Avatar Legends: Masters of the Elements Volume 1

by Brandon Hoàng, Meredith McClaren (Writer / Artist), Amy Chu

Journey to Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender

Witness the never-ending quest for balance as Aang and Team Avatar work to rebuild the Four Nations in stunning stories that enrich the world explored in the new Paramount+ movie —ideal for longtime fans of the Avatar Legends universe and newcomers alike.

For the first time ever, your favorite Avatars from across the ages are gathered together in one graphic novel anthology!

The first volume of Avatar Legends: Masters of the Elements collects short stories from beyond the confines of a single Avatar Cycle. Tales from Avatars Korra, Aang, Roku, Kyoshi, and Yangchen are rendered in exciting detail by comics masters including Brandon Hoàng, BellBessa, Rachel Silverstein, Ingrid Kan, Ben Wilgus, David M. Booher, Amy Chu and many more! From the Western Air Temple to the ramen houses of the Fire Nation and everywhere in between, these stories bring a new dose of Avatar adventure to your bookshelf.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels Comics, Childrens

80 pages, Paperback

Published August 25, 2026

About the author

Brandon Hoàng is the author of the critically acclaimed Gloria Buenrostro is Not My Girlfriend and The Crossbow of Destiny.

Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, Brandon grew up coveting The Baby-Sitters Club books and slurping noodles. Before he was a writer, Brandon spent 10 years as an animation executive.

Now a television writer by day and novelist by night, he currently resides in Portland, OR with his wife and two daughters.

Reviews

[Lucas Escherich · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty cool stories beginning with Korra and going back through the ages to Yangchen’s cycle.

Can recommend!

(And I can’t remember where I got it from, but these are all new stories, not just a few;) )

[jess the ninth · Rating 3 out of 5]

Las historias están bien, nada de que asombrarse. Amé la historia de Kyoshi y Rangi, lástima que le hayan hecho whitewashing a mi Kyoshi 💔

[Tamara · Rating 3 out of 5]

this was a nice collection focusing on the diffent avatars not just aang and korra (though it felt weird Kuruk was missing)
we saw a roku , a kyoshi and 2 yangcheng stories(the one with pit and pat was very cute).
there was some nice short stories in this collection

my only disappointment was the korra story and the 2 aang stories are all short stories seen in other collections or free comic book days , so if you have read those this was a reapeat

with this being the first vol of this new collection, i hope to see newer stories and other avatars in later volumes.

[jolie · Rating 4 out of 5]

so cute!! i loved seeing kyoshi and her gf it was so wholesome 🥹 i loved the comic w katara and toph too but i really wanted to see how the battle would ensue😭😭

[Maddie Russell · Rating 5 out of 5]

kyoshi & rangi crumbs <3

[Kiana Pauline · Rating 2 out of 5]

one star because I love to see various artstyles done by various artists come together to make this. and another star for rangshi and i'm desperate for any rangshi content.

korra is in the front cover but she gets a crumb of screen time (page time?). i personally feel the storytelling should've focused more on the avatar themselves and their personal lives, as they did with kyoshi and rangi's bit. it would've been pleasant to see korra and asami, yangchen and kavik, and roku... just erase him atp

[Gretchen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thank you to the publisher for this free eARC! All opinions are my own.

This is a great collection of stories featuring different Avatars! Katara and Toph attempt to coerce their grandchildren into restarting their old pranking feud. Sokka has a dream featuring Momo and Appa. Aang and friends help a village attacked by raiders. Roku and his mentor help clean a spring. Kyoshi has fun with her girlfriend at a carnival. Yangchen teaches young firebenders and adopts some flying lemurs. #Edelweiss+

[Tori · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this as I do with all Avatar content. My favorites were “Ramen Rumble” and “Off Duty”. My only complaint is that the Korra Story wasn’t really a Korra story, she was just there. Neither was the Aang story so what can you do. Having two Yangchen stories was a ballsy decision which I loved! Also why in the back of the book does it only recommend Avatar: The Last Airbender comics not Legend of Korra? I thought this was Avatar Legends…

[Dana · Rating 4 out of 5]

A collection of short stories about Avatars Korra, Kyoshi, Yangchen, and Roku. I did really like these. Some were super cute. The art styles were awesome. My only gripes are some stories didn't flow as well as some of the others and I generally thought all the stories were too short. I understand it's a collection of short stories. But these felt exceedingly short. As always, I'm happy for any and all AtlA and TLoK content and to build my collection.

[Katheryn Haskell · Rating 4 out of 5]

I actually adored this way more than I thought I would.

This is extremely low stakes, Avatar backstory randomness that's just avatars being people. It's like a filler episode, but in the best way possible. I'm not a fan of all the art styles, but I like that there are multiple artists in this, it makes it feel more inclusive to me.

The stories themselves, while they don't all have a profound meaning, they all have good arcs, follow the characters well, and are overall enjoyable to read.

[Vail Chester · Rating 3 out of 5]

The only thing to really write home about is the presence of Roku & his Earthbending sifu, and the first drawn depictions of Kyoshi & her love. Aaaaand possibly the hilarious return of Momo yojimbo & Samurai Appa.
Otherwise, just a very random assortment of short comics about adventures & everyday life for a buncha kung-fu-Captain-Planets.

[Ethan Pierce · Rating 4 out of 5]

Only 3 new stories in this collection, but I had a good time reading through the book! The “Masters of the Elements” title feels like a bit of a stretch, but I can’t think of a better name for what is obviously an excuse to publish stories they’ve done for free comic book days in a collected edition where they wouldn’t fit elsewhere

[Tina · Rating 4 out of 5]

A selection of stories from the most popular avatars (Korra, Aang, Roku, Kyoshi, and Yangchen). Highlights: Old Katara & Toph scheming, the return of Samurai Appa & Momo, and Toph being good with kids.

[Heather Marie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Overall a good set of smaller stories. They kind of varied in quality, with some having really good art and story, like the Kyoshi story, but some have either clunky writing (Roku), or so-so art (Korra). Still, aside from that, I think it was fine!

[Alyssa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Why are Opal's eyes brown

[Chad · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some short stories featuring a bunch of different Avatars. Some of them were included before in FCBD issues and the like which feels like a cheat. I'd say this one is only for the hardcore fans.

[Hannah · Rating 4 out of 5]

would read a million comics about these characters but i am sad there was so little korra

[Patrick · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute, fun Avatar short comics, that gave insights to other characters, situations and storyline. Good art and fun to read.

[Nathan Bartos · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beach Wars - 3/5
Lost and Found - 3.5/5
Ramen Rumble - 2.5/5
Earth and Water - 4/5
Off Duty - 5/5
A Quiet Flame - 4/5
Shelter - 4/5

[Marcos “MSMDragon” · Rating 4 out of 5]

These were some cute stories! However, the art style on Korra’s wasn’t my favorite and I’m a little disappointed that Kuruk didn’t get mentioned or have his own story.

[Baylee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a cute continuation of the subtle moments in the ATLA universe and the character’s lives. Excellent!

[Maddi Spletter · Rating 3 out of 5]

Stories are super cute and I like seeing the slice of life of different characters throughout the franchise.

[liana · Rating 3.5 out of 5]

super cute loved getting to see stories from all the avatars

[Maria Antoce · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tbh I just got it for kyoshi and rangi and I LOVED IT I WANT MORE OF THEM


Their story should have been longer tho

[Ash · Rating 3.5 out of 5]

I enjoy reading about it past avatars. I like how this one included one untold story for each one.

[Yo-El · Rating 2.25 out of 5]

I like the new stories being told, but I have a problem with this anthology because more than half of the stories being told are stories that have been told before in other books or in the Free Comic Book Day, so it only has like 30 or so pages of original content. Which feels like a scam.

Another problem that I have is that this is supposed to be a book about diferent Avatars, but again, it has two stories centered around Aang and in none of those Aang is the main character, in the Ramen Rumble one Aang doesn’t even apear, so it’s just an anthology about Avatar as a whole.

There’s no Kuruk story, which I think can be because of the new show they’re doing about him.

I really liked the Kyoshi and Yangchen stories (the new ones). Even though I don’t understand why they whitewashed the goat. I also think the first yangchen story could really use more pages, and I think it’s a shame that I haven’t read Yangchen’s books yet, maybe this has some references or maybe I could get to know her more.