Avatar: The Last Airbender (comics)
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The Promise hardcover collection | |||
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| Formats | Series of original graphic novels | ||
| Genre | Fantasy comics | ||
| Publication date | January 2012 – Present | ||
| Creative team | |||
| Writer(s) |
Gene Luen Yang Michael Dante DiMartino Bryan Konietzko | ||
| Artist(s) | Gurihiru | ||
| Letterer(s) | Michael Heisler | ||
| Editor(s) | Dave Marshall | ||
The Avatar: The Last Airbender comics are a continuation of the original Nickelodeon animated television series, Avatar: The Last Airbender, created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko.
Titles
Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Lost Adventures
The Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Lost Adventures graphic novel collected long-out-of-print, fan-favorite comics previously published in Nickelodeon Magazine and with the Avatar: The Last Airbender DVD collections, in addition to brand-new comics pages. Published on June 15, 2011, it was an anthology that included twenty-eight stories by various writers and artists, many of whom worked on the original animated series.[1]
| Book | Title | Story | Art | Colors | Lettering |
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| Book One: Water | Bee Calm | Joshua Hamilton John O'Bryan |
Justin Ridge | Hye Jung Kim | Clem Robins |
| Water War | Tim Hedrick | Justin Ridge | Comicraft | ||
| Don't Blow It! | Alsion Wilgus | Elsa Garagarza | Wes Dzioba | ||
| Relics | Johane Matte Joshua Hamilton |
Johane Matte | Hye Jung Kim | ||
| Momo in "Fruit-stand Freestyle" |
Brian Ralph | ||||
| Book Two: Earth | Sleepbending | Joshua Hamilton | Joaquim Dos Santos | Hye Jung Kim | Clem Robins |
| Lessons | Johane Matte | Wes Dzioba | Comicraft | ||
| Sokka the Avatar | Joshua Hamilton | Justin Ridge | Sno Cone Studios | ||
| Dirty is Only Skin Deep | J. Torres | Gurihiru | |||
| Divided We Fall | Frank Pittarese | Justin Ridge | Hye Jung Kim Wes Dzioba | ||
| Reach for the Toph | J. Torres | Corey Lewis | |||
| It's Only Natural! | Johane Matte Joshua Hamilton |
Johane Matte | Wes Dzioba | ||
| Going Home Again | Aaron Ehasz May Chan Katie Mattila Alison Wilgus |
Amy Kim Ganter | |||
| The Bridge | Joshua Hamilton Tim Hedrick Aaron Ehasz Frank Pittarese |
Reagan Lodge | |||
| Book Three: Fire | Private Fire | Joshua Hamilton | Johane Matte | Wes Dzioba | Comicraft |
| Night Animals | Katie Mattila | Justin Ridge | |||
| Boys' Day Out | Alison Wilgus | Gurihiru | |||
| Ember Island Arcade | Corey Lewis | ||||
| Monster Slayer | J. Torres | Gurihiru | |||
| Combustion Man on a Train | Alison Wilgus Rawles Lumumba |
Tom McWeeney | Wes Dzioba | ||
| Swordbending | Alison Wilgus | Justin Ridge | |||
| No Benders Allowed | Elsa Garagarza | ||||
| Love is a Battlefield | J. Torres | Gurihiru | |||
| Dragon Days | Alison Wilgus | Johane Matte (framing sequence) Tom McWeeney (flashback) |
Wes Dzioba | ||
| Game Time! | Katie Mattila | Justin Ridge | Hye Jung Kim | ||
| Bumi VS. Toph | Johane Matte Joshua Hamilton |
Johane Matte | |||
| Bonus Stories | New Recruits | Dave Roman | Justin Ridge | Sno Cone Studios Hye Jung Kim |
Comicraft |
| Gym Time | Alison Wilgus | Ethan Spaulding | Wes Dzioba | ||
Graphic Novel Trilogies
| Title | Date | Story | Script | Art | Collection | Notes | |||
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| The Promise | January 26, 2012 | Michael Dante DiMartino Bryan Konietzko Gene Luen Yang |
Gene Luen Yang | Gurihiru |
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| May 30, 2012 | [2] | ||||||||
| September 26, 2012 | [3] | ||||||||
| The Search | March 20, 2013 | Michael Dante DiMartino Bryan Konietzko Gene Luen Yang |
Gene Luen Yang | Gurihiru |
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| July 10, 2013 | [5] | ||||||||
| October 30, 2013 | [6] | ||||||||
| The Rift | March 5, 2014 | Michael Dante DiMartino Bryan Konietzko Gene Luen Yang |
Gene Luen Yang | Gurihiru |
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| July 16, 2014 | [9] | ||||||||
| November 18, 2014 | [10] | ||||||||
| Smoke and Shadow | September 23, 2015 December 16, 2015 |
Michael Dante DiMartino Bryan Konietzko Gene Luen Yang |
Gene Luen Yang | Gurihiru |
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Issues
In 2013, a short story, titled Rebound, which involved Mai after the events of The Promise Part 2, was featured in Dark Horse's Star Wars/Captain Midnight/Avatar: The Last Airbender FCBD comic.
In 2014, a second short story, titled Shells, which involved Sokka and Suki, was featured in Dark Horse's Avatar: The Last Airbender/Itty Bitty Hellboy/Juice Squeezers FCBD comic.
Film prequel graphic novel
| Title | Date | Story | Script | Art |
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| Zuko's Story | 18 May 2010 | Michael Dante DiMartino Bryan Konietzko Dave Roman Alison Wilgus |
Dave Roman Alison Wilgus |
Nina Matsumoto |
Art books
Aside from the comics, Dark Horse has also released art books for the Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra television series.
| Title | Date | Authors | ISBN | Notes |
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| Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Art of the Animated Series |
19 May 2010 | Michael Dante DiMartino Bryan Konietzko |
ISBN 9781595825049 | [11] |
| The Legend of Korra Book 1: Air – The Art of the Animated Series |
24 July 2013 | Michael Dante DiMartino Bryan Konietzko Joaquim Dos Santos |
ISBN 9781616551681 | [12] |
| The Legend of Korra Book 2: Spirits – The Art of the Animated Series |
3 September 2014 | Michael Dante DiMartino Bryan Konietzko Joaquim Dos Santos |
ISBN 9781616554620 | [13] |
| The Legend of Korra Book 3: Change – The Art of the Animated Series |
21 January 2015 | Michael Dante DiMartino Bryan Konietzko Joaquim Dos Santos |
ISBN 9781616555658 | [14] |
| The Legend of Korra Book 4: Balance – The Art of the Animated Series |
2 September 2015 | Michael Dante DiMartino Bryan Konietzko Joaquim Dos Santos |
ISBN 9781616556877 | [15] |
Library edition hardcovers
Material from the original graphic novels is collected in an over-sized library edition featuring notes from the creators and a sketchbook section.
| Volume | Title | Date | Collects | ISBN | Notes |
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| 1 | The Promise | 20 February 2013 |
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ISBN 9781616550745 | [16] |
| 2 | The Search | 5 February 2014 |
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ISBN 9781616552268 | [17] |
| 3 | The Rift | 24 February 2015 |
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ISBN 9781616555504 | [18] |
References
- ↑ "Avatar: The Last Airbender — The Lost Adventures". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ↑ "Avatar: The Last Airbender — The Promise (Part Two)". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ↑ "Avatar: The Last Airbender — The Promise (Part Three)". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ↑ "Avatar: The Last Airbender — The Search (Part One)". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ↑ "Avatar: The Last Airbender — The Search (Part Two)". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ↑ "Avatar: The Last Airbender — The Search (Part Three)". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
- ↑ Phegley, Kiel. "SDCC Exclusive: Yang Takes "Avatar: The Last Airbender" to "The Rift"". News article. Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
- ↑ "Avatar: The Last Airbender — The Rift (Part One)". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
- ↑ "Avatar: The Last Airbender — The Rift (Part Two)". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
- ↑ "Avatar: The Last Airbender — The Rift (Part Three)". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ↑ "Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Art of the Animated Series". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ↑ "Avatar: The Legend of Korra – Book 1: Air – The Art of the Animated Series". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ↑ "Dark Horse's July 2014 Solicitations". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
- ↑ "The Legend of Korra - Book 3: Change – The Art of the Animated Series". Amazon.com. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
- ↑ "The Legend of Korra - Book 4: Balance – The Art of the Animated Series". Amazon.com. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ↑ "Avatar: The Last Airbender — The Promise (Library Edition Hadrcover)". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ↑ "Avatar: The Last Airbender — The Search (Library Edition Hadrcover)". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- ↑ "Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Rift". Edelweiss. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
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