If you like(d) Avatar the Last Airbender the television series (not that “movie we don’t name” or the blue people), you might want their story to continue since there are only so many times you can rewatch the Avatar and his friends save the world. And you can do that with the graphic novels that various authors, illustrators and creators have made. You can pick up where our gang of benders and friends left off. Some will allow you to continue their stories, add that “extra” you wanted from a supporting actor and some will introduce a few new people.
In The Bounty Hunter and the Tea Brewer by Faith Erin Hicks, Brian Konietzko, Michael Dante DiMartino, Peter Wartman and Adele Matera, we are given a beloved character and a supporting character that had the potential for more, come together in this, “Yes a leopard can change its spots,” story. It would have been a perfect couple episode addition to the original series. The usual delightful illustrations add to the fun. Perhaps it’s more of a 3.8 than a pure 4, as it was a quick read, but overall a great addition to your ATLAB collection)
I had forgotten about June, the bounty hunter. She was a small, but important addition to the cast of characters of the series. But of course, we all know Iroh. Most of us want an uncle like him, and whether June realizes it or not, so does she. The story is the usual corruption and “bad guys” fighting the “good guys” even if some of those good guys are a former Fire Nation general, a bounty hunter and her former bounty hunter turned farmer friends. Things are fun, clever and though a bit predictable, still an exciting read.
Due August 2024, read via an online reader copy. 