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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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Double Quick Ratings: @DCComics Flash, Pandora, Dial H, Earth 2, Green Arrow, Movement, Phantom Stranger, Swamp Thing


Here are today's Double Quick Ratings for DC's; The Flash Annual #2, Trinity of Sin: Pandora #2, Dial H #15, Earth 2 #15, Green Arrow #23, The Movement #4, The Phantom Stranger #11, and Swamp Thing #23. If you have any questions about my rating or want to discuss anything just leave me a comment.
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The Flash Annual #2 - The Quick and the Green; Details


Find out how The Flash and Green Lantern first met when a case they teamed up together to solve years ago rears its head again in the present! It involve a foe neither of them can defeat on their own, and they might not have much luck together either! The outcome of this will affect Flash for years to come... Plus, a backup story by Nicole Dubuc (the Young Justice cartoon) and Sami Basri!

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


Trinity of Sin: Pandora #2 - Drawing Blood


As "TRINITY WAR" erupts and battle lines are drawn, Pandora finds herself standing alone against The Secret Society of Super-Villains!


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 Cover & Solicit 4/5
Art, Colors & Inking 3/5
Layout & Flow 4/5
Story 3/5
Verdict 3.3 - (Buy Pandora #2) SAVE 10%

Dial H #15 - Crossed Wires


This extra-sized conclusion to the epic DIAL H series has all the answers you've been looking for, and more questions you didn't even think to ask! Stay on the line! The entire universe is at stake!

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 Cover & Solicit 3/5
Art, Colors & Inking 3/5
Layout & Flow 4/5
Story 4/5
Verdict 3.6 - (Buy Dial H #15) SAVE 10%

Earth 2 #15 - War Torn


Dr. Fate, Red Arrow, The Flash, Green Lantern and The Atom all fall victim to the Hunger Dogs of Apokolips as the war against the forces of Steppenwolf continues!

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Cover & Solicit 2/5
Art, Colors & Inking 4/5
Layout & Flow 3/5
Story 4/5
Verdict 3.6 - (Buy Earth 2 #15) SAVE 10%

Green Arrow #23 - Shados, Conclusion


Ollie learns the secret origin of Shado, and Count Vertigo attacks!

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 Cover & Solicit 4/5
Art, Colors & Inking 4/5
Layout & Flow 4/5
Story 4/5
Verdict 4 - (Buy Green Arrow #23) SAVE 10%


The Movement #4 - The Conscience of the Masses


The Movement takes a stand against the police that they can’t come back from, and Coral City is on the brink of war!


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

The Phantom Stranger #11 - A Foolish Man


The key to ending “Trinity War” may be the soul of a murdered Justice League member, so the Phantom Stranger must lead a covert team—including Batman, Deadman and Katana—into the afterlife to try to retrieve it! But the Stranger made a promise never to return to the afterlife— and when he breaks that promise, he’ll find that the Hosts of Heaven are all too eager to dish out his punishment!

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 Cover & Solicit 3/5
Art, Colors & Inking 3/5
Layout & Flow 4/5
Story 4/5
Verdict 3.6 - (Buy Phantom Stranger #11) SAVE 20%

Swamp Thing #23 - The Whiskey Tree, Part 2 of 2


Swamp Thing just might have to destroy an entire town’s worth of people in order to keep balance in the Green...and he’ll have to crush John Constantine right along with them!

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Cover & Solicit 2/5
Art, Colors & Inking 3/5
Layout & Flow 4/5
Story 4/5
Verdict 3.4 - (Buy Swamp Thing #23) SAVE 20%

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