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Terracotta Army by Board&Dice Coming Soon

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  Board&Dice revealed the cover art and additional information about their upcoming game Terracotta Army by designers Przemysław Fornal and Adam Kwapiński, and a solo mode by Dávid Turczi. Terracotta Army is an area majority and worker placement game where players work together to build armies of terracotta statues with the player earning the most victory points being declared the winner. "Emperor Qin Shi Huang has passed away. To protect him in the afterlife, a great army in the form of statues of faithful warriors must be assembled to stand guard in the Emperor's tomb. You will be among those tasked with building this magnificent army. In Terracotta Army, you represent talented craftsmen and artists laboring to build the wondrous assembly of statues." During the game, players collect resources, upgrade their workers, and seek favor with the emperor's advisors. The goal is to play a crucial role in the process of creating the terracotta army, and each player'
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Quick Ratings: @DarkHorseComics Star Wars, Baltimore, Catalyst Comix


Here are today's Quick Ratings for Dark Horse Comics'; Star Wars: Legacy #6, Baltimore: The Infernal Train #1, Catalyst Comix #3, and The Star Wars #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


Star Wars: Legacy #6


When word comes that Sith are being sought out and murdered by another Sith, Ania Solo and Imperial Knight Jao want to find out why.


The only things standing in their way are the Empire, the Jedi, the Galactic Alliance, and the Imperial Knights!


Artist Brian Thies (Marvel’s Winter Soldier) joins the team!

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Cover & Solicit 3/5
Art, Colors & Inking 3/5
Layout & Flow 3/5
Story 3/5
Verdict 3 - (Buy Star Wars: Legacy #6) SAVE 10%


Baltimore: The Infernal Train #1


While Baltimore hides out in Budapest awaiting the arrival of the sadistic Judge Duvic, a strange woman shows up with a bizarre invention she promises will rid the world of vampire plague.


Dark Horse still does vampires right!


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 Cover & Solicit 3/5
Art, Colors & Inking 2/5
Layout & Flow 3/5
Story 2/5
Verdict 2.3 - (Buy Baltiomore: The Infernal Train #1) SAVE 10%

Catalyst Comix #3 - The Ballad of Frank Wells: Schizopolitics (or: $#!% Gets Real); Amazing Grace: How Sweet the Sound; Agents of Change: Turn and Face the Strain


On the road to enlightenment, Frank Wells’s mission turns activist! Amazing Grace confronts a mysterious visitor! And over in “Agents of Change”: a little ultraviolence for all the kids out there! Blast your way into your local comics shop and demand your copy today!

 Masterminded by Joe Casey (Sex, The Bounce, Gødland)!

 Wraparound cover by Brendan McCarthy (The Zaucer of Zilk)!

 Artists Dan McDaid (Doctor Who), Ulises Farinas (Gamma), and Paul Maybury (Aqua Leung)!

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Cover & Solicit 3/5
Art, Colors & Inking 2/5
Layout & Flow 2/5
Story 2/5
Verdict 2.1 - (Buy Catalyst Comix #3) SAVE 10%

The Star Wars #1


Before Star Wars, there was The Star Wars! This is the authorized adaptation of George Lucas’s rough-draft screenplay of what would eventually become a motion picture that would change the world.

 Annikin Starkiller is the hero . . . Luke Skywalker is a wizened Jedi general . . . Han Solo is a big green alien . . . and the Sith . . . Well, the Sith are still the bad guys. High adventure and derring-do from longer ago, in a galaxy even further away!

 Official adaptation of George Lucas’s original screenplay for Star Wars!

 Features regular, variant, and ultravariant covers!

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Cover & Solicit 4/5
Art, Colors & Inking 4/5
Layout & Flow 4/5
Story 4/5
Verdict 4 - (Buy The Star Wars #1) SAVE 10%

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