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The Promise by Bryan Konietzko, Michael Dante DiMartino, Gene Luen Yang
11 reviews
erins_bookshelf_'s review against another edition
4.5
It took me forever to finally pick up these comics but I loved this one! I like that we get to see what happened after the events of the show and I'm excited to see what else happens :)
Minus half a star for Aang and Katara's constant 'sweetie's (they're cute but I agree with Sokka, they gave me the 'oogies')
Minus half a star for Aang and Katara's constant 'sweetie's (they're cute but I agree with Sokka, they gave me the 'oogies')
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism and Violence
Minor: Colonisation
sandwiiche's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
highly recommend reading this if you've finished the show! it dives deeper into the aftermath and perhaps unanswered questions that the show didn't address
i love the fact that there was still so much that hadn't been solved after the hundred year war ended. loved the fact that it picked up exactly where the show ended. however, i wasn't a huge fan of aangs promise to zuko and how it escalated, idk it felt like the relationship had backtracked a bit
also the intro šš
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Colonisation, Racism, and War
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Toxic relationship
aimnorth's review
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I definitely think it could have been longer to expand, and I personally also get the oogies from Katara and Aang, but it was a great continuation with lots of character development for the characters and setting as a whole.
Content Warnings
Minor: Genocide, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, and War
Nothing detailed or explicit as it's a children's books, but it delicately handles the aftermath of these mattersrafacolog's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, War, Violence, Racism, and Colonisation
agatha_hopkins's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Colonisation
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, War, and Violence
Minor: Bullying, Mental illness, Genocide, Animal cruelty, Confinement, and Grief
sophieissapphhic's review
3.0
3 stars.
- I think some of the character development that was in the show was lost in this comic. I still love the characters, I just wanted more from them.
- The art is great! I prefer the show over the comic books, but the art style works really well for Avatar: The Last Airbender in my opinion.
- The humor still comes across in comic format, which I really appreciate.
- I think The Promise was meant to set the rest of the comic books, so I didn't love this first installment in the series. (I liked The Search a lot more.)
Content Warnings:
Graphic: colonization, racism
Moderate: fire violence, insomnia, cultural appropriation
Minor: forced insitution/imprsonment, fainting, confinement
- I think some of the character development that was in the show was lost in this comic. I still love the characters, I just wanted more from them.
- The art is great! I prefer the show over the comic books, but the art style works really well for Avatar: The Last Airbender in my opinion.
- The humor still comes across in comic format, which I really appreciate.
- I think The Promise was meant to set the rest of the comic books, so I didn't love this first installment in the series. (I liked The Search a lot more.)
Content Warnings:
Graphic: colonization, racism
Moderate: fire violence, insomnia, cultural appropriation
Minor: forced insitution/imprsonment, fainting, confinement
Content Warnings
Graphic: Colonisation and Racism
Moderate: Racism, Fire/Fire injury, and Cultural appropriation
Minor: Forced institutionalization and Confinement
bookishfaye's review
adventurous
challenging
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Listen, I loved being in this world again & it really felt like episodes of the show on paper but a couple things irked me. First of all, the sweetie & oogie stuff was unbearably cringe & felt very out of character, I know Aang & Katara are a new couple but it felt wrong. Also, this largely felt like colonial propaganda?? Maybe Iām just lacking nuance in my read of this but it did not sit entirely right with me .
Content Warnings
Graphic: Colonisation and Racism
astropova's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Colonisation and Violence
natanbcpc's review
adventurous
funny
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I love everything ATLA and it was great revisiting the characters in a new setting. The story feels very authentic to everything that's come out of the universe before and so do the characters.
I only feel like the story maybe moved a bit too quickly, but maybe I just wish there were more to read š. Can't wait to start The Search!
I only feel like the story maybe moved a bit too quickly, but maybe I just wish there were more to read š. Can't wait to start The Search!
Content Warnings
Moderate: War
Minor: Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Forced institutionalization, Racial slurs, and Violence