Name: Leo Bernard's review of Avatar: the Last Airbender - Smoke and Shadow Part Two by Gene Luen Yang
Item: Avatar: the Last Airbender - Smoke and Shadow Part Two
Rating: 5
Author: Leo Bernard

Gene Luen Yang

Written by a best-selling graphic novel team and in collaboration with the show's creators, Smoke and Shadow is the perfect companion series to Airbender. Written in collaboration with Avatar: The Last Airbender and Legend of Korra creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, this is the ultimate continuation of Avatar and the perfect companion to Legend of Korra (Dark Horse; also available).

Avatar: the Last Airbender - Smoke and Shadow Part Two

Leo Bernard

When Avatar Aang and his friends embark on a journey to honor an Air Nomad holiday, a cryptic visit from the spirit of Avatar Yangchen leads Aang to a refinery operating on sacred land, and soon everyone is in peril from a dangerous ancient spirit.

Avatar: the Last Airbender - the Rift Library Edition

Bria

I was expecting a bigger climax but +1 for toph

Michael Dante DiMartino

Bryan Konietzko

"Created by Bryan Konietzko, Michael Dante DiMartino"--Preliminaries.

Avatar: the Last Airbender--Smoke and Shadow Library Edition

Avatar: the Last Airbender--North and South Library Edition

I really like smoke and shadow and this kinda fell short

Immediately following the Avatar's adventures chronicled in The Promise, this remarkable omnibus that collects parts 1-3 of The Search, from Airbender creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko! For years, fans of Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra have burned with one question--what happened to Fire Lord Zuko's mother? Finding a clue at last, Zuko enlists the aid of Team Avatar--and the most unlikely ally of all--to help uncover the biggest secret of his life.

Avatar: The Last Airbender--The Search Omnibus

** spoiler alert **
           I haaate that Zuko always gets the short end of the stick. Why'd his mom have to choose someone else over him? I know she said she'll always love him, but obviously she didn't love him enough.

Faith Erin Hicks

Aang faces a decision from which there is no return! When Aang, Katara, Sokka, and Toph return to Earthen Fire Industries--the factory owned by Toph's father--Aang is surprised when their arrival is met with a cold shoulder. As soon as the team is asked for help at a business council meeting, the reason for the slight becomes clear: a massive bender-versus-non-bender conflict has gripped the town and is threatening to turn violent. In order to heal the divide and save the town, Aang and the team will all face tough decisions about power and identity that could tear them apart. Written by Faith Erin Hicks (The Adventures of Superhero Girl, The Nameless City) and drawn by Peter Wartman (Stonebreaker), in collaboration with Avatar: The Last Airbender creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, this is the ultimate continuation of Avatar! Collects Avatar: The Last Airbender - Imbalance parts 1-3 (ATLA volumes 16-18).

Avatar: the Last Airbender--Imbalance Library Edition

This didn't feel like a good ending. Smoke and Shadow felt more final than this, but at least it's a good transition to the LOK.

Avatar Aang travels to the spirit world to parley with an ancient power; bringing Fire Lord Zuko ever closer to discovering the truth about his mother's fate--and his own past. Yet Zuko's sister Azula is becoming increasingly dangerous; threatening to ruin everything that Zuko; Aang; Katara; and Sokka have struggled to achieve on their search! * The official continuation of Airbender from its creators; Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko!

Avatar: the Last Airbender - the Search Part 3

Monicap

Really? Really? You gave me that amazing plot twist and then just take it away like that. So lame.

"Comics & graphic novels/Media tie-in"--Back cover.

Avatar: the Last Airbender--North and South Part Two

Sarah Sammis

Avatar: The Last Airbender - North and South, Part Two by Gene Luen Yang continues the plot of Part One in the Southern Tribe village, turned city. Katara and Sokka are upset over their father's new girl friend, a developer from the Northern Tribes. They have a festival to attend where Malina and Maliq will be introducing their development plans.

Children are disappearing in the Fire Nation capitol! Avatar Aang and his friends are doing everything in their power to save them--but will it be enough?! What's worse, when Azula--the mad sister of Fire Lord Zuko--appears on the scene, Zuko locks down the capitol to catch her, igniting fear and riots in the streets! Will Zuko follow in his evil father's footsteps in order to save those he holds dear?! Written and drawn by the creative team behind the best-selling The Promise, The Search and The Rift, Gene Luen Yang and Gurihiru, in collaboration with Avatar: The Last Airbender and Legend of Korra creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, this is the ultimate continuation of Avatar and the perfect companion to Legend of Korra!

Avatar: the Last Airbender-Smoke and Shadow Part Three

Katara is shocked to find that her beloved village has become a bustling city, with none other than their father, Hakoda, in charge! A Northerner named Malina seems to be behind this change, pushing the North and South to be more unified. but what are her true goals? Written and drawn by the creative team behind the best-selling The Search, The Rift, and Smoke and Shadow, Gene Luen Yang and Gurihiru, in collaboration with Avatar: The Last Airbender and Legend of Korra creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko.

Avatar: the Last Airbender--North and South Part One

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While planning to celebrate Yangchen's festival, Aang is visited by the spirit of Yangchen herself who leads him to discover a refinery on land sacred to the Airbenders that may be causing the pollution he finds there.

Avatar: the Last Airbender - the Rift Part 1

Team Avatar find themselves up to their necks in trouble as mysterious forces threaten to destroy land once sacred to the Airbenders. Original.

Avatar: the Last Airbender - the Rift Part 2

"Children are disappearing in the Fire Nation capitol! Avatar Aang and his friends are doing everything in their power to save them--but will it be enough?! What's worse, when Azula--the mad sister of Fire Lord Zuko--appears on the scene, Zuko locks down the capitol to catch her, igniting fear and riots in the streets! Will Zuko follow in his evil father's footsteps in order to save those he holds dear?!"--Amazon.com.

Smoke and shadow. Part three

Avatar, the Last Airbender

Nephew! Uncle!

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Gurihiru

Michael Heisler

Following the war, Aang travels to a colony in the center of Earth Nation where friction between neighbors threatens the world's new peace, pitting the Avatar against one of his closest friends.

The promise. Part 1

Gurihiru (ART)

Aang and Katara work to maintain peace between the Fire Lord Zuko and Earth King Kuei, while Sokka helps Toph prepare her metalbending school to defend itself against a rival class of firebenders.

The Promise

Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Promise by Gene Luen Yang was originally published in three parts over the course of 2012. It has since been repackaged as a 240 page omnibus. Since the endings of parts one and two seemed rather arbitrary to me, I'm reviewing The Promise as one work, even though I read it in its original three parts.

The Promise assumes two things of its readers: familiarity with the original Avatar: The Last Airbender animated series and the more recent one, Avatar: The Legend of Korra. These comics come in the time after the defeat of the Fire Lord and the founding of Republic City.

Most of The Promise centers on a single Fire Nation colony on the outer edge of the Earth Kingdom. While both sides claim sovereignty over it, neither side seems willing to ask the residents what they want or what they think is best for their community. The problem is that a new hybrid culture has arisen out of occupation. There are blended families now.

But it's really not until the final third that all the themes come to a head. Aang for instance is horrified at seeing a local fan club wearing the sacred tattoos and clothing of the Air Nomads. It's through his own pain and feeling torn between the nomad life which he so desperately misses, and his new life with Katara (oogies, as her brother puts it), that he begins to see how the war and occupation has changed things for everyone.

For those wondering whatever happened to Zuko's mother, the next set of three books, The Search, will try to answer that question. That series starts in April 2013.

Avatar: the Last Airbender--North and South Part Three

Reading this volume, it's obvious that it's the end of Yang's time writing for Avatar. Open plot threads are sewn together nicely and neatly. The foundation for plots needed for Korra is laid. It's a good last volume but as a stand alone it lacks the drive and punch of previous ones.

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"Created by Bryan Konietzko, Michael Dante DeMartino"--Half title page.

Avatar: the Last Airbender-Imbalance Part One

It's been five years since I read and reviewed "The Rift" and my faulty memory made diving into Hick's story harder than it should have been. Beyond that the story's a little rough around the edges but this is her first time writing these characters beyond a short in an anthology. That said, it was good enough for me to purchase Part Two which came out in April. I have it on hand and will be reading it soon.

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Ryan 

4.5 stars

if only this was made as a continuation of the tv show, this is the part of the show that everyone needs to see. it really blends politics, cultural appropriation, and racial/cultural tensions well into this world. even though i only watched a couple of episodes of the legend of korra, i feel that this book sets the origins of the post-racial and urbanization-ist (is that a word lol) worldbuilding of LOK.

probably 3.5-3.75 stars, my least favorite of the atla comics so far

4.5 stars

lowkey gave me anxiety but the closure was what i needed; i also didn't expect politics to be weaved into the story that's nuanced

3.5 stars

i thought it was alright, the themes of bigotry/supremacy and the psychology behind that was interesting but the art style is very different from the other comics that felt like this book is a different entity and the villain felt lackluster in explaining her reasoning and beliefs that makes her an antagonist.

it's good to know where republic city came from so if you're curious about the origins, this is a good place to know

"A collection of stories featuring the characters from Avatar: the last airbender."--Provided by publisher.

Avatar: the Last Airbender - Team Avatar Tales

there are some artwork that i wasn't a fan of (the first story was lowkey disturbing) and some of them were really nice (origami was my favorite story in terms of the art)

"Created in consultation with original series writer Tim Hedrick!"--Page 4 of cover.

Avatar: the Last Airbender--Suki, Alone

12/9/20 - FINALLY, WE NEED TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HER POST-ATLA! hopefully this can answer how come no one was mentioning her in LOK

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