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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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Triple Quick Ratings: @Marvel's Hawkeye, Journey into Mystery, Nova, Avengers, X-Men, X-Force, Daredevil, Deadpool


I was getting a little behind again so I'm clearing out my backlog, so here's a triple dose of today's Quick Ratings for Marvel's; Hawkeye #11, Journey into Mystery #653, Nova #5, Secret Avengers #5, Ultimate Comics X-Men #28, Uncanny X-Force #7, X-Men #2, Young Avengers #6, Avengers #15, Avengers A.I. #1, Daredevil: Dark Nights #2, and Deadpool Kills Deadpool #1. 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


Hawkeye #11 - Pizza Is My Business


THE breakout character of 2012... becomes the breakout character of 2013... as PIZZA DOG gets his own issue.


Literally... the entire issue... it's all from the dog's point-of-view.


Pizza Dog gets hired to solve a crime -- the grizzly murder that shocked Team Hawkguy -- and the only thing more shocking than THAT... is what happens the end of THIS.


Seriously. This is not a joke! Even the coloring. Dog issue. We're all gettin' fired. PLEASE READ...


"Pizza is my Business" ...before it's too late for us.

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 Cover & Solicit 3/5
Art, Colors & Inking 3/5
Layout & Flow 3/5
Story 4/5
Verdict 3.4 - (Buy Hawkeye #11) SAVE 10%


Journey into Mystery #653 - Seeds of Destruction Part II


After the devastation of last issue, death and destiny come crashing down in deep space.


Can the burly Beta Ray Bill and the scorching Sif deny their fiery past?


Do they want to?


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 Cover & Solicit 4/5
Art, Colors & Inking 4/5
Layout & Flow 4/5
Story 5/5
Verdict 4.4 - (Buy Journey Into Mystery #653) SAVE 25%

Nova #5 - Chapter Five: Victory


The origin of the most talked about new character of the year comes to a shattering conclusion.

 Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness, two of the most popular creators in comics, bring you an Infinite-ly dramatic turning point in the life of Nova as he discovers that something out in the galaxy is threatening everything he knows.

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 Cover & Solicit 3/5
Art, Colors & Inking 5/5
Layout & Flow 4/5
Story 5/5
Verdict 4.6 - (Buy Nova #5) SAVE 10%

Secret Avengers #5 - Barbuda


"Barbuda"

 Showdown on AIM Island: The Secret Avengers vs. The New High Council of AIM!

 S.H.I.E.L.D. will never be the same!

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Cover & Solicit 2/5
Art, Colors & Inking 3/5
Layout & Flow 4/5
Story 4/5
Verdict 3.4 - (Buy Secret Avengers #5) SAVE 10%

Ultimate Comics X-Men #28 - Natural Resources, Part Five; Utopia United!


"NATURAL RESOURCES" AFTERMATH


The Kitty Pryde/Jean Grey showdown begins here!


Utopia or Tian? Make your choice.


Can Mach Two rejoin the fold? Will she?

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 Cover & Solicit 3/5
Art, Colors & Inking 4/5
Layout & Flow 4/5
Story 5/5
Verdict 4.3 - (Buy Ultimate Comics X-Men #28) SAVE 10%


Uncanny X-Force #7


Secrets from the future and the past come to haunt Uncanny X-Force!


What does Fantomex want from Betsy?


What does Betsy want from Cluster?


What does Cluster want from Fantomex?


What does Bishop want from the 21st century? A body count or a good burger?


And Los Angeles, lock up your humans: there's a new mutant on the loose!


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 Cover & Solicit 3/5
Art, Colors & Inking 3/5
Layout & Flow 3/5
Story 3/5
Verdict 3 - (Buy Uncanny X-Force #7) SAVE 10%

X-Men #2 - Primer: Part 2 of 3


The school is on lockdown...but if the bad guys can't get out, neither can the X-Men!

 John Sublime is back, but is one of the X-Men's scariest villains not who we should be afraid of?

 Who or what is Arkea?

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 Cover & Solicit 4/5
Art, Colors & Inking 3/5
Layout & Flow 5/5
Story 5/5
Verdict 4.3 - (Buy X-Men #2) SAVE 10%

Young Avengers #6 - The Toll


Ever wonder what the super hero equivalent of a terrible soul-sucking talent-wasting temp job is? You haven't? Oh go on. Actually, don't. We've done it for you and written a story about it. This one.

 Wonder what Tommy (aka Speed) has been up to? Discover herein.

 Wonder why mutant David Alleyne (aka Prodigy) hasn't been even in the background in any one of the eight thousand X-books? Discover that herein too.

 Existential horror turns cosmic horror as something emerges from the shadows of the past. It seems the Young Avengers have yet one more thing to worry about.

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Cover & Solicit 2/5
Art, Colors & Inking 3/5
Layout & Flow 3/5
Story 2/5
Verdict 2.4 - (Buy Young Avengers #6) SAVE 10%

Avengers #15 - Sent and Received


"ECHO TERRA"

 Prelude to INFINITY: Part Two.

 Aliens races fleeing an intergalactic terror crash to Earth, just as the Avengers are occupied with the now-active Origin Sites!

 Captain Universe and Manifold take a trip across the universe.

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Cover & Solicit 3/5
Art, Colors & Inking 3/5
Layout & Flow 3/5
Story 4/5
Verdict 3.4 - (Pre-Order Avengers Prem HC Vol. 03 Infinity Prelude Now) SAVE 20%

Avengers A.I. #1 - Initiate: Chapter 1


HARDER. BETTER. FASTER. STRANGER.

 The triumph of Hank Pym turns to tragedy for the human race...an unfathomable Pandora's Box of destruction!

 When a brave new world is unleashed, only one team of Earth's Mightiest Heroes can save us from the future - AVENGERS A.I.!

 THE VISION! HANK PYM! VICTOR MANCHA! DOOMBOT! The mysterious ALEXIS! MONICA CHANG, AGENT OF S.H.I.E.L.D.!

 The AGE OF ULTRON is over! The AGE OF A.I. is NOW!

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Cover & Solicit 4/5
Art, Colors & Inking 3/5
Layout & Flow 3/5
Story 3/5
Verdict 3.1 - (Buy Avengers A.I. #1) SAVE 10%

Daredevil: Dark Nights #2 - Angels Unaware, Part 2: Hannah's Heart Hannah's Hope


A gorgeous new series featuring the greatest talents in comics brings you the rest of the Man Without Fear's story!

 The mother-of-all blizzards has completely shut down NYC, Daredevil's recovering from a severe concussion - and is the only hope for a little girl in desperate need of a heart transplant!

 Daredevil Legend Lee Weeks returns for Angels Unaware!

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Cover & Solicit 3/5
Art, Colors & Inking 3/5
Layout & Flow 3/5
Story 3/5
Verdict 3 - (Buy Daredevil: Dark Nights #2) SAVE 10%

Deadpool Kills Deadpool #1


The final act of the Deadpool Killogy begins!

 Deadpool sets his sites on the ultimate target...himself!

 Contains over 700% of your daily recommended Deadpool!

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Cover & Solicit 4/5
Art, Colors & Inking 4/5
Layout & Flow 5/5
Story 5/5
Verdict 4.6 - (Pre-Order Deadpool Kills Deadpool TPB) SAVE 20%

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