Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Rift
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- Author：Gene Luen Yang
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Summary
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！
This collection of The Rift Parts 1-3 features annotations by Eisner Award-winning writer Gene Luen Yang （American Born Chinese） and artists Gurihiru （Thor and the Warriors Four）， with a brand-new sketchbook section！
This collection of The Rift Parts 1-3 features annotations by Eisner Award-winning writer Gene Luen Yang （American Born Chinese） and artists Gurihiru （Thor and the Warriors Four）， with a brand-new sketchbook section！
Reviews
Cappii
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The strongest of the continuation comics so far， though that might just be me and my bias for Toph。 While the other two stories wrapped up their nuanced conflicts in a tight bow， this one has the guts to be more bittersweet in its resolution， something I appreciate a lot。
Regina Gruenbacher
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Very enjoyable read！ It was nice to tie up that loose end of Toph and her dad。 Also loved the fight between the iron general and Aang although it felt a little fast for me but it's not a long graphic novel so that makes sense :）I could literally read these everyday。 Nothing more to say。 Very enjoyable read！ It was nice to tie up that loose end of Toph and her dad。 Also loved the fight between the iron general and Aang although it felt a little fast for me but it's not a long graphic novel so that makes sense :）I could literally read these everyday。 Nothing more to say。 。。。more
Ethan4president
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 this was good， but （SPOILER ALERT） i was low key ticed that Aang and Toph kept arguing
Brigi
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I missed Zuko in this one， but Toph is a motherfrickin badass！！！ As always， Sokka is my favourite， because he's a fucking genius， but at the same time he's an idiot XD （see scene where he literally invents the headtorch， only to almost lose his pants XD that's my boy！）。This comic definitely starts building a bridge towards the LOK universe， with more advanced technology and the issues with the spirit world （which made me slightly sad for Aaang - I know it sounds silly， but he deserves the recogn I missed Zuko in this one， but Toph is a motherfrickin badass！！！ As always， Sokka is my favourite， because he's a fucking genius， but at the same time he's an idiot XD （see scene where he literally invents the headtorch， only to almost lose his pants XD that's my boy！）。This comic definitely starts building a bridge towards the LOK universe， with more advanced technology and the issues with the spirit world （which made me slightly sad for Aaang - I know it sounds silly， but he deserves the recognition and he can't fix everything）。Anyway， a pretty good one and there are some funny moments。 Just needs more grumpy Firelord！ 。。。more
Cassie VanGorder
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This series "The Rift" is now officially available in omnibus format！ Another great addition to the Avatar series。 This story comes after The Promise and The Search。 Just like the first two have focused on different relationships （Aang & Zuko， Zuko & his mother）， this focuses on the relationship between Toph and her father。 This series "The Rift" is now officially available in omnibus format！ Another great addition to the Avatar series。 This story comes after The Promise and The Search。 Just like the first two have focused on different relationships （Aang & Zuko， Zuko & his mother）， this focuses on the relationship between Toph and her father。 。。。more
Raven Black
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This collection has several main purposes。 The first is to have a "next season" after Team Avatar stopped the Fire Nation and the second to promote Toph and her Metal Bending School。 The third purpose is to try and show nature and man's connection to it， how they destroy and greed of man; but also the hope。 And finally， it is a set up to the more industrial world of the next Avatar。 Maybe this three book collection is not as strong as some of the other stories in graphic novel format， but it is This collection has several main purposes。 The first is to have a "next season" after Team Avatar stopped the Fire Nation and the second to promote Toph and her Metal Bending School。 The third purpose is to try and show nature and man's connection to it， how they destroy and greed of man; but also the hope。 And finally， it is a set up to the more industrial world of the next Avatar。 Maybe this three book collection is not as strong as some of the other stories in graphic novel format， but it is an interesting addition to the series and the mythology and legend of the ATLA world。 。。。more
Lena Carstairs
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En este cómic el avatar Aang intenta revivir una vieja tradición de los nómadas aire mientras visita un pueblo del reino tierra con sus amigos。Aang y Toph aprenderán acerca del pasado， el presente y el futuro desde sus respectivos puntos de vista tan distintos。Me gustó este cómic， fue muy interesante volver a ver El mundo de los espírutus y conocer más de él。 También lo fue ver a Toph entrenar a sus alumnos y reflexionar sobre su pasado。
Chad
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Team Avatar heads to an area sacred to Air Nation only to find it has been industrialized。 Now Aang has to do with an angry spirit who was promised the land would remain unclaimed。 There's some really good stuff。 Toph shares the spotlight in this one。 I like how even though is written for kids， there is plenty for adults to enjoy as well。Received a review copy from Dark Horse and Edelweiss。 All thoughts are my own and in no way influenced by the aforementioned。 Team Avatar heads to an area sacred to Air Nation only to find it has been industrialized。 Now Aang has to do with an angry spirit who was promised the land would remain unclaimed。 There's some really good stuff。 Toph shares the spotlight in this one。 I like how even though is written for kids， there is plenty for adults to enjoy as well。Received a review copy from Dark Horse and Edelweiss。 All thoughts are my own and in no way influenced by the aforementioned。 。。。more
cameron
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There were many good anti-capitalist ideas in here and I did enjoy this as a whole but Toph truly acted cruel with how she tried to erase and insulted Aang’s culture
Kendall Concini
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#readingchallenge2021 （my book recommended by a friend）Again， still enamored by the gorgeous quality of the graphic novel series， I am enjoying the continued Avatar story- However， I felt again， this novel lacked the strength of the first two installments- Toph is my favorite character， so I was please she had a focus point， capturing emotional moments with family & strength in individuality。 But the story lacked the punch of the first two- the political significance was dulled down to tackle pe #readingchallenge2021 （my book recommended by a friend）Again， still enamored by the gorgeous quality of the graphic novel series， I am enjoying the continued Avatar story- However， I felt again， this novel lacked the strength of the first two installments- Toph is my favorite character， so I was please she had a focus point， capturing emotional moments with family & strength in individuality。 But the story lacked the punch of the first two- the political significance was dulled down to tackle personal issues-whereas I think I like focusing more on the world itself。 。。。more
Sheryl Maalouf
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This was so funny
Cece
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Me encanta cómo evoluciona el mundo que conocimos en ATLA hacia el mundo de La leyenda de Korra。 Al ver las series， el cambio parecía muy brusco， pero en los cómics se empieza a explorar esta evolución <3
Lotta
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Really enjoyed this。 I thought the factory and the town setting were cool because it shows a bit of the industrial transformation of which we see more in Legend of Korra。
Thina
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where's my boy zuko？！！ where's my boy zuko？！！ 。。。more
Kiana
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Good。 I wish Zuko and Azula were in it though。
Greg
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Finally， a decent Toph story。
Amber
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This has definitely been my favorite arc so far。 I’m so glad we are getting past the stuff they HAVE to wrap up from the original series or set up for （the awful） Korra。 Now we can start getting into some interesting Avatar stories without these constraints！ You can tell The Rift had far fewer limitations like this， so it could just focus on telling a good Avatar story。 Boy， did it succeed。I thought the conflict between Aang and Toph was mostly well done and made sense for their characters。 Aang This has definitely been my favorite arc so far。 I’m so glad we are getting past the stuff they HAVE to wrap up from the original series or set up for （the awful） Korra。 Now we can start getting into some interesting Avatar stories without these constraints！ You can tell The Rift had far fewer limitations like this， so it could just focus on telling a good Avatar story。 Boy， did it succeed。I thought the conflict between Aang and Toph was mostly well done and made sense for their characters。 Aang has always had trouble letting go of the past （who wouldn’t when one day everything you know is normal and the next 100 years has passed）， and Toph is always pushing towards the future she wants （no matter what anyone else feels about it， which can make her insensitive at times）。 I especially liked that this conflict between them was BELIEVEABLE， unlike the conflict between Aang and Zuko in The Promise。 At no point did Aang or Toph forget that they were friends， despite not agreeing in the current situation。 While their conflict did turn physical at times， they were never attempting to kill or hurt the other， and those options were never contemplated。I also LOVED getting to know more about Avatar Yangchen。 She and her companions felt unique and real to the style of the show。 The conflict she faced （and how it connected to the plot in the present） was epic and felt original， not just a rehash of past conflicts。 I honestly wish that this franchise would focus more on some of these past Avatars and their unique adventures rather than ruining its world and lore with the stupidity introduced in Korra。* There are COUNTLESS past Avatars one could invent， and the past of this universe is just as unexplored and ripe with possibilities as its future。 *Rant Interlude: I honestly don’t mind that the world advanced technologically in Korra。 The fact that the world was on the cusp of its industrial revolution was one of my FAVORITE aspects of the world building。 I love the idea that it continues to advance， but I think Korra did a terrible job of doing this believably。 Things just advance TOO FAST to service the plot， even when you factor in bending。 I don’t mind electricity （lightning bending would definitely help this along）。 I don’t mind old timey cars。 I DO mind giant robots for the sake of raising stakes and motorcycles only main characters get to ride to make them look cool。 So much that made the Avatar world unique got lost in this technological advancement。 It lost its entire Avatar flavor and just became any other steampunk。 It could have advanced while still keeping this uniqueness intact， and that’s what I lament the most。 I thought The Rift also did right by the spirit world。 I loved the mystery of the spirit world in the original series， but I’ve found its depiction in these comics hit or miss。 Don’t get me started on how I feel about the spirit world as depicted in Korra。** The Rift’s tale of spirits felt true to the original series， while also remaining poignant and creative。**How did all these unique spirits devolve into Pokémon rejects and abstract art pieces？This arc was also filled with genuinely cool fight scenes that didn’t feel phoned in （Rough Rhinos for life！） and humor that rivaled the original series。 （view spoiler）[Toph getting resolution with her dad was also much needed and well done， as was Aang making up with Roku。 Both hit me in the feels pretty hard。 （hide spoiler）] In all， THIS is the Avatar continuation I’ve been wanting。 I hope the next arcs live up to this one。 ******I really freaking hate Legend of Korra。 。。。more
Mrs Darcy
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Pacific Rim meets Fern Gully？ Yea， I’ll read that。 Again， the avatar comics are killing it。
Abigail
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4。5
Brittany
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This book uses the world of Avatar to discuss numerous issues related to tradition vs。 progress。 It explores the societal and environmental impacts of progress， especially toward people in marginalized groups and those who are otherwise already at risk。On one hand， Aang wants to preserve a holiday which was sacred to his people one hundred years ago。 On the other， Toph doesn't see any point to meaningless ritual。 Everything gets further confounded when it turns out Toph's estranged father has st This book uses the world of Avatar to discuss numerous issues related to tradition vs。 progress。 It explores the societal and environmental impacts of progress， especially toward people in marginalized groups and those who are otherwise already at risk。On one hand， Aang wants to preserve a holiday which was sacred to his people one hundred years ago。 On the other， Toph doesn't see any point to meaningless ritual。 Everything gets further confounded when it turns out Toph's estranged father has started a factory which employs benders and non-benders， from each of the three nations， but which is connected to a mine with unsafe working conditions and which produces large amounts of pollution。Other issues brought up in the book include stifling family relationships， religion and spirituality vs。 pragmatism， and loyalty vs。 standing up to one's friends and family。That isn't to say that this graphic novel is entirely a serious treatise on philosophical issues。 We also get to see the return of the cabbage merchant as he starts his cabbage empire and Sokka's unique logic。 This is sure to be popular among fans of Avatar， Legend of Korra， and graphic novels。 。。。more
Raquel Castro
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avatar really said fuck capitalism
Melissa Artobello
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I wasn’t as into this arc and felt like the plot was a bit messy but I do love toph and seeing her be the best earthbender in the world。 I enjoyed seeing a little more of Avatar Yangchen but we really didn’t get to know much more about her so that was disappointing。 I enjoy seeing the development of the fire nation and earth nation working together and love being introduce to new spirits and seeing how Aang has to find that balance between the human world and the spirit world。
Kierstin
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Once again， these comics outdo themselves with the incredible themes！ Loved the contrast between Aang's spirituality and Toph's modern progressivism， and how the writer sets out to convey that there is value in both upholding tradition AND being forward-thinking。 Unsurprisingly， the answer lies somewhere in the middle。Applicable， thought-provoking， and insightful。 Once again， these comics outdo themselves with the incredible themes！ Loved the contrast between Aang's spirituality and Toph's modern progressivism， and how the writer sets out to convey that there is value in both upholding tradition AND being forward-thinking。 Unsurprisingly， the answer lies somewhere in the middle。Applicable， thought-provoking， and insightful。 。。。more
Monique
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I actually really enjoyed this installment of the comic book series。 It was very relevant and interesting， and I was surprised by the depth of the messages that this story was able to convey。 An overall enjoyable Sunday read！ :）
Storm
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Toph "You guys have got to stop worshiping the Past and start worrying about right now！ Otherwise， you're not going to have a right now to worry about。"In essence The Rift is about the rift between the spirit and human worlds。 It starts with Aang getting a visitation from the spirit of Avatar Yangchen， the previous Air Avatar before him， who reminds him of an Air Bender festival， which he ropes his acolytes and Team Avatar into re-enacting only to discover the area is defiled， meadow replaced by Toph "You guys have got to stop worshiping the Past and start worrying about right now！ Otherwise， you're not going to have a right now to worry about。"In essence The Rift is about the rift between the spirit and human worlds。 It starts with Aang getting a visitation from the spirit of Avatar Yangchen， the previous Air Avatar before him， who reminds him of an Air Bender festival， which he ropes his acolytes and Team Avatar into re-enacting only to discover the area is defiled， meadow replaced by a factory and the river polluted。 Toph's father is one of the factory's co-owners， and loads of conflict arises。 Toph vs。 her dad。 Aang vs。 The company。 Katara and Sokka vs。 remnants of the Southern Water tribe so desperate they will do any work to live， even if it means polluting rivers！ That makes me so angry that water tribe could do this， they deserve to be stripped of citizenship！ The real question is what is the right thing to do？ Toph and Aang's philosophical differences about whether to rely on history and be guided by the past or forget the past and live in the present， leading to very confused air acolytes。 Aang ends up siding with Toph， and to my disappointment （view spoiler）[he does the wrong thing， sides with the humans just like the spirit said， and he kills the spirit。 （hide spoiler）] It really made me dislike both Aang （who is a deal breaker and murderer） and Toph （proud and stubborn） even if they did a "new" festival to try "make up" for their act of evil。 Really good， actually made me think。 。。。more
H
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I liked how this one focused on technology， foreshadowing what a different world it will be come Korra's time。 It was interesting to see the beginnings of industrialization， especially the juxtaposition of the bending factory and the machinery factory。 I also liked how they gave us some closure about Toph's parents and tied up that loose thread。 Plus， the cameo from the original metalbending students was great！ I liked how this one focused on technology， foreshadowing what a different world it will be come Korra's time。 It was interesting to see the beginnings of industrialization， especially the juxtaposition of the bending factory and the machinery factory。 I also liked how they gave us some closure about Toph's parents and tied up that loose thread。 Plus， the cameo from the original metalbending students was great！ 。。。more
Rita
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Glad the cabbage merchant made an appearance in this one
Tracey
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These books are so good。 They're not as good as the show but I wasn't expecting them to be。 I was happy to have a story focusing on Toph。 She is the best bender ever and I love her character。 I know that she ends up having kids but it was a bit shocking to see a possible love interest introduced for her but I liked it。Aang's dilemma was also well handled。 I felt and understood his struggle of letting go of the past to make room for the future。 I always like when spirits are in the stories and Ge These books are so good。 They're not as good as the show but I wasn't expecting them to be。 I was happy to have a story focusing on Toph。 She is the best bender ever and I love her character。 I know that she ends up having kids but it was a bit shocking to see a possible love interest introduced for her but I liked it。Aang's dilemma was also well handled。 I felt and understood his struggle of letting go of the past to make room for the future。 I always like when spirits are in the stories and General Old Iron did not disappoint。 He was a total bad ass。 Aang had his work cut out for him with that fight。 。。。more
Mallory
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Oof。 I have very mixed feelings about this one。 I know Tienhai gave a grand speech at the end about how humans CREATE and how the spirits will always have a place， but I can’t help but feel like in the end the real message was just kind of。。。 “f*** the spirits。” The way technology is progressing is just like the real world， which will lead to more pollution and ruin the earth just like the spirits fear。 They’re RIGHT to hate us。 Otherwise， they did Toph dirty in this one。 Sure， she definitely ha Oof。 I have very mixed feelings about this one。 I know Tienhai gave a grand speech at the end about how humans CREATE and how the spirits will always have a place， but I can’t help but feel like in the end the real message was just kind of。。。 “f*** the spirits。” The way technology is progressing is just like the real world， which will lead to more pollution and ruin the earth just like the spirits fear。 They’re RIGHT to hate us。 Otherwise， they did Toph dirty in this one。 Sure， she definitely has a strong personality and I get why she doesn’t care for tradition herself， but Aang is her FRIEND and this is so deeply important to him。 Not only does she not trust him， or care about his feelings and all that he’s lost， she’s actively ANTAGONIST toward him in part three。 I hated it。 （Also， I cannot for the life of me find it believable that she has a crush on someone like Satoru。 He was boring and weak。） And I just feel bad that Aang consistently has to keep giving up everything he cares about。 He already has NOTHING from his culture left， and still he can’t even just do the Yangchen Festival the way it used to be done。 He can’t just have that。 Instead he was forced to kill a spirit （in order to protect someone who treated him like shit the whole book）， which is just as against his values as an Air Nomad as killing Ozai would have been。 There were plenty of good parts of this book， but those three things left me feeling kind of depressed overall。 Not nearly as good as the Promise or especially the Search （and I had missed Toph in the Search and was looking forward to this one for her！）。 。。。more
Wrigglesreads
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