I’m already eagerly awaiting part 2.Īdvance review copy provided through NetGalley. Gene Luen Yang’s and Gurihiru’s love for the original shows through.
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Unlike many other comic continuations or adaptations of TV shows, Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Promise Part 1 is completely satisfying. (It’s still appropriate for the ages that Avatar: The Last Airbender was appropriate for, however, so no worries there.) There’s still humor throughout, even as the story begins to take a darker turn. The action scenes are beautifully-paced and definitely capture the feel of animation on the static page. It’s a wise transition as these character approach adulthood and will continue to face more adult decisions.
Likewise, Yang writes these characters as older and more mature without sacrificing the personalities we’ve come to know. I love how subtly the characters have aged - they still look like themselves, but everyone’s taller and Aang’s a bit more muscular, Katara a little curvier and Zuko’s face is slightly more angular.
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Gurihiru does a masterful job of capturing the look of the series while still giving it their own style. Toph has started a school for metalbenders, which I’m guessing we’ll see more of in the next book. Sokka tosses out a few good lines as he expresses his horror over the fact his sister, Katara, and Aang are now a couple. Most of the action here focuses on Zuko, which is fair ( Avatar: The Last Airbender was as much about his journey as it was Aang’s, after all) but the other characters aren’t neglected. Zuko and Aang have to face their old conflicts as well as growing up. And obviously, not everything is going as well as planned. After the “Harmony Restoration Movement” is announced, the action picks up a year later. Among them are the Fire Nation colonies in the Earth Kingdom. Despite the defeat of Fire Lord Ozai by Aang and Zuko taking his place, there are still many issues to sort through in the four kingdoms. No, if you haven’t watched the series (and why haven’t you?), you’re going to be pretty lost, despite a quick catch up in the first few pages. Synopsis A century ago, young Avatar Aang, afraid of his new responsibilities, fled from his home and was forced into the ocean by a storm. Yang, along with artist duo Gurihiru, Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Promise Part 1 (2012, Dark Horse), has created a pitch-perfect comic that is a wonderful extension of the animated series.
It seemed like he’d do right by Avatar.Īnd it should be to no one’s surprise that he did.
So it was delightful news when it was announced that Yang would be writing the Avatar: The Last Airbender comic book series that will bridge the gap from the end of the animated series and the upcoming The Legend of Korra (not upcoming fast enough, but that’s another issue). Browse Movies : Upcoming : 2024 - Avatar: The Last Airbender (series) Blitz. Night Shyamalan, starring Noah Ringer, Dev Patel and Nicola Peltz Beckham. Yang understood those things about the series and that’s why he loved it (and that’s why most of us loved it, actually). Watch The Last Airbender, English Movie directed by M.
A lot of people like to bring up that the cartoon was created by a couple of white men, but the Asian influence is clearly respectful and thoughtful. The show is obtainable from various sources, including DVD, the iTunes Store, the Zune Marketplace, the Xbox Live Marketplace, the PlayStation Store, Netflix Instant Play, and the Nicktoons Network.Gene Luen Yang made a comic clearly explaining why he had no interest in the Avatar: The Last Airbender live-action movie. The pilot episode first aired on Februand the series concluded with a widely praised two-hour episode on July 19, 2008. Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America. The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer. On Fire: The (Burning) Case for a Green New Deal. The series follows the adventures of protagonist twelve-year-old Aang and his friends, who must bring peace and unity to the world by ending the Fire Lord's war against the other three nations. A Heartbreaking Work Of Staggering Genius: A Memoir Based on a True Story. Due to this style, the series regularly enters the conversation regarding its consideration as an anime work. The show combined the styles of anime and American cartoons, and relied on the imagery of various East-Asian, Inuit, Indian and South-American societies. Avatar: The Last Airbender is set in an Asian-influenced world wherein some are able to manipulate the classical elements by use of psychokinetic variants of Chinese martial arts known as "bending". The series was created and produced by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, who served as executive producers along with Aaron Ehasz. Avatar: The Last Airbender is an American animated television series that aired for three seasons on Nickelodeon from 2005 to 2008.
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