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Introducing Cranky Kraken Games - Monsters on Board Second Edition Leads the New Publisher’s Lineup

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Founded by lead designer Ivo Neskovic, the independent publisher brings a redesigned edition of the monster-themed strategy game to Kickstarter early 2027. 28 October 2026 — Cranky Kraken Games, a new independent tabletop publisher founded by game designer and digital studio co-founder Ivo Neskovic, today announces its debut with Monsters on Board: Second Edition . Coming to Kickstarter early 2027, the game combines dice drafting, interconnected actions and rival monster parties in a redesigned edition shaped by years of play and feedback. Following the return of the game’s publishing rights to its designers, Monsters on Board enters a new chapter under the publisher founded by its lead designer. It is the first announced release in a broader lineup of games currently in development at Cranky Kraken Games. Welcome Back to Startleton It’s Halloween night, and the Grim Lords are hosting rival monster balls. The essential ingredient is Spook Juice, distilled from human fear, and Startleto...
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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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