Gene Luen Yang's Avatar: The Last Airbender Graphic Novel Series

Mikaela: A mis hijos y a mi nos encantan, fuimos fans de la serie cuando eran pequeños

Mexico on Aug 26, 2023

Antoine Dubois: Livre en anglais correspondant parfaitement à mes attentes !

France on Jul 27, 2022

Swank Ivy: I'm surprised they could pull this off, honestly. Zuko's mother was such a huge fan mystery--what the heck happened to Ursa when she disappeared? And after all the years of harboring this question, you have to do a really good job with your storytelling to make the answer satisfying. And I have to say I thought it was.

First let me talk about Ursa. She made an extremely difficult choice. She left her children behind and went back to her original love, and though she explained to him that she thinks of her children constantly and has changed through becoming a mother, she then chose to forget them, literally. This makes her survival more believable, considering it's hard to imagine she was alive and she cared and she was able to return but just didn't. But Ursa had a new identity--not just a new face, but a new name and a new set of memories. And it was through her CHOICE that this happened--because her children were part of the life she wanted to forget. It's a stab in the heart.

Zuko and Azula getting to see their mom again and having her returned to her initial state was super weird. It's incredible that she concluded she must have just not loved them enough and...

United States on Mar 09, 2017

Mr. Roy Williams: Ah c'mon guys,who says they're completely happy with this final story in the series ?
I read the reviews and must admit I expected more.
Not more pages particularly but the ending seemed just a little flat and empty.
Plus right,Azula disappeared ! What's that all about ?
If I had the talent,I would've done it differently.
I'm mighty pleased to read the book though,just so I can have an informed opinion.
At least we get to see Sokka land a blow on Azula with his 'toy' weapon.
The anger in Azula was good to see as was the greeting Zuko got from Kiyi.
I'm not 100% sure what ending I wanted but maybe because the earlier storys
were so cotton pickin' good,I just expected a massively fulfilling ending.
So I think what I'm saying is that I think there was a whole ton of good story
left to tell and it seemed to be curtailed to fit within a three book series.
I wish I could ask the creators what process they went through for this book.
Hmm,why don't books have a Special Features at the end like DVDs...,
with interviews...?
Oh oh,and deleted scenes.
Oh oh,and alternate endings...

United Kingdom on Dec 23, 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.

This is the installment in which everything come to a head. Why is Azula playing nice with the others? Answered. Where is Zuko's mother? Answered. Is Zuko actually Ozai's son and the heir to the throne of the fire kingdom? Answered. We learn so much here which develops Zuko's character, Azula's character, the character of Zuko's mother, heck, we...

United States on Dec 23, 2014

Doctor: A fantastic read. Definitely one of the best among the Avatar graphic novels to have come out so far.

If you want to know what happened to Zuko's mom, look no further. The Search trilogy explains it all. If you have not read The Search parts 1 and 2 I would recommend ordering those so the plot will make sense. Over the course of the trilogy we are revealed more and more regarding the mystery that has been bothering Avatar fans for the past eight years.

Aside from learning about Ursa, the story as a whole is a very fun read. It's great to see Azula again as she takes a pretty major role in this story. We learn a bit more about the spirits in Avatar as well. From the perspective of a fan who has been following Avatar since it came out when I was a kid, this is one of the most exciting things for me to read.

If you're just entering the Avatar series or are looking into this for your kid, this particular trilogy may not be the best for you. It does not stand alone very well. The mystery behind Zuko's mom is nothing that would appeal to one who has not watched Avatar: The Last Airbender (the TV series). One need not have read The Promise graphic novel trilogy, but...

United States on Dec 26, 2013

Ecartman12: I started watching the show at the start of the year and at the end I just fell in love with it and it became my number 1 most favourite show of all time. I was a bit baffled as to why they did not answer the question for the whereabouts of Zuko's mother but I didn't mind too much because I knew that the comic series would answer this question. I just wasn't sure if it would be a worthy answer.
Well I am glad to say that this comic is not only one of the best in the series but one of the best reads I have had in a long time. I really do love this world and the fact that we can spend more time with these fantastic characters.
I won't spoil anything but I will say that we get the ending we wanted and then some. This was a very well thought out story and it breaks my heart that Nickelodeon turned down the offer of making "The Search" series in to a animated movie with the same voice actors etc.
I really hope that these comics get converted in to a few animated movies when The Legend of Korra is complete.
In conclusion this is one of the best Avatar: TLA comics to date and I can recommend them to anyone who loved the show.
I look really forward to reading "The Rift"...

United Kingdom on Dec 21, 2013

T. M. Stamler: For any who were afraid, this doesn't end in a wild goose chase; we do finally get find out the where, why and how of what happened to Zuko and Azula's mother, Ursa.

Like the first two Parts, segments of the story are spent in flashbacks, detailing Ursa's journey after Ozai banished her, and giving us a clearer picture of a character that we had only seen through others' memories or (in Azula's case) hallucinations.

This big reveal however, has already stirred some fantroversy over some of Ursa's decisions. (You'll know once you've read it.) I didn't have too big a problem with it though; in some ways it likens her to Zuko, who has also made some very questionable decisions, but ultimately tries to set things right.

Now on the other side of the spectrum, we have Azula. "The Search" as a whole has done a good job capturing the anger, pain and confliction she is going through, and showing her alarm as she begins questioning herself and her motives. (Again, rather like Zuko part way through the series.) I've read online that some have thought her last scene here to be frustrating, but I thought it fit her character and may hint to what the writer has planned for...

Canada on Nov 16, 2013