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wylanslcve's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
yeah no you can tell this was created by white people. also the bubble tea slander was criminal.
spoiler-free final thoughts / full review for the trilogy:
oh this was so much worse than I thought it was going to be. I genuinely thought the most egregious thing that was going to happen was aang refusing to kill the genocidal tyrant that's responsible for the eradication of his own people in the original series yet promising to kill one of his closest friends if he ever ends up like said genocidal tyrant with barely a few panels' worth of hesitation, but that was probably the least egregious thing to happen in this comic.
I think the issue with this was the execution. the premise had potential, but the execution??? riddled with mischaracterisation and a white liberal perspective on settler colonialism.
everyone felt so out of character and reduced to a single character trait (or to their relationship with a specific character, though this is only applicable to katara and her relationship with aang - I don't ship kataang romantically but I have no issues with their relationship being explored provided it doesn't feel all-encompassing or that the characters solely revolve around said relationship, which was definitely the case here), which was so disappointing given the fact that these characters were so well-written and fleshed out in the original series. for instance, zuko's struggles with right and wrong could have been an interesting thing to explore, building off of his conflict from the original series, but was executed so poorly it made me seethe.
the art style was gorgeous though, I'll give them that.
spoiler-free final thoughts / full review for the trilogy:
oh this was so much worse than I thought it was going to be. I genuinely thought the most egregious thing that was going to happen was aang refusing to kill the genocidal tyrant that's responsible for the eradication of his own people in the original series yet promising to kill one of his closest friends if he ever ends up like said genocidal tyrant with barely a few panels' worth of hesitation, but that was probably the least egregious thing to happen in this comic.
I think the issue with this was the execution. the premise had potential, but the execution??? riddled with mischaracterisation and a white liberal perspective on settler colonialism.
everyone felt so out of character and reduced to a single character trait (or to their relationship with a specific character, though this is only applicable to katara and her relationship with aang - I don't ship kataang romantically but I have no issues with their relationship being explored provided it doesn't feel all-encompassing or that the characters solely revolve around said relationship, which was definitely the case here), which was so disappointing given the fact that these characters were so well-written and fleshed out in the original series. for instance, zuko's struggles with right and wrong could have been an interesting thing to explore, building off of his conflict from the original series, but was executed so poorly it made me seethe.
the art style was gorgeous though, I'll give them that.
erynn01's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
neelix's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Loved how they’ve shown the discourse about Aangs culture and his point of view being „it’s my culture not something to dress up as“.
kaseyvickers's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
marianam_v's review against another edition
5 / 5 stars!
That was just toooooo good!!
Again 5 out of 5 stars for the Avatar!!
As I said before, I love getting to see the continuation of the animated series, it is truly one of my favorite stories ever.
Seeing Zuko as the fire lord and his journey to be good is just perfect, I love seeing the vulnerable sides of him, his is definitely one of the best character arcs ever. Also the Lily livers appearing in battle was great, I love Toph and everything metal-bending related. Suki, the Kyoshi warriors and Sokka were excellent as always. Uncle Iroh and his new tea invention (bubble tea) was revolutionary, Katara picturing hers and Sang future and Azula at the end, everything, I had so much fun.
That was just toooooo good!!
Again 5 out of 5 stars for the Avatar!!
As I said before, I love getting to see the continuation of the animated series, it is truly one of my favorite stories ever.
Seeing Zuko as the fire lord and his journey to be good is just perfect, I love seeing the vulnerable sides of him, his is definitely one of the best character arcs ever. Also the Lily livers appearing in battle was great, I love Toph and everything metal-bending related. Suki, the Kyoshi warriors and Sokka were excellent as always. Uncle Iroh and his new tea invention (bubble tea) was revolutionary, Katara picturing hers and Sang future and Azula at the end, everything, I had so much fun.
kaypringle's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
aliyah21's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
tomerhozavsky's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
bookph1le's review against another edition
3.0
I thought this was better than the last book, but I feel like this arc was more or less reiterating a lot of what's already happened. Zuko once again figures out that Uncle Iroh is the one who really cares about him and will provide him with the right guidance, and Aang once again figures out he doesn't do things the way previous avatars did, and that he needs to forge his own path. I did like the latter parts of this and was glad to see Zuko hasn't completely wandered off the path he set down toward the end of the series.
Aang and Katara are still just icky to me. I'm not like a big fan of Zuko and Mai or Suki and Sokka, but at least those four characters are all older teens.
(Am I the only one who wanted Sokka to drop down onto Zuko's war beast thingy and say, "You find it hard to deal with the pressures of being Fire Lord? That's rough, buddy?")
Aang and Katara are still just icky to me. I'm not like a big fan of Zuko and Mai or Suki and Sokka, but at least those four characters are all older teens.
(Am I the only one who wanted Sokka to drop down onto Zuko's war beast thingy and say, "You find it hard to deal with the pressures of being Fire Lord? That's rough, buddy?")