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As an animated serial , Avatar : The Last Airbendertold a monumental story in three time of year , but fans always want more . There is no better place to look than the man of comedian and in writing novels , offering fans of the tv set show everything from satisfying side storiesto full - onLast Airbendersequels .
With 12 in writing novel collections ( so far ) , knowingwhere to commence readingAvatar : The Last Airbendercomicscan be a major challenge . Some of the side write up take place during the series , but others are part of the sequels , and none of them are numbered . If the new Netflix version has you finger nostalgic ( or if it ’s just acquaint you to the world of Aang),Screen Ranthas compiled a list , in chronological order , of all of theAirbendercomics canon .
Avatar : The Last Airbender had an epic four - part series end in the finis " Sozin ’s Comet , " but some questions still remained afterwards .
1’Katara and the Pirate’s Silver' Shows the Waterbender’s Strengths & Insecurities
A swashbuckling side story, focused entirely on Katara
Release Date
October 13 , 2020
Writer
Faith Erin Hicks
artist
Peter Wartman , Adele Matera
Timeline
incarnation : Book Two , after the sequence " Bitter study "
Set during the 2nd season , after Toph has joined the group to teach Aang earthbending , this book walks a fine line as a character study of Katara . She ’s never been someone afraid to stand up for what is right , but she ’s nowhere near as straightforward as Toph , who can be downright rude . The Gaang cod her for being too nice with Aang ’s waterbending lesson , so whenKatara is separate and decrease in with Earth Kingdom pirate , she tries adopt some of Toph ’s posture to show she ’s not to be piddle away with . Naturally , gleefulness ensues .
This add up first in order because it fits in seamlessly with its space in the show ’s timeline , but read this after everyone ’s graphic symbol ontogeny makes the story seem odd . Katara ’s Friend do n’t believe that she lick with pirates and fought off Fire Nation soldiers , because she ’s still the “ goody - two - shoes . ” Katara often has to be the responsible adult even as a child , and part of her maturity is knowing when to be genial . That is n’t a weakness ; it ’s her forcefulness . The rivalry between her and Toph gratefully does n’t last long , as the two of them function much better together as friends .
2’The Bounty Hunter and the Tea Brewer' Reunites Two Fan-Favorite Characters
Uncle Iroh is captured by the bounty hunter, June
August 6 , 2024
Sometime duringAvatar : Book Two
For a serial with no shortage of great characters , Uncle Iroh is far and off the most beloved . In this approaching release , his tea supplies are dry up , and while trying to investigate the cause , he gets catch by beautiful , badass bounteousness hunter June , whom he and his nephew Zuko once hired while in search for the Avatar . As the two travel together across the Earth Kingdom , Iroh has to reckon with his yesteryear while plotting his evasion . yield that Iroh runs a tea workshop while being consider an outlaw , this write up looks to take position sometime in season two .
3’Suki, Alone' Delves Deep Into The Kyoshi Sisterhood
Suki learns to survive in Fire Nation prison
July 27 , 2021
Jehovah
incarnation : Book Three , between episodes " Appa ’s Lost Days " and " The Boiling Rock "
Suki faces off against Azula in time of year three , and thing do n’t expect sound for the leader ofAvatar ’s famous Kyoshi Warriors . Her destiny is leave alone obscure until the episode " The Boiling Rock , " when Zuko and Sokka break into the prison house to rescue Sokka ’s dad , and also rule Suki . The tale ofSuki , Alonecovers her experience during that time , while alsohighlighting Suki ’s education to become the warrior she is today .
In flashbacks , she idolizes the Kyoshi Warriors , studying their training and speculation even when she is too young to join . That training keeps her live in prison , as even in solitary she prompt herself that she ’s not alone .
4’The Lost Adventures' & ‘Team Avatar Tales’ Collect Non-Canon Side Stories
Comics fromNickelodeon Magazine, Free Comic Book Day, or packaged with the show DVDs
November 10 , 2020
Gene Luen Yang , J. Torres , Gurihiru , & others
Across the entire TV serial publication
Even before the in writing novel began , the public ofAvatarwas already flesh out into strip . This collection covers a lot of small side stories from a wide variety of Lord . These cartoon strip primitively were printed as videodisc extras , Free Comic Book Day stories , and short have inNickelodeon Magazine . As such , these stories take property across the entireAvatartimeline , but are n’t expected to be official canon . This assemblage is placed in this position on the tilt as a nice wrap - up of fun side stories before fetch into the sequel , which trade with more world - construction and heavier themes .
5’The Promise' is a Direct Sequel To The Original Cartoon
The first direct continuation of the animated series' story
June 30 , 2020
Gene Luen Yang
creative person
Gurihiru
After the enliven serial concludes
The TV series ends on a felicitous note : Fire Lord Ozai and Azula are shoot down , Aang learns an exclusively new look of his mightiness , and a reformed Prince Zuko strike his place to contribute the Fire Nation into whatever comes next . However , the Hundred - Year War has left its scars on the world , and Zuko and Aang ’s work is n’t finished yet . The promise of this collection ’s title refers to something the unexampled Fire Nation king has asked of his Avatar friend : if he becomes a despot like his sire , Zuko wants Aang to stop him before he causes any raw damage .
The sequel comics check onto the intent of the show by balance the characters ’ comedic repartee with the heavy tasks in front of them . Zuko commands all Fire Nation citizen to withdraw from the other country , but some have been there since the beginning of the war . Earth Kingdom citizens marry and had families with the occupying force-out ; some grownup are Fire Nation citizens by ancestry , but only know the Earth Kingdom as their home . It ’s a complicated , nuanced job that is n’t totally solved in this volume , andwriter Gene Luen Yangand creative person Gurihiru do fantabulous work showing this .
Avatar : The Last Airbender seems like it has a happy ending , but the veridical lessons come afterward - in the dispute after the scoundrel is defeated .
6’The Search' Finally Reveals the Fate of Zuko & Azula’s Mother
Ursa’s backstory finally comes to light
October 27 , 2020
After the events ofThe Promise
The story ofZuko and Azula ’s female parent Ursawas one of the most exact by the fandom after the show ’s finale . Having surmount some of the more contiguous problem after the end of the state of war , The Searchpicks up that plot yarn and brings Azula back on the board . She and Zuko strike a tentative truce as they , Aang , Sokka , and Katara discover clues towhether Ursa is still live and where she could be . Azula , of course , has her own agenda , after discovering one of their mother ’s secrets that she believes could remove Fire Lord Zuko from his new potty .
7The First Seeds of The Legend of Korra Are Planted in ‘The Rift’
Technological prowess vs. the spirit world starts here
February 23 , 2021
After the event ofThe hunt
After being scatty fromThe Search , Toph Beifong is back for the squad ’s next risky venture . She and Aang have both regain themselves small entourages - the Air Acolytes endeavor to keep honest-to-goodness Air Nomad ways alive , and Toph has her first three metalbending student . The mathematical group is in Yu Dao , a urban center which has elected their first coalition politics of both firebending and earthbending leaders . Aang is also there to resurrect an old Air Nomad nature fete , which is interrupted by the discovery that Toph ’s founder , Lao Beifong , has built a manufactory on solid ground that was once sacred to Air Nomads .
The ' rift ' is that plant between ancient ways and new engineering science , andcontinues all the agency to the timeline ofThe Legend of Korra , The Last Airbender’ssequel television series . Aang hat the factory ’s footprint , and bang the spirits feel slight at how much space humanity is taking up in the human beings . Toph points out that the factory employs method used by three types of breaking ball , create an alliance that ’s a huge step forward for a world at peace .
8’Toph Beifong’s Metalbending Academy' Teases Her Future in The Legend of Korra
Breaking up the drama with a fun, Toph-lead side story
February 17 , 2021
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After the upshot ofThe Rift
Aang and Toph make up by the destruction ofThe Rift , but Aang is perceptibly lacking from this side report about Toph ’s metalbending shoal . Toph and her Father of the Church have also reconciled , and his factory , Earthen Fire Industries , is fund her school , providing food and housing for her students . Her first three followers are now experienced enough to teach their own students . Everything is perfect … and Toph hates it . Her boredom here leads absolutely into the character fan know she grows into inThe Legend of Korra . Toph thrives on excitement and chaos , and a life of quotidian and solace makes her anxious to escape .
9Smoke and ShadowContinues the Fire Nation Family Drama
Conspirators plot to undermine Zuko
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roll of tobacco and Shadow
October 5 , 2021
Writer : Gene Luen Yang , Artist : Gurihiru
After the events ofThe Search , Zuko returns to his potty . However , while he ’s been out , game among the grandeur have grow tomake the Fire Nation great again by bushel his father Ozai as loss leader . Ancient spirit called the Kemurikage are urging this on , kidnapping child from townspeople to pull officials to start a rebellion . Aang return to aid his friend by communicate with the furious spirits , and discovers an opposition much nearer to home is in reality pull the strings .
10’Azula in the Spirit Temple' Goes Deep with Avatar’s Best Villain
Azula takes a surreal journey
November 1 , 2023
After the events ofSmoke and Shadow
turn tail the event ofSmoke and Shadow , Azula stumbles upon an inn , thick in the Ellen Price Wood . As one might suspect establish on the title , this is really a magical infinite for travelers to daydream of change and redemption . Azula , however , is n’t ready for modification , and resists the temple at every act . For the first sentence , fans see the lineage of Azula ’s anger at her mother : the first time she ever used firebending , her father was majestic , but Ursa was horrified . Like many side story , this does n’t affect the patch at large , but is a bewitching study of a pop character .
The Netflix live military action adaptation of Avatar : The Last Airbender will deal one of the animated show ’s biggest job with the sinister Azula .
