicit 3/5
Art, Colors & Inking 3/5
Layout & Flow 5/5
Story 5/5
Verdict 4.1 - (Pre-Order Avengers Enemy Within TPB) SAVE 20%

Daredevil #29


The minor demons of Matt Murdock's past lead to some Daredevil sized present problems.

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Cover & Solicit 3/5
Art, Colors & Inking 3/5
Layout & Flow 4/5
Story 4/5
Verdict 3.6 - (Buy Daredevil #29) SAVE 10%

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