As announced at this weekend’s New York Comic Con “Avatar Legacy Publishing” panel, Dark Horse Comics has released a new Avatar: The Last Airbender graphic novel, “Avatar: The Last Airbender” — Ashes of the Academy” is scheduled to be published. The book reunites writer Faith Erin Hicks, artist Peter Wortman, colorist Adele Matera, letterer Comiccraft, and series creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko. The story depicts Zuko’s half-sister Kii entering the Royal Women’s Fire Academy.
Cover by Peter Wortman and Adele Matera
All-new standalone Avatar: The Last Airbender graphic novel! Firelord Zuko’s half-sister Kii enrolls in the Royal Women’s Fire Academy! Zuko, known for his strict curriculum and even tougher instructors, worries about Kii.
When the situation worsens and seeds of doubt are planted in the new principal, Shuko takes action by appointing Mai, one of the people she trusts most, as a teacher at the school. Will Mai be able to keep watch over Kii and stay on the right path, or will the cruel culture of the academy shape her footprint into that of her other half-brother, Azula?
Created in collaboration with writer Gene Luen Yang and artist Gurihiru, Kiyi first appeared in the 2013 sequel graphic novel The Search Part Two. She is the daughter of Ursa, the exiled mother of firebending Prince Zuko and Princess Azula, and their childhood sweetheart Noren, and was born approximately five years before the events of the animated series. She then appeared in the third installment and Yang & Gurihiru’s 2015-2016 trilogy Smoke and Shadow, and also appeared in the companion book Avatar: The Last Airbender: Legacy He appeared as a young adult in “Of the Fire Nation”. She is the first character derived from comics to take center stage in one of the books.
Ashes of the Academy is available for pre-order now for release on March 25, 2025, and sells for $12.99 for 80 pages. This work is the sixth work in the independent graphic novel “The Last Airbender” series, which began in 2020 with “Katara and the Pirate’s Silver” by Hicks et al. Meanwhile, the latest Legend of Korra graphic novel, The Mystery of Penkan Island, will also be released. ” (written by Kiku Hughes, Alex Monique, Diana Sousa, Comiccraft) will be available in stores and online on February 25th.
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