Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Rift Part 1 Author: Gurihiru Dave Marshall | Language: English | ISBN:
B00GWU4E5O | Format: EPUB
Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Rift Part 1 Description
Avatar Aang asks his friends to help him honor Yangchen’s Festival—one of the highest Air Nomad holidays, which hasn’t been celebrated in over one hundred years.
But cryptic visits from the spirit of Avatar Yangchen herself lead Aang to discover a jointly owned Fire Nation and Earth Kingdom refinery—operating on land sacred to the Airbenders! Is this the cause of the pollution Aang finds there, or is a more mysterious menace afoot?
* The official continuation of Airbender from the original series creators!
* Continues to top the sales charts!
* The perfect companion to The Legend of Korra!
“One of the best new pop culture mythologies to debut in the last decade.”—Kotaku
“A fantastic glimpse into the post-series universe.”—Bleeding Cool
- File Size: 44869 KB
- Print Length: 80 pages
- Publisher: Dark Horse Comics (March 18, 2014)
- Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
- Language: English
- ASIN: B00GWU4E5O
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Dark Horse Comics has been running a popular graphic novel series based on Avatar: The Last Airbender for some time now that continues the story where the television show left off. This latest installment, The Rift, Part One, is written by award-winning author and artist Gene Luen Yang and drawn by Japanese comic art team Gurihiru. .
Aang, Katara, Sokka, Toph, and a trio of Air Acolytes witness the seating of the first coalition government with representatives from both Fire and Earth Nations, then they travel to a sacred site to celebrate an ancient Air Nomad festival—but trouble’s waiting for them. Aang runs headlong into an unexpected conflict between his desire to resurrect his lost Air Nomad heritage and his vision of global unity among the Nations, and Toph stumbles into emotional tension between her past and present lives. It’s an intelligent, entertaining story that ends with a juicy cliffhanger.
Story, characters, and art preserve the feel and appeal of the original and continue to nicely fill the gap between ATLA and The Legend of Korra while weaving a tale that stands quite well on its own merits and strikes a good balance between thoughtful interaction among the characters and dynamic action. Whether you’re a fan or are simply looking for a solid fusion of comic art and storytelling in an intriguing speculative universe, you won't be disappointed.
By Fred L. Warren
The Rift, Part 1, begins a new series centered on Toff and takes place after the events of the TV series. Although Zuko is absent from this tale, we have all the other regulars (Aang, Katara, Sokka) as well as some of Aang's Acolytes. The artwork is lovely, in full color glory, though at 80 pages, it does feel a bit slim.
Story: Aang wishes to continue to follow traditions. But this collides with Toff's laid back attitude - she's tired of what she considers meaningless acts and being told to do something without being told why. When Aang takes the group and his students on a pilgrimage to a sacred airbender location, he finds a factory and shanty village that is polluting the air and water - and desecrating his memories. The head of the factory is a fan of Toph's and convinces her that the way forward is through automation. But Aang and Katara fear that this advancement into technology is causing serious harm. As well, Aang is guided by the spirit of the previous airbending avatar, who is desperately trying to tell him something is wrong. Both will butt heads on how to address the situation.
The artwork is fun and really stays true to the Avatar mythos. It's amusing to watch Sokka get into trouble in the background as Aang and Toph propel the story. It may seem a bit cartoony and overwrought at times, the messages pounded a bit too hard with extra visual cues, but make no mistake this is a quality piece.
The book is a nice transition leading up to the Legend of Korra - the beginning of the industrial age and comingling of all the tribes. Both Toph and Aang have good points to make on a complex subject: Aang focusing on preserving the past and tradition with Toph looking toward the future and making a better life. Both accurately note that each is afraid of the past: Aang of losing it and Toph running away from it.
In all, a great middle school read for fans of the series. Reviewed from an ARC.
By Talvi
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