Avatar: The Last Airbender: Toph Beifong's Metalbending Academy (graphic novel) - Paul's REVIEW

*I received this book as an eARC from Dark Horse Books 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: Toph Beifong's Metalbending Academy
Author: Faith Erin Hicks
Artists: Peter Wartman & Adele Matera
Upcoming Release Date: February 16, 2021


Synopsis: 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.

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Review: Continuing the amazing comic stories following the characters from the original Avatar tv series, this book focuses on Toph and her Metalbending academy. Sokka and Suki visit Toph and we get a look at the amazing new facilities that have been built. Toph is bored. She needs a challenge and isn't used to having such a consistent lifestyle. 

Some other characters from the show make an appearance in this book. And lava bending! Over the course of the book, Toph struggles to grow as a character/leader/teacher/mentor. What happens when passions turn into comfortable lifestyles and success.

I give this book a 4/5. There's only 80 pages and it's a good story. A must-read for those fans continuing these stories through the comics.


--PAUL