AZULA Being loved by a man was one of the best feelings in the world. But being loved by five at once was even better, no matter how fucked up that love was. Growing up in a trailer park always made me feel different, and the stares and laughs from people who thought my family and home were strange never bothered me. I was happy, but even the happiest people took things too far sometimes, ignoring their limits and not seeing all the red flags lighting up around them. My own happiness slowly broke me as I let those five men show me how much they adored me. I let them destroy me in the best way possible, and ruin me internally simultaneously. When I reached my lowest point and exhaustion took over my body, I didn’t think there’d be a way back to the girl I was before. Never had I thought the five men who ruined me would end up being the ones saving me.

Immediately following the Avatar's adventures chronicled in The Promise, this remarkable omnibus that collects parts 1-3 of The Search, from Airbender creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko! 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.

2019 Button Poetry Prize Runner-Up Dear Azula, I Have a Crush on Danny Phantom is a crossover of our coming of age universes. Exploring the interplay of adolescence and media, Dear Azula is a masterclass on how Generation Z see themselves reflected on screen, how they find themselves in characters when the world does not grant them the possibility. These poems pay homage to the cartoon characters who made us the wicked lovestruck people that we are. These ubiquitous stories of teen ghost boys and water bending women gave wonder to a generation raised by recession. In illustrious villains we learned our own glamour. In chiseled chins and 2D teeth we learned desire. In Dear Azula, I Have a Crush on Danny Phantom we bring the early 2000s renaissance of animation into our modern lives to unpack, celebrate, revel, and remember.

Essay from the year 2022 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,8, University of Leipzig (Anglistik), course: Comics and Graphic Novels - A Different Kind Of Literature, language: English, abstract: This essay focuses on the perception and the understanding of the female antagonist Azula in the graphic novel "Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Search". Essential themes that are discussed in coming-of-age stories, e.g., during different political times like wartime and colonialism, can also represent marginalised groups, other religions, abuse, or disabilities, both mental and physical (Garrison). All of these are featured and discussed in the graphic novel "Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Search", a continuation of the same named television series "Avatar: The Last Airbender" and a prequel to its follow-up "Avatar: The Legend of Korra". "The Search" takes place after the events of "ATLA - The Promise" and is divided into two storylines; one follows past events that led up to the disappearance of Ursa, mother to Azula and Zuko and former wife of the fallen Firelord Ozai; the other is set in the present and accompanies "Team Avatar" on their search for Ursa. Here Aang, Katara, Sokka and Zuko are joined by his "crazy" and "aggressive" sister Azula, the former crown princess, now locked away in a dungeon. "ATLA - The Search" criticises the ignorant and misogynistic view from Asian cultures on the concept of mental illness and their perception of women within their society in the representation of the mad princess Azula through the trauma narrative; it thereby deepens the understanding and perception of her villainised character. Over the course of the 21st Century, the graphic novel has experienced a positive dramatic change in contemporary society that has led to its recognition among other types of literature as a unique and rare art form and is also discussed within an academic context. All kinds of different genres are featured in the new text that combines iconographies featuring art and symbols, illustrations, and written text, which can offer especially young adults a specific and provocative perspective. Since the late 1960s, the coming-of-age genre has been a quintessential theme in young adult literature; with time, it developed a more and more realistic portrayal of adolescence by illustrating the harsh realities and complexities of the journey into adulthood and giving developing readers solace and commiseration. Graphic novels can also bridge different cultures and offer the audience a different perspective of growing up by widening their overall knowledge besides their own experiences.

In this new scrapbook Avatar: The Last Airbender’s beloved character Uncle Iroh shares his memories and mementos with Prince Zuko. In Avatar: The Last Airbender: Legacy of the Fire Nation, discover long-kept secrets carried by Uncle Iroh as he records his stories for Prince Zuko. Read letters from family, friends, and more in this special collection of mementos and keepsakes. Iroh has held many roles in his long life, including crown prince of the Fire Nation, mentor to Prince Zuko, and ally of Avatar Aang. In the peace following the end of the Hundred Year War, Iroh has compiled many thoughts, memories, artifacts, and stories from his long life to share with Prince Zuko. Filled with amazing removable mementos from Iroh, Avatar: The Last Airbender: Legacy of the Fire Nation presents an exclusive look into one of the series’ most-loved characters.

Even a Kyoshi Warrior can find herself in trouble. Suki is captured by the Fire Nation and brought to the Boiling Rock, a grim prison in the middle of a dormant volcano. Separated from Team Avatar and her Kyoshi Warrior sisters, she decides to build her own community among other prisoners. But it's going to take more than an encouraging word to build trust among so many frightened people. Suki will need to draw on all her resources to do it, and even that might not be enough. Enjoy all-new material from Faith Erin Hicks (The Nameless City; The Adventures of Superhero Girl) and Peter Wartman (Stonebreaker), with colors by Adele Matera. Written in consultation with original series writer Tim Hedrick!

Sokka, a skilled fighter and planner, helps the Avatar and his sister Katara move safely through the Earth Kingdom by dealing with badger-moles, an evil Fire Nation princess, and an Earth King who refuses to acknowledge the war.