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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 @DarkHorseComics Star Wars, Clown Fatale


Here are today's Quick Ratings for Dark Horse Comics' Star Wars: Legacy #8, Star Wars: Dark Times - A Spark Remains #4, The Star Wars #3, and Clown Fatale #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


Star Wars: Legacy #8



Ania Solo and Imperial Knight Jao’s search for Sith leads to the poisoned Mon Calamari homeworld of Dac—where their ship is boarded by pirates who have taken over the planet’s orbiting shipyards.

 Jao senses the dark side at work—especially when he and Ania are marked for death!

 Sith, pirates, and the planet of the dead!

Preview



Rating


Cover & Solicit - 3
Art, Colors & Inking - 3
Layout & Flow - 3
Story - 3
Verdict - 3 (6/10) - (Buy Star Wars Legacy) SAVE 10%


Star Wars: Dark Times - A Spark Remains #4 - Part 4


Darth Vader is on the trail of one Jedi—little does he know that even more Jedi are aware of his search and his impending arrival on their planet. The Jedi and their friends are waiting with a trap to end Vader for good. But this is a dark lord of the Sith they will be battling—and nothing is certain!

 A few of the last surviving Jedi plant a trap for Darth Vader!

Preview



Rating


 Cover & Solicit - 3
Art, Colors & Inking - 4
Layout & Flow - 3
Story - 4
Verdict - 3.7 (7.5/10) - (Buy Star Wars: Dark Times - A Spark Remains) SAVE 10%

The Star Wars #3


A Queen steps down! The Hidden Fortress destroyed! The Imperial army on the march!

 Annikin Starkiller and Princess Leia rescue two wayward droids in the desert, Darth Vader recruits a famous Knight of the Sith to his army, and a squad of lazersword-wielding Stormtroopers attempt to arrest Jedi General Luke Skywalker!

 The adaptation of George Lucas’s original rough-draft screenplay for Star Wars!

 The Star Wars you thought you’d never see!

Preview



Rating


Cover & Solicit - 3
Art, Colors & Inking - 3
Layout & Flow - 4
Story - 5
Verdict - 4 (8/10) - (Buy The Star Wars) SAVE 10%

Clown Fatale #1



Sexy female clowns are mistaken for contract killers and abandon their shabby traveling circus for a world of violence and cruelty—with clown makeup.

 Featuring covers by Tim Seeley (Hack/Slash, Revival)

 By Victor Gischler (Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Spike—A Dark Place, Punisher MAX, X-Men)!

Preview


WARNING: Clown Fatale is for Mature Readers the preview may contain images unsuitable for some viewers.


Rating


Cover & Solicit - 4
Art, Colors & Inking - 4
Layout & Flow - 5
Story - 5
Verdict - 4.6 (9/10) - (Buy Clown Fatale) SAVE 10%

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