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Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Rift #3
Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Rift, Part 3
The spirits are restless!
As Avatar Aang and his friends confront an ancient spirit determined to destroy a town on land sacred to Air Nomads, Toph and Aang find themselves on opposing sides in a battle of gigantic proportions. If Toph and Aang don't put aside their differences, there's more at stake than just their friendship!
As Avatar Aang and his friends confront an ancient spirit determined to destroy a town on land sacred to Air Nomads, Toph and Aang find themselves on opposing sides in a battle of gigantic proportions. If Toph and Aang don't put aside their differences, there's more at stake than just their friendship!
76 pages, Paperback
First published November 18, 2014
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Gene Luen Yang
314 books3,390 followersGene Luen Yang writes, and sometimes draws, comic books and graphic novels. As the Library of Congress’ fifth National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, he advocates for the importance of reading, especially reading diversely. American Born Chinese, his first graphic novel from First Second Books, was a National Book Award finalist, as well as the winner of the Printz Award and an Eisner Award. His two-volume graphic novel Boxers & Saints won the L.A. Times Book Prize and was a National Book Award Finalist. His other works include Secret Coders (with Mike Holmes), The Shadow Hero (with Sonny Liew), Superman from DC Comics (with various artists), and the Avatar: The Last Airbender series from Dark Horse Comics (with Gurihiru). In 2016, he was named a MacArthur Foundation Fellow. His most recent books are Dragon Hoops from First Second Books and Superman Smashes the Klan from DC Comics.
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February 18, 2019
"I don't think the past and the future are separate. They're connected you know? By today. By us."
The whole tradition/past against innovation/future team that was treated in this comic is, I think, something fairly relevant, still today, to our cultures and lives. Remembering the past and learning from it to be able to move into the future and be wiser for it is a balance that, sometimes, is not so easy to find.
We have both parts well represented with Aang and Toph, who have very clear postures respect this particular subject. So you definitely have someone to relate to and that will go with your view.
Saying that I found Toph to be to intense for my liking is little, I was running short on patience for her this time around, and her unwillingness to trust her friend drives me crazy. There were several moments when I just wanted to scream at her or punch her.
In the end, they solve their differences, rather because they have to more than because they're - coffcoffTophcoffcoff- willing to do so. But, hey! Everything is solved and everyone is happy, so good for them.
I liked it, don't misunderstand me I did, but I think that it wasn't quite so interesting as previous stories have been. Was it because Zuko wasn't in it? Maybe - a girl can have a crush, ok? - but also because the story just wasn't exactly something that called and captured my attention.
"It is not human to dominate, but to create."
"The spirits will always have a place in this world, as long as you, and humans like you, create one for us."
The whole tradition/past against innovation/future team that was treated in this comic is, I think, something fairly relevant, still today, to our cultures and lives. Remembering the past and learning from it to be able to move into the future and be wiser for it is a balance that, sometimes, is not so easy to find.
We have both parts well represented with Aang and Toph, who have very clear postures respect this particular subject. So you definitely have someone to relate to and that will go with your view.
Saying that I found Toph to be to intense for my liking is little, I was running short on patience for her this time around, and her unwillingness to trust her friend drives me crazy. There were several moments when I just wanted to scream at her or punch her.
In the end, they solve their differences, rather because they have to more than because they're - coffcoffTophcoffcoff- willing to do so. But, hey! Everything is solved and everyone is happy, so good for them.
I liked it, don't misunderstand me I did, but I think that it wasn't quite so interesting as previous stories have been. Was it because Zuko wasn't in it? Maybe - a girl can have a crush, ok? - but also because the story just wasn't exactly something that called and captured my attention.
"It is not human to dominate, but to create."
"The spirits will always have a place in this world, as long as you, and humans like you, create one for us."
May 5, 2019
This part was so emotional and I wished that I had read it faster than I did! The ending was such an amazing culmination of the events within 'The Rift' story line and I feel like if I had the rest of the story fresh in my mind, it would have had a bigger emotional impact. In saying that, I still felt the hope that the ending inspired and enjoyed the character development. I also loved the way they pulled the themes together so well, blending the traditions of the past and the growth of the future so well! Overall, this was a great emotional story line that had beautiful artwork and planted the seeds for a bright future for this world!
November 18, 2020
Come on, every time, every time.
Ugggh. This one is the best one. Again. This always happens...
Toph has some amazing moments in here, as does Sokka. Oh, I love them both so much. The cabbage seller was a fantastic inclusion, and I loved this insight into the spirit world. I also liked the other Southern Water Tribe people - it gave some good stuff with Katara and Sokka. This volume was great. 5/5 stars.
Ugggh. This one is the best one. Again. This always happens...
Toph has some amazing moments in here, as does Sokka. Oh, I love them both so much. The cabbage seller was a fantastic inclusion, and I loved this insight into the spirit world. I also liked the other Southern Water Tribe people - it gave some good stuff with Katara and Sokka. This volume was great. 5/5 stars.
December 29, 2014
"I don't think the past and the future are separate. They are connected. By today. By us."
October 11, 2020
Me siento como Penga cada vez que veo a Sokka 😍
Sólo para añadir Toph es una reina!
Sólo para añadir Toph es una reina!
December 14, 2014
I love how these comics tie in to what Legend of Korra has been doing for the past two years with the spirit world, and seeing how this series lays the foundations for the world we see in LOK. (I will be really sad after the LOK finale next week.) They really feel like an extension of this story and these characters. I hope they continue for a long time. I don't want to live in a world where I don't get new Avatar stories once in a while.
January 21, 2015
I've really been enjoying this comic series. Same high-quality writing as the show. As I was reading this book, my 2 1/2 year old son walked by, stopped and stared at the cover for a solid 30 seconds before crying out, "Avatar state! Yip, yip!" and then he ran off.
September 26, 2017
Another great addition to the series. I really like how this volume in particular made a huge build-up for the conflict with the spirit world in "Legend of Korra". I also loved to see Toph´s character development and the conflict with her family in this trilogy.
August 18, 2017
I loved The Rift: Part Three! It's such a great ending to this story arc.
[Review to Come]
[Review to Come]
December 29, 2015
Review for all three parts under the cut.
April 9, 2018
4.5 stars!
Great conclusion to this arc, I loved it so much! New characters are great, especially one soft smart boy who has his eyes on Toph.
I love the resolution of the conflict and honestly, ATLA: The Rift has so much to unpack, I'm definitely going to come back to this story time and time again.
I love the uplifting and humanity-positive tone of this volume, as nice spirit lady said: It is not human nature to dominate, but to create.
Great conclusion to this arc, I loved it so much! New characters are great, especially one soft smart boy who has his eyes on Toph.
I love the resolution of the conflict and honestly, ATLA: The Rift has so much to unpack, I'm definitely going to come back to this story time and time again.
I love the uplifting and humanity-positive tone of this volume, as nice spirit lady said: It is not human nature to dominate, but to create.
February 19, 2016
Good but I miss Zuko.
May 21, 2018
"There will always be place for the spirits, as long as you create one for us."
I adore the plot and the design of these comics <33
and it's nice to see the other side of Toph that wasn't really seen or explained too much in the series adaptation.
I adore the plot and the design of these comics <33
and it's nice to see the other side of Toph that wasn't really seen or explained too much in the series adaptation.
January 16, 2021
4.5 🌟
Me siento tan orgullosa de mi bebé Toph. Fue entretenido y me encantó el cierre de la historia.
Me siento tan orgullosa de mi bebé Toph. Fue entretenido y me encantó el cierre de la historia.
August 25, 2023
Ooooh it was so good once again but I am a little disappointed with the ending because it left some unanswered questions for me. Especially because they were a part of the conflict that was mentioned throughout the book.
July 21, 2018
bonito, complicado, avatarezco, verdadero pero uggh
May 27, 2019
"The bitter grip of dead is still be sweeter than disloyalty"
The dark one
The dark one
January 21, 2020
Another awesome volume!
June 6, 2020
ahhhh that was wonderful
June 8, 2018
Only remark: Where's Zuko?
January 19, 2017
Note: this review is to span all three vols. of 'The Rift'
I picked this up because I'm a huge ATLA fan! I love the TV show so much. I wasn't sure what to expect when I began to read 'The Rift' but I was pleasantly surprised. The art was great, I got lots of feels from the story, and I think the plot overall was great.
I LOVED that we see the Air Acolytes (the beginning of them) from LOK! I was also pleased with the way Aang reacted to them, it was very human and natural. Satoru was a nice add in this comic (I'm going to guess that he will probably be Toph's baby daddy), it was great to see a softer side of Toph as there was only a few of those moments in the show. Lao and Toph's rekindle was sweet and I wonder if she will rekindle with her mother..
An interesting theme that flows throughout all of the comics I've read so far is the struggle between the old and new world; I thought it was perfectly done in here. Aang, especially, was prevail in that theme; He's the bridge between the spirit and human world, he was raised in the distant past but now lives in the present. He's always being torn in two places but because of his knowledge of both sides we always see him overcome his obstacles.
The back ground story on why and how the festival started was great! (Once again I would love a book or something of Spirit World stories.) It was neat that we got to see a lot of Avatar Yangchen as I don't recall seeing or hearing barely anything about her in the TV show. I was tearing up when Avatar Roku and Aang rekindled, I believe the relationship between the past selves and the present is so special
What I didn't like was the random angry water tribe girls, I felt like they were there for extra drama, the only good thing they gave us was a look into the current state of the Northern Water Tribe.
I picked this up because I'm a huge ATLA fan! I love the TV show so much. I wasn't sure what to expect when I began to read 'The Rift' but I was pleasantly surprised. The art was great, I got lots of feels from the story, and I think the plot overall was great.
I LOVED that we see the Air Acolytes (the beginning of them) from LOK! I was also pleased with the way Aang reacted to them, it was very human and natural. Satoru was a nice add in this comic (I'm going to guess that he will probably be Toph's baby daddy), it was great to see a softer side of Toph as there was only a few of those moments in the show. Lao and Toph's rekindle was sweet and I wonder if she will rekindle with her mother..
An interesting theme that flows throughout all of the comics I've read so far is the struggle between the old and new world; I thought it was perfectly done in here. Aang, especially, was prevail in that theme; He's the bridge between the spirit and human world, he was raised in the distant past but now lives in the present. He's always being torn in two places but because of his knowledge of both sides we always see him overcome his obstacles.
The back ground story on why and how the festival started was great! (Once again I would love a book or something of Spirit World stories.) It was neat that we got to see a lot of Avatar Yangchen as I don't recall seeing or hearing barely anything about her in the TV show. I was tearing up when Avatar Roku and Aang rekindled, I believe the relationship between the past selves and the present is so special
What I didn't like was the random angry water tribe girls, I felt like they were there for extra drama, the only good thing they gave us was a look into the current state of the Northern Water Tribe.
November 10, 2014
The Rift concludes fairly satisfactorily, though I wish it had delved a little more into the relationship between Toph and her father. They do have a great scene together, however. I enjoyed Toph's metalbending students as well. One of the most interesting aspects of this installment is how it examines the balance between the spirit world and the mortal world, which Korra has been doing as well. With The Rift, Gene Luen Yang balanced a story of personal growth with a story of societal growth.
September 9, 2015
I love all the Avatar graphic novels, especially when they truly show insight on how Aang's world developed into Korra's!
July 19, 2019
PSA: toph is the love of my life
January 25, 2025
10/10
This was epic. It was so good that I didn't even notice that the best character in human kind, Fire Lord Zuko, wasn't in it.
This was epic. It was so good that I didn't even notice that the best character in human kind, Fire Lord Zuko, wasn't in it.
June 26, 2025
Aang wrestles with being a bridge as Republic City takes shape...
Toph's family drama gets a metal-bending twist.
This part contained a lot of emotional drama... definitely worth it
Toph's family drama gets a metal-bending twist.
This part contained a lot of emotional drama... definitely worth it
February 6, 2022
Está tercer historia me gustó aún más que las dos anteriores, siento como si en verdad fueran mas capítulos de la serie original, hasta le puse la musica de batalla en las escenas de acción xD. Me gustaría más poder leer las 3 partes juntas, porque son demasiado cortas para poder calificarlas cada una; pero en sí me gustó mucho.
Vemos como el equipo avatar avanza en el tiempo, donde ya hay cambios de lo que encaminara a la leyenda de korra y me gustó su interacción con estos cambios en el mundo. Lo que quizá no terminó de gustarme es que sentí que los personajes retrocedieron en su desarrollo un poco para que tuviera sentido el conflicto, aun asi tienen su esencia en el cómic y entiendo que tienen que poner y solucionar el problema en muy poco tiempo.
Por otro lado lamento que aun no se haya traducido la tercer parte de la siguiente historia.. y creo quizá tiene que ver con que todo el mundo lo descarga.. con los libros quizá no pase igual, pero los cómics suelen ser mas caros y temo que la dejen de traducir así como nunca se tradujo el libro de kyoshi. Si no se traduce pues empezaré a leerlos en inglés.
P. D. No me había dado cuenta que Aang ya es mas alto que Katara xD
Vemos como el equipo avatar avanza en el tiempo, donde ya hay cambios de lo que encaminara a la leyenda de korra y me gustó su interacción con estos cambios en el mundo. Lo que quizá no terminó de gustarme es que sentí que los personajes retrocedieron en su desarrollo un poco para que tuviera sentido el conflicto, aun asi tienen su esencia en el cómic y entiendo que tienen que poner y solucionar el problema en muy poco tiempo.
Por otro lado lamento que aun no se haya traducido la tercer parte de la siguiente historia.. y creo quizá tiene que ver con que todo el mundo lo descarga.. con los libros quizá no pase igual, pero los cómics suelen ser mas caros y temo que la dejen de traducir así como nunca se tradujo el libro de kyoshi. Si no se traduce pues empezaré a leerlos en inglés.
P. D. No me había dado cuenta que Aang ya es mas alto que Katara xD
February 6, 2022
Está tercer historia me gustó aún más que las dos anteriores, siento como si en verdad fueran mas capítulos de la serie original, hasta le puse la musica de batalla en las escenas de acción xD. Me gustaría más poder leer las 3 partes juntas, porque son demasiado cortas para poder calificarlas cada una; pero en sí me gustó mucho.
Vemos como el equipo avatar avanza en el tiempo, donde ya hay cambios de lo que encaminara a la leyenda de korra y me gustó su interacción con estos cambios en el mundo. Lo que quizá no terminó de gustarme es que sentí que los personajes retrocedieron en su desarrollo un poco para que tuviera sentido el conflicto, aun asi tienen su esencia en el cómic y entiendo que tienen que poner y solucionar el problema en muy poco tiempo.
Por otro lado lamento que aun no se haya traducido la tercer parte de la siguiente historia.. y creo quizá tiene que ver con que todo el mundo lo descarga.. con los libros quizá no pase igual, pero los cómics suelen ser mas caros y temo que la dejen de traducir así como nunca se tradujo el libro de kyoshi. Si no se traduce pues empezaré a leerlos en inglés.
P. D. No me había dado cuenta que Aang ya es mas alto que Katara xD
Vemos como el equipo avatar avanza en el tiempo, donde ya hay cambios de lo que encaminara a la leyenda de korra y me gustó su interacción con estos cambios en el mundo. Lo que quizá no terminó de gustarme es que sentí que los personajes retrocedieron en su desarrollo un poco para que tuviera sentido el conflicto, aun asi tienen su esencia en el cómic y entiendo que tienen que poner y solucionar el problema en muy poco tiempo.
Por otro lado lamento que aun no se haya traducido la tercer parte de la siguiente historia.. y creo quizá tiene que ver con que todo el mundo lo descarga.. con los libros quizá no pase igual, pero los cómics suelen ser mas caros y temo que la dejen de traducir así como nunca se tradujo el libro de kyoshi. Si no se traduce pues empezaré a leerlos en inglés.
P. D. No me había dado cuenta que Aang ya es mas alto que Katara xD
June 30, 2017
Actual review: 4.5
First of all... That battle between Aang and the Spirit was SO. DAMN. COOL! So cool that I wish I could have watched it. Amazing!
Secondly, oh how I miss this show. This part really hit the essence of any given episode with Avatar Aang. It was funny (that poor Cabbage Man), and it was historical (did not see that history coming), it was about teamwork (Team Avatar for the win!), it was about friendship (that hug made me go 'awww') and it was hopeful (because who else but Aang could bring the much needed balance to the human world, no matter how small?).
And regarding that little nod to Korra's time period with the Cabbage Man... I saw what you did there Gene Luen Yang.
First of all... That battle between Aang and the Spirit was SO. DAMN. COOL! So cool that I wish I could have watched it. Amazing!
Secondly, oh how I miss this show. This part really hit the essence of any given episode with Avatar Aang. It was funny (that poor Cabbage Man), and it was historical (did not see that history coming), it was about teamwork (Team Avatar for the win!), it was about friendship (that hug made me go 'awww') and it was hopeful (because who else but Aang could bring the much needed balance to the human world, no matter how small?).
And regarding that little nod to Korra's time period with the Cabbage Man... I saw what you did there Gene Luen Yang.
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