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Michael Dante DiMartino

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Michael Dante DiMartino is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design. His directing credits include the animated series King of the Hill, Family Guy, and Mission Hill. He is a co-creator of the award-winning animated Nickelodeon series Avatar: The Last Airbender and its sequel, The Legend of Korra. DiMartino lives in Los Angeles with his wife. The Rebel Geniuses series is his debut prose work.

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A new Korra comic I wrote is out in the world. With incredible...

A new Korra comic I wrote is out in the world. With incredible art by @lokhelle. Link in bio to interview about the story.

Nrama: What made you want to bring back Kuvira for this storyline?

DiMartino: Kuvira was one of my favorite antagonists from Legend of Korra. I wanted to explore whether or not someone with her past, who had done a lot of terrible things, could be redeemed. I thought it would b

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	Avatar The Last Airbender: The Art of the Animated Series by Michael Dante DiMartino (Goodreads Author), Bryan Konietzko 4.55 avg rating — 27,500 ratings — published 2010 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Legend of Korra: Turf Wars, Part One (The Legend of Korra: Turf Wars, #1) by Michael Dante DiMartino (Goodreads Author), Irene Koh (Illustrator) 4.34 avg rating — 10,868 ratings — published 2017 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Avatar Volume 1: The Last Airbender (Avatar #1) by Michael Dante DiMartino (Goodreads Author) (Creator), Bryan Konietzko (Creator) 4.54 avg rating — 10,090 ratings — published 2006 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Legend of Korra: Turf Wars, Part Two (The Legend of Korra: Turf Wars, #2) by Michael Dante DiMartino (Goodreads Author), Irene Koh (Artist) 4.33 avg rating — 6,964 ratings — published 2018 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Legend of Korra: Turf Wars, Part Three (The Legend of Korra: Turf Wars, #3) 4.40 avg rating — 6,059 ratings — published 2018 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Legend of Korra: Turf Wars (The Legend of Korra, #1) by Michael Dante DiMartino (Goodreads Author), Bryan Konietzko, Veronica Fish (Illustrator) 4.34 avg rating — 5,167 ratings — published 2019 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Legend of Korra: Ruins of the Empire, Part One (Ruins of the Empire, #1) by Michael Dante DiMartino (Goodreads Author), Michelle Wong (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator), Vivian Ng (Illustrator) 4.39 avg rating — 4,743 ratings — published 2019 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Legend of Korra: Ruins of the Empire, Part Two (Ruins of the Empire, #2) by Michael Dante DiMartino (Goodreads Author), Michelle Wong (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator), Killian Ng (Illustrator) 4.47 avg rating — 4,012 ratings — published 2019 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Legend of Korra: Ruins of the Empire, Part Three (Ruins of the Empire, #3) by Michael Dante DiMartino (Goodreads Author), Michelle Wong (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator), Vivian Ng (Illustrator) 4.41 avg rating — 3,691 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Legend of Korra: Ruins of the Empire (The Legend of Korra, #2) by Michael Dante DiMartino (Goodreads Author), Michelle Wong (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator), Killian Ng (Illustrator) 4.36 avg rating — 3,133 ratings — published 2020 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Avatar: The Last Airbender Books (86 books)
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Michael Dante DiMartino (Goodreads Author),

Bryan Konietzko

4.36 avg rating — 477,894 ratings

The Legend of Korra Books (25 books)
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Michael Dante DiMartino (Goodreads Author),

Irene Koh (Artist)

4.36 avg rating — 54,799 ratings

Avatar: The Last Airbender & The Legend of Korra artbooks (6 books)
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Michael Dante DiMartino (Goodreads Author) (Creator),

Bryan Konietzko (Creator)

4.55 avg rating — 31,430 ratings

The Legend of Korra comics: Turf Wars (3 books)
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Michael Dante DiMartino (Goodreads Author),

Irene Koh (Illustrator)

4.35 avg rating — 29,061 ratings

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“Sokka: "My first girlfriend turned into the moon."
Zuko: "That's tough buddy.”
― Michael Dante DiMartino

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“Let go your earthly tether. Enter the void. Empty, and become wind”
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“The true mind can weather all the lies and illusions without being lost. The true heart can tough the poison of hatred without being harmed. Though darkness thrives in the void, it always yields to purifying light.”
― Michael Dante DiMartino, The Legend of Korra: Turf Wars, Part Two

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