Avatar: The Last Airbender has captured the imagination of audiences for years and now the 下一个 book is coming to Graphic Novels at Dark Horse Comics. We're humbled to share the stories of Michael Dante Dimartino and Bryan Konietzko with the help of award winning writer Gene Luen Yang. The creators took a few moments out of their world-building schedules to share a few thoughts about their experiences with A:TLA.
Dark Horse Comics: Avatar: The Last Airbender is an award winning 显示 with an incredibly avid fandom, Did 你 foresee any of the 爱情 your creation has garnered from the beginning?
MIKE: Bryan and I had hoped that people would connect with the characters and the stories the way we did, but 你 can never be sure how it will be received. I’m grateful for all the 粉丝 who have come along on this journey with us.
BRYAN: We just made sure it was a 显示 we believed in and would want to watch ourselves. We weren’t trying to pander to a specific audience. We’re just always trying to create stories and characters from an honest place. Luckily, that quality seems to strike a chord with people of all ages, from many parts of the world.
DHC: What's been the most surprising part of the whole adventure that A:TLA has been for 你 both?
MIKE: I’m happy and a little surprised that we’re still working in the 阿凡达 universe after almost 10 years. Creating a new series and seeing the original characters come to life in graphic novel form is really exciting. It’s great that people keep watching and new 粉丝 are discovering the original series all the time.
BRYAN: I think the most surprising thing to me is that it doesn’t get any easier to make, even after all this time!
DHC: The coming graphic novels follow the 显示 and attempt to seed the world for the eventual Legend of Korra series, how much of the history and future of the world of A:TLA do 你 have planned out?
MIKE: We figured out a lot of the big events that needed to occur in order for the events in “Legend of Korra” to make sense. We wanted to have a 更多 urban, technological setting and explore the theme of tradition vs. modernity. And since the story takes place 70 years after the original series, we wanted to 显示 how the world had changed over time. This naturally led us to the setting of Republic City, a melting pot for all the world’s benders and non-benders, sort of what New York City was like in the 1920s and 30s. The graphic novels do a great job of 展示 where the seeds of Republic City begin and will continue to explore Aang and Zuko’s part in creating it.
DHC: Beyond the 下一个 book and Legend of Korra are there any other parts of the story 你 think need to be told, be it comics 或者 cartoons?
MIKE: We know the 粉丝 are dying to know what happened to Zuko’s mom, so hopefully we will have an answer for them in the near future. And yes, we have ideas for the past and future of the 阿凡达 world, but at this point it’s too early to talk about anything concrete. The 阿凡达 universe is vast and full of stories to be told!
DHC: What part of the coming 图书 do 你 think will surprise fans?
MIKE: It’s not exactly a surprise, but I’m excited about how well the graphic novel has come together. The writer, Gene Yang, was already a 粉丝 of the 显示 when we first talked to him about the story, and he’s brought a great sense of drama, humor, and 心 to the project. And the artwork 由 Gurihiru is charming, dynamic, and beautiful. The book really feels like an organic extension of the 显示 in the best way possible.
DHC: If 你 had a super power what would it be?
MIKE: I’ll take flying. 或者 that thing Nightcrawler does when he pops from place to place.
BRYAN: The power to speak and understand any language. Even in real life, bilingual
DHC: Thank 你 both for your time!
Dark Horse Comics: Avatar: The Last Airbender is an award winning 显示 with an incredibly avid fandom, Did 你 foresee any of the 爱情 your creation has garnered from the beginning?
MIKE: Bryan and I had hoped that people would connect with the characters and the stories the way we did, but 你 can never be sure how it will be received. I’m grateful for all the 粉丝 who have come along on this journey with us.
BRYAN: We just made sure it was a 显示 we believed in and would want to watch ourselves. We weren’t trying to pander to a specific audience. We’re just always trying to create stories and characters from an honest place. Luckily, that quality seems to strike a chord with people of all ages, from many parts of the world.
DHC: What's been the most surprising part of the whole adventure that A:TLA has been for 你 both?
MIKE: I’m happy and a little surprised that we’re still working in the 阿凡达 universe after almost 10 years. Creating a new series and seeing the original characters come to life in graphic novel form is really exciting. It’s great that people keep watching and new 粉丝 are discovering the original series all the time.
BRYAN: I think the most surprising thing to me is that it doesn’t get any easier to make, even after all this time!
DHC: The coming graphic novels follow the 显示 and attempt to seed the world for the eventual Legend of Korra series, how much of the history and future of the world of A:TLA do 你 have planned out?
MIKE: We figured out a lot of the big events that needed to occur in order for the events in “Legend of Korra” to make sense. We wanted to have a 更多 urban, technological setting and explore the theme of tradition vs. modernity. And since the story takes place 70 years after the original series, we wanted to 显示 how the world had changed over time. This naturally led us to the setting of Republic City, a melting pot for all the world’s benders and non-benders, sort of what New York City was like in the 1920s and 30s. The graphic novels do a great job of 展示 where the seeds of Republic City begin and will continue to explore Aang and Zuko’s part in creating it.
DHC: Beyond the 下一个 book and Legend of Korra are there any other parts of the story 你 think need to be told, be it comics 或者 cartoons?
MIKE: We know the 粉丝 are dying to know what happened to Zuko’s mom, so hopefully we will have an answer for them in the near future. And yes, we have ideas for the past and future of the 阿凡达 world, but at this point it’s too early to talk about anything concrete. The 阿凡达 universe is vast and full of stories to be told!
DHC: What part of the coming 图书 do 你 think will surprise fans?
MIKE: It’s not exactly a surprise, but I’m excited about how well the graphic novel has come together. The writer, Gene Yang, was already a 粉丝 of the 显示 when we first talked to him about the story, and he’s brought a great sense of drama, humor, and 心 to the project. And the artwork 由 Gurihiru is charming, dynamic, and beautiful. The book really feels like an organic extension of the 显示 in the best way possible.
DHC: If 你 had a super power what would it be?
MIKE: I’ll take flying. 或者 that thing Nightcrawler does when he pops from place to place.
BRYAN: The power to speak and understand any language. Even in real life, bilingual
DHC: Thank 你 both for your time!