Gene Luen Yang Goes Penguin Sledding With ASN
Posted by Avatar_Mom on January 25, 2012 @ 8:44 am EST (link)
After an outpouring of fan support, Dark Horse released two "Avatar: The Last Airbender" collections. In 2011, Dark Horse hinted they there were not finished exploring the Avatar universe, they were just beginning. They officially announced their plans to continue the adventures of the original series in graphic novel form.
Gene Luen Yang is the writer for the first 3 graphic novels in this exciting project, but he is certainly not a new comer to this genre. Before "Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise Part 1", Gene wrote and illustrated "American Born Chinese". He has also written and illustrated "Prime Baby", and collaborated with Derek Kirk Kim for "The Eternal Smile", and "Level Up" with Thien Pham.
For fans, his background is impressive, but his most important credential is the fact that he is also a huge fan of the series. Avatarspirit.net had the opportunity to interview Gene recently. Because Gene is one of us, we felt his fellow fans should have a chance to suggest questions for this interview. We posted a request for questions in the forum, compiled suggestions, and selected just over a dozen to pass on to Gene.
Currently, there are many promotions to celebrate "The Promise Part 1". Comic books stores were the first to carry the title (released January 25th). Book stores will have the graphic novel on their shelves by February 7th. As mentioned earlier in the week, Dark Horse Comics is hosting a week long tribute to the series and to its fans. Check out their main page daily to see what event is scheduled and try to participate!
Dark Horse Week Of Avatar
On Sunday, January 28th, Gene will be signing copies of "The Promise Part 1" in Concord, California at Flying Colors Comics & Other Cool Stuff. They have quite an event planned for Avatar fans. They will be giving away copies of "The Promise Part 1", "The Art of the Animated Series", and much more. Also, they will host a cosplay contest! For more information, take a look at their Facebook event.
Then, after the graphic novel arrives in book stores, Gene will make an appearance at Fantastic Comics. There he will do a presentation titled "Asian Americans, Airbender and Comics". Gene also has his own Twitter contest. Just retweet this select tweet before January 30th for a chance to win. For the complete details, head over to Gene's Blog.
If you haven't already picked up a copy, there are many comic book stores with the graphic novel in stock. Comicshoplocator.com can help you find one in your area. You can also purchase it online for the February 7th release.
ASN would like to thank Gene and everyone who participated. Enjoy the interview!
Gene Yang Goes Penguin Sledding With ASN
To discuss this interview, please join us in the forum.
Dark Horse's Promotions for The Promise, Part 1
Posted by Avatar_Mom on January 22, 2012 @ 4:12 am EST (link)
Hey fans, have you noticed the lovely image of Avatar Aang on the Dark Horse Comic's website yet? Everyone is getting excited. Avatar the Last Airbender: The Promise Part 1 arrives in comic book stores January 25th! To celebrate, Dark Horse will host online events every day from January 23rd - 27th.
Heres is a sample of their daily offerings:
1/23/2012 (Gung Hay Fat Choy!)
A guest blog by an Airbender Fan
To check it out, watch for updates
http://www.darkhorse.com/
or follow @darkhorsecomics on Twitter
http://twitter.com/#!/DarkHorseComics
1/24/2012
Aang VS The World
Fans create/select someone that Aang could battle. Think of the possibilities!
To participate, join the conversation on the Dark Horse Facebook page
1/25/2012
An Avatar contest to win a 7 foot tall Avatar Banner. It's ginormous!
For those that know me, you probably know how excited I am about this promotion :)
To enter, tweet a photo of yourself with your copy of the The Promise Part 1.
To participate, follow @darkhorsecomics on Twitter
http://twitter.com/#!/DarkHorseComics
1/26/2012
Dark Horse will treat fans to ATLA Sketch Materials in a Facebook Album
To enjoy the eye candy, follow Dark Horse updates on their Facebook page.
http://www.facebook.com/darkhorsecomics
1/27/2012
Dark Horse will give away 3 copies of Avatar the Last Airbender: The Promise Part 1
To enter the contest, follow @darkhorsecomics on Twitter. Tweet a Follow Friday suggestion for friends to follow @darkhorsecomics. Make sure your tweet includes the hashtag #FF AND @darkhorsecomics in the same post :)
http://twitter.com/#!/DarkHorseComics
Dark Horse isn't the only one celebrating with contests. The writer for The Promise Part 1, Gene Luen Yang, is hosting his own Twitter giveaway. He is offering a prize pack to a randomly selected winner from fans who retweet this post before 1/30/2012
https://twitter.com/#!/geneluenyang/status/157149497133252609
The prize pack includes some pretty nifty merchandise. Visit Gene's blog to learn all the details. While you are there, enjoy his updates, admire his many sketches, and check out his upcoming events.
http://geneyang.com/twitter-contest
Gene Luen Yang, has two autograph signings coming up in Northern California/Bay Area.
Flying Colors Comics & Other Cool Stuff
Conconrd, CA
January 28th @ 1pm
There will be prize giveaways, a cosplay contest, a coloring contest for kids, and Gene's smile! (seriously, have you seen this man's smile?)
http://www.flyingcolorscomics.com/
then...
February 11 @ 2pm
Fantastic Comics
2026 Shattuck Ave
Berkeley, CA
Gene will do a presentation called Asian Americans, Airbenders and Comics. He will also be available to autograph copies of The Promise Part 1.
http://fantasticcomics.net/
You can also order Avatar the Last Airbender The Promise Part 1 online.
"Avatar: The Legend of Korra" confirmed for 2012
Posted by SMBH on January 14, 2012 @ 6:53 pm EST (link)
A new commercial, seen on Nickelodeon and posted online by Youtube user Kimiko126, shows quick previews of the new animated shows that will premiere on Nickelodeon in 2012. At around 18 seconds into the commercial, we can see the title "Avatar: The Legend of Korra" (as seen here in the cropped screenshot on the right), followed by a few seconds of awesomeness as we are shown some background art for Republic City and an animatic of Korra being attacked by a group of anti-bending Equalists, while a voice-over states "The Avatar has recently arrived at Republic City". Later on, at the one minute mark, we can see the masked leader of the Equalists.
So now we know -- the series is called Avatar: The Legend of Korra and it will premiere sometime in 2012.
Go here to watch the whole commercial, and feel free to come by this thread in our forum to discuss everything about it.
The Promise Part 2, and other Avatar Books
Posted by SMBH on December 31, 2011 @ 6:44 pm EST (link)
The release of The Promise, Part 1 is just around the corner, and now Amazon also has The Promise, Part 2 available for pre-order. The second volume of the Avatar Dark Horse comics series, written by Gene Luen Yang (in collaboration with Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko) and illustrated by Gurihiru, will be released on May 30, 2012 in comic book stores, and everywhere else on June 12, 2012.
Click on the thumbnail on the left to see the cover image full-size. As always, you can speculate and discuss the newest Avatar comic book in the A:TLA Books Board in our forum.
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In slightly related news, we now have a new page on our ASN main site dedicated to Avatar Books. There you can find a big list of Avatar Books that are available for purchasing -- including the Artbook and the new comic books, as well as the older narrative/novelization books and a few activity books too! Be sure to stop by and check it out!
Korra Opening Sequence
Posted by SMBH on December 3, 2011 @ 10:00 pm EST (link)
This post used to have a link to a leaked video of the opening sequence for The Legend of Korra. However, it has come to our attention that the creators of Avatar have requested that it not be reposted, so we've removed the link and the information in the post.
You can still find lots of Korra discussions in the Legend of Korra board in our forums (and in the Korra Spoilers sub-board within it). And don't forget about our new board, A:TLA Books, where you can find discussion threads about all the different Avatar books that have been released, including threads dedicated to the new graphic novels, starting with "The Promise".
Spoilers for "The Promise"
Posted by SMBH on November 15, 2011 @ 12:55 am EST (link)
ASNer MoonlitShadow has compiled all the images released so far, and you can see them at this link. As a bit of a preview, you can see a couple of rather ominous panels on the right.
If there's one thing that can be said about the comics, based on the pages we have seen so far, is that "The Promise" promises to be quite epic!
Update: Additionally, Gene Luen Yang (the writer of "The Promise") has posted a video with some cool behind-the-scenes info and images of the comics, including pencil sketches of the cover images of the next two comics and pictures of the main characters' redesigns.
Make sure to stop by Gene's website to see the awesome behind-the-scenes video!
Dark Horse Comics - Avatar: The Last Airbender Volume 1 - The Promise
Posted by Avatar_Mom on August 23, 2011 @ 2:54 am EST (link)
Today, Dark Horse Comics announced more information about their upcoming ATLA Graphic Novels. Writer/Comic Artist Gene Luen Yang is credited as the writer (along with Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko). Gurihiru is credited as the artist.
So much excitement has surrounded this news! Even writer Gene Luen Yang wrote a blog after the official news broke, describing what he can about the experience so far.
Currently you can pre-order The Promise through TFAW.com
Click on the image on the left to see the thumbnail in full size. You can talk and speculate on what The Promise will be about in this thread in our forum.
Korra Panel Transcript
Posted by SMBH on August 2, 2011 @ 7:58 pm EST (link)
ASNer Lavanya Six has kindly written up a transcript of the SDCC Legend of Korra panel, using the videos provided by TheYumchunks. So click here to read the panel transcript. Thanks, Lavanya Six!
Additionally, you can find summaries of the Legend of Korra panel at racebending.com and at lastairbenderfans.com
Legend of Korra Trailer Screenshots
Posted by SMBH on July 26, 2011 @ 8:48 pm EST (link)
We have now uploaded 353 screenshots of the Legend of Korra trailer that was shown at SDCC 2011. The thumbnails in the screenshots page appear distorted, but have no fear because the screenshots themselves are in the correct aspect ratio and at full resolution.
Click on the thumbnail on the left or here to go to the Korra trailer screenshots page.
Full video of Legend of Korra panel
Posted by SMBH on July 25, 2011 @ 3:13 pm EST (link)
ASNer TheYumchunks, who was at SDCC and attended the Korra panel, has posted a video of the full panel on youtube, split into five parts. So now everyone who wasn't able to attend the comic con can still watch the whole panel.
Here are the links to the videos. Thanks, TheYumchunks!
- Part 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwmCEr264sA
- Part 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vsGrc0VEkI
- Part 3 - http://www.veoh.com/watch/v21156020QQgrdSCJ
- Part 4 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W54XG6cSKD4
- Part 5 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLYyEtMV8rk
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