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Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Promise, Part 1 Paperback – Illustrated, January 24, 2012

by Michael Dante DiMartino (Author), Bryan Konietzko (Author), Gene Luen Yang (Author),
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The wait is over! Ever since the conclusion of Avatar: The Last Airbender, its millions of fans have been hungry for more - and it''s finally here! Think of it as Book (season) Four of Avatar! This series rejoins Aang and friends for exciting new adventures, beginning with a face-off against the Fire Nation that threatens to throw the world into another war, testing all of Aang's powers and ingenuity! Written by National Book Award Nominee Gene Luen Yang (American Born Chinese), in close collaboration with series creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, this is the story that Avatar lovers have been clamoring for, as well as a perfect jumping-on point for new fans!
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    5.98 x 0.23 x 9.02 inches
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    Dark Horse Books
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    January 24, 2012
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Gene Luen Yang began drawing comic books in the fifth grade. In 1997, he received a Xeric Grant for Gordon Yamamoto and the King of the Geeks, his first comics work. He has since written and drawn a number of titles, including Level Up and Prime Baby. 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.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1595828117
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dark Horse Books; Illustrated edition (January 24, 2012)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 80 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781595828118
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1595828118
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 8 - 11 years
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 4 - 6
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.98 x 0.23 x 9.02 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 3,198 ratings

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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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Angie Miller
5.0 out of 5 stars This book is great!
Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2024
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I’d say overall this book is great, it continues the series. It wasn’t damaged and I enjoyed reading it.
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Julia
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome continuation of an awesome series
Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2021
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I think that Avatar: the Last Airbender is one of the best animated shows of all time. I read this graphic novel sequel story cautiously, as I was emphatically not a fan of the Legend of Korra sequel series, and I expected any additional stories to disrespect the fantastic world and characters and details of the Airbender series.

BOY, did I love this series!!! I have a few things I wish were different -- I actually wish that Azula -didn't- join the group, I liked that she was sort of "left broken" at the end of the Airbender series, as an example. But that's pretty nitpicky, honestly. This series is fantastic. This brings up all the "what's next?" questions I had at the end of the Airbender show. Of course Prince Zuko is going to have struggles as a political leader now, and this series shows all of that stress and all of the hard choices he's faced with. Of course there are challenges with blending families. This series is smart, mature, funny, and doesn't take the easy way out with any of the issues it tackles -- issues affecting smaller groups, and issues affecting huge-world-scale stuff.
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P. Romance
5.0 out of 5 stars It Has Finally Arrived
Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2012
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4.5 stars

After a long war, peace should have descended. Right? Wrong. Peace does not come easy to the 4 Nations. In order to maintain balance in their world, the Fire Nation colonies based in different Nations needed to be disbanded. However, fear and anger spurred the Fire Nation colonies to fight for their homes. As the Fire Lord, Zuko has to protect his people. As the Avatar, Aang needed to achieve peace and balance. Zuko and Aang are caught in the middle of the unrest and it might push their friendship to the breaking point.

Despite hoping for a happily ever after for Aang and company, there was a lot of work to clean up the mess the last Fire Lord created. The writers picked up the plot where Season 3 ended. Amazing storytelling, with just a hint of a predictable plot, that held you riveted to the pages. It easily captured and related their trademark humor and personalities. In graphic novels, events and actions tend by misconstrued or missed but the wording and the artwork in each panel were concise and action packed. The balance of action, intrigue and especially romance was done well. Zuko and Aang got equal page time. And for the AangxKatara fans out there, they were perfectly lovey-dovey that it was "oogie" at times.

The artwork was on par with the animation from the shows. Even though only a year has past, you can see the subtle changes of the gang as they mature. The lines are clean and crisp. The colors were sharp and beautifully shaded. The quality of the pages was tight and glossy. My only gripe is the length of the comic. (That's my only reason for not giving it a strong 5 stars.) For $11, I expected a bit more than 76 pages but the enjoyment value I got out of this book was definitely worth it. If you have never watched the series, I suggest watching the show first. There are no rehashing here. If you are a fan and haven't picked it up yet, do so now at a lower price. You will not regret it.
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Kristi Burke
5.0 out of 5 stars It’s a book
Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2024
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Wasn’t bent seems to have pages. Gifted to my nephew who loved it
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Neel
4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable to Read
Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2012
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The Promise Part 1 is an enjoyable read for anyone who has watched Avatar the Last Air Bender. It is the first of the promise trilogy and aids the connection between the Legend of Korra and ATLA. It continues the life of Aang, Katara, Zuko, Sokka, Toph, Mai, Suki, Iroh and Ozai.
This trilogy is named the promise because of the relationship that Zuko and Aang have after the war. In his "clearest state of mind", Zuko asks the Avatar to end him should Zuko become like his father. The books revolves around this Promise. Overall, the books are very similar to the TV show. They both have similar humor and the characters look almost the same.
I found that you can read/"watch" the comics on youtube. However, I suggest that you purchase the book because no video can capture how high quality the drawings are. In my opinion, it is worth it to buy the book.
My only complaints are not large issues. Firstly, I found the book to be too short. It takes maybe 10-20 minutes to read. If it was presented on television; I believe that it might take 2 episodes to complete (30 minutes each). Although this is expected because it is an anime book, I was disappointed when it was over so quickly. Also, I didn't like the new ways Katara and Aang display affection for one another. When both of them repeatedly call each other sweetie, it is not only annoying but rather a break of character from what we used to know them to be. Also, on pg. 50 and 51 Katara states the sentence:

"Stop-trying-to-set-my-boyfriend-on-fire"

The reason I used dashes in between each word was because the writer devoted a a whole slide for one word. I found this to be a waste of space and something that I would never see Katara do in the Television series.

An interesting thing I discovered was that in the Legend of Korra, Tenzin's bison is named Oogie. I suspect this comes from Sokka repeatedly calling Aang and Katara's PDA, Oogie.

Generally, it was fun to read and had a very similar mindset to Avatar the Last Airbender.
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Alejandro Castro Hierro
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfecto
Reviewed in Mexico on September 30, 2023
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Muy buena continuación de la serie Avatar.
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Kirill Novikov
5.0 out of 5 stars 5/5
Reviewed in Germany on May 7, 2023
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If you are a fan of the Avatar universe, you have to buy it.
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GUSTAVO RODRIGUES DE ALMEIDA
5.0 out of 5 stars Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise Part 1
Reviewed in Brazil on November 1, 2020
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Amazing!!!
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Avika Garg
5.0 out of 5 stars Really good
Reviewed in India on December 22, 2020
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The book was really good but I did not think it would be this short , but it was a good really good read
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Arual
5.0 out of 5 stars Para fans de Avatar
Reviewed in Spain on April 19, 2020
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Genial, la única pega es que está en inglés, pero es una buena excusa para aprender ya que es muy asequible. Las ilustraciones son fantásticas!
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Arual
5.0 out of 5 stars Para fans de Avatar
Reviewed in Spain on April 19, 2020
Genial, la única pega es que está en inglés, pero es una buena excusa para aprender ya que es muy asequible. Las ilustraciones son fantásticas!
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