Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Rift
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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
Bridget
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This was probably my least favorite of the comics so far。 It does well to set up a lot of the unvisited conflict that is eventually revisited in TLOK， but the struggle between past and future （the main tension in the book） is one that doesn't grip me very much。 I did appreciate some of the cameos from otherwise excluded characters: Toph's dad， Avatar Yangchen， and the Cabbage Merchant。 This comic also does well to make pretty panels for a comic with a lot of characters and limited color scheme （ This was probably my least favorite of the comics so far。 It does well to set up a lot of the unvisited conflict that is eventually revisited in TLOK， but the struggle between past and future （the main tension in the book） is one that doesn't grip me very much。 I did appreciate some of the cameos from otherwise excluded characters: Toph's dad， Avatar Yangchen， and the Cabbage Merchant。 This comic also does well to make pretty panels for a comic with a lot of characters and limited color scheme （due to the plot and location） in a manner that is still fun to look at and impactful。 If you're a Toph super fan you'll probably love this， but as someone for whom Toph isn't my fav， this comic is definitely a little less enjoyable。 。。。more
Nick Klagge
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Vishanth
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The third entry in the Avatar Graphic novel series。 This story is about a refinery located in a once spiritual location that was sacred to the airbender。 Aang and his acolytes visits this place in hopes to celebrate a long tradition championed by Avatar Yang Chen until Aang finds out this place of Worship is now gone due to industrialism and the vast amounts of iron beneath this specific piece of land。What can I say this story was once again a classic avatar story this time focusing on Worldbuil The third entry in the Avatar Graphic novel series。 This story is about a refinery located in a once spiritual location that was sacred to the airbender。 Aang and his acolytes visits this place in hopes to celebrate a long tradition championed by Avatar Yang Chen until Aang finds out this place of Worship is now gone due to industrialism and the vast amounts of iron beneath this specific piece of land。What can I say this story was once again a classic avatar story this time focusing on Worldbuilding and character growth with Aang and Toph at the forefront of the book。 It was a perfect choice for this book to focus on Toph and Aang， in a story that discusses themes of Industrialism and the loss of culture Toph and Aang are the perfect characters to tell this story through。 Both their respective elements are opposites of one another， the air nomads embody tradition and culture with Aang especially being 112 years old he is desperate to maintain the way of his people and their outdated philosophy。 Toph is not just an earthbender but the pioneer for Metalbending， earthbending and the earth kingdom embody the future and technological advancements。 The Rift between the two characters and the two conflicting ideologies was extremely well thought out and compelling as it links to their respective forms of bending as well as their own past。 We get the best insight into Tophs backstory with her parents in this book making her a compelling protagonist for this story showing us Toph has always been looking for growth and the future contrasting with Aang desire to maintain the past。 The history behind the spirits of this place linked perfectly with the main story further enhancing the themes of the old age vs the new age。 The story works really well despite tackling heavy themes and it achieves this by its fantastic character growth。 The humour and dialogue is just like the show which continues to be the graphic novels greatest achievement。 The resolution was also extremely satisfying as it prioritises the bigger picture in a way that makes certain resolutions in The legend of Korra have much more impact and more satisfying in multiple ways！ I never expected this book to make Korra even Better！ However this book can be quite slow in the first half， with much of the worldbuilding feeling like exposition however the breaks in humour helps remedy this from breaking the pacing。 My biggest complaint however is unfortunately not this books fault as this is a theme that has been addressed before in the show in the season 1 episode The Western Air temple。 What prevents this book from being a complete rehash is the involvement of the spirits and the fact this is on a much wider scale。 。。。more
Alicia • shethereader
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2 starsThe graphic novel series is getting a little underwhelming。 This collection was ok。 I was happy to see Toph heavily featured， but she didn't bring the attitude I love about her。 Aang is getting on my nerves。 I wasn't invested in the conflict， and it was overall just a boring read for me。 2 starsThe graphic novel series is getting a little underwhelming。 This collection was ok。 I was happy to see Toph heavily featured， but she didn't bring the attitude I love about her。 Aang is getting on my nerves。 I wasn't invested in the conflict， and it was overall just a boring read for me。 。。。more
Aniek
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Loved that so many things were set up in this book！ Can't wait to read the rest！！！ Loved that so many things were set up in this book！ Can't wait to read the rest！！！ 。。。more
Rachel Trimble
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This book once again deals with some black/white/gray issues and that， despite the progress of the decisions made in 'The Promise' not everything is perfect because of that there are still problems to solve and issues to resolve， it wasn't a magic fix。 They also incorporated some different artistic styles into this book to differentiate between memories/flashbacks and different peoples memories， and they did that beautifully。 We also love to see Sokka's strategy and battle smarts， and the strong This book once again deals with some black/white/gray issues and that， despite the progress of the decisions made in 'The Promise' not everything is perfect because of that there are still problems to solve and issues to resolve， it wasn't a magic fix。 They also incorporated some different artistic styles into this book to differentiate between memories/flashbacks and different peoples memories， and they did that beautifully。 We also love to see Sokka's strategy and battle smarts， and the strong female characters taking the lead and being total badasses。Would recommend？Yes， especially if you were a fan of the show。 。。。more
Kyle Wells
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 “Chi clings to your very being like a heavy， suffocating cloak！”“I don’t know， young Avatar。 I hope。” “Same tradition， only in a new form。” Kinda reminds me of the blue jake episode。 Different but the same。
Kezzzah
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Exactly how i would react to meeting Toph。
Ben Zimmerman
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This comic got me choking up。 I enjoyed this a lot。 The themes and character writing in this were so good。 I love how these focus on all of the modernization and change that come as a result of the events of the show。 Toph's story in this one stood out， but Aang's portions were great too。 This comic got me choking up。 I enjoyed this a lot。 The themes and character writing in this were so good。 I love how these focus on all of the modernization and change that come as a result of the events of the show。 Toph's story in this one stood out， but Aang's portions were great too。 。。。more
Gaby
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I really enjoy having more avatar。 And I liked the ending。
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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