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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Avatar, the last airbender. Suki, alone
Hicks, Faith Erin
Paper Book
Even a Kyoshi Warrior can find herself in trouble. Suki is captured by the Fire Nation and brought to the Boiling Rock, a grim prison in the middle of a dormant volcano. Separated from Team Avatar and her Kyoshi Warrior sisters, she decides to build her own community among other prisoners. But it's...
Avatar, the last airbender. Team Avatar tales
Yang, Gene Luen
Paper Book
Journey with Team Avatar as they rescue a pumpkin farmer waylaid by monsters, go undercover in the Fire Nation, help an old rival with a hair-raising problem, and reflect on what it means to save the world in this comics anthology. Featuring the work of an all-star cast of creators including Gene...
Avatar, the last Airbender : the promise
Yang, Gene Luen
Paper Book
Aang and friends must join together once again as the four nations' tenuous peace is threatened by an impasse between Fire Lord Zuko and Earth King Kuei! As the world heads toward another devastating war, Aang's friendship with Zuko throws him into the middle of the conflict! Available for the first...
Avatar, the last airbender. The search
Yang, Gene Luen
Paper Book
Immediately following the Avatar s adventures chronicled in The Promise, this remarkable omnibus that collects parts 1-3 of The Search, from Airbender creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko! For years, fans of Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra have burned with one...
Avatar, the last airbender. The rift
Yang, Gene Luen
Paper Book
Avatar Aang and friends honour an Air Nomad holiday that hasn't been celebrated in over one hundred years, but when cryptic visits from the spirit of Avatar Yangchen lead Aang to a refinery operating on land sacred to the Airbenders - they soon find themselves in peril, as a dangerously powerful...
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. Smoke 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 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...
Avatar, the last airbender. Part oneImbalance
Hicks, Faith Erin
Paper Book
When Aang, Katara, Sokka, and Toph return to Earthen Fire Industries - the factory owned by Toph's father - Team Avatar finds that the once small town is now booming. Expecting a warm welcome, Aang is surprised when their arrival is met with unimpressed, cold-shouldered spectators. As soon as the...
Avatar, the last airbender. Part twoImbalance
Hicks, Faith Erin
Paper Book
There's something fishy going on in Cranefish Town, and it's up to Aang, Katara, Sokka, and Toph to find out what, before the simmering conflict between benders and non-benders boils over into all-out war. But danger lurks where they least expect it, and uncovering the truth will reveal a threat...
Avatar, the last airbender. Part threeImbalance
Hicks, Faith Erin
Paper Book
While Aang grapples with a life-changing decision that only he can make as the Avatar, Toph and Katara implore him - from opposite sides - to choose a path. Meanwhile, Ru and Yaling concoct a fiery ploy to get their mother back. The bender vs. non-bender conflict finally reaches a powerful boiling...
Avatar, the last Airbender. Imbalance
Hicks, Faith Erin
Paper Book
When Aang, Katara, Sokka, and Toph return to Earthen Fire Industries - the factory owned by Toph's father - Aang is surprised when their arrival is met with a cold shoulder. As soon as the team is asked for help at a business council meeting, the reason for the slight becomes clear: a massive bender...
Avatar, the last airbender : Azula in the spirit temple
Hicks, Faith Erin
Paper Book
Azula continues her destabilizing campaign against the Fire Nation and her brother, Fire Lord Zuko. But after a failed attack on her latest target, Azula finds herself in a mysterious forest temple inhabited by a solitary monk... or is it something more mysterious? Azula must confront her past, and...
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...
The legend of Korra : turf wars. Part two
DiMartino, Michael Dante
Paper Book
Recovering from the fight and furious for revenge, Triple Threats member Tokuga solidifies his ties with the duplicitous Wonyong. Meanwhile, when Republic City's housing crisis reaches its peak, Zhu Li sets her sights on the biggest public figure in the city - President Raiko - in a bid for the...
The legend of Korra. Part oneRuins of the empire
DiMartino, Michael Dante
Paper Book
Korra must decide who to trust as the fate of the Earth Kingdom hangs in the balance! On the eve of its first elections, the Earth Kingdom finds its future endangered by its past. Even as Kuvira stands trial for her crimes, vestiges of her imperial ambitions threaten to undermine the nation's...
The legend of Korra. Part twoRuins of the empire
DiMartino, Michael Dante
Paper Book
King Wu's dreams of peacefully transitioning the Earth Kingdom into a democracy are in danger when Commander Guan throws his political hat in the ring, hoping to subvert the new system from the inside out. But playing fair was never part of his plan; Guan and Dr. Sheng are using terrifying new...
The legend of Korra. Part threeRuins of the empire
DiMartino, Michael Dante
Paper Book
Kuvira's true nature is revealed, and the Earth Kingdom will feel the consequences! Thanks to Commander Guan and Doctor Sheng's brainwashing technology, all hope for a fair election in the Earth Kingdom is lost. Korra works with Toph, Su, and Kuvira to plan a means to rescue not just the brainwashed...

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