Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Search Part 2: Uncovering the Mystery of Zuko's Mother

Julia Fernandez: My kids love it.

United States on Sep 12, 2022

Moondust: As a fan of TLA I always wandered what was the story of Zuko's mother and here now I know what happened. The story is very loyal to the TV series and has 3 tomes (i bought them all for myself mwhahaha). The characters ressembled the series, and even Azula has a role in it. I'm French and in France we cannot even find the TV series in English (VO) so it's a shame :/ but now I have the Search trilogy. The design is also very nice, and color and paper has a nice quality i think.

France on Mar 12, 2020

Swank Ivy: "She was born lucky. You were lucky to be born."

That's a pretty harsh thing for a dad to say. But it fits Fire Lord Ozai perfectly. In this story, we see how ruthless he was through some flashbacks that are interspersed with the current adventure. Zuko and Azula as children--Azula already cruel and calculating, hiding behind her childishness to portray false innocence--are caught up in a plot that puts Ozai's deep cruelty on display, revealing why Zuko's mother disappeared and what she was forced to sacrifice.

In the present, we see Azula continuing to butt heads with Zuko and with Katara, disturbing every scene with her outbursts and violence as she struggles with visions of her mother telling her her destiny lies beyond the throne. Aang and his crew continue to hunt down Ursa's past, following her trail to the thespian group she was once a part of and finally into the Forgetful Valley.

The art is really top notch in this, conveying every mood with depth and implied action where appropriate, and there's that really nice humor that's familiar from the animated series in moments like Aang being asked if he has secret knowledge because of his Avatar powers only...

United States on Oct 09, 2016

Yusuf Patel: What is there to really be said about this. If you're a fan of the tv show Avatar the last air bender you'l enjoy this comic. Its a fun story with an interesting art style. You'll get further showings of your favorite characters like Aang and Katara among others. It really fills in that post series ending story. The tv show ends with the fall of the fire nation but we don't realy get to see what happens next. How is the peace kept? What does Aang do? we learn a bit of it during the legend of Korra but there is a lot of story to be told. I can't wait to buy more of these and keep going. It'll keep the withdrawral symptoms of the show ending at bay at the very least. The comics tone is so similar that I can very easily read the different characters in their actual voices. On to the next one

United Kingdom on Jul 13, 2016

AwesomeJohn22: As a huge fan of this series, though admittedly not until after the series had nearly ended on TV, I want to love every bit of ancillary Avatar: The Last Airbender fiction. I got so hyped for the live action movie, and was so let down. I wanted mote Avatar, more GOOD Avatar, and eventually went searching for news from the creators of the cartoon. That's when I stumbled on the existence of the comics, and I knew I had to buy them. So I gathered up old Amazon gift cards to alleviate the strain on my wallet, and bought The Promise and the first two parts of The Search (part three was not published yet) all at once, and I am so glad that I did. The art is beautiful, and the story so immediately captures the tone and pace of the cartoon that before long it was like watching the show again, which was in turn like revisiting an old friend.

Continuing where part one left off, this installment suffers a bit from the "middle installment syndrome" that is a necessary part of so many trilogies. It had a lot to set up, and did this effectively, but it didn't actually resolve anything. Also, while this isn't glaring enough that I would lower my score over it, I thought the foreshadowing...

United States on Dec 23, 2014

Bobby Ming: Endlich wieder etwas Neues vom guten alten Aang. Konietzko und DiMartino haben es mit der Serie geschafft, mein Herz zu erobern. Schön zu wissen, dass es noch Leute gibt, die gute Cartoons mit ausgefeilten Charakteren und hervorragendem Storytelling hinbekommen. Mit dem Comic-Autoren Gene Luen Yang haben die Avatar-Schöpfer einen fähigen Geschichtenerzähler gewinnen können. Es fällt nicht schwer, sich die Story beim Lesen mit den entsprechenden Stimmen im Kopf als Serienfolge vorzustellen. Die Zeichnerinnen des japanischen "Studio Gurihiro" liefern ebenfalls gute Arbeit ab - wobei sie den Zeichenstil der Serie zwar nicht einfach nur kopieren, aber dennoch die wichtigsten Elemente beibehalten. Die Unterschiede sind marginal. Einige mag das stören, aber schließlich gehört es irgendwie zur Comickultur, dass jeder Zeichner einen eigenen Stil hat.

Ein Kritikpunkt an der Geschichte könnte sein, dass Toph keine Rolle spielt. Dafür ist diesmal die Geisterwelt ein entscheidender Teil der Handlung. Die zwangsläufige Zusammenarbeit des Team Avatar mit der dem Wahnsinn verfallenen Azula finde ich ganz gut gelungen, wenn auch ein wenig vereinfacht. Das ist wohl dem Medium...

Germany on Mar 22, 2014

HNHT: I'll just say it: I am really disappointed in Legend of Korra. I hoped that these comics would bring back that love for Avatar, but... They're just not really doing it for me.

Part 2 was worse than Part 1, for me. I'm really attached to Azula's character, but The Search is turning her into the one-dimensional villain her father was--when she was such a three-dimensional character in the show. Toph's out of the picture, and I miss her, but I assume she'll be back for Part 3? Or at least I can hope.

I enjoyed seeing the flashbacks of Ursa and young!Zuko and Azula, but I couldn't really bring myself to feel bad for Ikem, or anything. Ozai and Ursa's dynamics were vaguely intriguing, but the Gaang was pretty lackluster to me.

And Azula's over-played insanity is just grating on my nerves. I love crazy Azula, but this was just... too much of the same thing over and over.

That aside, I still enjoy the art of these comics, and it arrived in wonderful condition. I'm not giving it a 5, because Azula and the Gaang were pretty disappointing (not as bad as Korra, but still), but I'm not giving it a 3, because I still enjoyed seeing Ursa and Ozai's...

United States on Sep 26, 2013

Dhruv C.: Many devoted Avatar fans such as myself are extremely pleased with the art style of these comics - both the Promise series and the Search series (which I'm loving!). In my humble opinion it stays true to the style of the series but with a slightly more serious approach which I think is appropriate given that the characters are growing up.

Without spoiling anything, I have heard some opinions are divided on the actual story to both series, with some fans disagreeing with the plot arc but I (along with the majority, I hope) personally think that it's very well done. Most of the plot is strong and well written, with a very open approach to introducing new and exciting characters. Of course, this particular series hasn't finished yet and the plot arc hasn't completed its journey but I for one am very excited to read it!

All in all, a good comic and one that I'm very happy with.

United Kingdom on Aug 06, 2013

T. M. Stamler: With the big reveal at the end of The Search-Part One, I think anybody who read it was eagerly awaiting Part Two, and now that that moment has come and passed, I am now not just eager but painfully awaiting Part Three.

As other reviewers have pointed out, there isn't exactly a ton of new stuff in Part Two, mostly things we could have guessed from Part One and our knowledge of the series. But the story still moves along, closer and closer to the heart of things, while still wisely and agonizingly making more questions than answers. And we do get some great flashback scenes of Zuko and Azula's family, especially regarding Ursa's departure and Ozai's growing coldness towards her and Zuko.

For while Aang, Katara and Sokka are still important parts in this story, the main focus is still on the Fire Nation royal family, and the animators, Gurihiru, are doing a great job with it. Critics of Zuko's appearance (particularly his longer and thinner face in The Promise and The Search-Part One) will be pleased to see he looks more as he did in the show, with a more square compact face. They also shine with Azula, perfectly capturing the switches between order and chaos that seem...

Canada on Jul 26, 2013

Steelsong: I was practically drooling by the time this got released. The oh-so-juicy twist at the end of the Search Part One had me begging for more.

With that said, I forgot to keep in mind that a third one has to come out as well. This means that they can't reveal too much in Part Two. Almost half the book is flashbacks and basically they confirmed everything they had set up about Lady Ursa and Prince Ozai. Nothing came as a surprise, but it was almost nice to have affirmation. It was like the author wanted to say, "yes, this is exactly what happened, you were right."

I did enjoy the ending. A trip into the spirit world is always welcome. And the spirit they introduced is really cool looking and I can't wait to find out what happens with her.

I was happy that the characters were staying true to who they are (something I thought was lacking in The Promise series). Zuko is the Zuko that I've grown to love (and fangirl over) to a tee.

Overall, it was a decent addition, but really leaves the readers itching for book three... which I guess is what they want you to do.

United States on Jul 17, 2013