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HotShot Pickleball @hspickleball is Live on @kickstarter

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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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Quick Ratings: @Marvel X-Men, X-Factor & A+X

X-Factor #250 CoverX-Men #40 CoverA+X #4 CoverAstonishing X-Men #58 Cover

Here are today's "Quick Ratings". Included are Marvel's X-Factor #250 - Hell On Earth War Part One, X-Men #40 - Tin Man, Part 1, A+X #4 - The Beast + The Amazing Spider-Man - Planet of the Beasts!; Captain America + Quentin Quire - The New Deal?!, and Astonishing X-Men #58. 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

X-Factor #250 - Hell On Earth War Part One


A year of X-FACTOR stories culminates here in the first part of "HELL ON EARTH WAR"!

 The various Hell lords battle for domination in a war that was triggered by the seven billionth soul born on Earth, and only X-Factor can avoid the entire world going up in flames!

 This is the beginning of the end for X-Factor as you know it...

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Rating


Cover & Solicit 5/5

Art, Colors & Inking 4/5

Layout & Flow 5/5

Story 4/5

Verdict 4.3


X-Men #40 - Tin Man, Part 1


The end of an era!


What happens to a team when they lose the trust that binds them?


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Rating


Cover & Solicit 4/5

Art, Colors & Inking 4/5

Layout & Flow 5/5

Story 4/5

Verdict 4


A+X #4 - The Beast + The Amazing Spider-Man - Planet of the Beasts!; Captain America + Quentin Quire - The New Deal?!


Storm and Black Panther's first post-AVX encounter! Avengers vs X-Men torn their union asunder, but can they put their past aside to take down a major threat in the present?

Note the solicit for this issue is more appropriate for A+X #3


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Rating


Cover & Solicit 4/5

Art, Colors & Inking 5/5

Layout & Flow 5/5

Story 5/5

Verdict 4.9


Astonishing X-Men #58


Warbird is on the run, labeled an enemy of Earth as well as of the Shi'Ar! The X-Men must choose whether to help her or bring her in. What's the secret of the alien artifact she's uncovered?


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Rating


Cover & Solicit 4/5

Art, Colors & Inking 3/5

Layout & Flow 5/5

Story 5/5

Verdict 4.3

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