Avatar: The Last Airbender: Book 1 - Water, vol. 1

by Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko, Aaron Ehasz

An action-packed retelling of Avatar: The Last Airbender with full-color scenes and dialogue from the series. . . Screen Comix style!

The mysterious origins of Aang, the Avatar and last Airbender, are retold in the new Screen Comix format! Based on the epic Nickelodeon series, this first book reveals how Aang emerges from a hundred years frozen in an iceberg to find the world is very different from the one he once knew. With the help of a waterbender named Katara and her brother Sokka, Aang searches for teachers to help him master his skills and escape Prince Zuko in order to end the Fire Nation's war and bring balance to the world.

The stakes couldn't be higher in this 320-page full-color retelling of the first six episodes of the show, featuring final frames and dialogue from the series. This book will delight Avatar fans of all ages.

Genres: Graphic Novels

320 pages, Paperback

Published May 25, 2021

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

[Ash (Bookswithaj_) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Avatar the last airbender has my whole heart 🥹🫶🏻

I am so excited to be able to read and follow the tv series !! Just like the cover says, the book is the tv show in comic form. It has the same illustrations, follows the plot, and has the same dialogue. It’s not new but it’s exactly what I have been wanting.

I am so excited, just brilliant.

[Jen · Rating 3 out of 5]

I compared this book to the Cine-Manga series published in 2006 with Brian Konietzko. Sometimes called “The legend of Ang”
They are similar but not the same text/images republished, which was my big question.
Both series retell the ATLA television series one episode per chapter.
I have the Cine-Manga series 1-6 , but later volumes (7 -17?) are very expensive.

[Joe Fournier · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyed the book. This was my first read of a graphic novel in decades and I picked it up for the story. Was not disappointed. A quick read with interesting, telling illustration. A great reintroduction to the genre.

[Mikayla · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5/5 stars. They literally took images from the show and added dialogue to it, I thought it would be illustrations.

[blueygurl2016 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Most people love this show, but I wasn’t all that interested until the very end. Now I wanna find out what happens to Katara and her necklace.