The Legend of Korra: Patterns in Time

The Legend of Korra Comics

by Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko, Heather Campbell (Illustrator)

Celebrate new stories from The Legend of Korra!

Your favorite characters from Team Avatar and beyond are here in this collection of stories, from the heartwarming to the hilarious. Join Korra, Asami, Mako, Bolin, Tenzin, and more familiar faces from The Legend of Korra, featured in stories specially crafted by a bevy of talented comics creators! Be sure to add these all-new stories to your Avatar Legends library!

Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics, Fantasy, Young Adult, LGBT, Graphic Novels Comics, Fiction

72 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 30, 2022

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

[Khurram · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's a great gun book of eight stories. Featuring the Legend of Korra characters in their youth as well as after the series finished.

Good artwork and good stories, and from a nostalgic point of view, it is great to see some of the characters from the original Avatar characters returning as well.

It's a great fun book for any Avatar or Korra fans. The book finishes with a couple of bonus illustrations and a sketchbook.

[Anya · Rating 2 out of 5]

the cover lied to us. there's more snot kid content than korra/korrassami

[Sana · Rating 4 out of 5]

UGH BABY KORRA /AND/ BABY ASAMI? YOUR HONOR, I LOVE THEM

This was great! I need like 10,000 more, thanks

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Ugh, can there be a more beautiful cover. KORRASAMI, A 5EVER FAVE 😭😍 Anyway, always up for more TLoK content

P.S. Will need a minute to process that the show is gonna be 10 years old this April alksldk

[Jasmine Friedrich · Rating 3 out of 5]

For a book that literally says “Join Korra, Asami, Mako, Bolin [and] Tenzin” on the back it sure has zero Mako and Bolin, almost no Asami, and two entire stories focused on Meelo. MEELO.

Alright stories, but extremely deceptive, and not at all what I was hoping for.

Gorgeous cover though.

[Lucas Escherich · Rating 5 out of 5]

A short comic with short stories in it. Nothing big and splashy, but it added some nice universe expanding wrinkles.

Friends for Life:

A little story about how Korra as a little girl met her animal guide Naga. Cute!


Skyscrapers:

Easily my favorite of the bunch! And that is solely because this is the only time (for now at least) we see Asamis mother!

The mother was an architect in Republic City and Asami (who is a little girl) wants to help her in designing the blue prints of the skyscraper she working on.

For the little scene that it was, it was surprisingly heartwarming!


Wisdom:

Fun to see Laghima as a character, but this story did nothing…


Lost Pets:

In this little story Meelo is tasked with finding the lost of Republic City’s evacuees.

It was lovely to see him humbled with a task solely helping others rather than chasing glory!


A Change in the Wind:

This was great. Korra helps Jinora when she struggles with powers she had mastered in the past.
Korra went through a similar (all be it more traumatizing) rough patch in the series an relies on her experience from that to get Jinora back on track.

(Also there is more Korrasami being expressed! Yay!)


Weaver’s Ball:

Named after a new game you can play at the Spirits Festival. It was fine…


Clearing the Air:

Tenzin “settles” a dispute between the airbender siblings with a little story from when he was young.

I appreciated this mostly because we actually get see Aang as a father and not just The Avatar as he mostly was in TLOK series.


Cat-Owl’s Cradle:

Meelo and Bumi has some nephew-uncle-time. Great fun!

[Eule Luftschloss · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short stories by various people, all set in the ATLA world at the Legend of Korra time. All of these showcase very different characters: How Korra met Naga, how Meelo learned to help others. Pretty fun, and they fit together very well despite their different topics.

It is always fun to come back to this rich world full of fascinating details, and I won't tire of it in the nearer future.

Of course, some art styles appeal more to me than others, but there was no flop in this collection. It was interesting to see different takes on the same concepts. And I want to hug Appa so bad.

The arc was provided by the publisher.

[Patricia · Rating 4 out of 5]

These were really sweet little self-contained oneshots! I enjoyed them, even the ones featuring characters I'm not so invested in. "Patterns in Time" is a pretty apt title, since the common thread running through most of the short stories is cycles and the relationships between one generation and the next. I'm always happy to see little snippets of the quieter moments in this universe. My favorites were definitely Naga and Korra's first meeting (though I had read this before), Korra and Asami being big sisters to Jinora and, wildly enough, the Bumi and Meelo team-up.
I liked all the different art styles, they definitely had their own flair without losing cohesion.

However, as always with anything from official sources: my kingdom for more Asami content, the scene with her mom was lovely but so so short!

[Robert · Rating 4 out of 5]

Always nice to spend time with Korra and Company.

[Filip · Rating 3 out of 5]

First of all, a disclaimer. I'm one of those weirdos, who actually prefers Legend of Korra to the Last Airbender. Naturally then, having (finally) finished LoK, I needed something (apart from writing/reading LoK fanfiction) to scratch my Korra itch.

This didn't fully deliver. It's more like the "The Lost Adventures" and "Team Avatar Tales" from AtLA - short (or very short) and largely inconsequential comics. What is worse, majority of them focused on characters I am not particularly fond of and many of them seemed... preachy?

Now, it's not to say there weren't good things. The art was generally really, really good and while there wasn't much Korrasami in it, what was there was cute. But the best part? The first comic, "Friends for Life", about how Korra found Naga. I love Naga so I almost died of cuteness overload after reading it.

[Helen West · Rating 5 out of 5]

I just love this world so much :) Korra is my favourite Avatar so anything from her era I just devour.

Gorgeous snippets of life in the time of Avatar Korra.

[Paweł Kwiatkowski · Rating 4 out of 5]

Przesympatyczna antologia z cudownymi krótkimi przygodami wholesome bohaterów z mojego ukochanego świata, do którego tak świetnie wrócić. Aż chcę już sięgnąć znowu po serial 🙈 Wizualnie pycha, a treściowo porusza prostotą i emocjami.

[Vail Chester · Rating 3 out of 5]

Short book. Plenty of lil stories to delight.
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Also a surprising amount of focus on Aang's descendants. Which I'm A-OK with, even if they gave 2 stories to Meelo development.

[Ale · Rating 5 out of 5]

Siempre pensé que no era tan fan de los comics de Korra como de los de Aang, pero estos hasta las lágrimas me sacaron 🥺

[The Litt Librarian · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was not what I expected. I went in blind, thinking this was a story of Korasmi. Nope, a bunch of short team avatar bits, but in Korra realm.

[Brian · Rating 4 out of 5]

No Mako = no 5 stars 😔

[m i l o u ✨ (Grumpy Hobbit) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Goodness it was just a wholesome experience to be able to read more background regarding all of the characters. It appears that everyone had grown a substantial amount since the very start of this series. Although whenever there is doubt it's a nice touch that they don't shy away from reaching out to others to ask for tips.

Of course I especially liked this short story regarding Korrasami.






I mean just look at them and how they function as a couple. It warms my soul.





More of this please.

↠ Genre: Fantasy, The Avatar The Last Airbender Universe
↠ Reputation: Bisexual reputation
↠ Type: Short stories
↠ Rating: 79%

[Melody · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've been waiting to read this for ages. My library ordered it in March 2022, and I have had it on hold since then. Publishing was delayed a few times, but it was finally released in November 2022. Library got it in February 2023.

I didn't realise this was a collection of a few stories, like The Lost Adventures and Team Avatar Tales . There were a total of eight stories. It had some that were previously published as Free Comic Book Day specials ( FCBD 2021: AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER / THE LEGEND OF KORRA aka Clearing the Air, The Legend of Korra: Lost Pets , and The Legend of Korra: Friends for Life / How to Train Your Dragon / Plants Vs. Zombies minus How To Train Your Dragon and Plants Vs. Zombies). The newer stories were all really good! I loved seeing young Asami with her mum, Korrasami, and Meelo with Bumi.

While they're not what one would call 'major stories (in the sense that there no major plot/they're not building towards a conflict etc), they do a nice job at world-building considering the stories of ATLA and LoK are at an end at the moment. It allows us to see the characters we love are still existing despite the story being over.

[Audrey Luthor]

Just look at the gorgeous cover!!!
KORRASAMI FOREVER

[Artemis Crescent · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've waited over a year to read this, out in physical form, in paperback, and it was worth it. In 'The Legend of Korra: Patterns in Time', you'll find cute, colourful short stories, with different writers and artists, that center around different characters from 'The Legend of Korra'.

There's 'Friends for Life', with Korra as a little kid in the snowy Southern Water Tribe, where she first meets Naga the polar bear dog; then 'Skyscrapers', another adorable tale, and a touching moment, about kid Asami and her mother; then 'Wisdom'; 'Lost Pets', a good Meelo (and Korra) yarn; 'A Change in the Wind', about Korrasami, and Jinora's development (such beautiful art in this one!); 'Weaver's Ball', another fun story about Korra as the young Avatar in training; 'Clearing the Air', about a young Tenzin, and Aang; and 'Cat-Owl's Cradle', the final and longest story, about Meelo and Bumi (Lin Beifong cameos). Very funny stuff.

Meaningful, touching stuff, too.

The blurb lies, though: Mako and Bolin are not in this collection at all, which is strange.

Maybe there'll be further short stories in the future. More highlights, please!

Also more Avatar Korra action. And Korrasami.

Final Score: 3.5/5

[Dev · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received an ARC copy of this book from Edelweiss

A really cute volume with a lot of short stories about different characters from the world of Avatar and Legend of Korra. Some of them are are flashback stories like Korra meeting Naga, a short story about Asami and her mother, and a story about young Tenzin. Some are closer to present day or set after the show like several featuring all the various airbender kids. All of them are really cute and I always enjoy getting to dip my toe back into this world. Would definitely recommend to any fans of the show!

[Sou · Rating 3 out of 5]

3/5

A beautifully illustrated anthology, it was lovely seeing Korra’s first encounter with Naga, Asami interacting with her mother, and Korra and Asami guiding Jinora as she begins to learn more about what defines her as an individual. My only complaint would be that the stories were too short!

Recommended to anyone looking for more The Legend of Korra adventures.

[Hannah · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love these characters so much - Legend of Korra has such a special place in my heart and I love the series so dearly, it was wonderful to get to go back and read about them all again. This was a series of short stories showing Korra and the gang throughout their time - baby Korra is just adorable.

[Emma Hancock · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved everything about this. It was a collection of short comics with the different members of team Korra throughout the years. Every one was perfect and I had no complaints at all. If you have seen/read Legend of Korra, you need to read this one too!

[Sylvester · Rating 2 out of 5]

Despite the pretty cover picture, Patterns in Time is actually a collection of short stories set in the post Korra timeline. Very disappointed as it didn't really add anything to the lore, although the Asami back story was very well written.

[Laura-Diana · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an anthology of stories of which some take place before the animated show, when Korra and Asami were younger, and some take place after the Kuvira arc from the comics. They are all short, slice of life type of stories - enjoyable and visually cute. This even made me tear up a few times and it only has around 70 pages.

[Amy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I always think the mini stories are just ok but I loved seeing baby Korra, Asami, Naga, and even younger Tenzin! Jinora's story was interesting in the fact that maybe she also could benefit from some therapy because she is putting too much pressure on herself.

[Jessica Hudzik · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely adorable and heartwarming stories from the LoK universe. Little Korra and Little Asami absolutely melt my heart. A nice variety of stories about many characters from the series. The only negative is that it was so short!

[Hayley · Rating 4 out of 5]

A genuinely enjoyable comics anthology.
I absolutely love all of the Avatar/Korra comics, and this one was no different.
A favourite was definitely the Korra and Asami centric one, obviously.

[Trinity · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love Korra and Asami together <3

[Manayer · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5/5