The pre- and early developmental stages were different to the series created. Thanks to the many beautiful illustrations, the book also lets the reader go a step further into the deep World of Avatar.Įarly concept art of Aang, Appa, and Momo. The book explains how the series was created and gives one an idea of the efforts that went into such an endeavor. The very last page contains a conclusion, which is again written by the creators. The book also includes an introduction by Avatar creators Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino (page seven). Night Shyamalan (page six), while in the second edition the foreword was written by Gene Luen Yang, who authored the first five Avatar graphic novel trilogies. The first edition includes a foreword by the director of The Last Airbender, M.

Season Three: Fire (pages 130 through 172).Season Two: Earth (pages 84 through 129).Season One: Water (pages 38 through 83).Early development (pages eight through 37).The deluxe edition also includes a designed slipcase, an art lithograph, a gilded front cover, and a ribbon marker. Ī second edition of the artbook was released on November 25, 2020, in a standard and deluxe edition, featuring a new cover by Bryan Konietzko, eight pages of new material and an updated foreword by Gene Luen Yang. It consists of 184 pages, split into five chapters of the aforementioned material, most of which had never been revealed to the public before.

The book was released in comic book stores on and in general bookstores on June 2, 2010.

The book contains concept art, design works, behind-the-scenes commentary by series founders Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, along with other pieces of production artwork. Avatar: The Last Airbender-The Art of the Animated Series is an artbook based on the animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender.

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