Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Rift Part 1 Paperback – March 18, 2014

So far so good ! The art is incredible, as expected from the Avatar series. Story has kept me turning pages. Havent been bored once. Im very excited to see what happens next !

So we're now in one of those silent times between seasons of the Legend of Korra and I need my Avatar fix!Good thing The Rift Part One came out.Let me start by saying, no Zuko is not in this one. The cover doesn't include him and the first dialogue is pretty much saying that he is not going to make an appearance. Even though I'm a major Zuko fan, I understand considering The Search focused on him and his relationships. But, that doesn't mean it can't still be an excellent story!A lot of this story seems to focus on the fact that Toph and Aang are foils to each other. Since Toph is generally more vocal, Aang is accompanied by three air acolytes so he can throw passive aggressive jabs at her and say he's teaching his students... this in unlike Toph who outright calls Aang's ideas foolish. Depending on how and where you were raised, you can feel either side is more right. However, both of them have solid reasons as to why they feel the way they do.The conflict and tension between these two characters continues to rise throughout the story. I almost feel it's a conflict that was bound to happen. Even in flash backs with Toph and Aang during the Legend of Korra you can see that even though they are really close friends, their completely different demeanor causes some tension and fights.Sokka is funny as always and the mild, loving sibling banter between him and Katara is always amusing and relateable to anyone with a sibling.As we've come used to with the Avatar Comics, it ends in a twist. You do kinda see it coming with the stories set-up, but it ended at a perfect scene that makes you hungry for more!The only complaint that I have is that I feel that Katara is a little out of character. She is usually extremely protective over Aang and tends to act as his more aggressive voice. We already know that her and Toph have had conflict in the best so I'm not sure why she just took such a backseat in this book. The reasonable answer, I assume, is she is two or three years older by this point and has matured, but she is still pretty young.Anyway, definitely worth the buy if you've been reading the comics or just a fan of the series. If you are new to the comics, I highly suggest buying The Promise and The Search trilogies first.

kids are collecting the series and love these books even if this one is a paperback

One of the saddest parts of the new series is that poor Aang is dead and gone (well, that and the fact that it just can't hold a candle to the first adventures). These books not only answer questions left unanswered from the original series, but they do it with the same humor and action of the original animation. We all fight over them (ages 50, 40, 26, 20 and 9!) when they arrive.

My daughter and I love all things Avatar! We're talking the actual avatar stuff not the goofy Blue Cameron version!Joking aside. We are both very happy to see that the Aang storyline continues via these graphic novels. We're always on the lookout for the next release and will continue to order these as they become available.

I love the show.and so when I found out there were comics I was excited.Also I use kindle that is much easier and quicker.the comics deliver on quality by deliver I mean the transition in the book is so smooth.There are new and old characters (like Mr.befiong.)

I liked how the Avatar: The Last Airbender saga continues with a welcome return for our favorite young earthbender. She gets a chance to shine again after being absent in the previous story arc. She's in for a major surprise here (which shall remain nameless so as not to spoil anything). But read it, and you'll enjoy it, especially if you're a Toph nut.

For big fans of the EU (Extended Universe) of the Avatar Series (Airbending), you will not be disappointed in this book. Beautiful art as always, the comedy that we all grew to love that shines in Aang's group, as well as the story that continues to get a tad bit deeper after the television series ended.