Avatar: The Last Airbender--Fire and Family Treasury Library Edition - by Faith Erin Hicks & Bryan Koneitzko & Michael Dante DiMartino (Hardcover)

About the Book

Three standalone adventures follow the Fire Nation royal family as they confront their past and usher in the next generation of fire benders.

Book Synopsis

The Avatar: The Last Airbender--Fire and Family Treasury Library Edition hardcover collects the standalone comics stories Azula in the Spirit Temple, The Bounty Hunter and the Tea Brewer, and Ashes of the Academy. Featuring cover art from Peter Wartman as well as a bonus sketchbook section.

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

The Bounty Hunter and the Tea Brewer follows Iroh and the bounty hunter June, after she kidnaps the tea shop proprietor for the generous reward on his head. Iroh must confront a painful part of his past when June turns him in to a powerful tea cartel, but his journey inspires June to rethink her own life as well.

In Ashes of the Academy, Zuko continues his reform campaign in the Fire Nation--and this time he's bringing it to the next generation of Royal Fire Academy for Girls students. When he finds Azula's old school resistant to change, he enlists the help of Mai to both monitor the situation and keep an eye on his younger half-sister Kiyi--as an academy teacher! And it's a good thing, because there's more than schoolwork afoot!

Writer Faith Erin Hicks joins artist Peter Wartman, colorist Adele Matera, and Comicraft's Jimmy Betancourt for the official comics continuation of the beloved animated series, created in collaboration with Avatar Studios.

Review Quotes

Praise for Avatar: The Last Airbender--Azula in the Spirit Temple

"this graphic novel serves as a great character study, showing Azula's drives and fatal flaws. It explores what she truly wants, and how she sees the events of the story around her It puts her in a situation where she has to confront her past and her behavior, and gives her a chance for some serious retrospection. Then it provides an answer that is still very true to Azula's character."--Multiversity Comics

"Avatar: The Last Airbender - Azula in the Spirit Temple is sure to be an enjoyable read for any fan of the Avatar: The Last Airbender franchise. It's a well-written story exploring a complex and fascinating character in depth, with some killer visuals that are the highlight of the book."--Derby Comics

Praise for Avatar: The Last Airbender -- The Bounty Hunter and the Tea Brewer

"A meaningful one-off about adapting to change that will satisfy Avatar: The Last Airbender fans."--School Library Journal

About the Author

Faith Erin Hicks is a writer and artist living in Vancouver, British Columbia. Her published works include The Adventures of Superhero Girl, Friends with Boys, The Nameless City trilogy, Pumpkinheads (with Rainbow Rowell), One Year at Ellsmere and the young adult novel Comics Will Break Your Heart. She has won two Eisner Awards, and Pumpkinheads was a New York Times bestseller.

Peter Wartman is a cartoonist and illustrator living in Minneapolis, MN who is definitely not a robot. He's interested in telling all-ages stories about growing up and dealing with the messiness of the world (and in drawing cool fantasy cities and lots of sci-fi machines).