Avatar Volume 6: The Last Airbender

Avatar: The Legend of Aang Comics #6

by Bryan Konietzko (Creator)

When Aang and company arrive in a small Earth Kingdom mining town that is controlled by the oppressive Fire Nation, they cross paths with a young boy named Haru, who keeps hidden a powerful secret for fear of being arrested. But the Fire Nation gets wind of this newly formed alliance, and the entire gang is thrown into a remote prison--with no escape in sight. Will Aang's destiny to save the world finally be sealed...forever?

Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics, Fantasy, Manga, Young Adult, Anime, Adventure

96 pages, Graphic Novels

First published June 1, 2007

Reviews

[Samantha · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is literally just the episodes in print form so if you’re looking for extras this isn’t it. Still fun!

[Storm · Rating 2 out of 5]

Volume 6/17 of Avatar: The Legend of Aang Comics Series is the graphic novel adaptation of the hit Nickelodeon cartoon, so there is no "new" content unlike the succeeding Avatar: The Last Airbender Comics Series which details Aang's adventures AFTER the cartoon ends. This issue covers the Katara's "fake" earth-bending to infiltrate a fire nation prison and rescue a villager who was taken by the Fire Nation after she exhorted him to earth bend instead of hiding his talents. This wasn't easy as the Fire Nation's troops aren't exactly the sharpest knives in the drawer.

Fire Nation Soldier: "That Lemur, he's earthbending!"
Sokka: "No, you idiot, it's the girl!"


The writing in these comics are still juvenile, so I can't rate this very high. But honestly this is probably one of the more enjoyable arcs in Avatar The Last Airbender, since it involves Katara being a revolutionary heroine, slowly bringing the downtrodden Earth Nation prisoners hope and giving them the strength to do one of my favorite tropes - the prison break!