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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 @ImageComics Released 11-19 & 11-26-2014 @TopCow

With the holiday's I got caught up on my back issues but behind on the new releases, so here are the ratings for Image Comics released 11-19 & 11-26-2014;
  • Dark Engine #4
  • Ody-C #1
  • Rasputin #2
  • Wayward #4
  • Witchblade #179

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

Dark Engine #4 - $3.15

The engine has learned so very much, and now it's ready to hatch in the brutal conclusion to DARK ENGINE's opening arc.

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

Verdict - 3.4 (7/10)

ODYC #1 - $3.59

An epic 26 centuries in the making: In the aftermath of a galactic war a hundred years long, Odyssia the Clever Champion and her compatriots begin their longest, strangest trip yet: the one home. A gender-bent eye-popping psychedelic science fiction odyssey begins HERE, by MATT FRACTION (CASANOVA, SEX CRIMINALS, SATELLITE SAM) and CHRISTIAN WARD (INFINITE VACATION, OLYMPUS). INCLUDES SPECIAL EIGHT-PAGE FOLDOUT!

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

Verdict - 3 (6/10)

Rasputin #2 - $3.15

With the ghost of his dead father for company, Rasputin leaves home for the monastery, where he fights monks, has a chat with God, and meets the man who will eventually murder him.

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

Verdict - 4 (8/10)

Wayward #4 - $3.15

IMAGE COMICS'S SUPERNATURAL SENSATION! A storm rages across Tokyo while secrets are uncovered below the city streets. 'Masterful and authentic' -Ain't It Cool News

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

Verdict - 5 (10/10)

Witchblade #179 - $3.59

Sara Pezzini's fiercest ally in her battles against the supernatural has always been the Witchblade. But what happens if the Witchblade abandons Sara when she needs it most? A shocking turn of events leaves Sara alone and in deadly danger! TOP COW UNIVERSE

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

Verdict - 4 (8/10)

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