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Saturday, December 30, 2023

Week 52 Reviews: Toph Beifong's Metalbending Academy, Azula in the Spirit Temple


From Goodreads:
Set in the post-series comics era of the beloved Avatar: The Last Airbender franchise, fans will get to see a new part of the original timeline that they've never seen before. A stand alone comic about the best earthbender and inventor of metalbending, Toph Beifong. Written by Faith Erin Hicks (The Adventures of Superhero Girl, The Last of Us: American Dreams) and illustrated by Peter Wartman (Stonebreaker, Over the Wall) and Adele Matera, the same team behind the Imbalance trilogy.

A brand new stand-alone comics story from the world of The Last Airbender!

Azula continues her destabilizing campaign against the Fire Nation and her brother, Fire Lord Zuko.

But after a failed attack on her latest target, Azula finds herself in a mysterious forest temple inhabited by a solitary monk…or is it something more mysterious? Azula must confront her past, and finally face her chance at redemption.

Written in consultation with Avatar Studios, the veteran team of Faith Erin Hicks, Peter Wartman and Adele Matera is back with a new story in the world of The Last Airbender.

My Review:
I had such a great time reading these stories! Toph is such a beloved character, and Azula is a really interesting one, and I had a great time with these one off stories (and I can't wait for the Uncle Iron story, which I hope we see Zuko in, since we haven't seen him in a while!) and I'm so glad that we got this time with these characters!

Toph is bored, she's done well with the school, but her first students can handle instructing the new students. But since she's a part of Team Avatar, people are scared of her and think that she would report rule-breaking. So she's bored. I had such a great time with her meeting a lava-bender, and dealing with nomad band of secret tunnel fame!  

Azual in the Spirit Temple, yeah, was really interesting. Because she's powerful, but she's also villainous (not because she's a girl, but partially who she is as a person, and part how she was raised) and she's not right in the head, and has some mommy issues. 

I am a bit confused as to what was going on, with the caretaker of the temple, and what they were making Azula see. I don't know why they let her go, but she does show a bit of growth through this issue, which was great to read. But I'm still a bit confused. 

These were really fantastic to read and I can't wait to read more from this world!

Authors: Faith Erin Hicks, Illustrated by Peter Wartman and Adele Matera
Series: Avatar: The Last Airbender Comics #7, 8
Read: December 29th, 29th, 2023
Source: Online
Reason Why: Love this world and these graphic novels, and they're Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2023 Books! 
Publisher: Dark Horse Books
Published: February 16th 2021, October 24th 2023

Toph Beifong's Metalbending Academy:
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars








Azula in the Spirit Temple:
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars

Saturday, January 15, 2022

Week 2 Review: Katara and the Pirate's Silver

From Goodreads:
It's sink or swim for Katara!

When Team Avatar is suddenly ambushed by the Fire Nation, Katara gets separated from the group. Unable to rendezvous with Aang, Toph, and Sokka, Katara must avoid capture by aligning herself with some unlikely allies! The normally sweet and sensitive Katara will need to explore her tougher side if she's going to reunite with the rest of Team Avatar....

Written by Faith Erin Hicks (The Adventures of Superhero Girl, The Nameless City) and drawn by Peter Wartman (Stonebreaker), with colors by Adele Matera and letters by ComiCraft's Jimmy Betancourt, in collaboration with Avatar: The Last Airbender animated series writer Tim Hedricks!

My Review:
This was such a fun graphic novel to read! I love Avatar, and I'm trying to consume all of it's content! This takes place in season 2, after they've hooked up with Toph, but before they go to the Great Library. I really enjoyed this adventure!

Katara is alone, and she's trapped in a village. I loved how she tried to be tough like Toph, and her meeting up with these pirates. Though she is wary, and doesn't like how they are acting towards the Earth Kingdom, given the Fire Nation's treatment of it. Loved how that story played out!

This is a story aimed primarily at younger readers. I loved the lesson that Katara learns in this, that the pirates are not so much pirates right now, but smugglers trying to do their best for the innocent in their country! 

The story mainly focuses on Katara, but we do get some time with the rest of the gang, as they try to convince a Fire Nation solider of the truth. Which goes about as well as you can expect, the Fire Nation has indoctrinated its subjects for 100 years. That last scene with that solider was just hilarious! 

I really enjoyed this story, and I can't wait to continue! 

Authors: Faith Erin Hicks and Peter Wartman, Illustrated by Adele Matera
Series: Avatar: The Last Airbender Comics #0.5
Read: January 12th, 2022
Source: Online
Reason Why: Love this world, and I need to read all the content, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2022 Book! 
Publisher: Dark Horse Books 
Published: October 13th 2020
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars

Wednesday, January 12, 2022

Page-a-Thon Update 17

So I read my next book for Page-a-Thon, and it was Katara and the Pirate's Silver, and I'll be reading Blood of Elves next! 

My Reading Journey:

Nightrender by Jodi Meadows
Started On: January 1st 
Finished On: January 1st, 11:04 PM
Pages Read: 368

Miss Moriarty, I Presume by Sherry Thomas
Started On: January 2nd
Finished On: January 2nd, 7:40 PM
Pages Read: 357

A Relative Murder by Jude Deveraux
Started On: January 3rd
Finished On: January 3rd, 4:50 PM
Pages Read: 400

Criminal by Terra Elan McVoy
Started On: January 3rd
Finished On: January 3rd, 10:09 PM
Pages Read: 304

Squad by Maggie Tokuda-Hall, Illustrated by Lisa Sterle
Started On: January 4th
Finished On: January 4th, 10:05 PM
Pages Read: 224

Lake Silence by Anne Bishop
Started On: January 5th
Finished On: January 5th, 8:38 PM
Pages Read: 433

Crowbones by Anne Bishop
Started On: January 6th
Finished On: January 6th, 6:58 PM
Pages Read: 384

The Lost Adventures Anthology
Started On: January 7th
Finished On: January 7th, 9:58 PM
Pages Read: 240

Straight On Till Morning by Liz Braswell 
Started On: January 8th
Finished On: January 8th, 2:38 PM
Pages Read: 496

Jade Fire Gold by June C.L. Tan
Started On: January 8th
Finished On: January 8th, 5:52 PM
Pages Read: 464

Stillhouse Lake by Rachel Caine
Started On: January 8th
Finished On: January 8th, 9:35 PM
Pages Read: 302

Killman Creek by Rachel Caine
Started On: January 9th
Finished On: January 9th, 6:02 PM
Pages Read: 343

Wolfhunter River by Rachel Caine
Started On: January 9th
Finished On: January 9th, 10:38 PM
Pages Read: 334

Spelunking Through Hell: A Visitor's Guide to the Underworld by Seanan McGuire
Started On: January 10th
Finished On: January 10th, 5:15 PM
Pages Read: 439

A Phoenix Must First Burn Anthology
Started On: January 10th
Finished On: January 10th, 8:22 PM
Pages Read: 364

Lies Like Poison by Chelsea Pitcher
Started On: January 11th
Finished On: January 11th, 10:32 PM
Pages Read: 304

Katara and the Pirate's Silver by Faith Erin Hicks and Peter Wartman, Illustrated by Adele Matera
Started On: January 12th
Finished On: January 12th, 6:12 PM
Pages Read: 80

Blood of Elves by Andrzej Sapkowski
Started On: January 13th
Currently On: Page 0 of 409

Goal: 25
Read: 17
Pages Read: 5833