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Avatar: The Last Airbender
Cover of The Promise collection
The Promise hardcover collection
Created byMichael Dante DiMartino
Bryan Konietzko
Publication information
Title(s)
The Lost Adventures (2011)
The Promise (3 parts, 2012)
The Search (3 parts, 2013)
The Rift (3 parts, 2014)
Smoke and Shadow (3 parts, 2015–16)
North and South (3 parts, 2016–17)
Imbalance (3 parts, 2018–19)
Team Avatar Tales (2019)
FormatsSeries of original graphic novels
GenreAdventure, fantasy
Publication dateJune 2005 – present
Creative team
Writer(s)Gene Luen Yang
Faith Erin Hicks
Michael Dante DiMartino
Bryan Konietzko
Artist(s)Gurihiru
Letterer(s)Michael Heisler
Colorist(s)Naoko Kawano
Ryan Hill
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. The series includes The Lost Adventures, published from 2005 to 2011 and set between episodes of the original series, and the graphic novel trilogies, published since 2012 and set a few years after the original series. A related comic series, taking place seven decades later, The Legend of Korra, began publication in 2017.

Short stories

Free Comic Book Day issues

Since 2011, there have been four short comics of Avatar: The Last Airbender or The Legend of Korra at Free Comic Book Day offerings from Dark Horse Comics.

Title Date Story Art Colors FCBD issue
"Relics" May 7, 2011 Johane Matte
Joshua Hamilton 		Johane Matte Hye Jung Kim Avatar: The Last Airbender / Star Wars: The Clone Wars
"Rebound" May 4, 2013 Gene Luen Yang Ryan Hill Star Wars / Captain Midnight / Avatar: The Last Airbender
"Shells" May 3, 2014 Gene Luen Yang Faith Erin Hicks Cris Peter Avatar: The Last Airbender / Itty Bitty Hellboy / Juice Squeezers
"Sisters" May 2, 2015 Gene Luen Yang Carla Speed McNeil Jenn Manley Lee Avatar: The Last Airbender / Plants vs. Zombies / Bandette

The Lost Adventures

The Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Lost Adventures graphic novel is a collection of long-out-of-print, fan-favorite comics previously published in Nickelodeon Magazine and the Avatar: The Last Airbender DVD collections between 2005 and 2011. It also includes the Free Comic Book Day issue "Relics" and all-new comics. Published on June 15, 2011, it is an anthology that includes twenty-eight stories by various writers and artists, many of whom worked on the original animated series.[1]

Team Avatar Tales

Avatar: The Last Airbender – Team Avatar Tales is the second anthology book, collecting the 2013–2015 Free Comic Book Day stories along with all-new stories. The book is scheduled for publication on October 2, 2019.[2] Creators include Gene Luen Yang, Dave Scheidt, Sara Goetter, Ron Koertge, Kiku Hughes, Faith Erin Hicks, Ryan Hill, Carla Speed McNeil, Little Corvus, and Coni Yovaniniz.

Graphic novel trilogies

A series of graphic novels trilogies published by Dark Horse Comics serve as a continuation of Avatar: The Last Airbender television series. The first five stories are written by Gene Luen Yang and drawn by artist team Gurihiru. In December 2018, Faith Erin Hicks took over as writer with Peter Wartman as artist.[3]

Title Date Story Script Art Colors Notes
The Promise January 26, 2012 Michael Dante DiMartino
Bryan Konietzko
Gene Luen Yang 		Gene Luen Yang Gurihiru [4]
May 30, 2012 [5]
September 26, 2012 [6]
The Search March 20, 2013 Michael Dante DiMartino
Bryan Konietzko
Gene Luen Yang 		Gene Luen Yang Gurihiru [7]
July 10, 2013 [8]
October 30, 2013 [9]
The Rift March 5, 2014 Michael Dante DiMartino
Bryan Konietzko
Gene Luen Yang 		Gene Luen Yang Gurihiru [10][11]
July 16, 2014 [12]
November 18, 2014 [13]
Smoke and Shadow October 6, 2015 Michael Dante DiMartino
Bryan Konietzko
Gene Luen Yang 		Gene Luen Yang Gurihiru [14]
December 29, 2015 [15]
April 12, 2016 [16]
North and South September 28, 2016 Michael Dante DiMartino
Bryan Konietzko
Gene Luen Yang 		Gene Luen Yang Gurihiru [17]
January 25, 2017 [18]
April 26, 2017 [19][20]
Imbalance December 19, 2018 Michael Dante DiMartino
Bryan Konietzko
Faith Erin Hicks 		Faith Erin Hicks Peter Wartman Ryan Hill [21]
May 14, 2019 Adele Matera [22]
October 2, 2019 [23]

Library edition hardcovers

Material from the original graphic novels is collected in an oversized library edition featuring notes from the creators and a sketchbook section.

Volume Title Date Collects ISBN Notes
1 The Promise February 20, 2013
  • The Promise 1–3
 9781616550745 [24]
2 The Search February 5, 2014
  • The Search 1–3
 9781616552268 [25]
3 The Rift February 24, 2015
  • The Rift 1–3
 9781616555504 [26]
4 Smoke and Shadow September 21, 2016
  • Smoke and Shadow 1–3
 9781506700137 [27]
5 North and South October 25, 2017
  • North and South 1–3
 9781506701950 [28]
6 Imbalance May 13, 2020
  • Imbalance 1–3
 9781506708126 [29]

References

  1. ^ "Avatar: The Last Airbender — The Lost Adventures". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Avatar: The Last Airbender — Team Avatar Tales TPB". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 8 Mar 2019.
  3. ^ Holub, Christian (5 October 2017). "Avatar: The Last Airbender comic". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Avatar: The Last Airbender — The Promise (Part One)". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Avatar: The Last Airbender — The Promise (Part Two)". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  6. ^ "Avatar: The Last Airbender — The Promise (Part Three)". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  7. ^ "Avatar: The Last Airbender — The Search (Part One)". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  8. ^ "Avatar: The Last Airbender — The Search (Part Two)". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  9. ^ "Avatar: The Last Airbender — The Search (Part Three)". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  10. ^ Phegley, Kiel. "SDCC Exclusive: Yang Takes "Avatar: The Last Airbender" to "The Rift"". News article. Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  11. ^ "Avatar: The Last Airbender — The Rift (Part One)". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  12. ^ "Avatar: The Last Airbender — The Rift (Part Two)". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  13. ^ "Avatar: The Last Airbender — The Rift (Part Three)". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  14. ^ "Avatar: The Last Airbender — Smoke and Shadow (Part One)". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  15. ^ "Avatar: The Last Airbender — Smoke and Shadow (Part Two)". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  16. ^ "Avatar: The Last Airbender — Smoke and Shadow (Part Three)". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  17. ^ "Avatar: The Last Airbender — North and South (Part One)". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  18. ^ "Avatar: The Last Airbender — North and South (Part Two)". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  19. ^ http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/exclusive-new-avatar-the-last-airbender-graphic-novel-series-debuts-in-2016
  20. ^ "Avatar: The Last Airbender — North and South (Part Three)". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  21. ^ "Dark Horse announces new Avatar: The Last Airbender comics". Entertainment Weekly. 26 February 2018.
  22. ^ "Avatar: The Last Airbender — Imbalance (Part Two)". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  23. ^ https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/610646/avatar-the-last-airbender--imbalance-part-three-by-written-by-faith-erin-hicks-michael-dante-dimartino-and-bryan-konietzko-illustrated-by-peter-wartman-colored-by-adele-matera/9781506708133/
  24. ^ "Avatar: The Last Airbender—The Promise (Library Edition Hadrcover)". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  25. ^ "Avatar: The Last Airbender—The Search (Library Edition Hadrcover)". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  26. ^ "Avatar: The Last Airbender—The Rift". Edelweiss. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  27. ^ "Avatar: The Last Airbender—Smoke and Shadow". Penguin Random House. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  28. ^ "Avatar: The Last Airbender—North and South". Amazon. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  29. ^ "Avatar: The Last Airbender—Imbalance". Amazon. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
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