Avatar: The Last Airbender--The Rift Omnibus (graphic novel) - Paul's REVIEW

*I received this book as an eARC from Dark Horse Comics via Edelweiss. I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.*

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Title: Avatar: The Last Airbender--The Rift Omnibus
Author: by Gene Luen Yang
Illustrators: Gurihiru & Michael Heisler
Upcoming Release Date: February 23, 2021


Synopsis: Avatar Aang and friends honor an Air Nomad holiday that hasn't been celebrated in over one hundred years, but when cryptic visits from the spirit of Avatar Yangchen lead Aang to a refinery operating on land sacred to the Airbenders--they soon find themselves in peril as a dangerously powerful ancient spirit awakens with vengeance and destruction on its mind!

This collection of The Rift Parts 1-3 features annotations by Eisner Award-winning writer Gene Luen Yang (American Born Chinese) and artists Gurihiru (Thor and the Warriors Four), with a brand-new sketchbook section!

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Review: I continue to enjoy these graphic novels continuing the stories of the characters from Avatar: The Last Airbender on their journeys after the events of the finale. This collection has some focus on Toph with her father coming back into the picture. This collection has a theme of tradition versus technological innovations.

Yangchen, an air nomad Avatar, is featured in this collection. I always like to learn about the avatars that came before Aang. Spirits also are featured in this book. It alludes to the conflict with spirits that is dealt with more in Legends of Korra.

I'm loving Toph's metal bending students. I hope there are more stories featuring them. 

I give this book a 4/5. It continues the Team Avatar stories well and even expands on the characters that have been introduced in only the comics. Fans of the series will enjoy this book.


--PAUL