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Pandasaurus has announced a new 2 player set collection game District Noir is coming this summer. Preorders will start on May 19th with retail release planned for July 19th. District Noir was originally published in Japanese by Taikikennai Games in 2016 as Throne and Grail. It was then published in 2019 as Chocolate Factory by Nasza Księgarnia in Polish. The current art and theme was published last year in French by Spiral Éditions. When the time is right, gain control! At the head of the city’s largest criminal organizations, men and women fight to control territories and gain support by trying every means possible to grow their influence. Control of the District Noir, a central and highly contested area, remains the major issue that will make all the difference in dominating the city. There are two paths to victory: win over District Noir's various supports, or directly control the city’s three strategic locations. Before players can claim these, they must be played to the center
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Ratings for Comics Released 12-04-2013 Part 3 @DCComics @Marvel @IDWPublishing @Zenescope


Here is Part 3 of the Quick Ratings for comics released 12-04-2013. Included are DC's Green Arrow #26, Vertigo's Hinterkind #3, Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy #9, Inhumanity #1, & Iron Man #19, Zenescope's Grimm Fairy Tales presents Realm Knights #4, and IDW's Judge Dredd #14. 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


Green Arrow #26 - The Outsiders War, Book 1: Return to the Island


“THE OUTSIDERS WAR” begins here! Oliver Queen finally knows the location of the Outsiders’ base, but first he must return to the place where Green Arrow was born: The Island! Secrets are revealed, new villains introduced, and a mind-blowing final page kicks off this new storyline with a bang!

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Rating


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


Grimm Fairy Tales presents Realm Knights #4 - (of 4)


The high-octane conclusion to the greatest Grimm Fairy Tales team-up of all time! The lines are drawn as Cronus and his army of Hydra have taken control of Mount Olympus. The world's only hope rests on the shoulders of the Realm Knights, who have been divided and conquered! Can these fairy tales and gods live up to their legend, or will they be snuffed out by the King of Titans?

 GODS VS. TITANS!

 DOUBLE-SIZED ISSUE!

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Rating


 Cover & Solicit - 4
Art, Colors & Inking - 3
Layout & Flow - 4
Story - 4
Verdict - 3.7 (7.5/10) - (Buy Grimm Fairy Tales presents Realm Knights) SAVE 10%

Guardians of the Galaxy #9


INFINITY TIE-IN

 The Infinity adventure continues as Thanos's rise might lead to the Guardians' fall.

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Rating


 Cover & Solicit - 3
Art, Colors & Inking - 3
Layout & Flow - 5
Story - 5
Verdict - 4.1 (8/10) - (Buy Guardians of the Galaxy) SAVE 10%

Hinterkind #3 - The Man In the White Suit


Having narrowly escaped becoming a meal for a Ligon-eating Bridge Troll, Prosper and Angus now find themselves prisoners of the tracker Jon Hobb and his motley crew. A long journey and an uncertain future far on the West Coast awaits them, provided something even worse doesn’t get them all first! The thrilling adventures continue in HINTERKIND #3!

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Cover & Solicit - 3
Art, Colors & Inking - 3
Layout & Flow - 5
Story - 4
Verdict - 3.7 (7.5/10) - (Buy Hinterkind) SAVE 10%

Inhumanity #1


After INFINITY, the Marvel Universe has changed.

 The Avengers find themselves face to face with Karnak who has discovered the secret of the Inhumans that will shake the Marvel U to its core.

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Rating


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


Iron Man #19 - Iron Metropolitan, Part 2 of 5



"IRON METROPOLITAN" PART TWO!

 Pepper meets P.E.P.P.E.R. Uh-oh.

 Pepper discovers Tony's family secret. A whole different kind of Uh-Oh.

 The grand unveiling of the core of Troy, Tony's Iron Metropolitan in Mandarin City. What could go wrong?

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Rating


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

Judge Dredd #14 - 13 Badges, Part 1; Harsh Conditions


Dredd returns to Mega-City One-still recovering from the ravages of 'The Long Fail'-only to find the Justice Department under siege! Seems that someone has snuffed 12 Judges in creative and shocking ways. Someone who is intimiately familiar the routines of your average street Judge and their sector houses... Someone who Dredd himself failed to catch just a few months ago!

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 Cover & Solicit - 2
Art, Colors & Inking - 4
Layout & Flow - 4
Story - 4
Verdict - 3.7 (7.5/10) - (Buy Judge Dredd) SAVE 10%

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