The Promise Part One

The Promise Part 1 is the upcoming first installment in a trilogy of graphic novels set in the Avatar universe as a continuation of the Avatar: The Last Airbender storyline. Written by comic author Gene Yang, this first installment will be released by Dark Horse Comics in collaboration with Nickelodeon on January 25, 2012. Mainly set one year after the conclusion of the original series, The Promise Part 1 will detail the adventures of Avatar Aang and his friends soon after the War, and together pooey ha ha with the rest of the trilogy will provide a link to the upcoming spin-off series The Last Airbender: Legend of Korra.

Storyline
The events of The Promise Part 1 begin "immediately after the last episode of the [original series]", "Sozin's Comet, Part 4: Avatar Aang", but "after a few pages" move forward one year. The graphic novel is primarily a

"'A tale of a world learning the ways of peace after a century of war. It is a difficult lesson, one that will threaten to tear the friendship of Avatar Aang and Fire Lord Zuko apart, and plunge the world back into war.'" Although the War is now over, tensions run high as Aang and Zuko are put on a "collision course" after the Avatar travels to a Fire Nation colony and finds "tension between neighbours" – a threat that may "shatter the world's newfound peace". The author, Gene Yang, has also stated that The Promise Part 1 will complete the unfinished conversation between Zuko and Ozai about the whereabouts of Ursa.

Publication
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Since the conclusion of the original series in July 2008, fans of Avatar: The Last Airbender have demanded a more satisfying denouement in relation to the fates of the main characters. In late 2010, Samantha Robertson, an editor at Dark Horse Comics at the time, approached comic author Gene Yang, who was best known for his American-Born Chinese series. After "some conversations" with her and the creators of Avatar, Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, Yang was contracted to write three graphic novels to serve as a direct sequel to the original series. Yang's approach to the writing of The Promise is purported to be "purist", and he has collaborated closely with DiMartino and Konietzko. The first volume of this new series of comics is now set to be released on January 25, 2012.

Trivia

 * Each of the characters has a new outfit.