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Wise Wizard Games announced the launch of Wacky Wizard Games, a new brand imprint focused on family-friendly, lightweight games. Three games are planned for release in 2024 as part of this new brand imprint: Star Realms Academy, Caution Signs, and Pack the Essentials. If you are interested and attending PAX Unplugged they will have prototypes of Caution Signs and Pack the Essentials. "We are super excited to be adding this new family friendly product line to our catalog. We wanted to maintain the focus of Wise Wizard Games on strategy card and dice games with geeky themes, and have created Wacky Wizard Games as an umbrella for lightweight games with a more whimsical, cute vibe," shared Debbie Moynihan, COO of Wise Wizard Games. Star Realms Academy Forge your own star realms, overloaded with cuteness! A kid friendly but still fun for grown-ups version of the popular Star Realms deckbuilding game for 2 players. A little less math, no reading necessary, but still tons of fun! 
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Triple Quick Ratings: @Marvel's Thunderbolts, Spider-Man, Ultimates, X-Factor, X-Men, Age of Ultron, Avengers, Daredevil, Deadpool, FF, Gambit


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; Superior Spider-Man #12, Thunderbolts #11, Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #24, Ultimate Comics Ultimates #26, X-Factor #258, X-Men: Legacy #12, Age of Ultron #10AI, Avengers Arena #11, Daredevil #27, Deadpool #12, FF #8, and Gambit #14. 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


Superior Spider-Man #12 - No Escape Part Two: Lockdown


"No Escape" Part 2 of 3


The Raft is complete shutdown. Which means that Spider-Man, Jonah, Glory, and Norah are trapped inside with practically ALL the villains that the Superior Spider-Man has brutalized over the past 12 issues!


It's time for a little payback for the Spider-Slayer, Scorpion, Boomerang, and the Vulture!

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 Cover & Solicit 4/5
Art, Colors & Inking 4/5
Layout & Flow 4/5
Story 4/5
Verdict 4 - (Buy Superior Spider-Man #12) SAVE 10%


Thunderbolts #11 - Red Menace


RED MENACE, part 6!


All the secrets are bared, as the TBOLTS conclude their second arc.


Will the team overcome their mistrust to takeout the supplier of gamma-powered Crimson Dynamos?


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 Cover & Solicit 3/5
Art, Colors & Inking 3/5
Layout & Flow 4/5
Story 4/5
Verdict 3.6 - (Buy Thunderbolts #11) SAVE 10%

Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #24 - Spider-Man No More, Part 2; Cloak and Dager vs. Bombshell


"SPIDER-MAN NO MORE" CONTINUES

 Can Miles return to Spider-Man after everything that's happened?

 There's a new band of superheroes in town!

 What is Ultimate Power Pack?!

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 Cover & Solicit 5/5
Art, Colors & Inking 4/5
Layout & Flow 5/5
Story 5/5
Verdict 5 - (Buy Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #24) SAVE 10%

Ultimate Comics Ultimates #26 - Disassembled Part 2; The Dark Ultimates?!


ULTIMATES DISASSEMBLED PART TWO!!!

 A new dark force has taken the reigns of the world

 The Ultimates are no more. Long live the XXREDACTEDXX

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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 Ultimate Comics Ultimates TPB Disassembled) SAVE 20%

X-Factor #258 - The End of X-Factor, Part 2 of 6


The end begins here.


THE END OF X-FACTOR, part 2 of 6.

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 Cover & Solicit 3/5
Art, Colors & Inking 3/5
Layout & Flow 4/5
Story 4/5
Verdict 3.6 - (Buy X-Factor #258) SAVE 10%


X-Men: Legacy #12 - Invasive Exotic, Part Three


To shut down the anti-mutant science cult known as "Darwyn's Martyrs," Legion is on the verge of making a tremendous sacrifice: forfeiting his mutant powers!


Little does he know, his girlfriend, young X-Man Blindfold, is rushing to his aid...and she's recruited her own ragtag team of X-Men to help her!


And another thing Legion may not know? The mastermind behind Darwyn's Martyrs may just be the villain in possession of his deceased father's brain...(If you're reading this, Legion: Watch out! It's THE RED SKULL!)


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 Cover & Solicit 3/5
Art, Colors & Inking 2/5
Layout & Flow 4/5
Story 5/5
Verdict 3.7 - (Buy X-Men: Legacy #12) SAVE 10%

Age of Ultron #10AI


One of Marvel's most classic characters, Hank Pym, stands at the crossroads!

 Faced with a dilemma only he can solve, Pym gambles his past and his future!

 Some men are beyond redemption! By story's end, Hank Pym will have an entirely new role in the Marvel Universe!

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 Cover & Solicit 5/5
Art, Colors & Inking 3/5
Layout & Flow 4/5
Story 4/5
Verdict 3.9 - (Buy Age of Ultron #10AI) SAVE 10%

Avengers Arena #11 - Game On Part 4 of 5


Hazmat's new romance...with Reptil?

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Cover & Solicit 4/5
Art, Colors & Inking 3/5
Layout & Flow 4/5
Story 4/5
Verdict 3.7 - (Buy Avengers Arena #11) SAVE 10%

Daredevil #27


RED. DEAD. REDEMPTION.

 Two years of the most critically acclaimed series in comics...and it's all been leading to this moment.

 'Close your eyes, Matt Muirdock. Take a deep breath. And feel everything you know slowly close in on you.'

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Cover & Solicit 3/5
Art, Colors & Inking 3/5
Layout & Flow 4/5
Story 5/5
Verdict 4 - (Buy Daredevil #27) SAVE 10%

Deadpool #12 - Damned If You Win, Damned If You Lose


Concluding the 2nd arc of MARVEL NOW! Deadpool!

 Can Wade trust hell to keep their side of his contract?

 Will all of Deadpool's new friends end up dead because of him?

 Are turkey sandwiches better than ham?

 2 of these 3 questions will be answered!

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Rating


Cover & Solicit 3/5
Art, Colors & Inking 4/5
Layout & Flow 4/5
Story 5/5
Verdict 4.3 - (Buy Deadpool TPB Vol. 02 Soul Hunter) SAVE 10%

FF #8 - You Can't Go Home Again


Field trip...into the heart of the Negative Zone!

 Scott Lang has already lost a daughter... watch what happens when he puts it all on the line to save... Bentley-23?

 The shocking reveal of the villain pulling the strings and pitting family against family -- and a rescue mission unlike anything you've ever seen -- FF vs FF!

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Cover & Solicit 2/5
Art, Colors & Inking 2/5
Layout & Flow 3/5
Story 3/5
Verdict 2.6 - (Buy FF #8) SAVE 10%

Gambit #14


Unable to go to his agents at MI13 for help, Pete Wisdom calls in his favor and tasks Gambit with recovering a stolen enchanted artifact.

 And if this cover is any indication, this task is right up the Ragin' Cajun's alley!

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Rating


Cover & Solicit 4/5
Art, Colors & Inking 3/5
Layout & Flow 3/5
Story 4/5
Verdict 3.6 - (Buy Gambit #14) SAVE 10%

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