Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise, Part 2 [Paperback]

Gene Luen Yang (Author), Michael Dante DiMartino (Author), Bryan Konietzko (Author), Dave Marshall (Editor), Gurihiru (Artist)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 30, 2012

Avatar: The Last Airbender creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko continue the story right where the TV series left off! Aang and Katara are working tirelessly for peace when an impasse between Fire Lord Zuko and Earth King Kuei over Fire Nation colonies within the borders of the Earth Nation threatens to plunge the world back into war! Meanwhile, Sokka must help Toph prepare her hapless first class of metalbending students to defend their school against a rival class of firebenders! Written by Eisner winner and National Book Award nominee Gene Luen Yang (American Born Chinese) and drawn by Gurihiru (Thor and the Warriors Four), this is the adventure Avatar fans have been craving!

Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: Dark Horse (May 30, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1595828753
• ISBN-13: 978-1595828750
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.3 x 9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (63 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,170 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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  • #49 in Books > Children's Books > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Comics & Graphic Novels

More About the Author

Gene Luen Yang began drawing comic books in the fifth grade. In 1997, he received the Xeric Grant for Gordon Yamamoto and the King of the Geeks, his first comics work as an adult. He has since written and drawn a number of titles. His 2006 book American Born Chinese was the first graphic novel to be nominated for a National Book Award and the first to win the American Library Association's Michael L. Printz Award. It also won an Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album - New. A short story from The Eternal Smile, his 2009 collaboration with Derek Kirk Kim, won an Eisner Award as well. His books Prime Baby and Level Up (with illustrator Thien Pham) were also nominated for Eisner Awards. Gene currently writes the graphic novel continuation of the popular Nickelodeon cartoon series Avatar: The Last Airbender. His latest project Boxers and Saints will be released in September 2013.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding! June 5, 2012

By Frodo

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As if it wasn't enough that the TV series was awesome - the books are also fantastic. This one picks up where the previous one (The Promise: Part 1) left off: Toph is with Aang, Katara, and Sokka in the Earth kingdom to resolve the issue of Yu-Dao and the Harmony Restoration Movement, while Zuko is seeking help from his father, Ozai about the pressures of being the Fire Lord. There is a subplot with Toph trying to teach Metalbending to her students, and Sokka helping her with it - Sokka's wit is something being greatly missed in Korra, but the book has it spot on.

There is an Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Promise: Part 3 that will release in September/October that will conclude this story arc (possibly leading to Republic City!) - I'm eagerly waiting for it.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Wanted more progress to main story, but fits perfectly into the Avatar canon. June 6, 2012

By J

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The biggest surprise that I found about The Promise part 1 was how well it captured the spirit of the show so perfectly that it felt like a natural and seamless continuation of the series, which can also be said of Part II. However, even though I found it enjoyable and to be another well crafted story I do have some minor complaints about this one. The story is split between three different sections (Aang and Katara, Sokka and Toph, Ozai and Zuko). Each sections are well done and have moments I found quite enjoyable, but my biggest problem with this 2nd act int he series is that it felt to be somewhat like filler. As I have said these stories are interesting, well done, and expand upon the Avatar universe and background positively, but I felt that most of the Aang/Katara and Toph/Sokka sections didn't really have much to do with the major arc of this series, which is quite short to begin with. I wouldn't find that to be a problem if this was a longer series but there is only one volume left. I would have liked if more time was spent dealing or making progress with this major arc. I loved the stories but maybe they should have been saved for a "The Lost Adventures" type of comic or maybe a future series that has more time to build the universe and the characters. Having said that, I thought the author did a great job telling stories that were interesting and thoughtful. He captures the characters so perfectly and there was never a moment where I questioned whether or not a character would have said or done something different based upon what we know of them from the original series. Even though some of the jokes I found became somewhat repetitive I still chuckled multiple times and was grinning for most of the time I was reading this. As a stand alone Avatar graphic novel I really enjoyed it. I am eagerly awaiting Part III which has the potential to be quite epic. I definitely recommend reading this of course.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars What Happens Between "Avatar: The Last Airbender" and "Legend of Korra" June 13, 2012

By Samantha Stumpf

Format:Paperback

I just finished reading parts one and two of "Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise." They're fun, short little stories about what happens to Team Avatar directly after the TV series, "Avatar: The Last Airbender," but there is also some seriousness and depth to the plot. The illustration is nice, all of our favorite characters are there, and it's a nice, informative bridge between the original TV series, and the new "Legend of Korra." Highly recommended to anyone who is a fan of the original TV series.