Avatar: The Last Airbender creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko bring The Promise to its explosive conclusion! The Harmony Restoration Movement has failed, and the four nations are plunged back into war! In the midst of the battle, can Aang and Fire Lord Zuko mend the rift between them, or will Aang be forced to take actions that cant be undone? 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!
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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.
Only reason I'm giving this 4 stars is because it just ends on such a cliffhanger. I was so expecting this to end the story and I was not preparred. Silly Amazon describing the book as the "explosive conclusion" when it moreso sets up the next one. The silver lining with more books though is of course is more avatar. Huzzah!
All in all it's a good read though. I felt like Zuko had really gotten away from the person he was at the end of the show. This one brings him back more in line with that person he was and needs to be in order to rule his country properly. I still detest Aang and Katar calling each other sweetie, but it feels like they did lighten up a bit in this book.
Always great humor with Toph and Sokka. Some of the usual avatar antics and there was some nice fighting as well. Definately worth the money. I'd buy it again.
I am very curious to see where they go next though. Having seen the Legend of Korra, I kinda have an idea how everything is going to turn out, but as they always say, it's not the destination, it's the journey. ;-)
Do not read this book until you have read all of the previous parts.
This book does excellent by finishing 'The Promise' series and tying in the next series of 'The Search' with the hope of finding Zuko's mother. After reading the first two books I was wondering as to how all of it would tie in, and to say the least, I was not disappointed.
To me, the prior two parts were a little bland, but it turned around. I recommend reading Parts 1 & 2 nonetheless.
This is a great graphic novel. It reveals alot of things, but also has a cliffhanger. The back also has an ad about The Search Part One coming in March 2013:)
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