Avatar: The Last Airbender - Smoke and Shadow
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- Author：Gene Luen Yang
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Summary
The Fire Nation is threatened by a prophecy told by the Kemurikage--mysterious figures thought only to exist in legend: "remove Zuko from the throne or the country will perish！" Unrest is brewing as the New Ozai Society prepares to make its move against the crown， and children begin to go missing from their homes under mysterious circumstances！ Avatar Aang and his friends are doing everything in their power to save them--but will it be enough？！
This special， oversized edition of Smoke and Shadow features volumes 1-3 with annotations by writer Gene Luen Yang and artists Gurihiru， as well as a sketchbook section with new， behind-the-scenes material！
Collects Avatar: The Last Airbender - Smoke and Shadow Volumes 1-3。
This special， oversized edition of Smoke and Shadow features volumes 1-3 with annotations by writer Gene Luen Yang and artists Gurihiru， as well as a sketchbook section with new， behind-the-scenes material！
Collects Avatar: The Last Airbender - Smoke and Shadow Volumes 1-3。
Reviews
Huda Al-Mossalli
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They never disappoint。。 always fun to visite this world again 。“Spoiler “Zuko’s sister was adorable and I liked that she observed her brother and started fire 🔥 bending 。
Rocío Vazquez
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MB。
Anna Grace
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i don’t really have much to say about this tbh！！ good comic！！
Andrea
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Azula und Zuko = Stoff für ein gutes Buch。 Dazu ein Liebesdreieck und ein bisschen alte Magie。 Super
Jillian
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I liked it more than the rift， but definitely less than the search。 I'd say its about on par with the promise。 I would probably give it a three， but I'm keeping in mind that this was made for a younger audience， I think it deserves a four。 It felt pretty predictable。 I also just felt like they focused on the wrong things in the plot。 There were so many more interesting paths they could've explored， but I felt like they just chose the easier one。 I did like it though。 I liked it more than the rift， but definitely less than the search。 I'd say its about on par with the promise。 I would probably give it a three， but I'm keeping in mind that this was made for a younger audience， I think it deserves a four。 It felt pretty predictable。 I also just felt like they focused on the wrong things in the plot。 There were so many more interesting paths they could've explored， but I felt like they just chose the easier one。 I did like it though。 。。。more
Morgan Kail-Ackerman
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“As parents， we want nothing more than for our children to be safe。 Unfortunately， this world is an inherently unsafe place， so many dangers， so much to fear。 No matter how hard we can try， we can never keep our children completely safe。 Better to teach them - and ourselves - to see the fear with unclouded eyes… the fear will always be with you。 Always… you must learn to see it with unclouded eyes”
Alicia • shethereader
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4。5 starsSmoke & Shadow was my favorite of the Avatar: The Last Airbender graphic novel series so far！ The three-part novel almost exclusively focuses on Zuko and his family。 It actually seems to continue the story from The Search， despite The Rift being placed in between the two。Unlike the previous installments where I picked up the three individual parts from the library， I actually bought this hardback collection （aka the "library edition"）。 I think this really amplified this experience。 It m 4。5 starsSmoke & Shadow was my favorite of the Avatar: The Last Airbender graphic novel series so far！ The three-part novel almost exclusively focuses on Zuko and his family。 It actually seems to continue the story from The Search， despite The Rift being placed in between the two。Unlike the previous installments where I picked up the three individual parts from the library， I actually bought this hardback collection （aka the "library edition"）。 I think this really amplified this experience。 It made the artwork pop for me even more。 And it included annotations from the author and illustrator that were so special。 More on that below， but I recommend this method of reading if you can。 Some libraries coincidentally do carry the "library editions"。Anyway。。。The big theme of Smoke and Shadow is fear - how we face it and how we react to it。 We see fear drive the actions of all different characters of this book and can contrast how the characters react to it。 As the creators wrote in their annotations， "So many of our disagreements these days can be boiled down to a tension between security and freedom。" This book beautifully explored that premise。 I felt like this was the most cohesive and interesting storyline within their GN series。 I did expect several "surprises"， but I think it's just because I have grown to know these characters so well and the authors really stay authentic to the characters。 I love everyone in Zuko's family， and I mean everyone。 Zuko and Giyi were especially cute。 The artwork in this one was even better as well。 It could have been the layout of the collection that made me biased， but the colors were just soooo pretty。 While they aren't my favorite bender group， the fire nation esthetic is my favorite。 The artist brilliantly uses their panels to portray such dramatic effects。 And something I came to appreciate by reading the creators' notes is how authentic they try to be with their inspiration。 The Avatar team consistently researches designs， costumes， building structures， etc。 to authentically represent the 4 cultures the tribes/kingdoms are based on: Inuit， Chinese， Japanese， and Tibetan。 It just made me appreciate their work even more and makes me want to stay in this universe forever。 I have plenty of content yet to explore！Recap:The Promise: 4 starsThe Search: 3 starsThe Rift: 2 starsSmoke and Shadow: 4。5 stars 。。。more
zee
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azula， you're so pretty， but you're also fucking annoying azula， you're so pretty， but you're also fucking annoying 。。。more
Michaela
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4。5？ I don’t know if it’s quite a 5， but it was nice to be in the fire kingdom again:）
celeste ♡
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4。5 stars
Judi
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Ich hatte mich so auf diesen Comic gefreut und war irgendwie ein wenig enttäuscht。 Er war zwar definitiv besser als der letzte， aber es gab ein paar Dinge， die mich wirklich gestört haben。Es gibt evtl。 kleine Spoiler， aber nichts großes。1） Das Liebesdreieck: Avatar sollte mit seinen Liebesdreiecken aufhören， sie sind furchtbar！ Ich habe in vielen Reviews gelesen wie nervig， dass Liebesdreieck wäre， aber ich konnte es mir nicht richtig vorstellen。 Ich dachte es wäre nur ein kleiner Teil， aber ich Ich hatte mich so auf diesen Comic gefreut und war irgendwie ein wenig enttäuscht。 Er war zwar definitiv besser als der letzte， aber es gab ein paar Dinge， die mich wirklich gestört haben。Es gibt evtl。 kleine Spoiler， aber nichts großes。1） Das Liebesdreieck: Avatar sollte mit seinen Liebesdreiecken aufhören， sie sind furchtbar！ Ich habe in vielen Reviews gelesen wie nervig， dass Liebesdreieck wäre， aber ich konnte es mir nicht richtig vorstellen。 Ich dachte es wäre nur ein kleiner Teil， aber ich lag falsch。 Auf dem Liebesdreieck lag mehr Fokus wie auf der Handlung und es war einfach nur unnötig。2） Mai: ich war nie der größte Mai Fan， aber eigentlich mochte ich sie schon。 Aber in diesem Comic。。。 Es fühlte sich einfach nicht an wie die Mai aus der Serie。 Die Comic Mai war viel fröhlicher und viel herzlicher。3） Zuko: Als erstes möchte ich sagen， dass ich der absolut größte Zuko Fan bin （wer ist das auch nicht？）。 Aber in diesem Comic ist er mir so auf den Keks gegangen。 Alles hat sich für ihn nur um Mai gedreht und ich hatte auch bei ihm das Gefühl， dass er anders war， als in der Serie。 4） Zuko und Mai: In der Show waren die beiden mir egal （als Paar）， ab und zu hatten sie ein paar Süße Momente （the boiling rock part 2）， aber Katara und Aang oder Sokka und Suki fand ich immer besser。 Als die beiden sich getrennt haben， war ich der Meinung es wäre eine gute Entscheidung und könnte für beide zu Charakterwachstum führen， aber nein， ich hatte mich zu früh gefreut。 Ich weiß， dass die beiden am Schluss nicht zusammen sind， aber es wurde angedeutet und das kotzt mich an。 5） Ursa: ich mochte Ursa noch nie und deshalb war mir ihre ganze Storyline einfach nur egal。Dinge die mir gut gefallen haben:1） Der eigentliche Plot: Ja， er war durchaus an manchen Stellen ausbaufähig， aber im großen und ganzen， war er echt interessant， zumindest das， was wir davon gesehen haben。2） Der erste Comic: ich persönlich fand den ersten Teil am stärksten， zu diesem Zeitpunkt war das Liebesdreieck auch noch unterhaltsam für mich und es gab verschiedene Orte zu sehen。3） Suki und Ty Lee: ich finde es überaus passend， dass Ty Lee eine Kyoshi-Kriegerin geworden ist， deshalb hatte ich mich gefreut sie wieder in Action zu sehen。 Ich wurde nicht enttäuscht！ Suki und Ty Lee waren， von dem was ich sehen konnte， ein gutes Team。 Die beiden sind die stärksten Nichtbändiger und es ist einfach cool sie interagieren zu sehen。 4） Azula: Azulas Begründung als Bösewicht in diesem Teil fand ich sehr passend für Sie， da es einfach komplett abgedreht und verrückt ist， genau wie Azula。Fazit: Der Comic war nicht schlecht und es lohnt sich ihn zu lesen， aber das Liebesdreieck war unnötig und nervig。 。。。more
Nick Klagge
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https://www。klagge。net/post/my-april-。。。 https://www。klagge。net/post/my-april-。。。 。。。more
Everett
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Out of the three Avatar graphic novels that I have read so far， this one is by far my favorite。 I loved how this book really emphasized what was going on in the Fire Nation， and some of my favorite characters in the show are rather prominent in the story。 I loved the story and the mystery surrounding the conflict of the book， and of COURSE the artwork continued to blow me away。 I loved the dark tone of this story， the other avatar comics are usually much lighter in nature， so I enjoyed this slig Out of the three Avatar graphic novels that I have read so far， this one is by far my favorite。 I loved how this book really emphasized what was going on in the Fire Nation， and some of my favorite characters in the show are rather prominent in the story。 I loved the story and the mystery surrounding the conflict of the book， and of COURSE the artwork continued to blow me away。 I loved the dark tone of this story， the other avatar comics are usually much lighter in nature， so I enjoyed this slightly different mood。I loved seeing Mai and Zuko interact in this book， especially with Kei Lo in the mix。 I really like Kei Lo， I thought he was rather spunky and I'm glad that he turned himself around and decided to change his ways so he wouldn't hurt Mai。 Though I definitely ship Mai with Zuko， （view spoiler）[ and even though Mai and Kei Lo break up in the end， （hide spoiler）] I still thought that Mai and Kei Lo's relationship was cute and fun to read。 It was nice to see Mai laugh and smile with someone。 Continuing on with Mai， I thought it was so cute that her and Tom-Tom's relationship had grown so much since season 2。 She was so distant to him in the show， and it melted my heart seeing that their bond had strengthened since then。 They were such a cute duo， and although they weren't together that often， I still loved them。（Spoilers in the next paragraph）I really liked seeing Azula back in this story， and although she clearly isn't any closer to redeeming herself than she was in "The Search，" it was nice to see that she was mentally better。 She clearly had let go of the desire to become fire lord， and she had come to peace with her mother， so she was no longer having hallucinations of her。 I thought the whole rouse that Azula was doing was interesting， and although I don't fully understand what she was specifically trying to achieve with kidnapping all the children。 Even though I don't get quite what she was doing， I do think that the reveal of her was oddly chilling。 Just seeing the spark of lightning from her fingers made chills run down my spine， and I was not entirely expecting her to be in this book at all。In my review of "The Search" I briefly talked about how much I love Kiyi， and I want to talk about her character some more。 Between the two books she has gone through so much。 She has to move from the home she's always known， her mother changes faces， she finds out she has two siblings （one of which tries to destroy their house）， and she gets kidnapped。 I love how feisty she is， and love the sweet relationships she has with her parents and Zuko。 I'm glad that she was able to （view spoiler）[ learn to trust her mother again （hide spoiler）] and I'm also glad that the creators decided to let her （view spoiler）[ be able to firebend。 （hide spoiler）] The scene where she did that was so badass and it made we want to scream with excitement。The only complaints with this book is that I don't fully understand the intentions of every single one of the characters。 As I mentioned earlier， I didn't quite understand any of the intentions of Azula or her little posse at all。 Also， at the end of the book Zuko made a big speech to some of the fire nation citizens apologizing with how he handled that fiasco and that he would try harder in the future to do better。 Personally， while I was reading it， I didn't really get what he was doing that was supposed to be wrong， and I don't know what specifically it was that motivated him to make such a large apology。I loved this book so much， and I can't wait to read more of the Avatar comics in the future！ I love this book so much; from the premise， to the mystery， the characters， to the conflicts， and the art， to the atmosphere。 It was beautiful and I could not have asked for anything better。 I enjoyed how the book concluded （I especially enjoyed seeing Ursa lose her fear of Ozai and treat him how he deserves） and although I wish we could see a redemption arc for Azula one day， for everyone else it ended nicely。 Honestly， I wish every single one of the comics could have focused on the fire nation and the fire nation characters that I love so dearly。 。。。more
Raquel Castro
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ozai i hope you rot in your cell
Lara
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don’t mind me I’m just gonna rate all of these five stars
Sarah
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Ahhhh I loved this one so much！
Paul Dilley
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Kiddos still love these comics， but in my opinion they are consistently failing to live up the magic of the series。 One problem is that the Avatar does not feature prominently enough， despite being in the center of all of the covers。 On the plus side， the comics do feature difficult themes that make good discussion starters--this one， for example， had an armed citizens brigade that tried to usurp power。
Amelie
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3。5 stars
Leonie。reads
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I loved the story， the family themes and the realistic struggle of rebuilding a society after war。
Heather Gould
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3。5 stars :）
Charlie Gates
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There were some major issues with the villain（s？） plan， and teenage romance is never not awkward， but it's Avatar so I refuse to give less than four stars。 There were some major issues with the villain（s？） plan， and teenage romance is never not awkward， but it's Avatar so I refuse to give less than four stars。 。。。more
Cappii
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Weakest of the continuation comics so far。 It’s not terrible， but the action is a lot less interesting and too much time is spent on ships that I really couldn’t bring myself to care for。
Whitney
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Another enjoyable installment in the Avatar collection。
Ariel Smith
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Yet another phenomenal addition to the avatarverse。 There was a love triangle I didn’t care for all that much， but everything else was on par with the rest of the series。 This graphic novel focuses on fire nation business， and a mysterious spirit that takes children- what’s not to love？
Ellie
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Zuko's little sister （no， not that one） is adorable and it's so cute seeing him be just the best big brother。 Also Ursa finally confronting Ozai was just 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻 destroy his ego sis。However， pls stop making me read about love triangles。 I did my time watching the Korra-Mako-Asami saga。 Zuko's little sister （no， not that one） is adorable and it's so cute seeing him be just the best big brother。 Also Ursa finally confronting Ozai was just 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻 destroy his ego sis。However， pls stop making me read about love triangles。 I did my time watching the Korra-Mako-Asami saga。 。。。more
Bridget
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My favorite of the comics so far。 This comic is artistically beautiful， exciting， and caught me surprised by the twists and turns in the plot。 This comic also centers Mai， who I think is one of the most criminally underrated characters of the franchise。 This is wonderfully written and explores a lot of complex issues with poise。 I enjoyed it so much that I immediately bought the next two comics to find out what happens next。
Gaby
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This one was actually really good。 I really liked it。
Tracey
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These books make me so happy。 I always end up wishing that I could be watching the story instead， having the show continue on with what happened after defeating the corrupt Fire Lord。 There isn't much Sokka or Katara in this one and no Toph。 It's a Zuko heavy plot， which are very entertaining and stressful。 （view spoiler）[Azula comes back in the best way possible， making trouble for everyone else。 I love this character so much and am happy she's not on a redemption arc。 She was born to be bad an These books make me so happy。 I always end up wishing that I could be watching the story instead， having the show continue on with what happened after defeating the corrupt Fire Lord。 There isn't much Sokka or Katara in this one and no Toph。 It's a Zuko heavy plot， which are very entertaining and stressful。 （view spoiler）[Azula comes back in the best way possible， making trouble for everyone else。 I love this character so much and am happy she's not on a redemption arc。 She was born to be bad and should stay that way。 （hide spoiler）] 。。。more
Regina Gruenbacher
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Zuko and Mai broke up？？？ I did not know this lol I enjoyed reading this although I thought it ended on a bit of a cliff hanger？ Not sure if that's the right word here。。。it left lots of questions unanswered and the story unfinished。 What becomes of Azula？ What about that girl gang she formed？ Do we get to meet them？ Do Mai and Zuko get back together？ Excellent graphic novel but we need moreee Zuko and Mai broke up？？？ I did not know this lol I enjoyed reading this although I thought it ended on a bit of a cliff hanger？ Not sure if that's the right word here。。。it left lots of questions unanswered and the story unfinished。 What becomes of Azula？ What about that girl gang she formed？ Do we get to meet them？ Do Mai and Zuko get back together？ Excellent graphic novel but we need moreee 。。。more
Septone
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