Avatar is one of those few TV shows that have marvelous and highly popular comic books to go along with it. The Promise and The Search are both very successful comic book trilogies that were developed based on the Avatar: The Last Airbender & Legend of Korra storyline. Recently announced was yet another comic book series, titled The Rift. Below are the first eight pages from the first edition of The Rift, which will release on March 5, 2014. Pre-ordering is also available for this comic-book on the official publisher's website - Dark Horse Comics.
The details for the highly anticipated comic book, The Rift Part 2 have been revealed. The release date has been officially announced as July 2, 2014, which is when it will be available in comic book stores. On Amazon, the title will be available on July 29, 2014. Sequel to Avatar - The Rift Part 1, this comic book is part of The Rift trilogy, and a continuation of The Search series. The details and pre-ordering/purchasing links for this book are available below.
Avatar - The Rift Part Two
Description:Team Avatar find themselves up to their necks in trouble as mysterious forces threaten to destroy land once sacred to the Airbenders! While Aang journeys to the spirit world in search of clues, Toph faces off against her own past! Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Release Date: July 29, 2014 Written By: Gene Luen Yang and Michael Dante DiMartino Illustrations: Gurihiru and Bryan Konietzko Pages Count: 80 MSRP: $10.99 Buy Links: Amazon Pre-order
Avatar - The Rift is a new upcoming comic-book trilogy series based on the storyline from Avatar: The Last Airbender. The Rift Part 1 will be releasing on March 5, 2014. A sequel series to The Search comic-books (which is a continuation of The Promise), this series is said to focus on Aang and the process of creating Republic City. Additionally, Toph will also share a main-role, who was absent from The Search trilogy. The Rift will be written by Gene Yang, an award-winning comic-book author. The illustrations will be done by Gurihiru and publications will be completed by Dark Horse Comics. UPDATE (FEB 18, 2014) - Pre-ordering of The Rift Part 1 is now available on Dark Horse website. UPDATE (FEB 18, 2014) - Read First 8 Pages of Part 1 (Exclusive) Follow UltimateKorra for Updates Facebook | Twitter | Tumblr | YouTube | Google+ |
Recently announced was the Library Edition of The Rift trilogy. The selection, like previous Avatar comic library editions, will contain all volumes of the series (The Rift Parts 1 through 3) in a collective set manner. This collection set of all three Rift comic books is expected to release on February 24, 2015. Furthermore, this set is also expected to contain a brand new sketchbook section!
Details
Release Date: February 24, 2014
MSRP: $39.99 (USD) / $43.99 (CAD)
Pages: 240
Publisher:Dark Horse Comics
Illustrator: Gurihiru
Author: Gene Luen Yang, Bryan Konietzko, Mike Dante DiMartino
Description: Avatar Aang and friends honor an Air Nomad holiday that hasn't been celebrated in over one hundred years, but when cryptic visits from the spirit of Avatar Yangchen lead Aang to a refinery operating on land sacred to the Airbenders-they soon find themselves in peril as a dangerously powerful ancient spirit awakens with vengeance and destruction on its mind!
The final installment of The Rift comic trilogy has just been announced. Avatar: The Rift Part 3 will be releasing on November 18, 2014. The comic will be written by Gene Luen Yang, illustrated by Gurihiru (a Japanese illustration studio), and published by Dark Horse Comics. The book is already available on Amazon for pre-ordering.
As of now, there aren't any plot descriptions available, but upon further update, they will be added to this page.
Here it is, a free download link for Avatar: The Rift Part One. The full comic is available below for download in a .ZIP file format. After extraction, you will recieve all the pages in high quality pictures, organized in a folder.
If you would like to read an 8-page preview before you download, check this page. Also, I highly recommend purchasing a copy of the book as well. It's always beneficial to support the publishers.
Summary: Avatar Aang asks his friends to help him honor Yangchen’s Festival—one of the highest Air Nomad holidays, which hasn’t been celebrated in over one hundred years.But cryptic visits from the spirit of Avatar Yangchen herself lead Aang to discover a jointly owned Fire Nation and Earth Kingdom refinery—operating on land sacred to the Airbenders! Is this the cause of the pollution Aang finds there, or is a more mysterious menace afoot? [via Dark Horse]
Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) is an internationally-recognized event in which local participating comic book shops across the world distribute free comics to anyone who comes into their stores. It is held each year on the first Saturday of May, this year's being on May 3rd.
Avatar comics have been present among the several titles offered at FCBD for the past few years. This year's comic selection of 2014 will feature, yet again, another short Avatar comic book.
Gene Luen Yang, who contributed towards The Promise, The Search and the The Rift trilogies, will be returning to work on this year's exclusive story. I was able to contact him and he provided me with a few details on the comic. He told me that Faith Erin Hicks will be joining him in the production of the comic by completing the illustrations. Yang also introduced a a little bit about the storyline as well: "It stars Suki and Sokka. We were able to incorporate some Kyoshi Warrior back story that Bryan and Mike described to us, that didn't make it into the original animated series," tells Yang to UltimateKorra.
Additionally, Dark Horse Comics (who are the publishers) even have a short description regarding the comic on their website: Sokka follows Suki as she gives a lesson in manners and encourages a young girl’s strength. The comic will be fairly short, only 10 pages long. If you are interested in picking up a free copy, you can visit your local comic book shop. To locate your local comic store participating in Free Comic Book Day, check out this store-locator feature. See Also:
Avatar - The Search Part 1 has recently been nominated for GoodReads.com's Best Graphic Novels & Comics of 2013. The book, which is part of The Search trilogy, focuses on Zuko and his quest to find his mother Ursa. The series is also a sequel to The Promise series and is a prequel to the new Avatar based trilogy, The Rift. You can go and vote for The Search Part 1 here.
Description: Team Avatar arrive in Zao Fu, a metal city led by Suyin Beifong (Anne Heche), Lin's estranged half-sister and the mother of Opal (Alyson Stoner), a new airbender. Korra begins training Opal but can't get Lin to mend the rift with her sister. In Republic City, Zaheer infiltrates Air Temple Island, but escapes after he is identified and attacked by Kya.
The details for the highly anticipated comic book, The Rift Part 2 have been revealed. The release date has been officially announced as July 2, 2014, which is when it will be available in comic book stores. On Amazon, the title will be available on July 29, 2014.
Avatar - The Rift is a new upcoming comic-book trilogy series based on the storyline from Avatar: The Last Airbender. The Rift Part 1 will be releasing on March 5, 2014.
Recently announced was the Library Edition of The Rift trilogy. The selection, like previous Avatar comic library editions, will contain all volumes of the series (The Rift Parts 1 through 3) in a collective set manner. This collection set of all three Rift comic books is expected to release on February 24, 2015. Furthermore, this set is also expected to contain a brand new sketchbook section!
The final installment of The Rift comic trilogy has just been announced. Avatar: The Rift Part 3 will be releasing on November 18, 2014.
Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) is an internationally-recognized event in which local participating comic book shops across the world distribute free comics to anyone who comes into their stores. It is held each year on the first Saturday of May, this year's being on May 3rd.
Avatar - The Search Part 1 has recently been nominated for GoodReads.com's Best Graphic Novels & Comics of 2013.