robin_roronoa 's review for:

The Legend of Korra: The Mystery of Penquan Island by Kiku Hughes

2.0

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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This definitely feels like a retcon of the brother’s backstory and seems to regress both of them back to earlier season dynamics that were already addressed in seasons 3 and 4 of the television series. Where “The Search” answered a long-held mystery of the main series, this goes back to try and add mystery to a story that’s already been explained. It feels unrealistic because it takes away from the original narrative that Mako and Bolin were simply victims of random violence and had to learn to cope with that, and help make the world a better place in spite of the evil done to them. This comic doesn’t address any new themes, but was still mostly enjoyable.