Sequel to the Last Avatar – What Happen to The Avatar before The Legend Of Korra
Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Promise is a graphic novel written by Gene Yang and illustrated by Gurihiru. It is a sequel to Avatar: The Last Airbender and a prequel to The Legend of Korra, both created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko. Part 1 of the The Promise , was released on January 25, 2012, Part 2 was launched on May 30, 2012 and Part 3 is scheduled for released on September 26, 2012.
The Storyline is set one year after the conclusion of the original series, Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Promise details the adventures of Avatar Aang and his friends soon after the War, and will progress to the New sequel series The Legend of Korra
The events of The Promise Part 1 begin immediately after the last episode of the original series, "Sozin's Comet: The Final Battle", but after a few pages move forward one year.
The events of The Promise Part 1 begin immediately after the last episode of the original series, "Sozin's Comet: The Final Battle", but after a few pages move forward one year.
Although the War is now over, tensions run high as Aang and Zuko are put on a "collision course" after the Avatar travels to a Fire Nation colony and finds "tension between neighbors" – a threat that may "shatter the world's newfound peace". The unfinished conversation between Zuko andOzai about the whereabouts of Ursa, Zuko's long lost mother is completed, but the conversation takes a different path after Zuko asks the question and her fate still remains unknown. Negotiations with Earth King Kuei and the beginning of the Harmony Restoration Movement commence.
Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise, Part 1 [Paperback]
Michael Dante DiMartino (Author), Brian Konietzko (Author), Gene Luen Yang (Author), Bryan Gurihiru (Author)
Gene Luen Yang began drawing comic books in the fifth grade. In 1997, he received a Xeric Grant for Gordon Yamamoto and the King of the Geeks, his first comics work. He has since written and drawn a number of titles, including Level Up and Prime Baby. American Born Chinese, his first graphic novel from First Second, was a National Book Award finalist, as well as the winner of the Printz Award and an Eisner Award. He also won an Eisner for The Eternal Smile, a collaboration with Derek Kirk Kim.
Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise, Part 2 [Paperback]
Gene Luen Yang (Author), Michael Dante DiMartino (Author), Bryan Konietzko (Author), Gurihiru (Author)
Avatar: The Last Airbender creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko continue the story right where the TV series left off! Aang and Katara are working tirelessly for peace when an impasse between Fire Lord Zuko and Earth King Kuei over Fire Nation colonies within the borders of the Earth Nation threatens to plunge the world back into war! Meanwhile, Sokka must help Toph prepare her hapless first class of metalbending students to defend their school against a rival class of firebenders! Written by Eisner winner and National Book Award nominee Gene Luen Yang (American Born Chinese) and drawn by Gurihiru (Thor and the Warriors Four), this is the adventure Avatar fans have been craving!
Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise, Part 3 [Paperback]
Gene Yang (Author), Michael Dante DiMartino (Author), Bryan Konietzko (Author), Gurihiru (Illustrator)
Avatar: The Last Airbender creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko bring The Promise to its explosive conclusion! The Harmony Restoration Movement has failed, and the four nations are plunged back into war! In the midst of the battle, can Aang and Fire Lord Zuko mend the rift between them, or will Aang be forced to take actions that cant be undone? Written by Eisner winner and National Book Award nominee Gene Luen Yang (American Born Chinese) and drawn by Gurihiru (Thor and the Warriors Four), this is the adventure Avatar fans have been craving!