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Dark Horse reveals a Brand-New Tale of Adventure in Avatar: The Last Airbender – Jet: Rebels and Rhinos

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Dark Horse Comics and Avatar Studios presents Avatar: The Last Airbender –Jet: Rebels and Rhinos, a new standalone graphic novel about Jet, the charismatic leader of a rebel group of children fighting against the Fire Nation. This brand-new tale of adventure from the world of Avatar: the Last Airbender reveals Jet’s origin story, written by Faith Erin Hicks, illustrated by Peter Wartman, colored by Adele Matera, and lettered by Comicraft’s Jimmy Betancourt and Tyler Smith.

After his village is destroyed by the Fire Nation Army’s elite unit known as the Rough Rhinos, Jet’s life’s goal becomes making Colonel Mongke and his cavalry of soldiers pay for their crimes. But in a war-torn kingdom, who’s going to adopt a child’s mission of revenge? Jet uses his powers of persuasion to gather a small but determined force of other young people who are looking for something different in the midst of war: a community. When Jet has his chance to confront Mongke, will he throw away the found family he’s helped to build in pursuit of vengeance?

Avatar: The Last Airbender–Jet: Rebels and Rhinos (paperback, 80 pages, 6 × 9”) arrives in comic shops and bookstores on September 8, 2026. It is now available for preorder from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and your local comic shop and bookstore for $13.99.

Avatar: The Last Airbender–Jet: Rebels and Rhinos

Witness how the Kyoshi Warriors joined the War Against the Fire Nation in Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Kyoshi Warriors

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Dark Horse Comics, in collaboration with Avatar Studios and Avatar: The Last Airbender co-creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, presents Avatar: The Last Airbender—Kyoshi Warriors, a brand-new tale of the Kyoshi Warriors. This story will be told across three monthly single-issue comics, with the first issue arriving in May 2026. The series will be written by Brandon Hoáng, illustrated by BellBessa and Xanthe Bouma, colored by Adele Matera, and lettered by Comicraft’s Jimmy Betancourt. Each issue will also feature cover art by Danielle Weires.

Suki and the Kyoshi Warriors leave their island home to join the war against the Fire Nation. Met with suspicion and resentment by the mainlanders, they struggle to prove their worth to the Earth Kingdom. But when that opportunity arises, will they be willing to compromise their values as Kyoshi Warriors to embrace it?

Follow the Kyoshi Warriors when Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Kyoshi Warriors #1 (of 3) arrives in comic shops on May 6, 2026. It’s now available for preorder from your local comic shop. Each issue will contain 22 story pages and will be available for $4.99.

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The Avatar: the Last Airbender—Fire and Family Treasury Boxed Set collects Three Standalone Graphic Novels

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Flameo, hotman! Dark Horse Books, in collaboration with Avatar Studios and Avatar: The Last Airbender co-creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, continue the adventures of the beloved animated series in original comics. Now, three standalone graphic novels featuring Fire Nation favorites will be collected into one hot set for collectors.

The Avatar: the Last Airbender—Fire and Family Treasury Boxed Set brings together Avatar: The Last Airbender—Azula in the Spirit Temple, The Bounty Hunter and the Tea Brewer, and Ashes of the Academy. The Ringo Award-winning creative team behind Avatar: The Last Airbender—Suki, Alone returns for these new adventures, each written by Faith Erin Hicks with art by Peter Wartman, colors by Adele Matera, and letters by Comicraft’s Jimmy Betancourt. This set of three paperback volumes is presented in a beautifully designed slipcase featuring new artwork by Peter Wartman and Adele Matera and includes a new fold-out poster.

In Azula and the Spirit Temple, after a failed attack on her brother, Azula finds herself in a strange forest temple inhabited by a solitary monk… or is it something more mysterious? Azula must confront her past, and will finally face a chance at redemption.

The Bounty Hunter and the Tea Brewer follows Iroh and the bounty hunter June, after June kidnaps the tea shop proprietor intending to collect the generous bounty on his head. Iroh must confront a painful part of his past when faced with those who placed the bounty on him, while his journey inspires June to rethink her life as well.

In Ashes of the Academy, Zuko continues his reform campaign in the Fire Nation—and his focus is now on the Royal Fire Academy for Girls, where his younger half-sister, Kiyi, is now a student. When Zuko finds Azula’s old school resistant to change, he enlists the help of Mai to monitor the situation and keep an eye on Kiyi—as an academy teacher! And it’s a good thing, because there’s more than schoolwork afoot at the academy.

The Avatar: The Last Airbender—Fire and Family Boxed Set collects three original paperback volumes together in a slipcase. Each volume spans 80 pages and measures 9 x 6” and is recommended for ages 8 and up. The boxed set will be available on September 16, 2025 at bookstores and on September 17, 2025, at comic shops. It will retail for $38.97 and is available for pre-order now at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and wherever books and comics are sold.

The Avatar: The Last Airbender—Fire and Family Boxed Set

Exclusive Preview: Avatar the Last Airbender: Imbalance Part 1

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Avatar the Last Airbender: Imbalance Part 1

Written by Faith Erin Hicks
Art by Peter Wartman
Color by Adele Matera
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Aang faces a decision from which there is no return!

When Aang, Katara, Sokka, and Toph return to Earthen Fire Industries–the factory owned by Toph’s father–Aang is surprised when their arrival is met with a cold shoulder. As soon as the team is asked for help at a business council meeting, the reason for the slight becomes clear: a massive bender-versus-non-bender conflict has gripped the town and is threatening to turn violent. In order to heal the divide and save the town, Aang and the team will all face tough decisions about power and identity that could tear them apart.

Avatar the Last Airbender: Imbalance Part 1

Tea time is over in Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Bounty Hunter and the Tea Brewer

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Team Avatar is back at Dark Horse in Avatar: the Last Airbender–The Bounty Hunter and the Tea Brewer. The award-winning creative team of Faith Erin Hicks, Peter Wartman, and Adele Matera return with another new adventure set in the world of Avatar: The Last Airbender. The 80-page graphic novel is written in consultation with Avatar Studios’ Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, and features a one-shot story adventure starring one of the show’s most beloved characters.

Deliveries to Uncle Iroh’s tea house, the Jasmine Dragon, have dried up! Further complicating Iroh’s life, a familiar face – the bounty hunter June – has captured him in hopes of a payday large enough to set her and Nyla up for life. Who hired June, and what do they want with the former Dragon of the West? In an epic trek across the Earth Kingdom, Iroh must confront a part of his past while June considers her future, but however things go…someone’s got to free the tea!

The Avatar: The Last Airbender–The Bounty Hunter and the Tea Brewer trade paperback will arrive in bookstores on May 14, 2024 and comic book stores on May 15, 2024. It will measure 6 x 9” and is available for pre-order now on Amazon, Barnes & Noble and at your local comic book shop and bookstore. It will retail for $12.99.

Avatar: The Last Airbender–The Bounty Hunter and the Tea Brewer

Team Avatar returns in Avatar: The Last Airbender – Imbalance Omnibus

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Avatar Aang and friends return in Avatar: The Last Airbender—Imbalance Omnibus, now available for the first time in a paperback collection. The omnibus features work by members of the award-winning team behind Suki, Alone including writer Faith Erin Hicks, illustrator Peter Wartman, and colorists Adele Matera and Ryan Hill and with cover art by Wartman and Matera. The 224-page omnibus collects Imbalance Parts 1-3, which picks up the story where North and South left off.

When Aang, Katara, Sokka, and Toph return to Earthen Fire Industries—the factory owned by Toph’s father—Aang is surprised when their arrival is met with a cold shoulder. As soon as the team is asked for help at a business council meeting, the reason for the slight becomes clear: a massive bender-versus-non-bender conflict has gripped the town and is threatening to turn violent. In order to heal the divide and save the town, Aang and the team will all face tough decisions about power and identity that could tear them apart. 

The Avatar: The Last Airbender—Imbalance Omnibus collection will be available in bookstores August 8, 2023 and in comic shops August 9, 2023. It is available for pre-order now on Amazon, Barnes and Noble and at your local comic book shop and bookstore and will retail for $24.99.

Avatar: The Last Airbender—Imbalance Omnibus

Azula returns in Avatar: The Last Airbender — Azula in the Spirit Temple

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Dark Horse Books presents Avatar: The Last Airbender—Azula in the Spirit Temple! The veteran, award-winning team of Faith Erin Hicks, Peter Wartman, and Adele Matera is back with a new story set in the world of Avatar: The Last Airbender. This new graphic novel, taking place in the world of the hit Nickelodeon series, also features letters by ComicCraft’s Jimmy Betancourt and cover art by Wartman and Matera. 

In this story: Azula continues her destabilization 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. What first seems like a place to safely pass the night is quickly revealed to be something horrifyingly different. Azula is forced to confront her past and will finally face her chance at redemption…but will she take it? 

The Avatar: The Last Airbender—Azula in the Spirit Temple will be available in bookstores September 26, 2023 and in comic shops September 27, 2023. It is available for pre-order now on Amazon, Barnes and Noble and at your local comic book shop and bookstore and will retail for $12.99.

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Avatar: The Last Airbender’s Toph Beifong Gets a Spin-off Graphic Novel

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Following the events of Nickelodeon’s animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender, our heroes part ways, but that doesn’t mean the adventures are over! Find out what the Blind Bandit has been up to in the new graphic novel Avatar: The Last Airbender—Toph Beifong’s Metalbending Academy!

Things are looking bright at the Beifong Metalbending Academy! But after all the adventures Toph’s had with Aang, Sokka, Zuko, and Katara, things feel dull. Luckily, Sokka and Suki come to visit and reintroduce some familiar faces from their wandering days. And while out and about to celebrate, Toph discovers something that just might put the spring back in her step.

Written by Faith Erin Hicks and drawn by Peter Wartman, with colors by Adele Matera and collaboration from Avatar: The Last Airbender animated series writer Tim Hedrick, this is the ultimate continuation of the hit animated series!

Avatar: The Last Airbender—Toph Beifong’s Metalbending Academy arrives February 16, 2021 for $12.99.

Avatar: The Last Airbender—Toph Beifong’s Metalbending Academy