Reviews

Avatar: The Last Airbender--The Promise Omnibus by Bryan Konietzko, Michael Dante DiMartino, Gene Luen Yang, Gene Luen Yang

tokugawaa's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful fast-paced

5.0

estrellalli's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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

4.0

skyneu's review against another edition

adventurous challenging lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

mothmanda's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.0

kirux13's review against another edition

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

4.75

twistedflower2357's review against another edition

2.0

This comic tangles with some interesting ideas—Yu Dao is a setting worth examining and Zuko’s insistence that Aang kill him if he ever “turns bad” feels very in-character. Aang and Katara’s relationship is also given more depth than the show allowed (in a romantic context specifically), but a lot of their conversation throughout the comic is built on inherently faulty concepts and characterization. Very little of the plot holds up to scrutiny as a coherent anti-colonialist work, which is I think a NECESSARY stipulation for any ATLA related work. The characters are written almost as the opposite of how they actually behaved in the show. Aang agrees to kill his friend, Zuko immediately falls for nationalist propaganda (okay maybe not THAT surprising lol but come on man… he’s not.. that stupid), Sokka is a happy incompetent idiot, Katara is subdued and motherly… some are more egregious than others, but it makes me wonder if the comics were more inspired by fanfiction than the original show.

Basically: This comic has few good ideas that get swallowed by the poor quality of the rest and thus aren’t able to shine. The art is quite cute, though. 

tetrootz's review against another edition

adventurous reflective 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

5.0

alana9's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

benreadshorror's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted medium-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

4.0

heollona's review against another edition

adventurous funny reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0