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CMON's SDCC Exclusives: A Betrayal to Loyal Fans and Backers?

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In recent years, CMON has built a reputation for creating some of the most beloved board games in the industry. Titles like Zombicide , Dune , Cyberpunk 2077 , Cthulhu: Death May Die , Arcadia Quest and Marvel United have garnered a dedicated fanbase, many of whom have supported these games through Kickstarter campaigns and retail purchases. However, CMON's recent decision to make exclusive content for these games available only at San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) has sparked significant outrage among its loyal supporters. The Exclusivity Issue At the heart of the controversy are the exclusive expansions and content for Zombicide: White Death, Cthulhu: Death May Die, and Marvel United. These exclusives include: Zombicide: White Death TMNT Expansion: Featuring comics and Rocksteady and Bebop miniatures for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles expansion. This expansion is only available at SDCC, but was highly requested by backers during the entire campaign. Godzilla Expansion for Cthulhu: D
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Quick Ratings: @IDWPublishing's Transformers Monstrosity and Robots in Disguise, Doomsday.1, Half Past Danger


Here are today's Quick Ratings. Included are IDW's; The Transformers: Monstrosity #8, The Transformers: Robots in Disguise #18, Doomsday.1 #2, and Half Past Danger #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


The Transformers: Monstrosity #8 - Chapter 8: Massacre


12 CHAPTER DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE SERIES! EXODUS! The war between AUTOBOTS and DECEPTICONS heats up, and the population of CYBERTRON has had enough! Can OPTIMUS PRIME hold together those who remain-or is all hope lost?

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Cover & Solicit 4/5
Art, Colors & Inking 3/5
Layout & Flow 4/5
Story 4/5
Verdict 3.7 - (Buy Transformers Monstrosity #3) SAVE 10%


The Transformers: Robots in Disguise #18 - Dark Cybertron Prelude; Second Exodus


SURVIVOR'S GUILT! After the shattering events of the past two issues, we can't tell you who's alive and who's dead. But we will hint that one CYBERTRONIAN has to reconsider her worldview-while she comes face-to-face with some old enemies. We won't mention any names, but she's in for the fight of her life!

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 Cover & Solicit 4/5
Art, Colors & Inking 4/5
Layout & Flow 4/5
Story 4/5
Verdict 4 - (Buy The Transformers: Robots in Disguise #18) SAVE 10%

Doomsday.1 #2 - Nor Iron Bars A Cage...


Is there any hope Humanity can recover from doomsday? Odds seem low, as our intrepid team discovers the survivors include the worst of the worst.

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Cover & Solicit 3/5
Art, Colors & Inking 3/5
Layout & Flow 5/5
Story 5/5
Verdict 4.1 - (Buy Doomsday.1 #2) SAVE 20%

Half Past Danger #2 - Chapter Two: In Like Flynn


Hangovers don't come much worse than this... Tommy 'Irish' Flynn awakes from his bar-room battering to face a military court chaired by his mysterious assailants. The enigmatic MI6 Agent Huntington-Moss wants Irish to guide them to the Pacific Island site that saw Flynn's Squad annihilated in a Dinosaur attack. But the island is home to other monsters too: The SS are there to claim the creatures for themselves. Convincing Irish to return to the site of his worst nightmares proves to be just the beginning...

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Cover & Solicit 3/5
Art, Colors & Inking 4/5
Layout & Flow 5/5
Story 5/5
Verdict 4.4 - (Buy Half Past Danger #2) SAVE 10%

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