FIRST LOOKS

FIRST LOOK: TRANSFORMERS: ENERGON #21

Transformers: Energon #21 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from Dreamwave Productions. The issue is written by Simon Furman, penciled by Guido Guidi, inked by Elaine To and colored by David Cheung.

Here's how Dreamwave describes the issue:

"As Scorponok targets Kicker, convinced that he can fast-track their Energon program, so Optimus Prime faces off against Unicron's Four Horsemen on Cybertrong. Trapped, outgunned, Prime can only wonder helplessly at the fate of Earth. Unless, that is, he and his fellow Autobots get a helping hand from Sig Omega... and the Spark of Combination!"

Tranformers: Engergon #21 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.95.

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FIRST LOOK: STAR WARS TALES #19

Star Wars Tales #19 will arrive in stores on April 14 from Dark Horse Comics. The issue is by Andrew Robinson, Scott Kurtz, Jim Royal, Sean Murphy, Jim Pascoe, Haden Blackman, Lucas Marangon and others.

Here's how Dark Horse describes the issue:

"A hyperdrive malfunction sends the Mellinnium Falcon massively off course trapping Han Solo galaxies away from his home system. Now stranded lightyears from everything he knows, Han must fight the life threatening hazards of the jungle filled world that has become his prison. Will he be able to fix the Falcon and return to all he knows and loves? This is one Star Wars story that you wonąt want to miss! Also in this issue, Scott 'PvP' Kurtz's tale of high-school angst--Star Wars style."

Usagi Yojimbo #74 will be 64 pages and will cost $5.99.

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FIRST LOOK: BATMAN: HARLEY & IVY #1

Batman: Harley and Ivy #1 will arrive in stores on April 28 from DC Comics. The issue is written by Paul Dini, with art by Bruce Timm and Shane Glines and a painted cover by Timm.

Here's how DC describes the issue:

"The highly anticipated miniseries by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm -- the superstar creators of Batman: The Animated Series -- kicks off. A snafu by Harley sends Poison Ivy back to Arkham, and Ivy swears off working with Harley forever. But Harley won't take no for an answer, so when Ivy breaks out and heads to South America, Harley's right behind her. Oily politicians and cutthroat mercenaries abound."

Batman: Harley and Ivy #1 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.50.

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Batman Adventures: Dangerous Dames and Demons TPB Paul Dini and Bruce Timm were two of the primal forces that rewrote the rules for television animation with their work on The Batman Adventures . Inspired as they were by the comics they read as kids, it seems only fitting that they would bring their talents to the printed page as well as to the TV screen. Their first comics collaboration, Batman: Mad Love , garnered tremendous critical acclaim and won the 1994 Eisner and Harvey awards for Best Single Issue, as well as the Thunderbolt Award for Best Graphic Novel. The following year after their story "Laughter After Midnight" was a 1995 Eisner nominee for Best Short Story. Now all of the best of Dini and Timm's collaborations in the world of the Dark Knight - many of them long out-of-print - are collected here for the first time, presenting readers with the fruits of a truly inspired partnership. This book collects: Batman Adventures Annual #s 1-2 Batman Adventures: Mad Love Adventures in the DC Universe #3