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Avatar Aang travels to the spirit world to parley with an ancient power; bringing Fire Lord Zuko ever closer to discovering the truth about his mother's fate—and his own past.

Yet Zuko's sister Azula is becoming increasingly dangerous; threatening to ruin everything that Zuko; Aang; Katara; and Sokka have struggled to achieve on their search!

* The official continuation of Airbender from its creators; Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko!

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November 12, 2013
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Gene Luen Yang is the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature. He began drawing comic books in the fifth grade, and in 1997 he received a Xeric Grant for his first comic, "Gordon Yamamoto and the King of the Geeks". He has since written and drawn a number of titles, including "Duncan s Kingdom", "The Rosary Comic Book", "Prime Baby" and "Animal Crackers". "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. He is the author of the Secret Coders series (with artist Mike Holmes) and has written for the hit comics Avatar: The Last Airbender and Superman. Yang lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. geneyang.com

The Marvel and Other Short Stories is a collected anthology of six short stories written by the winners of the Austin Macauley World Book Day short story competition. --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dark Horse Books; 1st edition (November 12, 2013)
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Bryan Konietzko
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Bryan Konietzko (born June 1, 1975) is an American animation director, writer, producer and musician. He is best known, together with Michael Dante DiMartino, as the co-creator and executive producer of the animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra.
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Gene Luen Yang writes, and sometimes draws, comic books and graphic novels. As the Library of Congress’ fifth National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, he advocates for the importance of reading, especially reading diversely. American Born Chinese, his first graphic novel from First Second Books, was a National Book Award finalist, as well as the winner of the Printz Award and an Eisner Award. His two-volume graphic novel Boxers & Saints won the L.A. Times Book Prize and was a National Book Award Finalist. His other works include Secret Coders (with Mike Holmes), The Shadow Hero (with Sonny Liew), Superman from DC Comics (with various artists), and the Avatar: The Last Airbender series from Dark Horse Comics (with Gurihiru). In 2016, he was named a MacArthur Foundation Fellow. His most recent books are Dragon Hoops from First Second Books and Superman Smashes the Klan from DC Comics.
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Michael Dante DiMartino
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Michael Dante DiMartino began his training at the Rhode Island School of Design where he graduated in 1996 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Film and Animation Department. His directing credits include the primetime animated series King of the Hill, Family Guy, and Mission Hill. DiMartino wrote, animated, and directed the short animated film Atomic Love which screened at the 2003 Sundance and Los Angeles Film Festivals.
DiMartino is a co-creator of the award winning animated Nickelodeon series Avatar: The Last Airbender and its sequel, The Legend of Korra. From 2002 to 2014 he served as executive producer and story editor on both series. He continues to consult on the ongoing Dark Horse graphic novels that continue the story of Avatar, and is writing the upcoming Legend of Korra graphic novel.
Rebel Genius is Michael’s first novel and is the first book in a new middle-grade fantasy series.
DiMartino currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife and two children.
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Terrali

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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 29, 2023

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Swank Ivy

Surprisingly satisfying conclusion

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 9, 2017

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I'm surprised they could pull this off, honestly. Zuko's mother was such a huge fan mystery--what the heck happened to Ursa when she disappeared? And after all the years of harboring this question, you have to do a really good job with your storytelling to make the answer satisfying. And I have to say I thought it was.

First let me talk about Ursa. She made an extremely difficult choice. She left her children behind and went back to her original love, and though she explained to him that she thinks of her children constantly and has changed through becoming a mother, she then chose to forget them, literally. This makes her survival more believable, considering it's hard to imagine she was alive and she cared and she was able to return but just didn't. But Ursa had a new identity--not just a new face, but a new name and a new set of memories. And it was through her CHOICE that this happened--because her children were part of the life she wanted to forget. It's a stab in the heart.

Zuko and Azula getting to see their mom again and having her returned to her initial state was super weird. It's incredible that she concluded she must have just not loved them enough and owed them an apology. Especially for Azula--that she grew up to be who she was because she truly believed she was a monster, and she embraced it instead of fighting it. The bit about Zuko's father possibly not being the Fire Lord, coupled with the reveal that this was wishful thinking on Ursa's part, was really quite a roller coaster. (Especially considering Ozai was not happy about what his wife wished, and took it out on Zuko as a child just to punish his wife.)

Aang was Aang in this issue; he wasn't the focus, but he was idealistic and courageous as usual. Azula's rash decision captured the Mother of Faces' once-a-season favor for their party even though Misu and Rafa have been waiting for years, and Aang stood up to her to beg that she grant the other siblings' wish too. I liked the spirit's rant about ungrateful humans and how absolutely enraged she was to be treated like she owes anybody anything. The relationship between her and Koh the face stealer was pretty neat. This series on television always managed to make the spirit stuff the right mixture of creepy and beautiful, and this graphical representation of the same felt appropriate. That forest teeming with spirits yelling "GET OUT" was so spooky.

There wasn't much humor in this volume because it took a back seat to let the drama run its course, but the bit with Sokka's boomerang hitting Azula was definitely top notch. :)

The conclusion of this volume will definitely stay with me a long time.

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FINALLY we know what happened to Zuko's mom

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 26, 2013

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A fantastic read. Definitely one of the best among the Avatar graphic novels to have come out so far.

If you want to know what happened to Zuko's mom, look no further. The Search trilogy explains it all. If you have not read The Search parts 1 and 2 I would recommend ordering those so the plot will make sense. Over the course of the trilogy we are revealed more and more regarding the mystery that has been bothering Avatar fans for the past eight years.

Aside from learning about Ursa, the story as a whole is a very fun read. It's great to see Azula again as she takes a pretty major role in this story. We learn a bit more about the spirits in Avatar as well. From the perspective of a fan who has been following Avatar since it came out when I was a kid, this is one of the most exciting things for me to read.

If you're just entering the Avatar series or are looking into this for your kid, this particular trilogy may not be the best for you. It does not stand alone very well. The mystery behind Zuko's mom is nothing that would appeal to one who has not watched Avatar: The Last Airbender (the TV series). One need not have read The Promise graphic novel trilogy, but I would say the show is required viewing before enjoying this series properly. However I'm not dropping a star because this trilogy probably isn't intended for new fans in the first place. It is designed to cater to those who are concerned about the mystery behind Zuko's mother.

In short:
-If you are a fan of Avatar: The Last Airbender and want to know what happened to Zuko's mom, this is for you
-If you are a fresher fan or are buying this for a kid who is NOT familiar with Avatar: The Last Airbender, this may not appeal to you as much
-This story is excellent, the conflicts are exciting, and Azula is still crazy

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AwesomeJohn22

Ties Up Lose Threads, but Leaves a Few Purposfully Frayed.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 23, 2014

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As a huge fan of this series, though admittedly not until after the series had nearly ended on TV, I want to love every bit of ancillary Avatar: The Last Airbender fiction. I got so hyped for the live action movie, and was so let down. I wanted mote Avatar, more GOOD Avatar, and eventually went searching for news from the creators of the cartoon. That's when I stumbled on the existence of the comics, and I knew I had to buy them. So I gathered up old Amazon gift cards to alleviate the strain on my wallet, and bought The Promise and the first two parts of The Search (part three was not published yet) all at once, and I am so glad that I did. The art is beautiful, and the story so immediately captures the tone and pace of the cartoon that before long it was like watching the show again, which was in turn like revisiting an old friend.

This is the installment in which everything come to a head. Why is Azula playing nice with the others? Answered. Where is Zuko's mother? Answered. Is Zuko actually Ozai's son and the heir to the throne of the fire kingdom? Answered. We learn so much here which develops Zuko's character, Azula's character, the character of Zuko's mother, heck, we even get good character stuff for Aang here, as well. It is slightly unsatisfying at the end, as I really wanted to see Azula resolve some of her issues here and maybe make a move toward redemption, and I don't think that anything that happens in this comic can really be taken as that. More than anything, though, I am disappointed that it ended at all. I just want this series with these characters to continue forever!

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Mr. Roy Williams

Mother of Faces...,and of sons and daughters.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on December 23, 2016

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Ah c'mon guys,who says they're completely happy with this final story in the series ?
I read the reviews and must admit I expected more.
Not more pages particularly but the ending seemed just a little flat and empty.
Plus right,Azula disappeared ! What's that all about ?
If I had the talent,I would've done it differently.
I'm mighty pleased to read the book though,just so I can have an informed opinion.
At least we get to see Sokka land a blow on Azula with his 'toy' weapon.
The anger in Azula was good to see as was the greeting Zuko got from Kiyi.
I'm not 100% sure what ending I wanted but maybe because the earlier storys
were so cotton pickin' good,I just expected a massively fulfilling ending.
So I think what I'm saying is that I think there was a whole ton of good story
left to tell and it seemed to be curtailed to fit within a three book series.
I wish I could ask the creators what process they went through for this book.
Hmm,why don't books have a Special Features at the end like DVDs...,
with interviews...?
Oh oh,and deleted scenes.
Oh oh,and alternate endings...

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ElIn

Great

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on February 27, 2014

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This is one of the latest books of the Avatar series. My daughter is a fan. Easy to see why. It's a quick-paced, well-constructed good old story about the daily (ordinary) struggle of (extraordinary) people. Battle between Good and Evil with changing success and both intermingling and mutating. A lot, growing-up people can relate to, about friendship, relationships, living with differences, changing attitudes, perseverance and self-control. Just like the real life. I am glad I can cut out a lot of explaining, particularly when they are more inclined to listen to others then their own parents. It has a feel-good factor too. So, I approve.

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Ecartman12

Very satisfying conclusion

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on December 21, 2013

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I started watching the show at the start of the year and at the end I just fell in love with it and it became my number 1 most favourite show of all time. I was a bit baffled as to why they did not answer the question for the whereabouts of Zuko's mother but I didn't mind too much because I knew that the comic series would answer this question. I just wasn't sure if it would be a worthy answer.
Well I am glad to say that this comic is not only one of the best in the series but one of the best reads I have had in a long time. I really do love this world and the fact that we can spend more time with these fantastic characters.
I won't spoil anything but I will say that we get the ending we wanted and then some. This was a very well thought out story and it breaks my heart that Nickelodeon turned down the offer of making "The Search" series in to a animated movie with the same voice actors etc.
I really hope that these comics get converted in to a few animated movies when The Legend of Korra is complete.
In conclusion this is one of the best Avatar: TLA comics to date and I can recommend them to anyone who loved the show.
I look really forward to reading "The Rift" when that comes out next year.

5/5

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Kindle Customer

just like the show

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on March 20, 2014

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In the final part of the story we get some nice revelations and things are tied up pretty well. This is a must for fans of Zuko but it also has some nice moments for the other regulars. The dialogue captures the characters perfectly and the art is almost like stills from the show. I can't really fault these books other than having to wait the best part of a year to get "3 episodes" of the show is a long wait. Possibly better to wait until all 3 parts are done before starting.

Harry

Great for Avatar fans

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on December 30, 2014

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Really good original story by the creators. Worth a read if you have the other 2 promise books. Definite buy for Avatar fans.
-Seen all of Avatar the last airbender and the Legend of Korra multiple times
-Read all comics

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