Avatar Volume 3: The Last Airbender

Avatar: The Legend of Aang Comics #3

by Michael Dante DiMartino (Creator), Bryan Konietzko

When young waterbender Katara and her warrior brother, Sokka, rescue a mysterious boy named Aang, who is the last airbender and the long-lost Avatar, Katara and Sokka must make sure that Aang fulfills his destiny and saves the world.

Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics, Manga, Fantasy, Young Adult, Anime, Fiction

90 pages, Graphic Novels

First published August 1, 2006

About the author

Michael Dante DiMartino is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design. His directing credits include the animated series King of the Hill, Family Guy, and Mission Hill. He is a co-creator of the award-winning animated Nickelodeon series Avatar: The Last Airbender and its sequel, The Legend of Korra. DiMartino lives in Los Angeles with his wife. The Rebel Geniuses series is his debut prose work.

Reviews

[Mitchell Friedman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quite a bit better than the previous volume. There is a recognizable story and the plot moves along. And the characters have a bit of life and depth to them and not just silliness. I'm reading this series to remind myself of the show without having to rewatch it. And other than having to get all the books from Interlibrary Loans - this one from Downers Grove Public Library in Downers Grove, IL - if the books are as good as this, it won't be torture. 3.5 of 5

[Storm · Rating 2 out of 5]

Sokka: "So, where do I get something to eat around here?"
Katara: "Sokka, you're one of the first outsiders to ever visit an airbender temple, and all yhou can think about is food?"
Sokka: "I'm just a simple guy with simple needs."

Volume 3/17 of Avatar: The Legend of Aang Comics Series is the graphic novel adaptation of the hit Nickelodeon cartoon, so there is no "new" content unlike the succeeding Avatar: The Last Airbender Comics Series which details Aang's adventures AFTER the cartoon ends.

In this issue Aang returns to one of the Air Nomad temples and it is only after exploring does the horrible truth finally sink in. I would have to have a heart of stone not to empathize with Aang's subsequent feelings of sadness. Compared to that Zuko's difficulties with Zhao take a back seat. The only thing that manages to calm down Aang's turbulent mental state is Katara telling him that she and Sokka are his family now. And so it begins.

[Samantha · Rating 1 out of 5]

The Gaang are on their way to the North Pole, but Aang is determined first to visit his home. The Southern Air Temple is impossible to access without sky bison, so the young Avatar is sure the Fire Nation couldn’t have attacked his home. Yet, the evidence is overwhelming. Is Aang really the last of the Airbenders?


I don’t know why I keep reading these books. I don’t have much more to say about this book that I haven’t said about the previous two. The art is all just screenshots from the show, and the writing is mostly from the show as well.

I’d say this book is a little better than the previous two, but that’s partially because they didn’t include any extra information after the story, so there wasn’t as much for them to mess up.

Overall, this series just plain sucks.

[Tracy Elizabeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Still sexy

[Jada · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was very good and it showed bravery!