Avatar: The High Ground, Volume 1

Avatar: The High Ground, Volume 1

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  • Create Date：2022-12-21 06:51:34
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Sherri L. Smith
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Summary

It has been almost a decade since the humans were forced to leave Pandora—but now they’re returning—with an armada of heavily-armed starships！

After years of peace， Jake Sully has settled down with Neytiri and raised a family， so for him， the stakes are even higher than when he first went to war against the corporate might of the RDA。

During the development process of creating the four Avatar sequels， a lot of new ideas and stories were created and discussed。 One such EPIC original story idea that didn’t make it into the sequels was James Cameron’s original story—“The High Ground。” Cameron shared what he had written with Dark Horse Comics and it is now being adapted by award-winning author Sherri L。 Smith （The Toymaker’s Apprentice， Orleans）， and illustrated by Brazilian artist Guilherme Balbi。

Avatar: The High Ground Volume 1 ventures into all-new territory in the Avatar saga， and is a direct prequel to the highly-anticipated film sequel Avatar 2！

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Reviews

Alex ，

I think I really only started enjoying comics and graphic novels when， like anime， I realised that the inherent ridiculousness is part of their charm - and embraced that aspect， rather than expecting comic tie-ins to be tonal extensions of their parent media。Because Avatar: The High Ground is ridiculous。 It’s over the top， and even implausible at times。 Not impossible - it’s reworked from an original James Cameron script， or script idea - but definitely implausible。 But that doesn’t make it bad。 I think I really only started enjoying comics and graphic novels when， like anime， I realised that the inherent ridiculousness is part of their charm - and embraced that aspect， rather than expecting comic tie-ins to be tonal extensions of their parent media。Because Avatar: The High Ground is ridiculous。 It’s over the top， and even implausible at times。 Not impossible - it’s reworked from an original James Cameron script， or script idea - but definitely implausible。 But that doesn’t make it bad。This is the first instalment in a three-part series which follows Jake， Neytiri， and their biological and adopted children immediately prior to the events of the second film。 The Sky People have returned， and Jake Sully， as Olo’eyktan of the Omatikaya and as Toruk Makto， wants as many Na’vi clans as possible to unite and bring the fight to them。 To the black world。Yeah。 Na’vi in space。 It sounds cool， but there’s a reason this idea was cut and reformed into the sequel we got with Avatar: The Way of Water。 It really stretches your suspension of disbelief in a way that doesn’t mesh with James Cameron’s total immersion philosophy， something that has always been at the core of this franchise， even before it was a franchise。But that’s exactly why the graphic novel is the perfect medium to explore ideas like this。 It’s perfect， low-stakes， over-the-top AU fun。 In addition， the art was gorgeous， though it wasn’t always easy to tell the children apart; they didn’t resemble their film counterparts as closely as their parents did， but that was my only gripe。 The landscapes， flora and fauna were all distinctly and recognisably Pandoran， and the dialogue was fine， though not as tight， natural， and imbued with character as James Cameron’s is。Still， a solid 4 stars， and I’m excited to read instalments two and three！ 。。。more

Kate Crabtree ，

I recently watched Avatar for the first time， which was good， if not flawed， and my husband had this short A Avatar graphic novel lying around， so I decided to give it a go… and straight up did not like it。 🤷🏼‍♀️

Raghav Bhatia ，

I believe all of Cameron's weaknesses transferred to this novel — clunky dialogue， indulgent pacing — but none of his strengths carried through。 Here's hoping The Way of Water doesn't disappoint。EDIT: Watched it， really quite liked the theatre experience。 Wish it would've been shorter and crispier。 I believe all of Cameron's weaknesses transferred to this novel — clunky dialogue， indulgent pacing — but none of his strengths carried through。 Here's hoping The Way of Water doesn't disappoint。EDIT: Watched it， really quite liked the theatre experience。 Wish it would've been shorter and crispier。 。。。more

Tim ，

Return to PandoraIdk if this is a prequel or a what if book。 But I love the world。 And I love these characters。 Excited for what is next in this graphic novel and how it fits into the future of Pandora。

Bibliophileverse ，

Avatar High Ground takes you on a journey full of action and adventure again which we witnessed in the movie。 The plot takes us further where Jake Sully has a family， but he knows that sky people will be back。 how he prepares himself and his family is the main crux of the story。 It was really fascinating re living the story。 Full of action and adventure gives you a an enjoying experience。 Also， graphics are nice。 Definitely， a 4 star book。 Thanks to Edelweiss and Dark Horse Books for giving me a Avatar High Ground takes you on a journey full of action and adventure again which we witnessed in the movie。 The plot takes us further where Jake Sully has a family， but he knows that sky people will be back。 how he prepares himself and his family is the main crux of the story。 It was really fascinating re living the story。 Full of action and adventure gives you a an enjoying experience。 Also， graphics are nice。 Definitely， a 4 star book。 Thanks to Edelweiss and Dark Horse Books for giving me an opportunity to read and review the book。Read more on https://bibliophileverse。blogspot。com。。。 。。。more

Online Eccentric Librarian ，

More reviews （and no fluff） on the blog http://surrealtalvi。wordpress。com/This is book one in a three part series detailing events leading up to the sequel film Avatar: Way of Water。 It features Jake Sully and his new extended family and how they have rebuilt in the fourteen years since the RDA forces left Pandora when Sully defeated them。 The writing is crisp and the characters nuanced。 The illustration work is clean though there are quite a few new characters that can be hard to keep trac More reviews （and no fluff） on the blog http://surrealtalvi。wordpress。com/This is book one in a three part series detailing events leading up to the sequel film Avatar: Way of Water。 It features Jake Sully and his new extended family and how they have rebuilt in the fourteen years since the RDA forces left Pandora when Sully defeated them。 The writing is crisp and the characters nuanced。 The illustration work is clean though there are quite a few new characters that can be hard to keep track of in this beginning story。Story: Sully and Neytiri have raised their own children along with adopted orphans of both species。 The humans and the Na'Vi live peacefully as they rebuild after the destruction rained down on them from the RDA military。 Most of all， the Na'Vi look to find a new home。 But Sully knows the RDA will return from Earth and watches the skies with apprehension。 He will train the people for what is to come， even knowing the humans will be back and in greater number - to claim the prize that is Pandora。 This first book gives us an update on how Sully has grown his family and the politics of the Na'Vi as they reestablish themselves。 Many do not wish to heed Sully's warnings but Sully knows it is only a matter of time。 Neytiri will always support him but she now has daughters and sons to protect as well。 Especially concerning is one human child the family has adopted but who worries Neytiri greatly for his human tendencies。The illustration work is clean and beautifully drawn and colored。 The illustrator has done an excellent job of giving us Pandora in all its hues， though a lot of the action takes place at night。 The characters look like their movie counterparts and are easy to follow。The story stays true to the movie; it is， after all， derived from an original script by James Cameron。 This was originally meant to be the beginning of the next movie but instead was turned into a graphic novel prequel with high production values。Those looking forward to the next movie will enjoy this glimpse into the Avatar world。 There is plenty of action and the Na'Vi will once again have to fight the humans to save their world。 Reviewed from an advance reader copy provided by the publisher。 。。。more

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