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Sunday, March 31, 2013

Book #25- Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Search Part 1

Title- Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Search Part 1
Author- Gene Luen Yang and Gurihiru (Art)
Genre- Fantasy
Pages-76
Pages to date-7,029

The Good:
This is what every Avatar fan has been waiting for. Finally, we get to find out what happened to Zuko's mom. Unlike The Promise, which showed much regression in Zuko's character, this installment shows him at his best, which is what readers want to see.

The Bad:
Zuko makes some questionable (that's putting it lightly, more like idiotic) decisions without much evidence to support those decisions. As a fan of the character, I hope this issue is resolved in parts 2 and 3.
Also, I wish they would publish all three parts at once. Waiting until late July for part 2 and even later for part 3 will not be pleasant.

The Verdict:
A must for any Avatar fan, but it's probably a good idea just to wait until all three parts are out. 

Sunday, October 28, 2012

Book #11- Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Promise

Title- Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Promise Parts 1,2, and 3
Author- Bryan Konietzko & Michael Dante DiMartino
Series- Divided into 3 books of 80 pages each
Genre- Fantasy
Pages- 240
Pages to date- 2,979

The Good:
This series feeds the craving for more Avatar. The story is pretty interesting as well.

The Bad:
There just isn't enough. The books are mostly pictures and there is very little dialogue, even for a comic book.
Zuko kind of regresses as a character, and, while it makes for a good story catalyst, it isn't what fans want to see.
Cool aspects of the story are just glossed over, like Toph's metal-bending school.
While there are teasers for the story of Zuko's mother, it is pushed back until the next series (The Search), out March 2013.

The Verdict:
This series is good for a quick refresher on the Avatar world, but it won't satisfy loyal fans as much as it should.