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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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Double Quick Ratings: @IDWPublishing's Transformers, Vitriol, Wild Blue Yonder, Doctor Who, GI Joe, TMNT


Here's another double dose of Quick Ratings for IDW Publishing's; Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters #3, Vitriol the Hunter #6, Wild Blue Yonder #2, Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time #7, G.I. Joe #6, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #192, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #24, and The Transformers: Monstrosity #12. 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


Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters #3


THE BEAST WITHIN! After the Fall of CYBERTRON, GRIMLOCK and his DINOBOT allies are tasked with protecting the last remaining Cybertronians from the dangers of the demolished planet. But as time passes, GRIMLOCK grows more and more uneasy with the rage and power that he's forced to hold back. Can the AUTOBOT leader learn to control his power or will the beast take over?

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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 Prime: Beast Hunters #3) SAVE 10%


Vitriol the Hunter #6


Humanity's future is hanging by a thread. Now it all comes down to the final battle and how much Basilika City's protectors are willing to risk for victory. Some will give in and some will give all!

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 Cover & Solicit 3/5
Art, Colors & Inking 3/5
Layout & Flow 3/5
Story 2/5
Verdict 2.6 - (Buy Vitriol The Hunter #6) SAVE 20%

Wild Blue Yonder #2 - Chapter Two


The critically acclaimed creator-owned book from IDW continues! As the newest recruit aboard an elusive solar-powered airship, Tug begins his training as a 'Gun.' On the run from The Judge, Tug has just joined the sky's Most Wanted, but with the beautiful Cola as his pilot, and the ferocious Scram as his coach, what could go wrong?

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

Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time #7 - Chapter Seven


Our yearlong celebration of Doctor Who's 50th anniversary continues! The Seventh Doctor takes the spotlight in this issue of a 12-part epic adventure featuring all 11 incarnations of the Doctor! In a 19th-century Scottish castle, a live-in nurse's concerns about the elderly couple in her care are allayed by a visiting doctor and his curiously modern female companion.

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Cover & Solicit 3/5
Art, Colors & Inking 3/5
Layout & Flow 4/5
Story 4/5
Verdict 3.6 - (Buy Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time #7) SAVE 10%

G.I. Joe #6 - Threat Matrix, Prologue


Courtney Krieger had it all ... fame, fortune, beauty, a whirlwind life spent jetting from one exotic locale to the next. Why did she give it all up to become the G.I. JOE team member known as COVER GIRL? Her deadliest secret will be revealed here-as well as the connection between it and COBRA'S MAD MONK, who has returned to turn New York City into an island of terror!

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Cover & Solicit 5/5
Art, Colors & Inking 5/5
Layout & Flow 5/5
Story 4/5
Verdict 4.6 - (Buy G.I. Joe #6) SAVE 10%


G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #192


G.I. JOE has held the upper hand for too long... now, it's COBRA's turn! COBRA COMMANDER is ready to launch an offensive strike that will bring G.I. JOE to its knees. The mighty shall fall and COBRA will rise again in G.I. JOE: A REAL AMERICAN HERO #192!

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 Cover & Solicit 3/5
Art, Colors & Inking 3/5
Layout & Flow 3/5
Story 2/5
Verdict 2.6 - (Buy G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #192) SAVE 10%

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #24 - City Fall Part Three
With the hunt on for Leonardo, the remaining Turtles take whatever help they can get... but can they trust a truce with Old Hob?! A startling climax will change the Turtles forever!

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Cover & Solicit 3/5
Art, Colors & Inking 4/5
Layout & Flow 5/5
Story 5/5
Verdict 4.4 - (Buy Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #24) SAVE 10%

The Transformers: Monstrosity #12 - Chapter 12: Belly of the Beast


PART 12 OF A 12 CHAPTER DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE SERIES!

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Cover & Solicit 3/5
Art, Colors & Inking 3/5
Layout & Flow 5/5
Story 4/5
Verdict 3.7 - (Pre-Order Transformers Monstrosity TPB) SAVE 20%

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