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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 @Marvel Infinity, Nova, Wolverine, Avengers, Spider-Man


Here are today's Quick Ratings for Marvel's Infinity: The Hunt, Marvel: Now What #1, Nova #9, Savage Wolverine #10, Secret Avengers #10, Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #28, Young Avengers #11, and Avengers A.I. #5. 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


Infinity: The Hunt #3 - Pass... Fail


Thanos' forces have attacked the Earth, but what part of his plan involves the super youth of the world?

 See the attacks on the Avengers Academy, Jean Grey School, Future Foundation, Braddock Academy, Wakandan School of Alternative Studies, the Pan-Asian School for the Unusually Gifted and the Latverian School of Sciences!

 The students at all of the world's super schools try to put into play everything they've learned as they fight side-by-side with their super teachers!

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 Cover & Solicit - 3
Art, Colors & Inking - 3
Layout & Flow - 3
Story - 3
Verdict - 3 (6/10) - (Buy Infinity: The Hunt) SAVE 10%


Marvel: Now What?! #1 - Now What?!; Marvelpocalypse Now!; The Puppet's Master!; X The Academy or School of Hard X; One for the Team; Cap-Fished; From Asgard with Love; Ladies Who Brunch; Who Watches The Watcher?; Intervention; The Ego-Stroking End!


Get ready for the NOWest book in Marvel NOW History - Marvel NOW WHAT?!

 SEE NOW! Captain America get Cat Fished! SEE NOW! The Intervention of the Watcher! SEE NOW! The Wedding of Thor and Storm!

 All that and more as a cast of comedy's shining stars and Marvel's most exciting artists bring you the stories of Marvel NOW that you never thought you'd ever want to see - but you do want ot see it, and you want it NOW!

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 Cover & Solicit - 3
Art, Colors & Inking - 3
Layout & Flow - 3
Story - 4
Verdict - 3.4 (7/10) - (Buy Marvel Now What?!) SAVE 60%

Nova #9 - Chapter Nine: Infinity²


INFINITY TIE-IN!

 The events of INFINITY have Sam Alexander in over his head, but he's about to get back up from some Nice Entertaining Wallflowers Who--okay, this is exhausting. They're a couple of dudes from the New Warriors.

 Will Nova help them put their team back together?

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 Cover & Solicit - 5
Art, Colors & Inking - 5
Layout & Flow - 5
Story - 5
Verdict - 5 (10/10) - (Buy Nova) SAVE 10%

Savage Wolverine #10


Part 2 of a futuristic sci-fi Wolverine adventure from fan-favorite writer/artist Jock!

 Logan has managed to survive so far on the alien planet he's been forced to call home.

 But now, a mysterious child has arrived on the planet with a single-minded mission - to kill Wolverine!

 When the truth of the child's past - and its connections to Logan's own - is revealed, Logan will have more than mere survival on his mind!

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Cover & Solicit - 1
Art, Colors & Inking - 3
Layout & Flow - 3
Story - 4
Verdict - 3.1 (6/10) - (Buy Savage Wolverine) SAVE 10%

Secret Avengers #10 - Mission 010: Brooklyn


INFINITY TIE-IN

 With the Avengers off-world, what will S.H.I.E.L.D. do when Thanos strikes?

 It’s up to Maria Hill, Nick Fury and Agent Coulson to repel the invasion!

 …and what’s the deal with the newest member of the Secret Avengers?

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 Cover & Solicit - 3
Art, Colors & Inking - 3
Layout & Flow - 3
Story - 4
Verdict - 3.4 (7/10) - (Buy Secret Avengers) SAVE 10%


Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #28 - Spider-Man No More, Part 6; Conclusion



"SPIDER-MAN NO MORE" CONCLUDES

 The end of the first chapter of the MILES MORALES saga

 Miles discovers one of the big secrets of his origin.

 Guest starring CLOAK AND DAGGER and SPIDER-WOMAN

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 Cover & Solicit - 3
Art, Colors & Inking - 5
Layout & Flow - 4
Story - 5
Verdict - 4.6 (9/10) - (Buy Ultimate Comics Spider-Man) SAVE 10%

Young Avengers #11 - Stage Nervous Breakdown


They say you can never go home. For the Young Avengers, it's not true. They can go home. It's just that if they do, the universe may end. Better not go home then, eh?

 WHAT ARE YOU DOING, YOUNG AVENGERS? YOU'VE DECIDED TO GO HOME? GAHHKKH! YOU GUYS!

 Is Kate Bishop an enemy in waiting? Is this the last we see of the loveable/strangle-able Kid Loki?

 Are rhetorical questions a cheap device when writing solicits? All answers revealed, except the last one, which you'll have to work out by yourselves.

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 Cover & Solicit - 2
Art, Colors & Inking - 3
Layout & Flow -3
Story - 3
Verdict - 2.9 (6/10) - (Buy Young Avengers) SAVE 10%

Avengers A.I. #5 - Initiate: Chapter 5


With the Vision M.I.A., and A.I. considered a global threat, what's a robot to do?

 Teaming up with S.H.I.E.L.D. the Avengers track down cyberterrorist Dimitrios' signal and prepare to take him out...

 Query: It couldn't really be that easy, could it?

 Response: No.

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Cover & Solicit - 4
Art, Colors & Inking - 4
Layout & Flow - 4
Story - 3
Verdict - 3.6 (7/10) - (Buy Avengers A.I.) SAVE 10%

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