A review by kailey_luminouslibro
Smoke and Shadow, Part 1 by Bryan Konietzko, Michael Dante DiMartino, Gene Luen Yang

5.0

I'm loving the continuing story of Team Avatar in these graphic novels! In this one, there is political unrest in the Fire Nation as a band of traitorous rebels try to put the evil Ozai back on the throne. Zuko must fight to protect his newly-found family, but there are spies and enemies around every corner, and Zuko will have to call on Avatar Aang to help.

I love the artwork, and you can really feel the action moving the story forward. It's easy to imagine it playing in your head like a movie, because the dialogue and facial expressions and fight scenes all flow so well.

I love seeing Zuko settle into his role as Fire Lord! He's so confident now and radiates power. He's like a rock of safety instead of the angsty teen we knew before.

I like that Mai and TyLee are major characters in this story. I missed them in the last ones. They have some great dialogue and funny scenes! Mai has some big decisions to make, and I'm hoping to see a softer side of her character.
Of course, the Kyoshi Warriors make an appearance and have some great fight scenes too.

I love it!