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Wacky Wizard Games Imprint and Three New Games Announced by @wwizardgames

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Wise Wizard Games announced the launch of Wacky Wizard Games, a new brand imprint focused on family-friendly, lightweight games. Three games are planned for release in 2024 as part of this new brand imprint: Star Realms Academy, Caution Signs, and Pack the Essentials. If you are interested and attending PAX Unplugged they will have prototypes of Caution Signs and Pack the Essentials. "We are super excited to be adding this new family friendly product line to our catalog. We wanted to maintain the focus of Wise Wizard Games on strategy card and dice games with geeky themes, and have created Wacky Wizard Games as an umbrella for lightweight games with a more whimsical, cute vibe," shared Debbie Moynihan, COO of Wise Wizard Games. Star Realms Academy Forge your own star realms, overloaded with cuteness! A kid friendly but still fun for grown-ups version of the popular Star Realms deckbuilding game for 2 players. A little less math, no reading necessary, but still tons of fun! 
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Imagination Centre Reviews Amazing X-Men, Cataclysm, Detective Comics, Forever Evil & More


Somehow I not only got over a week ahead with scheduled posts, but also behind on review posts. So this post will be different than usual instead of posting the actual snippets from the reviews I will only have a link to them. With that said here are the links to the Guest Reviews by John McCubbin from Imagination Centre for Marvel's Amazing X-Men #1, Cataclysm: The Ultimates' Last Stand #1, Detective Comics #25, Forever Evil #3, Batman #25, Avengers #23, Harley Quinn #0, Infinity #6, and New Avengers #12. I have also added my rating after each review. 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.


Amazing X-Men #1 - The Quest For Nightcrawler Part 1 of 5


An AMAZING new era for the X-Men starts here! Ever since his Nightcrawler's death in X-MEN MESSIAH COMPLEX, the X-Men have been without their heart and soul. After learning that their friend may not be gone after all, it's up to WOLVERINE, STORM, BEAST, ICEMAN, NORTHSTAR and FIRESTAR to find and bring back the fan favorite fuzzy blue elf! Super star artist ED MCGUINNESS (HULK) joins master X-Writer JASON AARON (WOLVERINE AND THE X-MEN, X-MEN: SCHISM) to bring you the most exciting comic on the stands!

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Read John McCubin's Review on Imagination Centre

Images Unplugged Rating - 5/5/5/5 - 5 (10/10)


Cataclysm: The Ultimates' Last Stand #1 - Cataclysm Part One


THE BIGGEST ULTIMATE EVENT YET! MARVEL'S GALACTUS VS. THE ULTIMATES

 AGE OF ULTRON ripped a hole into the Ultimate Universe

 GALACTUS came through...hungry

 Is this the last stand of the Ultimate heroes?

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Read John McCubin's Review on Imagination Centre

Images Unplugged Rating - 4/4/4/4 - 4 (8/10)


Detective Comics #25 - Zero Year: Whistleblower's Blues; Troubled Waters


A BATMAN: ZERO YEAR tie-in! James Gordon confronts the corrupt elements in the G.C.P.D.—and the vigilante known as Batman!

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Read John McCubin's Review on Imagination Centre

Images Unplugged Rating - 3/3/4/5 - 4 (8/10)


Forever Evil #3 - Prisoners


The first universe-wide event of The New 52 continues to explode across the DC Universe! With the world under the rule of the mysterious and deadly Crime Syndicate and our greatest heroes dead, it’s up to the unlikeliest of defenders to rise up to save us—humanity’s only hope—Lex Luthor?! Plus, a startling revelation about the dark secret of the Syndicate’s mission on Earth—and what it means for the future of the DC Universe and its heroes and villains.

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Read John McCubin's Review on Imagination Centre

Images Unplugged Rating - 3/3/4/4 - 3.6 (7/10)


Batman #25 - Zero Year: Dark City, Part Two


BATMAN: ZERO YEAR reaches a new level as The Riddler sends Gotham City into total darkness! “Dark City” begins in this issue that features an embossed cover.

 And the ZERO YEAR blackout spreads into other titles this month, affecting heroes across the DC Universe!

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Read John McCubin's Review on Imagination Centre

Images Unplugged Rating - 1/4/5/4 - 4.1 (8/10)


Avengers Universe VI: ...to the Very End


INFINITY TIE-IN - "AVENGERS UNIVERSE: VI"

 The Avengers versus the Black Order.

 The battle for Earth moves planetside.

 Thanos takes center stage.

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Read John McCubin's Review on Imagination Centre

Images Unplugged Rating - 4/4/4/4 - 4 (8/10)


Harley Quinn #0 - Picky Sicky


This bombastic debut issue features art by award-winning illustrators including Darwyn Cooke, Sam Kieth, Tony S. Daniel, Paul Pope, Walter Simonson, Art Baltazar and others—but will any of them measure up to the exacting standards of the Clown Princess of Crime? Don’t miss the thrilling return of Harley Quinn in her own monthly series!

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Read John McCubin's Review on Imagination Centre

Images Unplugged Rating - 5/5/5/5 - 5 (10/10)


Infinity #6 - Amber


All roads lead to this!

 The over-sized conclusion of the Marvel Summer event!

 The heroes of Earth versus the forces of Thanos!

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Read John McCubin's Review on Imagination Centre

Images Unplugged Rating - 4/4/5/5 - 4.6 (9/10)


New Avengers #12 - Epilogue


INFINITY TIE-IN - "THE WORLD WE HAVE"

 The House of Black Bolt crumbles.

 New friends, new enemies.

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Read John McCubin's Review on Imagination Centre

Images Unplugged Rating - 4/4/4/4 - 4 (8/10)


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John McCubbin is a blogger at http://imaginationcentre.blogspot.co.uk/ and a comic book reviewer at Comic Vine. The use of this review has been authorized by the original author.

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