On My List: November 6th

Happy Monday! I hope you had a wonderful and restful weekend. I wanted to post a few things that are On MY List:

Books I Want to Read (But Just Haven't Bought Yet):

This week's group of books are comic books and graphic novels. First, is a Princess Azula one-shot/stand-alone Avatar: The Last Airbender story. Second, is the fifth volume of Heartstoppers and last is the first volume of Wonder Woman by George Pérez. All three are books that I really want to read.

Book: Avatar: The Last Airbender: Azula in the Spirit Temple by Faith Erin Hicks and illustrations by Peter Wartman and Adele Matera

Description:

A brand new stand-alone comics story from the world of Avatar: 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.

Book Review: Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Rift part 2

Book: Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Rift part 2 by Gene Luen Yang with illustrations and cover by Gurihiru and lettering by Michael Heisler

Edition: Paperback

Description:

The Past Returns!

Avatar Aang and his friends seek answers to the mysteries surrounding a refinery on land sacred to the Air Nomads. As Toph uncovers a startling truth about her father's involvement with the refinery, Aang travels to the spirit world, discovering a secret as surprising as it is dangerous. Soon, Team Avatar realizes they may be facing a threat more dire than they could have possibly imagined!

Book Review: Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Rift part 1

Book: Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Rift part 1 by Gene Luen Yang with illustrations and cover by Gurihiru and lettering by Michael Heisler

Edition: Paperback

Description:

Sacred Land Defiled!

Avatar Aang asks his friends to help him honor Yangchen's Festival -- one of the highest Air Nomad holidays, which hasn't been celebrated in over one hundred years. But cryptic visits from the spirit of Avatar Yangchen herself lead Aang to discover a jointly owned Fire Nation and Earth Kingdom refinery -- operating on land sacred to the Airbenders! Is this simply a case of corporate greed or is something more mysterious happening?

Book Review: Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Search part 3

Book: Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Search part 3 by Gene Luen Yang with illustrations and cover by Gurihiru and lettering by Michael Heisler

Edition: Paperback

Description:

The Fate of the Fire Lord!

Avatar Aang travels to the spirit world to parlay with an ancient power, bringing Fire Lord Zuko ever closer to discovering the truth about his mother's fate -- and his own past. Yet Zuko's sister Azula is becoming increasingly dangerous, threatening to ruin everything that Zuko Aang, Katara and Sokka have struggled to achieve on their search!



Rating: 1 star

Review:

This third and final part of The Search was even more disappointing than the first two. It's so poorly written and rushed. This part of the story opens with the Gaang still in the forest while showing yet again another fight with Zuko, Katara and Sokka against Azula. Meanwhile Avatar Aang returned from trying to find the spirit Mother of Faces to help Misu and Rafa, a sister and brother who had been waiting for years for the spirit's help.

Mother of Faces only grants one request a season and add to that it's hard to pinpoint where she will be to find her. Which makes it so important that when you do find her, you make your request in a timely manner. While Misu was in the process of stating her request, Azula interrupted to ask where her mother Ursa was. It may be a surprise to the characters where Zuko and Azula's mother is but not for the reader. Not only was it easy to figure out but the backstory for Ursa pretty much unveils everything leaving no surprises left for the reader. The question of whether Ozai is Zuko's father was also solved. I don't even see why this issue of Zuko's parentage was written into the story to begin with other than to add unnecessary drama for this lackluster story.

Disappointing is all I can think of in regards to this story and finding out how and why Ursa chose to disappear was truly anticlimactic. The way it's written, it not only makes her look awful but also as a bad parent. The first two parts already showed readers that she left supposedly to ensure Zuko's safety but fans of the series know he was constantly mistreated by his father so her leaving didn't really help him at all. And her actions in this third part makes it impossible to give her any sympathy for her choices. I don't want to spoil anything but Ursa made a decision that made it easier for her to move on with her life with absolutely no real consideration to her children.

In the end The Search was an extremely mediocre and rushed story that made me wish that Ursa's disappearance had remained a mystery. This story does a complete disservice to all the characters and not one of them received an ounce of character development. They were so out of character that they felt like nothing more than caricatures. I think Azula's poor treatment throughout all three parts was awful. Not only was she shown as extremely unstable and weakened but it was Zuko who got to have closure with Ursa. Azula may have been favored by Ozai she still suffered without her mother in her life, so it would have been nice if they had some sort of mother daughter bonding.

This was not a good read and with the artwork still being the best part, I'm hoping that the next three part arc The Rift will be an improvement for this series.

Book Review: Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Search part 2

Book: Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Search part 2 by Gene Luen Yan with illustrations and cover by Gurihiru and lettering by Michael Heisler

Edition: Paperback

Description:

Enter the Forgetful Valley!

As Fire Lord Zuko continues his quest to uncover his mother's fate, a shocking revelation causes him to question everything he knows. It's an opportunity that his sister, the deadly and insane Azula, will not fail to take advantage of as she joins Zuko and his friends Aang, Katara, and Sokka on their journey into a mysterious forest from which some people never reemerge...



Rating: 2 stars

Review:

After reading part 2 of The Search, I'm still not enjoying this arc of Avatar: The Last Airbender. I was hoping that this second part would add more to the story but it continues to rely on the use of shock value instead of good story telling.

Part 2 continues with the Gaang and Azula still on their quest to find Zuko and Azula's mother Ursa and Zuko dealing with the discovery that Ozai may not be his father. The story does not progress very much in this second part, when they were not putting out Azula's randomly set fires, the Gaang and Azula manage to go to Ursa's former village where they met Noren and his wife Noriko and their daughter Kiyi. From speaking with the couple they were able to find their next clue in search of Ursa. The clue led them to a mysterious forest where they met yet another duo who explained why they were in the forest and the importance of why they needed the help of a spirit.

This was not a very good read, even though I didn't enjoy The Search part 1, at least the reader was shown a somewhat interesting backstory for Ursa detailing how she wound up in an arraigned marriage with Ozai. However in this second part, the backstory in a rushed attempt at trying to line up with the scenes from the animated series made absolutely no sense especially in explaining the reason behind Ursa's banishment.

The character development or the lack there of for Aang, Katara, Sokka, Zuko and Azula is really disappointing. All of the characters were so one-dimensional and the writing for them seemed to have taken a step back especially for Zuko. He has worked too hard to become a confident and self-assured person by overcoming the hardships he endured to have unfortunately turned into this milksop version in this arc. I was disappointed with how the Gaang kept getting upset or annoyed by Azula starting fires yet they made no mention or acknowledgement of her deteriorating mental state. Azula is getting worse, she's paranoid and keeps seeing images of her mother who in her mind believes is plotting against her.

In the end, the artwork is the best thing about this slow moving story that continues to fail in trying to unravel this supposed mystery of what happened to Ursa. For some reason, I get a sense that Noren and Noriko are of some importance to the overall story. Perhaps I will get my answer once I read the finale part of this story. I'm not exactly looking forward to it but I do hope it will be an improvement over the first two parts.

365 Days of Books of Interest: Day #127: Avatar: The Last Airbender: North and South part 1

I think it was a great idea to continue the Avatar: The Last Airbender animated series in a comic book series. Reading the comic books have been interesting because the stories we are getting are expanding on the some of the subplots that were introduced in the animated series. 

I want to read this story arc because it will focus on Sokka, Katara, their father and their village. Because on the cartoon, after Katara and Sokka left the Southern Water Tribe to help Aang, that was the last the viewer saw of their little village. It will be nice that the story will be about them this time.

Book: Avatar: The Last Airbender: North and South part 1 by Gene Luen Yang

Publication: September 27, 2016

Description:

When Aang leaves to aid Zuko with the Kemurikage, Katara and Sokka return to the Southern Water Tribe by themselves. Katara is shocked to find that her beloved village has become a bustling city, with none other than their father, Hakoda, in charge! A Northerner named Malina seems to be behind this change, pushing the North and South to be more unified...but what are her true goals?

Book Review: Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Search part 1

Book: Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Search part 1 by Gene Luen Yang with illustrations by Gurihiru

Rating: 2 stars

Review:

This was not a good read. It was poorly written almost to the point where I was starting to wonder if the plot was even really thought out. Most of the characters seemed to have lost all of the development they gained from the animated series and The Promise story. 

In The Search part one, Zuko still trying to find his mother made a deal with his sister Azula. He wanted to see if she could get information from their father Ozai about where they're mother Ursa could have gone after she was banished. The story also featured flashbacks of Ursa, her arraigned marriage to Ozai and a moment that hinted at a secret she had been hiding.

Now that they have a clue to where Ursa may be, Zuko and as part of the deal plans to bring Azula along with him to find their mother. Going with them is Avatar Aang, Katara, Sokka, Appa and Momo. The teams first destination is Hira' a, which is the small town in the Fire Nation where their mother grew up.

Azula still unstable caused plenty of problems during the travel even more so once she leapt from Appa causing the gang to have to go after her. While trying to stop Azula the group ended up getting into a fight with a giant wolf spirit but Azula was the only one to be able to get rid of it.

While Zuko was guarding the group as they slept through the night, he noticed a piece of paper hidden in Azula's boot and found out a devastating secret.

As much as the Avatar: TLA and The Legend of Korra series had been touting the "What ever happened to Zuko's mother?" question. I would have thought the first part of The Search would have been more interesting. This was a total let down.

It was slow moving and the story was too focused on trying to build up this clichéd secret Fire Lord Zuko's mother Ursa had been hiding. The secret that completely overshadowed this story, whether it is or isn't proven to be true, feels as if it was written in just to add some unnecessary drama. The secret if it's true, pretty much ruins Zuko's entire character development in the animated series.

With the way the first part of this story was written it may have been better to have let the mystery of Zuko's mother stayed a mystery. Hopefully, the second part will make up for this one and be a better read.

Currently Reading: Avatar: TLA: The Search part 1, Her Royal Spyness and Charlie Bumpers vs. the Perfect Little Turkey

Here are three books that I will be starting soon: Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Search part 1, Her Royal Spyness and Charlie Bumpers vs. the Perfect Little Turkey.

I don't know why but somehow I always wind up reading random books around the same time.

Book: Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Search part 1 by Gene Luen Yang with illustrations by Gurihiru

Description:

For years, fans of Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra have burned with one question - what happened to Fire Lord Zuko's mother? Finding a clue at last, Zuko enlists the aid of Team Avatar - and the most unlikely ally of all - to help uncover the biggest secret of his life.

Book: Her Royal Spyness (A Royal Spyness Mystery #1) by Rhys Bowen

Description:

The Agatha Award winner debuts a 1930s London mystery series, featuring a penniless twenty-something member of the extended royal family.

Her ridiculously long name is Lady Victoria Georgiana Charlotte Eugenie, daughter to the Duke of Atholt and Rannoch. And she is flat broke. As the thirty-fourth in line for the throne, she has been taught only a few things, among them, the perfect curtsey. But when her brother cuts off her allowance, she leaves Scotland, and her fiancé Fish-Face, for London, where she has:

a) worked behind a cosmetics counter-and gotten sacked after five hours
b) started to fall for a quite unsuitable minor royal
c) made some money housekeeping (incognita, of course), and
d) been summoned by the Queen to spy on her playboy son.

Then an arrogant Frenchman, who wants her family's 800-year-old estate for himself, winds up dead in her bathtub. Now her most important job is to clear her very long family name.

Book: Charlie Bumpers vs. The Perfect Little Turkey by Bill Harley with illustrations by Adam Gustavson

Source: Borrowed from Publisher/NetGalley for an honest review

Publication Date: Available now

Description:

Its Thanksgiving in the Bumpers household and Charlie has to be the perfect host to his annoying little cousin, Chip. Chip makes everything hard for Charlie gets him in trouble, ruins his things, and generally makes a nuisance of himself. On top of that, for homework, Mrs. Burke has assigned Charlie the task of writing what a family is to him. How will Charlie be able to see past his turkey of a cousin to understand the real meaning of family?

Book of Interest: Avatar: The Last Airbender: Smoke and Shadow part 1

If you visit my blog then you probably know that I'm a huge fan of the Avatar: The Last Airbender series. I also have all three of the book series: The Promise, The Search and The Rift (although I've only read The Promise but I will be reading the others soon.)

I can't wait for this next book series because it will mean that Mai will be returning and maybe even her and Zuko getting back together.


Book: Avatar: The Last Airbender: Smoke and Shadow part 1 by Gene Luen Yang with illustrations by Gurihiru

Publication: October 6, 2015

General Description:

Smoke and Shadow follows the events of "The Rift", shifting the focus back on the Fire Nation and a segment of the population none too happy with the rule of Fire Lord Zuko. Some malcontents have even set up a new rebellion called the New Ozai Society -- headed up by none other than Mai's father.

Book Review: Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise part 3

Book: Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise part 3 by Gene Luen Yang, Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko

Rating: 5 stars

Review:

It can not be easy for the Avatar to try to bring about peace and that's exactly what he was trying to do in this last part of The Promise. Things were getting out of hand between the Fire Nation and the Earth Kingdom in regards to the Harmony Restoration Movement. It was starting to look like there was going to be another war between the two nations, if the Avatar couldn't figure out a solution.

But what should he do? Is it right for the Fire Nation to continue to have their citizens within the Earth Kingdom following the end of the Fire Nations reign? Or is the solution to have the Fire Nation citizens immediately evacuated or face imprisonment if they chose to stay? Or is there a solution that could benefit everyone?

Despite the delicate situation, Team Avatar showed up ready to put an end to the fighting including Aang ready to hold up to his promise he made to Zuko if needed.

I thought the first two parts made Zuko seem out of character but I think this one makes up for it. Zuko finally started to see that he didn't need to be anything like his father but he needed to trust himself and also check in with family from time to time. He doesn't have to be alone.

Aang and Katara's relationship is still adorable but you can see it's starting to grow out of that cutesy phase into something stronger.

Sokka continues to be the ideas guy and came up with a good one to slow down the invading Fire Nation army. He got some help with Toph and Suki to carry out his plan. And some of Toph's students also helped by showing off some of their new lessons.

This was a very well written final part to the story which also sets up the next story arc with Zuko trying to find his mother. However, to do that he's willing to take a chance with getting help from his sister Azula.

Currently Reading: Scared Scriptless and Avatar: TLA - The Promise part 3

I already started reading a little of this earlier today and so far I'm really enjoying it.


Book: Scared Scriptless by Alison Sweeney

Source: Borrowed from Publisher/NetGalley for an honest review

Publication: Available now

Description:

Maddy Carson is a mass of contradictions. She loves her job as Script Supervisor on a hit TV show, but hates "Hollywood." Super-organized and down-to-earth, Maddy is clearly one of the best at her job, and her strict dating rule - "No Actors!" - helps her keep focused on her career. However, a budding relationship with Craig, one of the executives at her company, may even propel her into the big leagues. Could Wolf County, her beloved hometown in the mountains, be saved from a financial crisis by creating a reality show featuring the eccentrics in the small ski village? Maddy is determined to try, even when she learns that Craig's agenda doesn't exactly line up with her altruistic goal.

Meanwhile, Maddy still has a full-time job to manage, her family to deal with, and a gorgeous new actor, Adam Devin, determined to wear down her resistance. Eventually Maddy must learn to break all her self-imposed rules and simply follow her heart.

I can't believe I'm just not getting around to reading this.


Book: Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise part 3 by Gene Luen Yang, Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko

Description:

The final chapter!

The Harmony Restoration Movement has failed, and the world is plunged back into war! In the midst of the battle, can Avatar Aang and Fire Lord Zuko mend the rift between them, or will Aang be forced to take actions that can't be undone?

Book Review: Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise part 2

Book: Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise part 2 by Gene Luen Yang, Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko

Rating: 4 stars

Review:

What I like the most about part 2 of The Promise is Sokka trying to help Toph with the students at her metalbending school. For some reason, the three students were having a difficult time trying to metalbend but Sokka came up with some interesting ideas.

Toph and her students also had to deal with a Firebending teacher trying to take their school. They agreed to a challenge with the winner being able to have the school.

I also enjoyed reading about Aang and Katara as they went to speak with Earth King Kuei. Before they visited the King, Aang and Katara ran into some Avatar fans. It was cute and funny seeing all the girls being total fangirls over Aang.

But once they reached the King, I found it interesting that the usual kindly King decided he was tired of being a doormat especially since Fire Lord Zuko has broken his promise to help with the Harmony Restoration Movement.

King Kuei has been taken advantage of for so long that it was slightly amusing seeing the good natured King finally deciding to stand up not just for himself but also for his Kingdome which has been invaded and conquered for years by the Fire Nation. It was time he stopped being a King in name only.

The part I really didn't get was Zuko continuing to seek advice from his father. Why wouldn't he go speak with his Uncle Iroh instead? Especially since Zuko has said that Iroh was more like a father to him than his own dad. So far, The Promise parts 1 and 2 have seemed to undo all the effort that Zuko went through to not be like his father. They have him turning into this useless puppet who can't think for himself.

Unfortunately with both King Kuei and Fire Lord Zuko being unable to figure out a solution, War is inevitable.

Something else that I noticed, is that I think Suki is up to something because I believe she knew exactly what would happen when she told Mai that Zuko had been speaking with his father. She knew they would get into an argument and possibly break-up. Until the story shows me other wise, I don't trust her. I thought Mai's reaction to Zuko seeing his father is understandable even if I think it was instigated by Suki. I really hope they don't try to work in some kind of romance between Zuko and Suki.

The second part was funny and you got to see more character development and interaction than in the first part. The Harmony Restoration Movement continues to be the underlying cause of all the tension and it give the reader a chance to think about the movement. Is it a bad idea for the Fire Nation colonies to have to leave the Earth Kingdom? Or should the Earth Kingdom finally reclaim the land that was stolen from them?

I forgot to mention the artwork which has a total feel of the animated series. They did a really good job with that.

Despite being a children's geared comic there is a lot of things to think about. And hopefully in part 3, there will be a solution to this. As well as Zuko's self doubt will no longer be a problem for him so he will start trusting himself again. There should also be more Appa he was barely shown in this story.

Currently Reading: Don't Even Think About It and Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Promise part 2

I was actually invited (from NetGalley) to read this book and I'm so excited to get started. This will be the second book by the author, I had read Milkrun a few years ago which I enjoyed.


Book: Don't Even Think About It by Sarah Mlynowski

Source: Borrowed from Publisher/NetGalley for an honest review

Publication: March 11, 2014

Description:

We weren't always like this. We used to be average New York City high school sophomores. Until our homeroom went for flu shots. We were prepared for some side effects. Maybe a headache. Maybe a sore arm. We definitely didn't expect to get telepathic powers. But suddenly we could hear what everyone was thinking. Our friends. Our parents. Our crushes. Now we all know that Tess is in love with her best friend, Teddy. That Mackenzie cheated on Cooper. That, um, Nurse Carmichael used to be a stripper.

Since we've kept our freakish skill a secret, we can sit next to the class brainiac and ace our tests. We can dump our boyfriends right before they dump us. We know what our friends really think of our jeans, our breath, our new bangs. We always know what's coming. Some of us will thrive. Some of us will crack. None of us will ever be the same.

So stop obsessing about your ex. We're always listening.

Okay, by now you know I'm a Avatar fan. I loved the animated series I have enjoyed reading the a few of the books (The Promise part 1 and The Lost Adventures). I'm really looking forward to reading this.


Book: Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise part 2 by Gene Luen Yang, Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko

Description:

Aang and Katara work tirelessly to prevent a dispute between Fire Lord Zuko and Earth King Kuei that could plunge the world back into war! Meanwhile, Sokka helps Toph prepare her hapless first class of metalbending students to defend their school against a rival class of firebenders!

Book Review: Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Promise part 1

Book: Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Promise part 1 by Gene Luen Yang, Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko

Rating: 4 stars

Review:

I finally got around to reading this. And I was not disappointed at all.

I thought this was just as good as the TV series, in the first part Avatar Aang, Fire Lord Zuko and Earth King Kuei devised a plan to restore balance to the four nations by first relocating Fire Nation citizens who have been living in the Earth Kingdom.

Things seemed to be going along as scheduled until an assassin attempted to kill Zuko. After he defeated the would be killer, the Fire Lord returned the assassin back to the Fire Nation colony, Yu Dao in the Earth Kingdom. After speaking with the assassin's father, Zuko had changed his mind about the restoration process. That was the beginning of the problem that now has the Avatar trying to figure out if he has to fulfill a promise he once agreed to regarding Fire Lord Zuko as well as trying to come up with a reasonable solution. This ended with Zuko visiting his father in prison seeking advice.

In this Zuko seems to be having self confidence issues. He want to be a good leader for his nation and doesn't want to make any mistakes. However, he seems to be losing focus for the reason of why they needed to end the Fire Nations reign of the world. He's even disassociating himself away from the group. It will be interesting to see how everything works out to see if a good solution can be made without another war starting up.

Although this was short (76 pages) it still brought the feeling of the TV show to the pages and not to mention it was full of action and humor. You also get to see how Aang and Katara's relationship is fairing that is if Sokka doesn't continue to get in their way. Toph is still the greatest Earthbender in the world.

This was a fun read and I'm definitely looking forward to reading the second part.

Books I can't wait to read in 2013: Avatar: TLA: The Search Part 1

Avatar: The Search won't be available until April and I can't wait. Even though Zuko is the ultimate mama's boy, it will be nice to finally know what happened to his mother and perhaps to see if Azula has changed a little.

Book:
Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Search Part 1
by Gene Luen Yang, Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko

Book Description:

For years, fans of Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra have burned with one question - what happened to Fire Lord Zuko's mother? Finding a clue at last, Zuko enlists the aid of Team Avatar - and the most unlikely ally of all - to help uncover the biggest secret of his life. Written and drawn by the creative team behind the bestselling Avatar: The Promise, Gene Luen Yang and Gurihiru, in collaboration with Avatar and Korra creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko.

Book Review: Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Lost Adventures

Book: Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Lost Adventures by various writers and artists

Edition: Paperback

Description:

One of America's hottest shows returns. For three years, millions of eager fans tuned in each week to watch Nickelodeon's hit animated series, Avatar: The Last Airbender. Ever since, fans have been hungry for more - and now their wait is finally over. This volume collects the long-out-of-print, fan-favorite comics previously published in Nickelodeon Magazine and with the Airbender DVDs, plus over 70 brand-new comics pages. That's over 26 stories set in Airbender continuity, by a host of top-notch talent, many of whom worked on the original animated series itself




Rating: 4 stars

My Review:

Reading this felt as if I were watching the TV series. Like the series, the stories were a blend of action, drama and humor. There were a couple of stories that felt a little sad such as "Relics" from the Book One: Water chapter. In "Relics", Aang searched the mountains to see if maybe there were any airbenders secretly hiding out but instead all he found was a trap set by Admiral Zhoa. In the end, he still had to deal with the fact that he is still the last airbender.

Another story that I really enjoyed was "No Benders Allowed" from Book Three: Fire chapter. In the story, Sokka and the other non-benders (The Duke and Teo) decided to create a club just for themselves since they are usually excluded from certain activities because they don't have any bending abilities. Sokka and the guys made their club seem so appealing and fun that it was making Aang (and secretly the other benders) envious to join.

I really enjoyed reading this book and as a fan of the show this was great. Now, I can't wait to read Avatar:TLA: The Promise trilogy.

Currently Reading: Birds of Prey Vol. 6: The Battle Within and Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Lost Adventures

Two more comic books I will read tomorrow.

Book: Birds of Prey Volume 6: The Battle Within (issues #76-85) by Gail Simone with illustrations by Joe Bennett, Ed Benes and Tom Derenick

Edition: Trade Paperback

Description:

With their Gotham headquarters destroyed, the Birds take flight to Metropolis and beyond! Black Canary enlists the help of Wildcat in Singapore, while the Huntress infiltrates the Gotham mob!

Book: Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Lost Adventures by Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino

Edition: Paperback

Description:

One of America's hottest shows returns. For three years, millions of eager fans tuned in each week to watch Nickelodeon's hit animated series, Avatar: The Last Airbender. Ever since, fans have been hungry for more - and now their wait is finally over. This volume collects the long-out-of-print, fan-favorite comics previously published in Nickelodeon Magazine and with the Airbender DVDs, plus over 70 brand-new comics pages. That's over 26 stories set in Airbender continuity, by a host of top-notch talent, many of whom worked on the original animated series itself