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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 Green Lantern, Dial H, Earth 2, @Vertigo_Comics Astro City


Here are today's Quick Ratings. Included are DC's; Green Lantern #20, Dial H #13, and Earth 2 #13, and Vertigo's; Astro City #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


Green Lantern #20 - The End


It’s the final battle against the First Lantern and the Guardians in this, the extra-sized finale of Geoff Johns’ historic run on the title! Plus, don’t miss a special retrospective on Geoff’s run on GL!

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 Cover & Solicit 5/5
Art, Colors & Inking 5/5
Layout & Flow 5/5
Story 5/5
Verdict 5 - (Buy Green Lantern #20) SAVE 25%


Astro City #1 - Through Open Doors, Part One


ASTRO CITY is back in a new, ongoing monthly series that showcases old heroes and new, as The Ambassador comes to Earth, and an ordinary man is caught up in a cosmic conflict! Featuring the return of favorites like Samaritan and Honor Guard, and the debut of some new sensations! Plus, the seeds of a new mystery: Who is the Broken Man? The entire award-winning creative team is back to kick off a new epoch of the human and the super human. Get in on the ground floor of Astro City’s next epic!


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 Cover & Solicit 3/5
Art, Colors & Inking 3/5
Layout & Flow 4/5
Story 4/5
Verdict 3.6 - (Buy Astro City #1) SAVE 10%

Dial H #13 - Tekel Upharsin


This issue must be read to be believed! Open-Window Man tells the tale of a world of living graffiti that’s on the verge of erasure. Send up the Open-Window signal—we need a hero!

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 Cover & Solicit 2/5
Art, Colors & Inking 3/5
Layout & Flow 4/5
Story 4/5
Verdict 3.4 - (Buy Dial H #13) SAVE 10%

Earth 2 #13 - 1,370°C


Captain Steel debuts as the World Army sends the hero into the Fire Pits left over from the war with Apocalypse, but even Earth 2’s newest hero isn't ready for what is hidden within the burning reminders of the conflict that killed Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman.

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Cover & Solicit 4/5
Art, Colors & Inking 5/5
Layout & Flow 3/5
Story 4/5
Verdict 4.1 - (Buy Earth 2 #13) SAVE 10%

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