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Avatar: The Last Airbender Prequel Zuko's Story comic
THE SON WILL RISE Prince Zuko is banished from the Fire Nation by his own father, Fire Lord Ozai. Horribly scarred and stripped of everything he holds dear, Zuko wanders the earth for almost three years in search of his only chance at the Avatar, a mystical being who once kept the four nations in balance. All around him, people whisper that this is an impossible task—the Avatar, after all, disappeared a century ago—but Zuko defiantly continues the search. His quest is all he has left.
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First published January 1, 2010
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Dave Roman
61 books124 followersDave Roman is the author of several graphic novels including Astronaut Academy: Zero Gravity, Teen Boat!, Jax Epoch, and Agnes Quill: An Anthology of Mystery. He has contributed stories to Explorer: The Mystery Boxes, Nursery Rhyme Comics, and is the co-author of two New York Times bestselling graphic novels, X-Men: Misfits and The Last Airbender: Zuko’s Story. Roman is a graduate of the School of Visual Arts and worked as a comics editor for the groundbreaking Nickelodeon Magazine from 1998 to 2009. He lives in Astoria, NY with his wife, and fellow comic artist, Raina Telgemeier.
Dave has had stories in Flight volumes 3, 4, 5, & 7 (Villard) and Bizarro World (DC Comics). His website is Yaytime.com
Dave has had stories in Flight volumes 3, 4, 5, & 7 (Villard) and Bizarro World (DC Comics). His website is Yaytime.com
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October 2, 2015
I may have just recently finished watching Legend of Korra (I'm late, I know) and then gone a little overboard by ordering almost everything Avatar related my library had. This was my first draw off the pile, and I'm going to hope that it will be the least successful one.
The problem starts with the source material. If you look at the cover closely (something you can't do when requesting library books from the online catalog) you can see that it's actually a tie in to the movie, not the cartoon. Which becomes very obvious once you start reading. For one thing, they're using the movie's character designs, something that threw me off a bit. And for another, there's absolutely nothing in this book that you don't learn from watching the cartoon. So I guess it's really only useful for people who have only watched the movie, and who the hell would want to do that? The cartoon is fantastic, and the movie... Well.
I have no complaints about the art. Everybody seems to be faithfully represented, and it flows fairly well.
The problem starts with the source material. If you look at the cover closely (something you can't do when requesting library books from the online catalog) you can see that it's actually a tie in to the movie, not the cartoon. Which becomes very obvious once you start reading. For one thing, they're using the movie's character designs, something that threw me off a bit. And for another, there's absolutely nothing in this book that you don't learn from watching the cartoon. So I guess it's really only useful for people who have only watched the movie, and who the hell would want to do that? The cartoon is fantastic, and the movie... Well.
I have no complaints about the art. Everybody seems to be faithfully represented, and it flows fairly well.
August 28, 2021
You take away Uncle Iroh's belly fat and you lose 2 stars, simple as that.
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Um you had me at Zuzu
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Um you had me at Zuzu
June 16, 2010
Reading this story, which is by Dave Roman and the Alison Wilgus, I first wanted to say "And this is why they should let fanfic writers write for the canon. But then I didn't say that because it sounds like I'm just labelling Ali a fanfic writer, which I don't really think of her as, exclusively. (And also, let's face it, not all fanfic is good at all.) But what I meant was that part of what fanfic is is bringing those deeper character moments into a canon that doesn't always have time to linger on them.
In Zuko's Story, Dave and Ali have written a character's story, one focusing on how Zuko came to be the boy we first see standing on that ship, and what that light in the sky actually means to him. It covers three years of waiting--there's a real mythical quality to those three years canonically, where our hero wanders in the wilderness. He hasn't just been scarred, he's been stewing until just the right moment...
Needless to say, the whole story is full of juicy moments that I've come to expect in Ali's fics about the characters. Zuko meets other people whose influence we know is working under the surface and that I for one will now always see when I watch the show. For instance, the Indiana Jones-like moment where Zuko meets actor Hong Shen and becomes his apprentice for just a little while. Hong Shen leaves him with several important bits of advice, as well what will later become trademark swords and a mask with an identity to go along with it.
But if we're talking role models, we have to get into the other major character in the story, Iroh. Although Iroh doesn't look like the guy in the cartoon on the outside, Nina Matsumoto's always fabulous art made me forget that by making him always so clearly himself on the inside. One of my favorite panels had Zuko walking through trees. Zuko is scowling, his head bent down, ignoring everything but his destination. Iroh has a huge grin on his face, looking like a peasant girl being walked through a palace for the first time and just in awe of the decorations. Iroh so rocks. And he can't be easy to write, either. If you try to make him sound "deep" you wind up with silver sandwiches. But really Iroh's a lot like Zuko, only more articulate. When he understands something emotionally and speaks from his heart, it's just amazing.
Which leads me to possibly my favorite moment. No, not my favorite. There were too many of those, many involving Zuko looking very young. But the moment that surprised me the most, because for all I've thought about these characters Zuko's Story added something to my understanding of them and made me see Iroh in a completely different way. There's this moment when Zuko is in despair, unsure where to go next, but needing to believe that his quest isn't the pointless snipe hunt that it is. Iroh talks about how hard it was for him to even get out of bed each morning after his son died. He says, "You are stronger than I have ever been, Prince Zuko. you have struggled for all the things that were given to me. I lay down before my own grief, but you fought through wilderness unlike any I have had to face."
And that just kind of blew me away because without realizing it I always imagined Iroh as seeing the good in Zuko, but not seeing him as better than himself. I mean, one could argue that Iroh's being too hard on himself here. Denial isn't by definition a stronger way of dealing with grief than temporary despair. There's nothing weak in Iroh being crushed by Lu Ten's death before picking himself up again. But what's important is that after reading this book I believe that Iroh sees Zuko that way, and makes his canonical relationship with Zuko even more interesting. It's like...wow, he wasn't just an elder who saw the strength in his nephew that no one else, including his nephew, could see. He didn't just believe in his essential goodness. He actually admired him, even when he was lashing out and being cruel to him. Even because he was lashing out and being cruel to him! That's kind of mind-blowing.
And also a little heartbreaking, because when Zuko says to him, "The Earthbenders killed your son, Lu Ten, and you just couldn't handle it.You just gave up and came home and hid in the palace like a cowardly old fool! You gave up on your duty and your throne so why should I listen to anything you say!" (Thankfully he does not add that he hates him and he smells and he never wants to see him again...yet!) Iroh's hearing a grain of truth in it. I think he knows there was more to his putting down his swords than not being able to handle Lu Ten's death--he knows he made the right decision. But it seems like he really does see himself as unworthy of the throne. Maybe not in a self-hating way, but he does seem to look at Zuko and think, possibly for the first time in his royal life: that's what the Fire Lord should look like. Gah. I'm not explaining it well. That's what happens when somebody writes something good. It's so right but trying to describe it is hard!
Anyway, long story short--this book is totally better than a tie-in book for this movie could have been. I can't help but think that Mark and Brian would be thrilled with it. Yay!
In Zuko's Story, Dave and Ali have written a character's story, one focusing on how Zuko came to be the boy we first see standing on that ship, and what that light in the sky actually means to him. It covers three years of waiting--there's a real mythical quality to those three years canonically, where our hero wanders in the wilderness. He hasn't just been scarred, he's been stewing until just the right moment...
Needless to say, the whole story is full of juicy moments that I've come to expect in Ali's fics about the characters. Zuko meets other people whose influence we know is working under the surface and that I for one will now always see when I watch the show. For instance, the Indiana Jones-like moment where Zuko meets actor Hong Shen and becomes his apprentice for just a little while. Hong Shen leaves him with several important bits of advice, as well what will later become trademark swords and a mask with an identity to go along with it.
But if we're talking role models, we have to get into the other major character in the story, Iroh. Although Iroh doesn't look like the guy in the cartoon on the outside, Nina Matsumoto's always fabulous art made me forget that by making him always so clearly himself on the inside. One of my favorite panels had Zuko walking through trees. Zuko is scowling, his head bent down, ignoring everything but his destination. Iroh has a huge grin on his face, looking like a peasant girl being walked through a palace for the first time and just in awe of the decorations. Iroh so rocks. And he can't be easy to write, either. If you try to make him sound "deep" you wind up with silver sandwiches. But really Iroh's a lot like Zuko, only more articulate. When he understands something emotionally and speaks from his heart, it's just amazing.
Which leads me to possibly my favorite moment. No, not my favorite. There were too many of those, many involving Zuko looking very young. But the moment that surprised me the most, because for all I've thought about these characters Zuko's Story added something to my understanding of them and made me see Iroh in a completely different way. There's this moment when Zuko is in despair, unsure where to go next, but needing to believe that his quest isn't the pointless snipe hunt that it is. Iroh talks about how hard it was for him to even get out of bed each morning after his son died. He says, "You are stronger than I have ever been, Prince Zuko. you have struggled for all the things that were given to me. I lay down before my own grief, but you fought through wilderness unlike any I have had to face."
And that just kind of blew me away because without realizing it I always imagined Iroh as seeing the good in Zuko, but not seeing him as better than himself. I mean, one could argue that Iroh's being too hard on himself here. Denial isn't by definition a stronger way of dealing with grief than temporary despair. There's nothing weak in Iroh being crushed by Lu Ten's death before picking himself up again. But what's important is that after reading this book I believe that Iroh sees Zuko that way, and makes his canonical relationship with Zuko even more interesting. It's like...wow, he wasn't just an elder who saw the strength in his nephew that no one else, including his nephew, could see. He didn't just believe in his essential goodness. He actually admired him, even when he was lashing out and being cruel to him. Even because he was lashing out and being cruel to him! That's kind of mind-blowing.
And also a little heartbreaking, because when Zuko says to him, "The Earthbenders killed your son, Lu Ten, and you just couldn't handle it.You just gave up and came home and hid in the palace like a cowardly old fool! You gave up on your duty and your throne so why should I listen to anything you say!" (Thankfully he does not add that he hates him and he smells and he never wants to see him again...yet!) Iroh's hearing a grain of truth in it. I think he knows there was more to his putting down his swords than not being able to handle Lu Ten's death--he knows he made the right decision. But it seems like he really does see himself as unworthy of the throne. Maybe not in a self-hating way, but he does seem to look at Zuko and think, possibly for the first time in his royal life: that's what the Fire Lord should look like. Gah. I'm not explaining it well. That's what happens when somebody writes something good. It's so right but trying to describe it is hard!
Anyway, long story short--this book is totally better than a tie-in book for this movie could have been. I can't help but think that Mark and Brian would be thrilled with it. Yay!
September 17, 2022
AAHHH my baby Zuko - this added an extra chapter of his arc and the world I desperately needed.
November 22, 2019
Let me start of by saying that I love Zuko, he was my absolute favorite character from the original series. But I’m gonna be totally honest here, I hate the art style in this comic, I was really looking forward to getting the inside scoop on his banishment- but the artwork was so bizarrely different it didn’t even feel like the same story.
December 7, 2018
"A journey of self-discovery is never pointless, Prince Zuko. However dim your path may seem and however far you may wonder from it . . . the important thing is that you learn from all your mistakes along the way . . ."-Uncle Iroh. This quite touching. (I am not gonna say I shed tears).
But Whoa, I have a new found respect for Zuko's suffering. Having read this, I totally understand him now and get why he was so angry and determined at the beginning of the show, perhaps if this was an episode all on its own we would not have hated Zuko in the beginning. (who am I kidding the show had to have an awesome bad guy). Zuko was better than Ozai, I never disliked him.
I like the fact that it is in black and white, making it more dark and ominous. The bending isn't that great, but that isn't the focus here, it's the 'story'.
But Whoa, I have a new found respect for Zuko's suffering. Having read this, I totally understand him now and get why he was so angry and determined at the beginning of the show, perhaps if this was an episode all on its own we would not have hated Zuko in the beginning. (who am I kidding the show had to have an awesome bad guy). Zuko was better than Ozai, I never disliked him.
I like the fact that it is in black and white, making it more dark and ominous. The bending isn't that great, but that isn't the focus here, it's the 'story'.
March 2, 2024
I liked how many things were connected in this but I didn't like how they used the characters from the 2010 movie and not the original cartoon. They got the essence of the characters right though, it was easy to hear their voices as I read.
July 1, 2022
2.5🌟
wasn't really anything
even though i liked the style of the artwork it is completely different to the original characters so it felt disconnected and there was barely any story but im a sucker for zuko so
wasn't really anything
even though i liked the style of the artwork it is completely different to the original characters so it felt disconnected and there was barely any story but im a sucker for zuko so
October 31, 2023
Beautiful art.
December 28, 2014
After reading the, at best, mediocre The Last Airbender comic by the same author, this one here was pretty surprising.
The art is better and I think the style, albeit sometimes looking a bit goofy, is fitting for this sort of dark story.
Hard to say what diehard fans of the cartoon would say since this here is clearly intended to tie into the movie by Shyamalan and not the cartoon, however unlike the authors' previous comic book it seems that here they were given much more freedom and the story shows it.
The artwork has a lot of subtle nuances carrying the tone and telling the story. And this is where it has its strength: this feels like a story of Iroh and Zuko. Unlike the movie and the other comic, this here seems like a story that actually could have happened in the established Avatar: The Last Airbender canon. Despite them looking different, Zuko's scar is still smaller than in the cartoon and Iroh of course looks totally different, these characters do feel and behave like their cartoon counterparts down to Iroh's "silliness" and Zuko's pain and anger that were such trademarks of the characters in the cartoon. In fact it seems that the authors and the artist only let them appear the way they do because they had too. Other characters that you did not see in the movie, like Guru Pathik or Sage Shyu, or have been only shortly in it, like Azula, actually do look like their cartoon counterparts. And they don't just look like them, they act like it, you would really think that this would be canon, even considered the extras, if the few characters would not look different and the end would not clearly tie into the movie. This comic has a lot of depth that the other comic and the movie lacked completely and that is a sad fact, since it comes so close to the canon.
To make it short:
You would need to change three things to make it cartoon canon:
1) Zuko's and Iroh's look (including Suko's Blue spirit mask)
2) The firebending (it still depends on already existing fire)
3) The end of the comic
For fans of the show this is probably rather fanfiction, but I think most would agree that this is not a bad story, quite the contrary and it does feel like being true to the source material, down to the fact that you never see the face of the Firelord, and it is an incredibly contrast to the movie.
I think, if you want to you could easily read this book, simply as good entertainment.
The art is better and I think the style, albeit sometimes looking a bit goofy, is fitting for this sort of dark story.
Hard to say what diehard fans of the cartoon would say since this here is clearly intended to tie into the movie by Shyamalan and not the cartoon, however unlike the authors' previous comic book it seems that here they were given much more freedom and the story shows it.
The artwork has a lot of subtle nuances carrying the tone and telling the story. And this is where it has its strength: this feels like a story of Iroh and Zuko. Unlike the movie and the other comic, this here seems like a story that actually could have happened in the established Avatar: The Last Airbender canon. Despite them looking different, Zuko's scar is still smaller than in the cartoon and Iroh of course looks totally different, these characters do feel and behave like their cartoon counterparts down to Iroh's "silliness" and Zuko's pain and anger that were such trademarks of the characters in the cartoon. In fact it seems that the authors and the artist only let them appear the way they do because they had too. Other characters that you did not see in the movie, like Guru Pathik or Sage Shyu, or have been only shortly in it, like Azula, actually do look like their cartoon counterparts. And they don't just look like them, they act like it, you would really think that this would be canon, even considered the extras, if the few characters would not look different and the end would not clearly tie into the movie. This comic has a lot of depth that the other comic and the movie lacked completely and that is a sad fact, since it comes so close to the canon.
To make it short:
You would need to change three things to make it cartoon canon:
1) Zuko's and Iroh's look (including Suko's Blue spirit mask)
2) The firebending (it still depends on already existing fire)
3) The end of the comic
For fans of the show this is probably rather fanfiction, but I think most would agree that this is not a bad story, quite the contrary and it does feel like being true to the source material, down to the fact that you never see the face of the Firelord, and it is an incredibly contrast to the movie.
I think, if you want to you could easily read this book, simply as good entertainment.
April 9, 2022
Me gusta mucho el estilo de dibujo, sobre todo los fondos que se ven tan amplios y llenos de detalle. Los diseños de los personajes, lamentablemente, no están basados en la serie animada, sino en la película live-action; no solo está mi opinión condicionada por mis propias sensaciones al respecto (la película es un espanto), sino que también me costó mucho conectar con los personajes de Zuko y Iroh porque... no eran ellos. Además, no me gustaron nada las expresiones de Zuko: se me hicieron muy aniñadas y ajenas a su personalidad.
La historia es otro cantar.
Es el relato del viaje que hizo Zuko desde su destierro hasta que Aang despierta. En el medio aparecen personajes conocidos de la serie, como el Gurú Pathik, y provee trasfondo de cómo Zuko llegó a convertirse en el Espíritu Azul. Todas cosas interesantísimas que habría disfrutado muchísimo más si los personajes principales se hubieran asemejado más al diseño de la serie que al de la película, pero bueno *voy a tomarlo pero me ofende muchísimo meme*
La historia es otro cantar.
Es el relato del viaje que hizo Zuko desde su destierro hasta que Aang despierta. En el medio aparecen personajes conocidos de la serie, como el Gurú Pathik, y provee trasfondo de cómo Zuko llegó a convertirse en el Espíritu Azul. Todas cosas interesantísimas que habría disfrutado muchísimo más si los personajes principales se hubieran asemejado más al diseño de la serie que al de la película, pero bueno *voy a tomarlo pero me ofende muchísimo meme*
June 10, 2017
I feel like I finally read the missing chapter from Zuko's story. This was everything that I hoped for, and everything I suspected, with quite a few surprises and easter eggs.
As expected, Zuko was every bit as traumatised by the Agni Kai. He was every bit as morose and quick tempered as we saw him to be at the beginning of Season 1. And while Azula reveled in her brother's departure, Iroh proved himself to be quietly supportive and exactly the kind of family/father figure Zuko needed.
What surprised me was the inspiration behind the Blue Spirit and the broad swords, as well as the meeting of Guru Pathik. I thought those two elements were a nice touch.
But, what I loved most was the unwavering love Iroh had for Zuko, no matter how much his nephew criticised him and pushed him away, Iroh was the teacher/father/uncle/family Zuko needed. We all need an Uncle Iroh in our lives.
Such a great story to tie-in with the Avatar series.
As expected, Zuko was every bit as traumatised by the Agni Kai. He was every bit as morose and quick tempered as we saw him to be at the beginning of Season 1. And while Azula reveled in her brother's departure, Iroh proved himself to be quietly supportive and exactly the kind of family/father figure Zuko needed.
What surprised me was the inspiration behind the Blue Spirit and the broad swords, as well as the meeting of Guru Pathik. I thought those two elements were a nice touch.
But, what I loved most was the unwavering love Iroh had for Zuko, no matter how much his nephew criticised him and pushed him away, Iroh was the teacher/father/uncle/family Zuko needed. We all need an Uncle Iroh in our lives.
Such a great story to tie-in with the Avatar series.
April 19, 2018
Avatar the Last Airbender, lives on as one of my all time favorite series. Maybe it is childhood nostalgia, but the series continues to delight me even today. Of course, when I saw a graphic novel prequel about Zuko's origin story, I couldn't resist. Zuko has always been my favourite character in the series because of the depth of his story, and because he is so much more relatable than any of the others.
His fire and anger, coupled with a strong sense of idealism, and tempered by his Uncle Iroh's wisdom makes his side of the story particularly interesting. There was no way I wasn't picking up a book written solely about him.
Now that I'm done praising the series, I'll admit there is no way I can give an objective review. There are some heart-touching moments and it leaves me craving for more. I'm probably going to end up binge watching the series this weekend.
His fire and anger, coupled with a strong sense of idealism, and tempered by his Uncle Iroh's wisdom makes his side of the story particularly interesting. There was no way I wasn't picking up a book written solely about him.
Now that I'm done praising the series, I'll admit there is no way I can give an objective review. There are some heart-touching moments and it leaves me craving for more. I'm probably going to end up binge watching the series this weekend.
June 24, 2020
This comic draws mostly from the rather unfortunate movie adaptation, but taken out of that context, it's actually pretty good. It expands on the characters of both Zuko and Iroh, and has a few good touching moments that fit with what they were going through at the time. For the most part it could seamlessly attach itself to the series's canon, and I appreciate that.
I liked seeing more of Pathik as well. And some of the things it did take from the movie, artistic choices and Iroh's appearance, actually worked fine too.
I was a little ambivalent of the art, though. In some parts it worked, in others it was rather sketchy - all in all inferior to the other Avatar comics, probably.
I liked seeing more of Pathik as well. And some of the things it did take from the movie, artistic choices and Iroh's appearance, actually worked fine too.
I was a little ambivalent of the art, though. In some parts it worked, in others it was rather sketchy - all in all inferior to the other Avatar comics, probably.
September 27, 2020
Zuko's origin story is just as we all know it to be packed with some real wholesome Uncle Iroh moments. The raw lineart is incredible, and the inking has me drooling. Such a great start to the story!
February 1, 2012
Ok. Granted, this was written as promotional material for the abominable (and racist!) The Last Airbender movie and not for the original series. But the writers really knew their stuff!! They treated the source material with great respect (unlike M. Knight Shyamalan who treated it with contempt). I loved all the callbacks to the original series and it was written and drawn with great care.
My only major quibble is - WHY did the artist render Uncle Iroh SO WRONG? Everyone else looked right EXCEPT for Uncle Iroh (who is one of my favorites!!). I don't want a buff Uncle Iroh! I want a fat and jolly one!! Boooooo!
Anyhow, there was one particular scene that had me in tears and of course, it is a beautiful scene between Uncle Iroh and Zuko. They always had me in tears on the series, too.
I don't know if this is considered canon for the A:TLA world, but I don't really care. This was well done!
My only major quibble is - WHY did the artist render Uncle Iroh SO WRONG? Everyone else looked right EXCEPT for Uncle Iroh (who is one of my favorites!!). I don't want a buff Uncle Iroh! I want a fat and jolly one!! Boooooo!
Anyhow, there was one particular scene that had me in tears and of course, it is a beautiful scene between Uncle Iroh and Zuko. They always had me in tears on the series, too.
I don't know if this is considered canon for the A:TLA world, but I don't really care. This was well done!
March 16, 2013
I was slightly torn reading this. It had the characters designed like the movie but the writing matched the cartoon. We got it for like $4 and it was worth adding to our Avatar collection. The best part of this book is the explanation of the Blue Spirit. I really liked that addition. Because I am such an Avatar fanatic that that little bit of background info was worth it for me.
May 9, 2020
I just finished the show today and was craving more Avatar, so I thought what better than read some comics. I was glad to find that the comics start off continuing right after the show. But of course, this one is an exception acting as a prequel just before the show starts.
It a perfect prequel for the story, and it was better reading it after the show because I noticed a lot of characters and little things from the show that was in the comics like little easter eggs. I loved Uncle Iroh, but this comic made me love his character even more. Also, he looks handsome in the comic like really handsome and, of course, still has that warm smile. Not that he isn't in the show, but I am a bit biased.
I loved the interactions between Iroh and Zuko; this just reinforced how lucky Zuko is to have Iroh around to help him out and look out of him.
Overall it was such a treat to read this after finishing the show and wanting more.
It a perfect prequel for the story, and it was better reading it after the show because I noticed a lot of characters and little things from the show that was in the comics like little easter eggs. I loved Uncle Iroh, but this comic made me love his character even more. Also, he looks handsome in the comic like really handsome and, of course, still has that warm smile. Not that he isn't in the show, but I am a bit biased.
I loved the interactions between Iroh and Zuko; this just reinforced how lucky Zuko is to have Iroh around to help him out and look out of him.
Overall it was such a treat to read this after finishing the show and wanting more.
October 23, 2020
The art style is very different from usual ATLA comics. Iroh looks like he has rastas and is handsome??
April 8, 2024
General Iroh, where are you.
August 15, 2024
“He was wrong about one thing. I still have a family” 🥹
I love Zuko more than Sokka loves his boomerang and I’ll eat up every bit of content I can get 😭❤️🔥
I love Zuko more than Sokka loves his boomerang and I’ll eat up every bit of content I can get 😭❤️🔥
January 25, 2025
I love this series so much and I was so happy to get more backstory for Zuko!!
August 28, 2014
Since it's the movie's back story of Zuko's journey as he searches for the Avatar it's not easy to not rate the movie as well. First of all, I think the art is very good, even though they are the movie's designs. Zuko's character comes off pretty much developed and his uncle is quite "alright" portrayed, in my opinion. As for the story itself ... oh well, you feel like reading a mix between "oh, this could actually be true to ATLA" and some other "oh, they made this up for the movie" stuff. Since the movie was quite horrible it's hard not to rate the back story as horrible too. For some reason, they switched the mask Zuko used for his Blue Spirit costume. The original mask guy also makes an appearence in this comic but he wears, who would've guessed, the actual Blue Spirit's maks.
It's a nice comic but you don't need to read it to understand Zuko's back story. The art is nice enough though.
It's a nice comic but you don't need to read it to understand Zuko's back story. The art is nice enough though.
December 15, 2016
So this is based off both the movie and the Tv show. I have never watched the movie and have no desire to. That being said this was not bad. Everyone was in character, it followed the storyline of A:tla. But the characters all looked different, except for Azula. I think that they were older than they were supposed to be. Zuko looked to be around 15 in this when he was banished and he is actually 13. Azula looked older than Zuko, She looked like she was 16 and she is his younger sibling so she would have been 11. With the characters looking so different I did not recognise Uncle Iroh at first. It took some getting use to the new look of the characters but the story was not bad. It was just an expansion on what we already knew about Zuko. There are about two years in between Zuko's banishment and him finding Aang in the show but this made it seem like months. I do not know if this is even cannon.
June 29, 2010
Slight spoilers if you haven't seen the series, but nothing that would really ruin it for you. The characters are spot on, to the point that I could hear Iroh's voice as I read. We begin to see the very first tiny changes in Zuko from an angry, lost child to the more balanced person he eventually becomes. This is just plain good writing (and illustration), which makes it pretty darn brilliant by movie tie-in standards. I look forward to reading more by this author.
August 26, 2010
I don't usually read manga; I much prefer to just watch anime--part of the joy is in watching the animation. But as an unrepentant Avatar fangirl, I couldn't resist buying the Zuko/Iroh-focused movie prequel manga as a consolation gift to myself for how bad the movie was. Thankfully, the manga was more like the excellent animated series and less like its awful live action counterpart. Lots of character and touching Zuko/Iroh moments.
May 31, 2010
Let's just say I have a soft spot for Zuko...
ETA: Now that I've finished the book which is basically a set up for the movie, it was nice to see nods to the original series. Such as Azula making an appearance and the events of Ba Sing Se. Racefail aside, I'm curious as to how the film will follow the events of the original series...
ETA: Now that I've finished the book which is basically a set up for the movie, it was nice to see nods to the original series. Such as Azula making an appearance and the events of Ba Sing Se. Racefail aside, I'm curious as to how the film will follow the events of the original series...
May 19, 2010
This book was amazing! The story and the artwork was stunning, and it was cool to see a more in-depth version of Zuko's Story. I loved all the little references to the show and the movie, it was really nice to see that the authors respected both aspects of The Last Airbender.
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February 5, 2015I NEED THIS IN MY LIFE, I NEED THIS IN MY HEART, I NEED THIS WITH EVERY SINGLE BREATHE I TAKE.
Zuko is the reason why I'm that kind of fangirl.
Zuko is the reason why I'm that kind of fangirl.
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