"Avatar The Last Airbender - The Rift" || Comic Book Review

Hello friends,

so if you've read my blog even once before it should come as no surprise that I'm a big ATLA fan and since I'm currently reading the comics and exploring the whole world, it seems like I have to share my thoughts and opinions about them with you! If you'd like to see what I thought about the previous story in the series ("The Search") you can check out my full review here. 

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Today we're talking about the next addition to the series, "The Rift"! Comparing "The rift" to "The search" and "The promise", it is not nearly as powerful and capturing. It is a nice story overall but not as good as the previous ones. Neither the premise nor the writing lives up to you the high expectations set by the previous two comic books in the series. Still, it is a nice read a very okay addition to the whole, and helps you pass your time very pleasantly.

My first thought about this trilogy is that the first book really cannot stand up to the other two as it was very slow and boring. Books two and three were more interesting and engaging. Book 2 starts to pick up slowly and the tension builds very slowly at first and then gradually faster and by the third book it rises skyward really fast and becomes interesting. A few spirits, quite a bit of action, great character dynamics and development, nice themes and messages sprinkled into them and yes Books 2 and 3 really remind the ATLA we know and love. Book three was my favorite of the three and book two was a good connection between the 1st and 3rd books. 

One of the elements I liked was the connection between Toph and Satoru; it was so cute and sweet and I think they are nice for each other. They really seem to have something going on there and I would be interested to see a bit more of it in the future they really seem to have some connection and chemistry and they seem nice for each other.

I really missed uncle Iroh and I was really happy to see him again after all this time! He was funny and his character was a fun addition.

There is one thing I really dislike about the comic books in general even the previous ones which I really loved and this is the portrayal of Sokka. They've really done our boy dirty, making him just a comic relief when we know he is more than that! He is intelligent, creative and resourceful! You don't really get to see anything of him anymore in the comics and it's irritating.

I liked the conflict between Toph and Aang and the philosophical dilemma it showed of tradition versus fresh ideas, past versus future, preserving versus creating. ATLA has a unique way of handling various serious subjects and making them a part of the world convincingly as well as passing numerous messages. And I love how the solution always lies in the balance one way or the other which after all is what the Avatar is all about.

To sum it up, "The Rift" was a nice and I had fun reading it, but I wasn't thrilled with it. I rated the 1st part 3* as it was the weakest of the three. Parts 2 and 3 I rated 4*, but none of them quite reached the 5* in my opinion. Nevertheless, very nice and enjoyable.

Thank you for reading once more!