Dark Horse Comics has collected Suki's first miniseries. Avatar: The Last Airbender--The Kyoshi Warriors Volume 1 went on sale yesterday, gathering all 3 issues by writer Brandon Hoàng and artist BellBessa into an 80-page trade paperback. Check out the official post down below:
Dark Horse's synopsis reads: "Suki and the Kyoshi Warriors leave their island home to join the war against the Fire Nation. Met with suspicion and resentment by the mainlanders, they struggle to prove their worth to the Earth Kingdom. But when that opportunity arises, will they be willing to compromise their values as Kyoshi Warriors to embrace it?" Adele Matera colored the book, Comicraft lettered it and Danielle Weires drew the cover. The trade costs $13.99, is rated for ages 8 and up and collects issues #1 to #3, which came out on May 6, June 17 and July 15. The release is covered in Avatar: The Last Airbender Kyoshi Warriors Volume 1 Sends Suki's Team Into The War Against The Fire Nation.
Where The Avatar Comics Began
The Avatar: The Last Airbender comics are an official continuation of the Nickelodeon series created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko. The line started with short stories. The Lost Adventures, published on June 15, 2011, collects 28 stories from Nickelodeon Magazine and the show's DVD sets from 2005 to 2011, plus the Free Comic Book Day story "Relics" and new material. Those stories are set between episodes of the original series, and many of their writers and artists worked on the show.
Team Avatar Tales followed on October 2, 2019, collecting the 2013 to 2015 Free Comic Book Day stories with new ones from creators including Gene Luen Yang, Faith Erin Hicks, Carla Speed McNeil and Kiku Hughes. Dark Horse later collected both anthologies in a single library edition on November 10, 2020.
The Post-Series Graphic Novels In Order
Dark Horse launched the main comic continuation in January 2012 with a trilogy written by Gene Luen Yang and drawn by the Japanese art duo Gurihiru, with DiMartino and Konietzko sharing story credit. Dark Horse said the story takes place 1 year after the final season. Yang and Gurihiru made the first 5 trilogies before Faith Erin Hicks took over as writer in December 2018 with Peter Wartman as artist. Each trilogy came out in 3 parts:
- The Promise (2012): Aang and Fire Lord Zuko work with the Earth King over the Fire Nation colonies in Earth Kingdom territory, and the colony of Yu Dao pushes back. The book also follows Toph's metalbending and Aang and Katara's new relationship. Part 2 reached the New York Times bestseller list.
- The Search (2013): Zuko releases his sister Azula from a mental institution so she can help him find their mother, Ursa, and the search leads Team Avatar to Ursa's hometown of Hira'a.
- The Rift (2014): Aang revives Avatar Yangchen's festival, a sacred Air Nomad holiday, and finds a Fire Nation and Earth Kingdom factory on Air Nomad sacred land, while Toph reunites with her father.
- Smoke and Shadow (2015 to 2016): Figures called the Kemurikage warn that Zuko must give up the throne, the New Ozai Society plots against him and children start disappearing in the Fire Nation capital.
- North and South (2016 to 2017): Katara and Sokka return to the Southern Water Tribe and find their village has grown into a city under their father, Hakoda, with help from Malina of the Northern Water Tribe.
- Imbalance (2018 to 2019): Team Avatar arrives at Earthen Fire Industries to find growing conflict between benders and nonbenders.
Gurihiru's cover for The Promise Part 1, the book that started the continuation, puts Aang in front of Zuko, Toph, Sokka and Katara:
The Standalone Books And The Kyoshi Warriors
Starting in 2020, Dark Horse added standalone graphic novels and miniseries, several of them set during the original series:
- Katara and the Pirate's Silver (October 13, 2020): Set after the Book Two episode "Bitter Work," Katara is separated from the team at a Fire Nation blockade and teams up with a band of pirates. Hicks wrote it with Tim Hedrick.
- Toph Beifong's Metalbending Academy (February 2021): Set between The Rift and Smoke and Shadow, Toph runs her academy with former students Penga, Ho Tun and the Dark One.
- Suki, Alone (July 27, 2021): Suki is imprisoned at the Boiling Rock and builds her own community among the prisoners.
- Azula in the Spirit Temple (November 1, 2023): Azula and her new Fire Warriors squad attack a granary to undermine Zuko's rule.
- The Bounty Hunter and the Tea Brewer (August 20, 2024): Iroh is running his tea shop in Ba Sing Se when June arrives with urgent Fire Nation business.
- Ashes of the Academy (March 25, 2025): Kiyi enrolls at the Royal Fire Academy for Girls with her friend Lihua, and Zuko appoints Mai as a teacher there.
- The Kyoshi Warriors (issues from May to July 2026, collected November 10, 2026): Suki's team leaves Kyoshi Island to join the war.
- Jet: Rebels and Rhinos (September 8, 2026): Hicks and Wartman put Jet in the lead.
- Enter the Blue Spirit (February 23, 2027): Hicks writes and Wartman draws the next scheduled book.
Dark Horse also reprints the stories in oversized library editions and digest-size omnibuses. Team Avatar Treasury collects the Katara, Toph and Suki books, and Fire and Family Treasury, released on June 9, 2026, collects Azula in the Spirit Temple, The Bounty Hunter and the Tea Brewer and Ashes of the Academy. Kelly Leigh Miller's Chibis books, Aang's Unfreezing Day and Sokka's Boomerang Class, came out on April 4, 2023, and July 28, 2026, and the anthology Avatar Legends: Masters of the Elements followed on August 25, 2026.
Danielle Weires' cover for The Kyoshi Warriors Volume 1 shows Suki and her team with their war fans:
Suki first met Team Avatar on Kyoshi Island in Book One of the animated series, and the official Avatar Legends channel has posted the full scene of her training Sokka:
The Legend Of Korra Comics
The Legend of Korra continues in its own Dark Horse line, set after the end of the 2012 to 2014 series. DiMartino wrote The Legend of Korra: Turf Wars, a 3-part story drawn by Irene Koh with consultation from Konietzko and released from July 26, 2017, to August 22, 2018. In Dark Horse's description, Korra and Asami return from the Spirit World to find a developer planning to turn the new spirit portal into an amusement park and the triads fighting at the city's borders, where hundreds of evacuees have relocated. The Turf Wars books were Dark Horse's best-selling graphic novels of 2017 and 2018.
Irene Koh and Heather Campbell drew the cover for Turf Wars Part One:
DiMartino followed it with The Legend of Korra: Ruins of the Empire, drawn by Michelle Wong and released in 3 parts from May 21, 2019, to February 26, 2020. The anthology The Legend of Korra: Patterns in Time arrived on November 30, 2022, collecting the Free Comic Book Day stories "Friends for Life," "Lost Pets" and "Clearing the Air" with 5 new stories. Kiku Hughes and Alex Monik's The Legend of Korra: The Mystery of Penquan Island, set after the series, came out on March 4, 2025.
The Chronicles Of The Avatar Novels
Amulet Books publishes the prose prequels, each a 2-book story about a past Avatar:
- The Rise of Kyoshi (July 16, 2019) and The Shadow of Kyoshi (July 21, 2020): F. C. Yee's story of Avatar Kyoshi, set 4 centuries before the animated series.
- The Dawn of Yangchen (July 19, 2022) and The Legacy of Yangchen (July 18, 2023): Yee's story of Avatar Yangchen, set more than 4 centuries before the series.
- The Reckoning of Roku (July 23, 2024) and The Awakening of Roku (December 30, 2025): Randy Ribay's story of Avatar Roku, set 1 century before the series.
Amulet also launched the Avatar Legends novels with Judy I. Lin's City of Echoes on July 22, 2025, following lesser-known heroes from both animated series.
Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender On Paramount+
Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender, the 1st production from Avatar Studios, premiered at San Diego Comic-Con and in a limited engagement on July 24 before arriving on Paramount+ on July 25. Lauren Montgomery directed the film, with Eric Nam as Aang and Dave Bautista as Tagah, an airbender who joins Aang's search for an airbending staff that could bring back the Air Nomads. The film's release plans are covered in Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender Trailer Revealed As Paramount+ Confirms July 2026 Release Date.
Avatar Legends released this official trailer for the film:
Which Avatar: The Last Airbender graphic novel would you most want Avatar Studios to adapt into an animated film: The Promise, The Search or The Rift?
Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.