Avatar: The Last Airbender (comics)

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Avatar: The Last Airbender
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The Promise hardcover collection
Publication information
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
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

A series of graphic novels trilogies written by Gene Yang and published by Dark Horse Comics that serve as a continuation of the Avatar: The Last Airbender television series.

Title Date Story Script Art Notes
The Promise January 26, 2012 Michael Dante DiMartino
Bryan Konietzko
Gene Luen Yang		 Gene Luen Yang Gurihiru
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 [4]
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 [7][8]
July 16, 2014 [9]
November 18, 2014 [10]
Smoke and Shadow October 6, 2015 Michael Dante DiMartino
Bryan Konietzko
Gene Luen Yang		 Gene Luen Yang Gurihiru
December 29, 2015
April 12, 2016[11]
North and South September 28, 2016 Michael Dante DiMartino
Bryan Konietzko
Gene Luen Yang		 Gene Luen Yang Gurihiru
January 25, 2017
April 26, 2017[12]

Free Comic Book Day issues

Since 2013, there has been a short comic of Avatar: The Last Airbender in each of Dark Horse's Free Comic Book Day comics.

Title Date Story Art Collection
Rebound May 4, 2013 Gene Yang Ryan Hill Star Wars - Captain Midnight - Avatar: The Last Airbender
Shells May 3, 2014 Gene Yang Faith Erin Hicks Avatar: The Last Airbender - Itty Bitty Hellboy - Juice Squeezers
Sisters May 2, 2015 Gene Yang Carla Speed McNeil Avatar: The Last Airbender - Plants vs. Zombies - Bandette

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
1 The Promise 20 February 2013
  • The Promise 1-3
 ISBN 9781616550745 [13]
2 The Search 5 February 2014
  • The Search 1-3
 ISBN 9781616552268 [14]
3 The Rift 24 February 2015
  • The Rift 1-3
 ISBN 9781616555504 [15]
4 Smoke and Shadow 21 September 2016
  • Smoke and Shadow 1-3
 ISBN 9781506700137 [16]

Film prequel graphic novel

Zuko's Story is a short comic that serves as a prequel to the 2010 film, The Last Airbender.

Title Date Story Script Art
Zuko's Story 18 May 2010 Michael Dante DiMartino
Bryan Konietzko
Dave Roman
Alison Wilgus		 Dave Roman
Alison Wilgus		 Nina Matsumoto

References

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  11. ↑ http://www.amazon.com/Avatar-Last-Airbender-Smoke-Shadow-Three/dp/1616558385/
  12. ↑ http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/exclusive-new-avatar-the-last-airbender-graphic-novel-series-debuts-in-2016
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