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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 1-29-2014 Part 3 @DynamiteComics @AspenComics @Marvel @DarkHorseComics @IDWPublishing @DCComics


Here are today's ratings for comics released 1-29-2014; Part 3;
  • Li'l Sonja One-Shot
  • All New Fathom #5
  • Revolutionary War: Knights of Pendragon #1
  • Serenity: Leaves on the Wind #1
  • Star Trek #29
  • Talon #15

Let me know your opinion or if you have any questions and want to discuss anything just leave a comment.

See the Review Rating Overview page for more information on how I rate each comic


Lil Sonja #1 - $3.59

Li'l Sonja is a warrior girl who travels the lands testing her mettle against monsters big and small, a younger pluckier version of the famous She-Devil With a Sword. When Li'l Sonja encounters a town plagued by eccentric bandits, she needs to figure out the pattern behind the thefts and bring the baddies to justice. No task is too tough for our crimson-haired hero. And if that isn't enough, each Li'l book comes with a two-page activity sheet!

Cover & Solicit - 5/5
Art, Colors & Inking - 4/5 - Weighted Double
Layout & Flow - 5/5
Story - 5/5 - Weighted Triple

Verdict - 4.7 (9.5/10)


Lil Sonja #1 (Subscription Cover)

All New Fathom #5 (of 8) (Direct Market Cover A - Cafaro) - $3.19

A new direction in the FATHOM Universe continues! Believing the undersea threat from Vana to be over, Aspen Matthews returns to the surface to try to resume a normal life and finds an old flame waiting for her upon her arrival--Chance Calloway. Meanwhile, tensions rise beneath the surface as the true extent of Vana's scheme begins to manifest, and she reveals her actual target--the Capital city of the Blue, Muria! Writer David Wohl, artist Alex Konat and colorist Beth Sotelo team up once again to bring you the latest adventures of Michael Turner's most beloved creation!

Cover & Solicit - 4/5
Art, Colors & Inking - 3/5 - Weighted Double
Layout & Flow - 5/5
Story - 5/5 - Weighted Triple

Verdict - 4.3 (8.5/10)


All New Fathom #5 (of 8) (Direct Market Cover B - Laiso)

Revolutionary War Knights Of Pendragon #1 - $3.59

Part 3 of 'Revolutionary War' A corporate deep-mining setup unearths an old MYS-TECH base, where magical cloning experiments have been taking place. What mysteries or monsters are waiting in Britain's subterranean bones? Featuring fan-favorite Marvel UK characters Dai Thomas, Pete Wisdom, and Union Jack!

Cover & Solicit - 4/5
Art, Colors & Inking - 4/5 - Weighted Double
Layout & Flow - 2/5
Story - 3/5 - Weighted Triple

Verdict - 3.3 (6.5/10)

Serenity: Leaves on the Wind #1 (Dan Dos Santos cover) (Current Printing) - $2.10

Malcolm Reynolds's crew shook the 'verse to its core when they laid bare the crimes against humanity undertaken by their sinister government-the Alliance. Always outlaws, Mal, a very pregnant Zoe, new pilot River Tam, and the other surviving crew members are in greater danger than ever. Meanwhile, everyone is asking the same question . . . * Buffy 's Season 8 and 9 artist conquers the galaxy! * Executive produced by Joss Whedon! "As a science fiction story, Serenity has it all."-Broken Frontier

Cover & Solicit - 4/5
Art, Colors & Inking - 4/5 - Weighted Double
Layout & Flow - 3/5
Story - 4/5 - Weighted Triple

Verdict - 3.9 (8/10)

Star Trek Ongoing #29 - $3.59

Please visit the Things From Another World website for product details.

Cover & Solicit - 4/5
Art, Colors & Inking - 4/5 - Weighted Double
Layout & Flow - 3/5
Story - 4/5 - Weighted Triple

Verdict - 3.9 (8/10)


Star Trek Ongoing #29 (Subscription Variant)

Talon #15 - $2.39

Flashback to the Talon of the 1920s as we learn more about The Court of Owls!

Cover & Solicit - 3/5
Art, Colors & Inking - 3/5 - Weighted Double
Layout & Flow - 3/5
Story - 4/5 - Weighted Triple

Verdict - 3 (6/10)


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