The Last Airbender [Paperback]

Dave Roman (Author), Alison Wilgus (Author), Joon Choi (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 22, 2010 | Age Level: 10 and up | Grade Level: 5 and up | Series: Last Airbender

Waging a devastating war, the Fire Nation destroyed the harmonious balance among the four nations. The Air Nation isNomads are no more, and the Water Tribes and Earth Kingdom are on the verge of collapse. In such dire times, the Avatar, master of the all four elements, is expected to return bring balance to the world. But the Avatar has been missing for a hundred years. When teenagers Katara and Sokka of the Southern Water Tribe rescue a young boy frozen in an iceberg sphere, their lives—and his—are changed forever. The boy is Aang, the long-lost Avatar and long-lost last of the last aAirbenders. Now Katara and Sokka must help Aang master each of the four elements in order to fulfill his destiny as the Avatar and return balance to the world. But their mission is fraught withthey encounter obstacles and  danger at every turn. After a century of conquest, the Fire Nation will not be denied its ultimate infernal triumph. Aang is all that stands in their its way—and they it will stop at nothing to stop himsucceed.

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About the Author

Dave Roman is the author of Del Rey's X-Men: Misfits and Agnes Quill. He is a Harvey Award nominee, and an Ignatz Award and Web Cartoonists' Choice award winner.

Co-writer Alison Wilgus is a writer and artist living in Brooklyn, New York. Her professional work in comics and animation includes projects for Cartoon Network, Nick Magazine, Dancing Diablo, and Flickerlab. She is currently working on Chronin, her first graphic novel, with SLG Publishing.

Joon Choi is an illustrator and animator whose work has been featured on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim, Nickelodeon, and Gameloft.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 10 and up
  
• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Del Rey; Mti edition (June 22, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0345518551
• ISBN-13: 978-0345518552
• Product Dimensions: 5 x 0.4 x 7.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #537,129 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Dave Roman is the creator of Astronaut Academy: Zero Gravity and Agnes Quill: An Anthology of Mystery. He has contributed stories to the Flight series, and is the co-author of two New York Times bestselling graphic novels, X-Men: Misfits and The Last Airbener: Zuko's Story. Roman worked as a comics editor for the groundbreaking Nickelodeon Magazine from 1998 to 2009. He lives in New York City with his wife, Raina. His website is www.yaytime.com

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24 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Skip it. Avoid at all costs!, June 29, 2010

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TJ (Michigan, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Last Airbender (Paperback)

This book is absolutely terrible. The art is terrible, the story is butchered beyond all belief, and the characters are flat and boring. Now I'm a big fan of the show and I cannot wait for the upcoming live-action film, but this is just a senseless money grab. You could finish this in less than an hour! Granted, it is a book for kids, but it feels like the spirit of the show and everything that made it one of the greatest animations of all time is just skinned alive and butchered into a 100 page fiasco of suck. Oh, and the artwork. Is this the first time the illustrator has drawn something? It shows. Half the time, I couldn't figure out what was a wall or a scenery. It looks unfinished and rushed, much like this book in general. The story loosely (very loosely) follows the events of season 1 of the show and the live-action movie coming up. I hope you have prior knowledge of the story before reading because the book does a poor job of explaining the plot. Just stay away from this thing and use your $9 to buy yourself a ticket to the film in July. You won't regret it, unless the movie sucks too. After reading this garbage, my faith for the movie greatly declined.

16 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Save those nine dollars, June 27, 2010

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Molly (CHESTER SPRINGS, PA, US) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Last Airbender (Paperback)

This book was absolutely terrible: do not waste your money. While the plot and dialogue of the television show is deep and meaningful, it seems that in an effort to force the entirety of Book One into a short manga, this spirit has been lost. The shallowness of this book makes me worry for the movie. Zuko's story is completely overlooked as well as all character development. Do not buy this book.

2.0 out of 5 stars Surprised at how awful this is, July 27, 2011

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M "CultOfStrawberry" (I wait behind the wall, gnawing away at your reality) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Last Airbender (Paperback)

After the awesome manga prequel based off Zuko, I was eager to read this. The artwork is okay (Zuko's story was better than this) but the storyline itself is terrible and does not capture the essence of the story. I have to agree with the other negative reviewers here, this is a rather bad book. And the asking price is too much for a book of this quality, if you must have it, then I suppose go ahead, but this is not really a good piece of Avatar merchandise.