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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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Ratings for Comics Released 12-04-2013 Part 1 @DCComics @Marvel @DynamiteComics



Here is Part 1 of the Quick Ratings for comics released 12-04-2013. Included are Marvel's Amazing X-Men #2, Avengers Annual #1, Cataclysm: The Ultimates' Last Stand #2, & Daredevil: Dark Nights #7, DC's Batwing #26, & DC Universe vs. Masters of the Universe #3, and Dynamite's The Black Bat #7. 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 #2 - The Quest For Nightcrawler Part 2 of 5


The X-Men, on the search for Nightcrawler, find themselves separated!

 Wolverine and Northstar are mysteriously in... heaven?!

 But where does that leave the rest of the team?

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Rating


 Cover & Solicit - 4
Art, Colors & Inking - 5
Layout & Flow - 4
Story - 4
Verdict - 4.3 (8.5/10) - (Buy Amazing X-Men) SAVE 10%


Avengers Annual #1 - It's the Most Loneliest Time of the Year!


It's Christmas Eve in Avengers Tower. Everybody's got somewhere better to be and Cap's all alone on Tower-sitting duty. Or is he?

 Outside all is calm, all is quiet, but inside it's an avalanche of mayhem as an intruder turns the Avengers' own tower against them!

 And introducing Zamira! She's Meryl Streep with a vengeance! Or maybe just a hormonal teenager...WITH OUT OF CONTROL SUPER POWERS!

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Rating


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

Batwing #26 - When in Rome (Sort of)


Luke’s journey to Italy gets him deeper into the criminal underworld – unfortunately for him, that means fighting superpowered villains in a death tournament where he can’t use the Batwing armor!

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Rating


 Cover & Solicit - 3
Art, Colors & Inking - 4
Layout & Flow - 4
Story - 4
Verdict - 3.9 (8/10) - (Buy Batwing) SAVE 10%

The Black Bat #7


The city government tries to pick up the pieces following the tragic climax of the police kidnappings. Looking to assess blame, the District Attorney sets his sights on The Black Bat. And as Carol faces the repercussions of her actions, she turns to Tony Quinn for help.

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Rating


Cover & Solicit - 4
Art, Colors & Inking - 3
Layout & Flow - 5
Story - 5
Verdict - 4.3 (8.5/10) - (Buy The Black Bat) SAVE 10%

Cataclysm: The Ultimates' Last Stand #2 - Part Two


The ULTIMATES discover where GALACTUS has come from

 If they send the WORLD DESTROYER back to where he came from all that will do is create more destruction and havoc!

 MILES MORALES is headed to the Marvel Universe in search of clues to how to defeat GALACTUS.

 Can REED RICHARDS convince the ULTIMATES that he can redeem himself in times of disaster?

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Rating


 Cover & Solicit - 4
Art, Colors & Inking - 4
Layout & Flow - 4
Story - 5
Verdict - 4.4 (9/10) - (Buy Cataclysm: The Ultimates' Last Stand) SAVE 10%


Daredevil: Dark Nights #7 - In the Name of the King Part Two: To Kill A King



Miami, Florida. Out of his element. Surrounded by enemies. Misty Knight breathing down his neck. Is this a problem for Matt Murdock?

 Nope.

 Jimmy Palmiotti (DAREDEVIL) and Thony Silas (VENOM) bring you IN THE NAME OF THE KING, part two!

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Rating


 Cover & Solicit - 4
Art, Colors & Inking - 4
Layout & Flow - 5
Story - 5
Verdict - 4.6 (9/10) - (Buy Daredevil: Dark Nights) SAVE 10%

DC Universe vs. Masters of the Universe #3 - Dark Orko


With the fate of the earth in the balance, it’s the final showdown between the DC heroes and the Masters of the Universe! Plus, Teela and John Constantine travel to a dark realm to rescue Superman and find the secret of reversing the enchantment that holds Earth’s champions under its spell.

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Rating


 Cover & Solicit - 4
Art, Colors & Inking - 4
Layout & Flow - 5
Story - 4
Verdict - 4.1 (8/10) - (Buy DC Universe vs. Masters of the Universe) SAVE 10%

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