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Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Promise Part 3 (The Promise #3)

by Gene Luen Yang, Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko, Gurihiru (Artist)

4.22 of 5 stars 4.22 · rating details · 1,158 ratings · 92 reviews

Avatar: The Last Airbender creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko bring The Promise to its explosive conclusion The Harmony Restoration Movement has failed, and the four nations are plunged back into war In the midst of the battle, can Aang and Fire Lord Zuko mend the rift between them, or will Aang be forced to take actions that cant be undone? Written by Ei...more

Paperback, 80 pages

Published October 9th 2012 by Dark Horse Comics

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Apr 24, 2013 Richard rated it 3 of 5 stars

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Technically there are spoilers here, but if you've gone this far in the series, you should know what's going to happen in the last third.

Same as the last two volumes, I've arrived at Part 3 because I enjoy the world, story, and characters and the comic does a very nice job carrying on the legacy.

Here we have the final culmination of the Harmony Restoration Movement, Toph's Metalbenders start bending metal with Sokka's help and a revelation of Toph's, and Aang and Zuko have to face up to the Prom...more

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Apr 04, 2013 Mathias rated it 5 of 5 stars

The comics following Aang's continued adventures are absolute perfection. Not only does each book move and unfold exactly like an episode of the show, it follows them so well I remember the events of the comics in my head as animated episodes. I hear the voices, see the action, everything. They remain that true to the show. As I've read The Promise and now The Search graphic novels, I sometimes have even displaced events from the comics as events that happened in the show. The writers and artist...more

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Mar 29, 2013 The Airship Librarian rated it 4 of 5 stars

Ahhhh! This was crazy. Completely insane. It has absolutely everything that I love from the original series. Brike has done it again! There's the classic humor, action, and moral dilemmas. Naturally, it's not perfect. Certain aspects are missing and the story had a few holes, but all in all, it's classic Avatar and I loved it.

And that one bombshell that comes flying from no where and hits you on the head on the last page. Yeah, they're pretty good at one. Remember the Earth finale where (view s ...more

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Mar 17, 2013 Nikki rated it 5 of 5 stars

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The Promise was sooooooo intense I absolutely LOVED it!!!! I loved the animated tv show and this stuck well to the story line with more awesome adventures for the gang! Now that the war is over, the earth kingdom wants the fire nation citizens out- but they've been living in the earth kingdom for generations by now, that's their home. So what to do? When Firebenders claim earth kingdom citizenship things will be sure to get tricky for Aang to help resolve! Sokka has his same humor, Toph is still...more

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Jan 20, 2013 Carina rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: asian, comics, books-i-own, poc, sff

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. On the whole, I really liked this series! I love Gene Yang's work, I love this artist's style, and there were times when they did a really excellent job of recreating the feel of the action and dialogue of the show in comic form. I do have a few nitpicks:

-I'm not sure how I feel about the way Aang and Katara's relationship is handled. But then, that was one of the aspects of the show's finale that I didn't care for either. It's a shame because for the most part I actually liked how they handled...more On the whole, I really liked this series! I love Gene Yang's work, I love this artist's style, and there were times when they did a really excellent job of recreating the feel of the action and dialogue of the show in comic form. I do have a few nitpicks:

-I'm not sure how I feel about the way Aang and Katara's relationship is handled. But then, that was one of the aspects of the show's finale that I didn't care for either. It's a shame because for the most part I actually liked how they handled the relationship throughout the show--it's just the way they wrapped it up that I didn't like. I think what bothers me is that the whole show is so much about the power and importance of friendship, but at the very end it swerved into the territory of placing romantic relationships on a pedestal, as somehow more important than other types of relationships. And in the comic, having Aang and Katara suddenly with new pet names for each other--while I get it's supposed to be humorous--seems like an extension of that. As if saving the world together AS FRIENDS wasn't enough--suddenly what they mean to each other has changed so much that they need new names for each other. I don't know. It rang false to me.

-Still uncomfortable with Toph's bullying-can-make-you-stronger method of teaching. This was something that bothered me in the show as well, in the episode where Aang learns earthbending. I love Toph and her brashness, but I think it's really irresponsible for the writers to send the message that sometimes people just need to be bullied into overcoming challenges. Nope.

-A linguistic nitpick wrt to the Avatar Fanclub Girls, and the one character in particular: THAT'S NOT HOW UPTALK WORKS!!!!!!!!1111 Guess what, relying on linguistic stereotypes to make teen girls look silly just makes you look like an ass.

Finally, a musing: As I was rewatching the series for the jillionth time recently, I was thinking about the show's emphasis on friendship, and how it seems like Aang has to do something no Avatar before him has, which is to stop a genuine world war and do so as a child, without the benefit of years of training and experience. And how it's utterly clear that he would never be able to do that if it weren't for his friends. I mean, we don't know that much about the past Avatars, we don't know if they had close friends and other relationships, but they almost always appear as these solitary, almost superhuman figures. That got me thinking about Aang as representing a new *kind* of Avatar, a shift from the old order to the new. So then Aang and Roku's conversation at the end, when Aang says that the world is changing and that *his* world is made up first and foremost of people he cares about? Yeah. I love it when my speculations are spot-on.(less)

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Dec 02, 2012 Jessikah rated it 5 of 5 stars

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This is the conclusion to the first in what will probably be several graphic novels that bridge the end of Avatar: The Last Airbender to Avatar: The Legend of Korra. While I enjoyed "Korra" for the most part I had some problems with the series in pacing and also some of the sloppy writing of new characters. I was immensely pleased to see Aang and company captured so very well in Gene Leung's adaptation.

In the last two books (which I had not reviewed here) we found team Avatar in the mi...more 4.5 stars
This is the conclusion to the first in what will probably be several graphic novels that bridge the end of Avatar: The Last Airbender to Avatar: The Legend of Korra. While I enjoyed "Korra" for the most part I had some problems with the series in pacing and also some of the sloppy writing of new characters. I was immensely pleased to see Aang and company captured so very well in Gene Leung's adaptation.

In the last two books (which I had not reviewed here) we found team Avatar in the midst of a few dilemmas. First off, after the end of the war, Aang, the Earth King Kuei and now Fire Lord Zuko agreed to the Harmony Restoration project which would require the Fire Nation Colonies to evacuate "occupied territory". The problem with this is that over a period of a century, the lines between the FIre Nation and Earth Nation have blurred in places where citizens have begun to intermarry. For instance, Kori, a young earth bender identifies herself as Fire Nation. Her father, a Fire Nation politician married a woman from the colony.

People like Kori and her family feel that it is unfair to move them since this is their ancestral home for over a century. After Kori makes an assassination attempt on Zuko's life (during the first issue), Zuko realizes as Fire Lord he needs to consider the well being of his own citizens. This puts him at odds with the treaty he has agreed to when the war ended. He begins to make poor choices, the worst being consulting his father, the deposed Fire Lord Ozai, for advice. For those who recall the animated series, Ozai was a tyrant who had taken his rage out on Zuko physically and emotionally in the past and conceals the fate of Ursa, the mother of Zuko and his sister Azula. To complicate matters, Zuko had made Avatar Aang swear to kill him if Zuko himself began to exhibit Ozai like behavior. Also, Mai, Zuko's consort leaves him when she discovers he has been keeping secrets from her. This leaves the new Fire Lord very lonely and vulnerable at the start of this issue.

Further fleshed out in this issue are the very ideas behind what will ultimately found the Republic City, seen in the Legend of Korra series. Katara, now comfortable in the role as Aang's girlfriend sees the mixed race culture emerging from the colonies (particularly Yu Dao, Kori's home) and foresees her own future as the wife of the last Air Nomad. Aang is introduced and initially infuriated by a group of "fans" who wish to emulate the culture of his lost people. These will eventually become the Air Acolytes. This is really fascinating stuff as several of the characters refer to the world as "changing" from what existed prior to the great Fire Nation invasion which took place under Zuko's Great Grandfather Sozin. This is very timely stuff in our own world where staunch ideals are flipping and bending to recognize the rights and needs of groups long ignored.

This is not to say that the series is without the signature humor that delighted audiences of the television series. There is some real gold here. The best being when characters recognize that Sneers, the portly and awkward former member of Jet's Freedom Fighter gang is dating the athletic and confident, Kori. Everyone has the same reaction and while Sneers and Kori are confused by them, the audience should be delighted. Aang and Katara's relationship feels least genuine when they refer to one another as "sweetie", a problem I have had in the past two issues. In spite of this, you really see the emergence of a more mature romance between the two of them. Aang appears to have grown taller and is a bit less childlike. He and Katara discuss important issues and make mature choices in how to deal with them. This is, of course all within a PG setting since this is based on a Nickelodeon series. In fact, the only other problem I had with this series as a whole was the choice to swap out the word "kill" with "end" when referring to Aang's promise to Zuko. I get that there were probably guidelines that Nickelodeon imposed in order keep this series within its original target audience, but it just felt inauthentic being that the book dealt with some really adult moral quandaries.

As a whole, this was fantastic. As a series and more so as an issue. Fans will be happy to see Sokka and Suki reunited and even Toph gets some lip service, even though she is not used to her fullest. Furthermore we finally get to check in on Iroh at his tea shop, where he pays lip service to a current trend in sweet drinks, with a hilarious outcome. I am very excited to see where this series takes us in the next arc, "The Search" which will deal with the long awaited answer on most fan's minds: Where is Ursa?(less)

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Nov 27, 2012 Bonnie rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012-books, graphic-novel

The conclusion to this amazing series. It's sad that it's over so soon, but never fear! The story continues in March 2013 - this time with the focus on Zuko searching for mother! CANNOT WAIT!!! (also I hope this means that there will be MORE IROH).

The clash of Earth Kingdom v. Fire Nation over the Fire Nation colonists of Yu Dao comes to a head as the armies of both countries show up outside the city gates. The whole Gaang is also there to try to help solve this mess (one guess about whether the...more

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Oct 11, 2012 Andrew rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: graphic-novels, fantasy, television-tie-in

The final part of this initial post-TV series story wraps things up nicely. The highest compliment I can pay it is that it feels like a good adaptation of a TV episode. Thanks to the participation of the show's creators, it carries the story forward and feels like it has substance, instead of just being a random, inconsequential adventure for Aang and his friends. I can hear the actors' voices saying the dialogue in my head, and the art really captures the look and feel of the animation, even wi...more

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Dec 30, 2012 Lina rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: children-books, children-fantasy, comics, graphic-novels, for-fans-only

No amount of words or clever gifs can describe the frustration I've had with this comic book continuation of one of my favorite shows: Avatar: The Last Airbender. I have never been one to believe that a show being geared towards older children (7+) should be above criticism and good writing. A:TLA had that in bundles and so it is disappointing to see that this mini-series did not continue that. The big problem is that it is handling a very complex issue in a very narrow viewpoint that is very ha...more

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Oct 17, 2012 Haley Keller rated it 3 of 5 stars

I have no idea where to even start. I will say that it's good I'm not doing a video review for this because I would start rambling and never stop.

I know a lot of people haven't been too thrilled with The Promise from the beginning, and this (the last one of this storyline/arc/whatever) just made everyone hate it more I think. I wasn't very happy with it either. I appreciate what their trying to do with this story, but I don't think they pulled it off very well. The idea of exploring the "new" wo...more I have no idea where to even start. I will say that it's good I'm not doing a video review for this because I would start rambling and never stop.

I know a lot of people haven't been too thrilled with The Promise from the beginning, and this (the last one of this storyline/arc/whatever) just made everyone hate it more I think. I wasn't very happy with it either. I appreciate what their trying to do with this story, but I don't think they pulled it off very well. The idea of exploring the "new" world after the war (and the founding of Republic City) and how the different cultures are now coming together is very intriguing, and it's a storyline that I'm really interested it. I just don't really like how they're going about it in here. There's not even specific things I can pinpoint in this one (I think I did that in my review of part two though), but it's just not that great.

Now, onto spoilery things.

Let's start off with the thing that upset me more than anything else. They have this huge scene with Mai breaking up with Zuko at the end of part two, and now she's not even in part three!? You can't do that to me. If you watch my review of part two, you see me freak out over that, and then there's no resolution in part three. Mai's not even mentioned. I know there are other things going on, but seriously? Then, there's another hint of something between Suki and Zuko (which I mentioned before too) which causes even Sokka to get this weird look when Suki starts talking about Zuko being "lonely." If they go any farther than that in The Search (the next storyline they're doing) then I may just give up on these comics. I can't read that. First they break up Maiko, and then they make stuff happen between Suki and Zuko? No. (And I'm saying that as a Tokka shipper.)

I did appreciate them reuniting Suki with Sokka and Toph though because, as awesome as Sokka and Toph together was, it did make me think about the finale. It was cute. At one point Suki says, "It's dark down here," or something like that, just like Sokka did during Day of Black Sun to which Sokka shushes her because "Toph's sensitive to those kinds of things" (paraphrased), and I'm not sure whether I thought that was funny or just random. Actually, that basically sums up a lot of my feelings about the comic.

I just don't even know how I feel about this comic. It's definitely not incredibly positive, but I still manage to find a few things that make me like it a bit. I'm going to read The Search, but I'm not incredibly excited for it, and that's saying something considering I've been waiting who know's how long to find out about Zuko's search for Ursa.

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Feb 02, 2013 Marti rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: teen

My family and I love all things Avatar: the Last Airbender so we've been excited to read this continuation of the story but... it seems like they rushed this story line. I mean, it's kind of understandable that happily-ever-after wouldn't happen immediately after the war ended but I just felt like it was kind of cheap for the writers to make it so bad that Aang and Zuko would be pitted against each other so quickly and so drastically - to the point that Aang had to consider killing Zuko without...more

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Mar 15, 2013 Morgan rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: series, comics, fandom, fantasy, het

I'm really thankful for the resolution, though it leads to a lot of interesting real world dilemmas, like so many things in the show do. It also reveals a few layers to the characters that I hadn't fully considered before (Aang's tenuous relation to Zuko), and gave hope for a more united future that still values individual cultures (the Air Acolytes!).

But GAH! Talk about cliffhangers! I'm dying to read the next book already, because of the characters that'll be involved, and the necessary probl...more

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Jan 15, 2013 Emily rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: good-for-boys, graphic-or-manga, outside-u-s-a, j-fiction

Why I picked it up: Continuing the series. Meaning the book series, but I guess continuing from the animated series is accurate too.

Aang is struggling with the promise he made Zuko at the beginning of this mini-series. Some residents of the Harmony Restoration area are ready to be rid of fire nation residents while others have mixed families and want the fire nation members to stay.

I liked it fine. I don’t really understand why this is three books; they are so short that even combined it would b...more

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Dec 22, 2012 Emily rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: graphic-novels

This installment was a strong ending to a sophisticated and complicated arc focusing on what happens after a war ends. How exactly do you go about uniting a people while maintaining their individual cultures, customs, and lands that they've come to consider as integral parts of themselves?

The larger questions of the story are still peppered with the humor and characters I (and you, dear Avatar: TLA fan) know and love. The setup for the next arc, which will FINALLY answer one of the series' most...more

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Sep 27, 2012 Fatin rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: reviewed, graphic-novels

Suki: It's so dark down here. I can hardly see anything.
Sokka: Shh! Toph's real touchy about that!
Ha! As if!
Some of the jokes are a little misplaced...I mean, I'm all for comic relief, but it isn't like Aang to be bi-polar. One minute he's discussing serious war business, the next he's cracking jokes about who Sneers is dating. It was adorable to hear him say "monkey feathers" again though! As well as Toph's "sugar queen" jab at Katara. Sigh, just like the good ol' days. Also I absolutely adore...more

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Oct 29, 2012 Ivy rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Graphic novels fans, fans of the Avatar TV series

Recommended to Ivy by: My children

Okay. I admit it. I am an Avatar junkie. Ever since the third and final season of the animated series ended in a cliffhanger, I, too, have wondered what happened to Zuko's mother??? A wonderful continuation of the series comes in the form of these graphic novels. The Promise, Part 3 is the final installment of the events following the war first introduced in the TV series. Chock full of action, campy comedy, teen angst and romance, this series gives fans more of what we have been missing---namel...more

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Nov 11, 2012 ***Dave Hill rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Avatar: The Last Airbender fans

Shelves: illustrated

Conclusion of a great post-cartoon series story. What do you do when the decades-long war of conquest by the Fire Nation is over, but you have long-time Fire Nation villages and towns on Earth Kingdom land? Especially when the Fire Nation people don't want to leave, and the Earth Kindom population wants its land back, and both sides are ready to go back to war over the matter? And when Zuko makes Aang promise to stop him permanently if he ever starts behaving like his father did, will Aang have...more

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Jan 07, 2013 Jessi rated it 5 of 5 stars

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May 19, 2013 Ashrakat Deyab rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: comics, contemporary, ends-in-cliffhanger, fillers, go-go-feminists-xd, kick-ass-girl, less-than-48-hrs, male-author, mixed-with-politics, reviewed, series, the-booooooy, why-cant-i-marry-you

Aaaaand Azula's back *dramatic music*

Despite the expected ending, I really liked this! I could imagine the characters' voices in my head and clearly see the whole thing as one short episode. I also laughed.. a lot.

Aang and Sokka r so perfect! *_*

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Nov 30, 2012 Water rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: comics

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Apr 20, 2013 Cait rated it 5 of 5 stars

Picking up right where the series ended, The Promise is a compelling story that takes an important look at some of the issues that arise - for the victors as well as the defeated - when trying to rebuild a post-war world. Alternately lighthearted and serious, it's easy to hear and almost see the show in the writing and the artwork. The Promise incorporates itself seamlessly into the Avatar canon and helps bridge the gap between The Last Airbender and sequel series The Legend of Korra. A fun, int...more

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May 08, 2013 Rachel rated it 5 of 5 stars

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I don't know why people think this is awful. Sure, at first Aang has some strange ideas regarding why the nations should be separated, but no one is perfect and he recants his ideas later when he realizes they're wrong.
And heck, regarding Zuko...he made a promise and its a hard one to keep, so he has to deal with his decisions, even if the subject matter is rather dark.

Yes, it is fast paced, but The Search should be considered somewhat of a continuation of this trilogy. Think of it that way and...more

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Feb 04, 2013 Lindsay Stares rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: graphicnovels

Premise: Sequel to Part One, Part Two. The Harmony Restoration movement is in crisis. No one is willing to back down from the disputed city of Yu Dao, and it looks like the Earth Kingdom and the Fire Nation are headed straight for another war. The gang does what they can to try and convince the sides to talk, but ultimately Aang is going to have to decide what to do. How can he balance what he thinks is right with his loyalty to his friends and his terrible promise?

Yeeeesssss. YES. Oh, this wrap...more

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Oct 07, 2012 Kristen rated it 5 of 5 stars

This is my favorite of all 3 parts of The Promise. The characters were back to themselves. There was only one "sweetie" line. That "sweetie" just kills me. It sounds so funny.

The action and story also got really good, and moved quickly as all the characters came back together in Yu Dao. The Fire Nation and Zuko, The Earth Nation and King Kuei, the Yu Dao protestors, everyone is fighting everyone. Aang has to decide whether to continue with the Harmony Restoration Movement or if there is another...more

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Feb 03, 2013 Rebekah rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: adventure, comic-graphic-novel, young-adult

This third installment of the series was a bit of a relief, kind of like finding a dark navy blue sock at the last minute that only slightly matches the unmatched black one you have. Not what you were looking for but what the hell, it will have to do. This book tried, it really did but it couldn’t dig itself out from the massive hole the last two parts already dug. It answered a few questions and cleared up a few plot points but there was still plenty of out of character moments and still didn’t...more This third installment of the series was a bit of a relief, kind of like finding a dark navy blue sock at the last minute that only slightly matches the unmatched black one you have. Not what you were looking for but what the hell, it will have to do. This book tried, it really did but it couldn’t dig itself out from the massive hole the last two parts already dug. It answered a few questions and cleared up a few plot points but there was still plenty of out of character moments and still didn’t completely explain how Yu Dao became Republic City. Maybe The Search will expand on that but at this point I’ll just pick it up at the library because I’m not in any hurry to spend more money.

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One thing this book did get right was clarifying some of Zuko’s thought process in regards to Iroh and Ozai. When Zuko talks about how his and his father’s intentions are different but their actions would be the same his whole struggle suddenly made sense. I can totally see how he would second guess himself in a situation like that, since before this both his intentions and his actions differed greatly from Ozais. Going to see Ozai then was not about getting advice about what to do as firelord but trying to understand his fathers actions and intentions, and thus his own, better. Of course I only made sense of that now after reading part three, and even then I think I had to read between the lines a bit. So the writing on that could have been loads better.

His little soliloquy talking to Uncle’s picture also made a bit more sense of his decision not to ‘bother’ Uncle since he’s already put him through so much. I think it matches Zuko’s character for him to want to allow Uncle to rest and try not to put him through more difficulties. I have no idea why we found this out in part three and not in part one, it made me want to smack Zuko for going to Ozai and not Iroh during the first two parts. That would have made Zuko seem less like a complete blockhead for not talking to Iroh at all and more of an understandable (but still dumb) mistake.

The Air Nomad fan club, or whatever they called themselves, were redeemed as well. Aparently the BSS chapter is made up of all the immature girls whereas the YD chapter has girls (no dudes though? None at all?) who are actually serious about air nomad culture and philosophy. So that was cool.

I liked the ending with Azula. I lol’ed at Zukos ‘uncomfortable conclusion’ but I think he is right. If anyone has a shot of getting something out of Ozai it would be Azula. Not an angle I had considered before but I like it.

I think, once again, that Toph wins for ‘most out of character’ character in all three of these books. Some of her snark with Sokka was good but mostly it was just super weird that she was totally ok with Aang killing Zuko the entire time and even seemed happy about it. Even General How seemed more upset when Zuko almost died at the end than Toph (or frankly almost everyone else).

But seriously what was up with the Sneers jokes? The first time or two it was funny, after the fifth thumbs up in his direction is just got really old. He’s dating out of his league, ok we get it!

And finally, no Mai? Fail. I refuse to buy any parts of The Search unless there is lots of Mai in it. How are they supposed to have an awesome little baby daughter named Honora if she’s not around?!?
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Dec 06, 2012 Micheline rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: hero-worship, magic-witches-wizards, fantasy, manga, favorites

The Promise Part 3 is the final installment in The Promise series and it is also my favorite out of the three. The tension built up by the previous two was almost unbearable and it was evident throughout Part 3. It is also significantly thicker than the previous two, but I ended up reading it much faster - pretty much in one sitting! As usual, stories from the Avatar: The Last Airbender conclude satisfyingly, tying up most loose ends while establishing future plot-lines.

For anyone unfamiliar wi...more The Promise Part 3 is the final installment in The Promise series and it is also my favorite out of the three. The tension built up by the previous two was almost unbearable and it was evident throughout Part 3. It is also significantly thicker than the previous two, but I ended up reading it much faster - pretty much in one sitting! As usual, stories from the Avatar: The Last Airbender conclude satisfyingly, tying up most loose ends while establishing future plot-lines.

For anyone unfamiliar with the AtLA universe; the series, to me has always been surprisingly deep and symbolic - especially for an animated show. I felt taken aback at times during my initial viewing of the series as to the stirring moral undertones the writers tackle and the positive lessons you can draw from these characters' actions. Part 3 of The Promise series really brought out all of those aspects for me while staying exciting and fun! This was by far the most intense of the entire trilogy. It was filled with a sense of urgency and even a touch of destiny about what needs to be done to really restore peace to the world...WHILE staying true to oneself in the process.

Aang really kicked butt in this one, like he usually does when he gets down to business and makes stuff happen. You can tell the Avatar has been changed for the best by the trials he suffered in the past...but there is also still much confusion about his ties to the Avatar legacy. Zuko, who remains one of my favorite characters ever (and easily THE BEST transformation ever seen) was also really changed by everything he's lived through and the family he's had. It was nerve-wrecking to watch his struggle but also so addicting :) As usual, whenever I'm in the Avatar world, I am amazed at how strong ALL the female characters are and how they are great role-models for younger fans! I wish I had had this story growing up that's for sure but even as an adult I'm glad to have the pleasure of 'knowing' these great characters & sharing their adventures. A perfect and thrilling end to an amazing series - highly recommend for all Avatar fans!

Oh and the series ends perfectly foreshadowing The Legend of Korra series AND setting up for the Search, another manga series that will finally shed some light on the mystery of Zuko's mother...The first book of The Search series will be coming out in March (my birthday month!!) -can't wait! :D

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Oct 15, 2012 Holly Cordner rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: adventure, graphic-novel, young-adult

This review covers the entire series--books 1-3. There are a few minor spoilers, so read at your own risk:

I'm not going to lie, I found the central premise of these books, the "promise" itself, so utterly out of character for Aang, that it was hard to get worked up about whether he would or whether he wouldn't stop Zuko. I just can't see Aang promising something like that in the first place, so I never really took it seriously.

I also felt like we had to re-cover some ground that the television s...more

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Jan 25, 2013 Deval rated it 4 of 5 stars

I was curious about this series and walked into a Barnes and Noble hoping to catch the first part. Couldn't find it and found the last part. I couldn't help myself and read it. Despite not having read the previous two installations I really enjoyed this. It stayed true to the series and characters. It is very well illustrated and very well written. I have put the omnibus volume on my pre-order list at Amazon. Definitely recommend this for all Avatar fans :)

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Oct 11, 2012 Rino Ferdian rated it 3 of 5 stars

Cukup bagus untuk mengakhiri komik seri tema the promise di sekuel the legend of aang. The Promise sendiri diambil dari janjinya Aang kepada Zuko. Setelah mengalahkan raja api Ozai dan penugasan Aang sebagai avatar dan Zuko sebagai raja api yang baru mengembalikan harmonisasi dunia empat unsur, Zuko meminta Aang "Jika ia suatu saat ternyata akan menjadi seperti ayahnya, maka Aang harus membunuhnya". Janji Aang itulah yang menjadi tema besar di 3 seri ini.

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Oct 10, 2012 Bobbie rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: action-adventure, fantasy, ya

I should be happy that the creators of Avatar: The Last Airbender wrote comic books telling us what happened........I'M NOT. They left me hanging and I am going to go insane if I don't figure out what happens. AND AZULA COMING BACK RIGHT AT THE END? NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! I NEED MORE! I CANNOT WAIT ANOTHER SIX MONTHS! THIS IS NOT HAPPENING TO ME! I LOVE KORRA, BUT THEY NEED TO MAKE THESE BOOKS INTO SEASON FOUR! gakhgkajdlfghalkfdhgalfdkjh so.many.feels.

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Gene Yang began drawing comic books in the fifth grade. In 1997, he received the Xeric Grant, a prestigious comics industry grant, for Gordon Yamamoto and the King of the Geeks, his first comics work as an adult. He has since written and drawn a number of titles, including Duncan's Kingdom (with art by Derek Kirk Kim) and The Rosary Comic Book. American Born Chinese received National Book Award.

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