
The story raises questions about how an Avatar maintains a balance between respecting the past and making progress. Aang's dedication to the past clashes with Toph's commitment to individualism and iconoclasm upon discovering a refinery operating on land that was once sacred to the Air Nomads. In part, The Rift's title refers to the tension that grows between Aang and Toph. But the third arc, The Rift, shows the earliest signs of Aang's world going from the pre-industrial age of Avatar: The Last Airbender to the partially-industrialized era of The Legend of Korra. Yang and Guruhiru's second outing, The Search, is a more personal story, finally revealing what happened to Zuko's mother after her mysterious disappearance. It's the first sign that Aang's post-war tenure as Avatar will be one marked my change. By the story's end, Aang has made the drastic decision to cut off his connection with Roku to serve the people of his era better. Aang comes to see that Roku is over a century out of touch with the present day. Without giving away too much of what transpires, Roku advises Aang to take a severe course of action. He seeks the advice of his predecessor, Avatar Roku, in dealing with Zuko's hard line on the dilemma. The story is essential for Aang because it forces him to come to a realization. DC Comics fans may recognize this creative team for their more recent work on Superman Smashes the Klan, one of the best comics of 2019. The Japanese art team Guruhiru (Chifuyu Sasaki and Naoko Kawano) handled the artwork. Gene Luen Yang, the cartoonist behind such celebrated comics as American Born Chinese, Boxers and Saints, and Dragon Hoops, wrote the first five trilogies. Dark Horse landed top-notch comics creators to handle the franchise's transition. That may be, in part, due to the involvement of Avatar's creators, Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko. And the best news is that they live up to the television series' high standards. There are six graphic novel trilogies thus far, each progressing Aang's story past the end of the television show.
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The stories of Avatar Aang and the rest of Team Avatar continue immediately following Fire Lord Zuko's coronation in the pages of a series of graphic novels published by Dark Horse Comics. No, we're not talking about sequel series The Legend of Korra, though that series will soon be on Netflix as well.
