The Wellington Comic Lover’s Guide to... Avatar: The Last Airbender

Welcome to the Wellington Comic Lover’s Guide, where we take you through the Wellington City Libraries’ collection of a comic book character. This post is about the comics that continue the story of the animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender and Avatar: The Legend of Korra!

Avatar: The Last Airbender (or Avatar: The Legend of Aang) takes place in a world divided into four nations, each home to people who possess the ability to control one element of either water, earth, air and fire with a martial art called 'bending'. The Last Airbender begins after the world has been consumed in a century of war with the heavily industrialised Fire Nation, and the only hope of ending the conflict lies with the Avatar, a person with the ability to bend all four elements. Sokka and Katara, the two siblings from the Water Tribe, discover the current Avatar, an airbender named Aang, and the trio set off to train Aang in mastering all four elements and putting an end to the war.

Avatar: The Legend of Korra is set 70 years after the events of The Last Airbender. The world has largely industrialised and a new Avatar appears in the form of Korra, a headstrong, athletic bender from the Southern Water Tribe. Having mastered three elements already, Korra heads to Republic City to train with Tenzin, the son of Aang and patriarch of a family of Airbenders. During her time in Republic City, Korra finds new friends, romance, and powerful enemies with bending abilities unlike anything the world has seen before.

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Updated December 11, 2024
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The search. Part one
Yang, Gene Luen.
Paper Book
For years, fans of Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra have burned with one question - what happened to Fire Lord Zuko's mother? Finding a clue at last, Zuko enlists the aid of Team Avatar - and the most unlikely ally of all - to help uncover the biggest secret of his life. Written...
Avatar, the last airbender. Part twoThe search
Yang, Gene Luen.
Paper Book
In search of their long-lost mother, Fire Lord Zuko and his deadly and insane sister, Azula, have brought Avatar Aang and his friends into a mysterious forest... but what they discover within may be more than they can face. Will they, too, be lost in these woods forever? Written and drawn by the...
Avatar, the last airbender. Part twoThe rift
Yang, Gene Luen.
Paper Book
Written and drawn by the team behind the best-selling books Avatar: The Promise (Dark Horse, 2013) and Avatar: The Search (Dark Horse, 2013), this latest volume continues the stories begun in the hit Nickelodeon TV series of 2005-2008.
Avatar, the last airbender. Part threeThe rift
Yang, Gene Luen.
Paper Book
A new addition to this hugely popular series, returning to the world of the Four Nations. Written and drawn by the team behind the best-selling books Avatar: The Promise (Dark Horse, 2013) and Avatar: The Search (Dark Horse, 2013), this latest volume continues the stories begun in the hit...
Avatar, the last airbender. Part oneSmoke and shadow
Yang, Gene Luen.
Paper Book
The Fire Nation is threatened by a prophecy told by the Kemurikage - mysterious figures thought only to exist in legend - remove Zuko from the throne or the country will perish! Avatar Aang and his friends escort Zuko and his family back to the capital completely unaware of the looming threat...
Avatar, the last airbender. Part twoSmoke and shadow
Yang, Gene Luen
Paper Book
Written by a best-selling graphic novel team and in collaboration with the show's creators, Smoke and Shadow is the perfect companion series to Airbender. Written in collaboration with Avatar: The Last Airbender and Legend of Korra creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, this is the...
Avatar, the last airbender. Part threeSmoke and shadow
Yang, Gene Luen
Paper Book
Written by a best-selling graphic novel team and in collaboration with the show's creators, Smoke and Shadow is the perfect companion series to Airbender. Written in collaboration with Avatar: The Last Airbender and Legend of Korra creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, this is the...
Avatar, the last airbender. Part oneNorth and south
Yang, Gene Luen.
Paper Book
Katara is shocked to find that her beloved village has become a bustling city, with none other than their father, Hakoda, in charge! A Northerner named Malina seems to be behind this change, pushing the North and South to be more unified. but what are her true goals? Written and drawn by the...
Avatar, the last airbender. Part twoNorth and south
Yang, Gene Luen
Paper Book
After attempting to kidnap Katara and Sokka, Southerner Gilak leaves a haunting note for Hakoda: 'Soon you will see the truth, chieftain'. The vow leaves everyone on edge including Katara, who remains wary of the two tribes' integration. As Northerner Malina announces a partnership with the company...
Avatar, the last airbender. Part threeNorth and south
Yang, Gene Luen
Paper Book
Fire Lord Zuko and Earth King Kuei arrive in the Southern Water Tribe amid protests of Gilak's imprisonment. While the leaders hold council to solidify Malina and Hakoda's unification plans, Gilak breaks free and leads a powerful rebellion! In the face of these two opposing tribes, Katara will have...
The Legend of Korra. Part oneTurf wars
DiMartino, Michael Dante.
Paper Book
A pompous developer plans to turn the new spirit portal into an amusement park, potentially severing an already tumultuous connection with the spirits. What's more, the triads have realigned and are in a brutal all-out brawl at the city's borders - where hundreds of evacuees have relocated! In order...

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