What Happens After ATLA? - Overanalyzing Avatar Comics: The Promise Part 1

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[@overanalyzingavatar]

Woah, crazy that you unlock KZbin Gold if you like and comment on this video.

[@thothrax5621]

wow, I thought you were joking but it's true!

[@marsgreekgod]

the power is amazing!

[@doigt6590]

I would say "I'm not going to take the bait" but I did

[@cloudy3907]

Can't wait man

[@lmockx]

Nice

[@killedcatharsis1979]

My favorite part of the comics is when Aang says "Avatar this!" and then snaps Zuko's neck before doing the Fortnite default dance. Inspiring.

[@user-mq1ng6sj7b]

No spoiler warning? smhmyhead

[@exzyyd392]

@@user-mq1ng6sj7b Don't worry, Zuko gets better

[@Otto_Von_Beansmarck]

My favorite part was when Sokka says its sokkin time and sokks all over the place

[@pineapple_of_doom4646]

@@Otto_Von_Beansmarck That was my favorite part too :VVV

[@papersonic9941]

I love it when he says "It's promisin' time" and he promised all over Zuko.

[@declana1359]

The Earth King didn't deserve to resume his position after the war. He completely abandoned his country when Ba Sing Se fell, and did nothing to help continue the fight against the fire nation. In fact, he hindered the rebellion by not mentioning to Team Avatar that he had told Azula about the invasion plan.

[@groerhahn225]

It ties in with the state of the world 70 years later though. Imean the Earth Queen is obviously cruel, selfish and unfit to rule. But people love her anyways. Seems like most people in the Earth Kingdom are loyal monarchists and WANTED him back. What was Team Avatar supposed to do? It just makes sense after all, even though it is the wrong move.

[@admirallister7847]

Surprised that you didn't comment on some of the details on Zuko's face, the lines defining his cheekbones, and subtle bags under his eyes indicating his continued stress and lack of sleep.

[@ellag3265]

Yeah, he looked terrible in this!

[@DopaminedotSeek3rcolonthree]

Maybe he figured it'd be redundant what with Mai pointing it out.

[@LizardOnAMushroom2358]

lol "subtle"

[@not_my_names3586]

subtle?

[@matijasostojic4288]

Nothing subtle about this.

[@quaramher]

And although his firebending skills are great, he has a lot to learn before he's ready to save anyone. But I believe Zhan Wei Fu can save the Gaang.

[@zarkahmed3199]

Jan waifu?

[@susky8590]

Jean Oui Foux

[@CrowofJudgement461]

Whenever I read the comic, I felt the same way about how some character moments were just out of place. Like they seemed like regressions or just random out of character behavior

[@sarasamaletdin4574]

With a different writer it’s inevitable with a different interpretation the characters are different and there has been a year in universe (the whole show too on place over a year the characters changed a lot) and complex issues at least. But I do understand it being distracting. There maybe should have been some type of villain at least here to influence Aang that he was irresponsible for not killing Ozai. That would pararell Zuko being influenced by Ozai here and lots of people think he should have just tried to kill Ozai so it would have been interesting that Aang is reacting to something like that and acting irrationally. Now it seems more like he could not say no when Zuko asked something and freaked out because he grabbed Katara’s hand.

[@motorwayt-s628]

@@sarasamaletdin4574 one could argue that’s what Roku’s role is here. While he means well he’s giving Aang advice for something that isn’t nearly on the same level as his own problem was. He’s terribly misguiding Aang

[@zeallust8542]

Yeah, most of the comics have some questionable writing choices.

[@battlesheep2552]

Yeah, I especially hate that leap onto Appa Toph did. She was never very acrobatic, which makes sense considering her Earth sense only works when she's in contact with the ground.

[@unkindled6410]

​@@battlesheep2552she did that same move to ride on the airships in the finale with sokka and suki.

[@overanalyzingavatar]

Yeah yeah, the metalbending academy story is actually in this book, not another one. Got it mixed up. I make fun of myself in the next video for it, don't worry.

[@matheus5230]

Are you talking about how the comic Toph Beifong's Metalbending Academy is actually set at least after The Rift, rather than during the year between the show's ending and The Promise? Yeah, that was a mistake, I'm happy to see you acknowledging and owning up to them. I'm loving the video!

[@ALI-cx9bu]

There is also the North and South novels, you missed those in the beginning

[@longshot9757]

As it should be.

[@willtheprodigy3819]

Do Korra.

[@matheus5230]

@@willtheprodigy3819 Come on, he should do all the comics first.

[@Protendo]

The Promise. Ngl this one leaves a sour taste in my mouth from its premise alone. Aang when the entire world, including his past lives, imply or straight up tell him to kill Ozai: nah Aang when his best friend and first hope for the Fire Nation in a century requests that he potentially murder him: aight Aang even entertaining the idea strikes me as wildly out of character.

[@filipevasconcelos4409]

Yeah, it didn't even seem like it was written by the same writer

[@donkeykong3628]

@@filipevasconcelos4409cause it’s not the same writers

[@JamaicaZ160R1793010A]

He hated the thought of it.

[@darthwolfius7746]

Indeed. An other thing I don't get is how the fire natio which, in other colonies and occupied territories earth bending is banned and the earth kingdom citizen are treated as second class humans. Also in the deserter episode (one with Master Jong Jong) the fire nation city seemed exclusively fire nation citizen.... So how can it be that in this Yu Dao city some people to marry with their conquerors that see them as subhumans.

[@JamaicaZ160R1793010A]

@@darthwolfius7746 Humans are not a monolith is why.

[@judesanderson4699]

Didn't see the return of Zhan Wei Fu coming but I am happy he got better after all those injuries he sustained

[@AllMight6]

He trained with John John

[@zspider1778]

@@AllMight6 i wish jeong jeong was my master, also wish he could meet with the sun warriors, so he could see that fire is more than just destruction

[@ODISeth]

It’s kinda weird how the original ATLA takes place over a single year, and yet this comic takes place an entire year later. There’s so, SO much character development that takes place in the show and to see an equal amount of time just be skipped over and ignored feels weird. Like yeah maybe Aang’s acting out of character or maybe there was some weird shit going on in that past year that made him change his mind and behavior a LOT, we just don’t know

[@bevvvy1374]

No, we do know. If the writers have a character magically acting different than how they usually would, it's just bad writing. Just because time has passed doesn't mean there's a "what if". If they don't show this off-screen character development or whatever, then they're just pulling things out of their asses.

[@sarasamaletdin4574]

It’s not bad writing if a different character has different interpretations of characters and how they grow and react. The situation could have been set up different such as Aang being influenced by some villain or maybe just the Earth King saying it was irresponsible that he did not kill Ozai. But the writing having different ideas of characters and what they would do isn’t bad writing.

[@bevvvy1374]

@@sarasamaletdin4574 It is bad writing if it contradicts established facts about the characters. It would be one thing if this was like Marvel or DC comics where each comic is (mostly) its own thing and don't require you to read every other comic/show. But that isn't the case here. Going by your logic, the author could just write Aang as a mass murdering sociopath that believes all firebenders should be eaten alive since that's his interpretation of the character. You see the problem here? If you're going to write for a pre-established universe, you have to follow the rules of it. That includes making characters act within reason of what has already been established. If not, you need good reasons why they aren't acting the way they usually do.

[@PKryik]

Disagree. There need to be timeskips in which nothing happens and the characters enjoy relative peace. Honestly it’d be super immersion breaking and tonally jarring if it went from adventure to adventure even POST war.

[@bevvvy1374]

@@PKryik I'm not saying there needs to be adventures right after one another. I'm not sure where you got that from. Time-skips can be a good and easy way to advance the world and have characters mature at the same time. The problem comes when writers use this as justification to change how characters act. They want the pay-off of character development without actually earning it, which is obviously a problem. Think about Luke from The Last Jedi and you'll hopefully see what I mean.

[@ShinobiPXO]

3:35 Zuko's promise to Aang to kill him is actually an inverse of Katara's promise to kill Zuko. Zuko doesn't fully trust himself not to make another mistake, which is basically what Katara said before. Zuko *always* struggles to do the right thing. As for Aang's agreeing to the promise, you can argue that he didn't actually think it was ever going to happen which is consistent enough. Gene Yang also makes a point that, unlike with Ozai, Zuko is basically giving Aang *consent* to kill him which does change the context a little.

[@PaulPower4]

It's also probably why Katara gives Aang the nod that tips Aang over into making the promise in the first place. It's sort of one of those things where the characters are being dumb and making questionable choices right now, but eventually they'll resolve it and be in a better place by the end of the comic - kind of like a lot of episodes of the show, really.

[@papersonic9941]

You'd think he would've asked Katara instead, lol. Or at least asked Aang to just spiritbend him. But in all seriousness, I feel this plot would've worked better as a novel than as a comic. If they'd had more time to explore Aang's thought process you could make it clear to the audience why this situation is different in his mind than when he spared the genocidal warlord a year ago. Plus, all the politics might flow better.

[@ShinobiPXO]

@@papersonic9941 Good point. But I think the comic is good in a way you can interpret the characters thoughts as opposed to being told. Another thing I like is the idea that Roku is being somewhat of a toxic influence on Aang in this story, telling him to not to spare Zuko the way he did Sozin or how he argues Aang will only create imbalance by letting the nations live together.

[@ntfoperative9432]

@@ShinobiPXO exactly, showing that Roku is not just some wise old dude, he's still a human with flaws, one of them being letting his guilt over Sozin influence him still,

[@motorwayt-s628]

I honestly wonder if Aang just said yes to Zuko to get him off his back in hopes that Zuko would never bring it up again

[@PhoenixIsTrash]

"One of my gripes with Book 3 of Avatar was that sometimes the show didn't know when to be serious and not have to have a joke over the top of it" Having just watched season 4 of the Dragon Prince I felt that in my soul. Forcefully shoved deadpan humor or slapstick seemingly into every serious scene of the season

[@davis1733]

Yeah, season 4 was so tonally jarring, the show really struggled with treating viren and especially claudia seriously.

[@motorwayt-s628]

I’m 3 episodes in and god damn it’s 100 times worse than it was in Avatar

[@PhoenixIsTrash]

@@motorwayt-s628 I nearly left the show when Zubeya, the Dragon Queen arrives in a human kingdom, a moment with titanic lore importance to the show. And there response was 1. Deadpan humor: Have Soren do a bad joke bit 2. Deadpan humor: Have the baker make a giant tart 3. Slapstick comedy: Have the high mage accidentally blow it up on the dragon queens face. Way to ruin a momentous occasion

[@aidankocherhans9861]

I was going to drop the season until the ending of episode three which was actually interesting. I don't know how they messed up so badly

[@PhoenixIsTrash]

@@aidankocherhans9861 It's been a prevalent issue with the show where it doesn't know if it should be a kids show or an adult show. Avatar blended the two themes really well but TDP seems to awkwardly mash the two together in a way that is really jarring. Every now and then you get a good scene, then you get the dummest stuff. Its really a shame, TPD seemed to be really promising

[@azatecas]

these comics made me realize how good the music in avatar was, it didn't feel the same reading without it

[@PKryik]

Just read with it tbh

[@norock_]

And the voice acting specially

[@Tentacult_Sapling]

Also, Aang wanting the nations to he separate is completely backwards from the teachings in The Guru episode. Pathik says that there is no separation between nations and so Aang wanting there to be a line doesn't really add up

[@getthedunkon9347]

It doesn't? Hasn't it been his entire mission since the beginning? That the fire nation has to leave the places that they colonized?

[@malikpierre-louis3343]

​@@getthedunkon9347 His mission was at first to stop the fire nation nation to stop tormenting the world Aang should not want to separate them at this point when they are not a treat.

[@nitr0306]

in 11:43 you can see the mayors daughter wearing both earth kindom and fire nation clothing at the same time. Nice little detail for how well they actually merged

[@arjoonsrikanth1914]

Seems unrealistic to me. In colonial systems generally people don’t merge the clothing and just end up adopting whatever the dominant power structures norms are, in this case the fire nation

[@ajgross67]

I think you hit the nail on the head. The main conflict is very interesting let down by pretty poor dialogue/character interactions. I remember the Aang/Katara relationship seemed pretty cringy, although that is probably pretty accurate for a pair of very young teenagers in their first real relationship

[@matheus5230]

One correction, there are six Avatar graphic novels. You forgot North And South, which comes after Smoke And Shadow, and before Imbalance.

[@corenlavolpe6143]

Yeah and honestly that's one of the better ones imho

[@Samrules888]

to be fair north and south sucked out loud

[@TheShanicpower]

North and South is great.

[@Samrules888]

@@TheShanicpower korra season 2 already had the northern water tribe trying to displace the south. that's the worst part of korra

[@Rayneworld]

Ohhh thanks! I left off reading the comics at North and South and didn't see it here, and couldn't remember what it was called. For a second I was just like "huh guess that didn't actually happen and I misremembered".

[@dandyspacedandy]

the kyoshi warriors got jumped by zuko's single fire nation ship on season 1. Ty Lee's chi blocking must have SERIOUSLY ramped up their skills in the course of a year for them to be world renound as the best guardswomen around

[@wraithgames]

Absolutly love that you're covering the comics!

[@inqyr4707]

Two weeks..?

[@nirgunawish]

twenty

[@wraithgames]

@@inqyr4707 what do you mean "two weeks"?

[@inqyr4707]

@@wraithgames this comment was posted 2 weeks ago when I posted the comment when the video just came out

[@michaelamohr6729]

I think one explanation for Zuko being so out of character in places is that he's super sleep deprived. You can kinda see it in the way he's drawn that he's exhausted constantly.

[@unkindled6410]

sleep deprived and stressed out of his mind because being a monarch in the time where youre responsible for rebuilding your nations entire culture because it was super war and conquest centric and now its time for peace. specially because if hes so paranoic about being assasinated, it probably happened a few times already and they probably nearly got caught by them in some.

[@shanewooten9093]

“Aang made ozai a ‘bendapelegic” is the BEST line in any KZbin video I’ve ever seen. Thanks for getting me through a rough few weeks at work(been listening to your videos while working), healthcare can be rough. Cheers

[@Yellowsubmarine61]

really excited to see all of these done. Hope the series is liked! Great job.

[@SakhotGamer]

Random confused youtube frog about to leave a reply be like: tWO wEeKS aGO!1!??

[@BrightPage174]

8:55 I like to imagine the bending abilities have a cooldown like a game and the bury move has one of the longest cooldowns

[@girosvaldodeskate2214]

Every 3 months you can do a bury instantly move

[@unkindled6410]

i think it is evidenced many times that bending does have a physical toll and it does require to exert physical effort for some feats, specially when trying to push how much you can do, but i dont thinj its right to call it a cooldown at all, and honestly the burying thing seems super simple. i would argue that in an earthbender mirror match its probably not very viable as theyre just going to be burying and emerging one another in eternal stalemate, and maybe a very agile air bender could just keep moving and jumping preventing them to get caught, but otherwise yeah this is a simple easy win tactic, literally the best non deadly disabling bending move you can do (assuming youre not gonna crush or bury head deep) and also one of the most deadly.

[@MN-gc4gf]

The weird character traits could very well be the side effect of PTSD. These are kids and they did have to save the world

[@paprus5972]

"I'm doing just the 61 episodes of the original series" So that was a fuckin lie. But seriously, I'm excited that you're doing the comics.

[@aidancollins1591]

Yea, it gets views, I understand it. I'm really hoping he builds a good audience with his other stuff, I love it.

[@zspider1778]

everybody was hopping that was a lie hahahahaha

[@supercoolzach9199]

"sokka never does onomatopoeias" swish, swish, swish airbending slice am i a joke to you

[@archive6094]

Fun Fact: The character Sneers was drawn with feminine features in this comic due to the art team only having one episodes reference for the character and originally believing him to be female

[@unkindled6410]

wait, she wasnt originally a girl back in the series? i dont remember

[@jackfelt1983]

I personally don't like these comics cuz they basically rewrite the characters be it sokka having a bad reaction to the kiss and other stuff like being overly serious or overly comedic But I do love how this tied loose ends Edit- zuko feeling lost all over again, iroh not being there for zuko, sokka being comedy fodder, katara being the girlfriend rather than her own character, toph being quite silent, and aang being indecisive all over again

[@craigpeoples9883]

Fair points and I agree with most of the stuff you said especially Zuko like dude you said you weren't going to follow Ozai's orders anymore and you go to him for advice don't you wake up in the morning and ask yourself how you got that scar

[@unkindled6410]

tbf, Zuko is under a lot of pressure and stress, and Iroh is living retirement life in ba seng see with his teashop, Zuko likely doesnt want to bother him.

[@ghosttimm420]

I’ve never been a “reader” or one to read and get into graphic novels but man, seeing these few panels of “The Promise” really makes me want to get into the Avatar graphic novels!

[@PKryik]

It’s so worth it. Especially The Search (regarding Zuko’s mother), Imbalance, and Suki Alone.

[@ValentineC137]

Zuko: *_grab_* Aang: _"Well fuck it, Death time"_

[@simonmay1671]

8:37 unironically an excellent point and I can't understand that decision

[@MrMegakickass]

As an Irish person this comic really hit home

[@shadowbanana8449]

Nice that your keeping the balance between the avatar and non-avatar videos

[@bonesock6768]

I think Zuko was really stressed and hella sleep deprived and that’s why he acted so different

[@Addi_the_Hun]

I sure DO LOVE THE ESCAPISM HERE this provides in recent events haha

[@toetruck1589]

11:51 WAIT??? IS THIS UNIRONICALLY OUR FIRST IN UNIVERSE SLUR??? THIS IS HUGE

[@jonasithorisson5159]

I really like the editing around 11:05 when you say "right!" And have sokka in the background emoting

[@crackajackcw]

Patreon gang represent

[@bigbadlara5304]

PIEMEL

[@warlordofbritannia]

Yeah, the main thing with the comics is that they tend to be…heavy-handed and/or have the characters regress a bit. Which is a shame, since the premises are often brilliant and worthy of the ATLA label-moral quandaries posed as both world-building and as subtle analogies to our own world are half of *the* Avatar formula (the other half being strong and compelling characters, ofc).

[@joshbarlow9480]

Just gotta take a sec to appreciate the patron shoutouts at the end which are still consistently funny and clever. Even if I end up not watching one of your series I might have to tune into the shoutouts anyways

[@katieb9428]

I am SO hyped that we’re seeing this with the comics!

[@Gonzaaaga]

Awesome! knew it he'd get around to the comics eventually. I'm not holding out hope for Korra, but nice to see some of the extended media represented

[@emberthecatgirl8796]

I am holding out hope

[@Chris-ks4sw]

Hope he does. Korra feels a lot more faithful than the most of the stuff in the comics.

[@emberthecatgirl8796]

@@Chris-ks4sw I always preferred Korra because it doesn’t have those cringe-inducing forced comedy. Like, I get that it’s a kid’s show, but you don’t have to undermine one of the characters and have them make dumb decisions every five minutes for tension relief. Because as good as ATLA is, it’s still a kids show at it’s heart and it is impossible to watch for someone who is hyper-epathetic and hates forced cringe.

[@waldotheranger3987]

​@@emberthecatgirl8796 That's a hot take I very rarely felt like the humor was out of place, and I'm usually very sensitive to that kind of thing

[@emberthecatgirl8796]

@@waldotheranger3987 Well, I’m jealous of that then. I love the plot and themes of ATLA, but some moments just make me cringe so hard. Like the Avatar Aang Fanclub thing from the sequel comics.

[@marcusjustesen5459]

7:08 In the directors cut It’s revealed that they first wanted Aang to talk to kyoshi, but then Dante and Bryan thought it would make more sense for Aang wanting the guidance of Roku

[@matheus5230]

Great video! Plot-wise, this comic is great and has some cool concepts. It's just that the character writing can feel heavy-handed sometimes, just for the sake of plot.

[@jordancampbell8597]

I agree completely. It's a genuinely good conflict, but it takes forever for Team Avatar to get to the meat of it. Why is Toph, of all people, not far more open to the conflict, since she's been living on the outskirts of Yu Dao? She should already know this conflict intimately--she has to be going into Yu Dao to get food, after all.

[@matheus5230]

@@jordancampbell8597 I think the comic stumbles in heavy-handed characterization sometimes. Mainly, why is everyone in the Gaang (with the exception of Suki and Katara) being so casual about killing Zuko, and that he is becoming Ozai? They are jumping to these conclusions too easily, they should know Zuko better. This is really unnecessary, over-the-top and contrived for the conflicts (both regarding the colonies, and also Aang’s forced promise to kill Zuko), these conflicts are already effective enough, and don't need artificial help. Same thing for Zuko, Katara and Aang’s fight.

[@jordancampbell8597]

@@matheus5230 Exactly! There's also a not insignificant issue that this should not have taken a full year before the conflict got this heated, considering the entire events of the first show took place over the course of less than a year. And that's not factoring in how that brat Kori committed high treason and got a slap on the wrist. And it makes even less sense for *Toph* to be so nonchalant about the possibility of needing to kill Zuko. She was the one who was vouching for him in Season Three, when it was far more justified for the Gaang to execute him. And even if Aang does kill Zuko, who the heck becomes Fire Lord instead?

[@matheus5230]

@@jordancampbell8597 About Kori, I guess that Zuko didn't want to be like his father. He actually threatens to kill her after defeating her, but then he hears her complaints and changes his mind. About taking one year for the conflict to get so heated, it makes some sense when considering that the younger colonies were ended first. Also, Zuko was victim of five assassination attempts before Kori.

[@thothrax5621]

He does not miss

[@somebakedgood]

i thought youtube gold was a video service it's actually a curse that turns you into a golden statue i can't move help

[@robertvanek1933]

Please never stop making videos. I'd listen to you overanalyze anything and everything

[@matheus5230]

I'm looking forward to you reviewing the comics! This is total hype for me, I hoped to see this so much, and I'm glad it's finally here!

[@collardcow4183]

I’m so glad you’re doing the comics, both because you’re funny af and because I need to figure out what order top read them in lmao

[@thundrbaze]

man, I'm really glad you decided to review the comics, as someone who has hesitation related to the series after, so its nice to see you review these fairly and honestly, most reviews have been either love it or hate it. I always love that you seem to be really objective in your reviews It's really refreshing.

[@hexahedronhead7516]

Super glad to you see finding more avatar content to cover. I’ve been thoroughly entertained by all the topics you’ve covered since your main series ended

[@STADATS]

I really love the vibes of this video! I see the original Overanalyzing series as a pretty thorough encyclopedia on the show, but this feels much more like reading these for the first time with a buddy, which is really nice. Plus, you know so much about Avatar that you're pointing out things that I didn't notice despite also being a huge fan

[@J__T]

I have problems with the characters after the show for basically the reasons you stated and, I gotta say, you constantly surprise me with how you review these and I _always_ get something from them, so Thank You.

[@brendancaulfield970]

Feels so good to hear you talk about an Avatar story again! I love your more diverse content, but this feels like coming home.

[@Sleepycreature687]

My favorite part was when Aang said “It’s avataring time!” And murdered zuko

[@eliasbagerqvotrup3349]

Bro, you realy gotta overanalyze “Black mirror” you would be amazing for that Series!!

[@rosaliegrace905]

Extremely excited as I've not read the comics, but I am also looking forward to another of your non-atla vids!

[@sarahlittle7021]

I discovered Avatar in June while recovering from a broken arm from a motorcycle accident. Then I found Overanalyzing Avatar in September while recovering from a broken leg from crashing a different motorcycle. I should be good by Christmas, but keep up the great work, because I am planning a Skidoo trip for January and may need a few more months worth of videos like this afterwords. Thanks

[@noaha6185]

I'm here to shit on you at all I'm just curious if you still bike or gave it up?

[@sarahlittle7021]

@@noaha6185 it's Winter in Canada, so I am taking a break regardless. I am getting my vestibular system checked (system that controls balance) and if I get the go ahead from the Doctors and family I will be taking lessons from a more reputable school.

[@BigCuse22]

LFG He broke and finally did the Comics. I didn’t know I needed this hit of Avatar on Election Day

[@BigCuse22]

Damn, had to pause at Appa and Sokkas new fit Lmaoo fuego baby

[@EciruamreklaW]

Aang's necklace looks like a meditation Mala, usually 108 seeds/beads 📿 They work by starting from the tassle or an extended bead or one of the medallions in this case, And as you focus on the repeated mantra or breathing exercise, you shift the necklace with your thumb, bead by bead, until you reach the point were you started. So that's my guess as to what he's doing around 7:18

[@VGGeek]

Incredibly excited for this series! I mean OA's non-Avatar videos are good, but I was hoping he'd get to these at some point.

[@lelysio5688]

Sokka being grossed out by the kiss is SUCH a BIG MOOD for me. I feel the Same on every romance based media. I know he does engage in romance himself, but its funny to see something so relatable, i wouldve reacted the Same way.

[@takeshisakami]

The story of Zhen Wei Fu is by far the best headcanon I've heard.

[@RyokoVT]

YEEEES! I was waiting for this! I read all these after watching your series like, 40 times. So excited now.

[@jeremyjackson6892]

Hey man, I know you have got to do what you got to do with your own channel, but I would definitely love to see more Avatar comics breakdowns. You have an approach to the content that is endlessly entertaining!

[@MrThatguyuknow]

I'm really looking forward to these reviews. To me, Iroh's comment on the grief later on is one of the best written lines in the whole franchise. I really want to know your thoughts on it.

[@plihal203]

This was amazing to see, im really hyped to see you covering the next ones!!

[@sergiofenoll7705]

MY MAN, i am so happy you're doing these. I was so looking forward to more Avatar content, I can only rewatch the Bitter Work video so many times + great way for me to get into the comics.

[@justnojustn3036]

Aang when he sees a genocidal sociopath that has killed possibly millions in his reign. Vs Aang when he sees zuko making his girlfriend feel the slightest amount of pain

[@atlafan7364]

Honestly very excited for the comic book analysis.

[@monkeyboy1520]

Such a great idea to analyze the comics, I can't wait for the rest of them!

[@frederikpamp1916]

YES! I was hoping you would do this. Please make this a whole new series. Loved it.

[@poggerwhite]

Thank you so much for doing these OA! I was really hoping you would. (Hello fellow Patrons)

[@thewritingrowlet2980]

This is gonna be great when it premieres!

[@Josh-cu6bd]

I live for your patron reads. Also loved the video, excited to see the rest of the comics done.

[@katherinepearce7079]

Love the video! Feels like the original run of the seasons’ overanalyzing has returned. Looking forward to the comics!

[@pinkajou656]

This is hilarious and maybe even funnier than some Overanalysing Avatar episodes.

[@Ryio5]

Love to see more Avatar, especially with the controversial/less consistent comic stories. If you plan on doing another cryptid/conspiracy video you should do something based around water like the Loch Ness monster or Atlantis.

[@harshizzle]

So glad you’re giving these comics some love!

[@caseyboudreaux5638]

Love your content. I could listen to you talk about any subject and be entirely interested and invested.

[@angelearichardson5555]

Excited that you're covering the comics! Friendly constructive criticism: I think you forgot to list "North and South", It comes after "Smoke and Shadow" and is also in three parts.

[@thijmstickman8349]

I think if Zuko had given ang an ultimatum: promise or I do something it would have worked way better. That would have been in character for angs instinct to avoid conflict

[@CrunchyBananaFeet]

When I tell you I was literally screaming when I saw you made this video-

[@bobthebox2993]

Thank you for uploading this video, it has finally given me the push I needed to read the avater comics

[@animeguy1101]

I still wonder about with this comic’s ending. Just why didn’t Zuko go talk to his Uncle, the real father in his life, for advice but instead the guy locked up for being a bad Fire Lord that Zuko doesn’t want to be like.

[@bevvvy1374]

Because they need a contrived way of pushing the plot forward

[@goldencookie6317]

I'm more confused about why Zuko and Aang felt the need to set up all these roundabout solutions (Zuko literally getting murdered somehow being the main one) to the possibility of Zuko going bad like his father, instead of just agreeing to sit down and talk through the political disagreements at hand like the fellow war heroes they are. But who knows, maybe Zuko's still scared he could end up with a symmetrical face the next time he attends a war meeting. That, or just bad writing.

[@danielcastro2530]

@@bevvvy1374 ////

[@mahiiragi]

because he didn't want to be a "burden" i suppose, iroh wanted a peaceful life in ba sing se, not more politics; also is common for abuse victims to come back to their abusers, and zuko openly disagrees with ozai when he talks to him

[@kyleskendle6452]

Who said Ozai was a bad fire lord Ozai was bad for the world, but not for the fire nation Kuvira was a bad leader for the world but not for the EK. Chin The Conqueror was better than the earth king.

[@Little-Dude]

I can't say for every panel but I actually really like how Aang and the others are drawn in the comics. (except for maybe Zuko) A really good style imo. I also am glad you're covering these! I only read the first two comics but I really liked the topics they tackled. This whole story about the earth kingdom colonies is a portion of the world and its history some might not pay attention to or think about, so it's cool that they're addressing it.

[@MigattenoBlakae]

Oh, Zuko is drawn super ugly in this specific comment because he ain’t sleeping very good. I think he looks better in the rest of the comic series.

[@MigattenoBlakae]

Oh Jesus I’m 7 months late😶

[@PennsyPappas]

Oh yeah the man is back in town really analyzing the Avatar Comics oh right. I'm totally on board for this to basically get a summary and review at the same time is just awesome please do the whole series.

[@xdarin_]

"I HAVE ALL THE POWER IN THE WORLD-" *falls into the family guy death pose*

[@outcast4087]

I! Absolutely! Love! Avatar comics! Especially Aang's timeline! Not only they tell you more of the story, of the world in general, but also raise interesting moral and sociological questions! I'm so glad you've decided to analyze these comics!

[@kristynab.6539]

Cool to see you covering the comics! I really love the main conflict with Yu Dao and the Fire Nation colonies. Both Zuko and Aang have a point, but in the end it is Zuko who is in the right, athough it takes a bit for everyone to get on the same page, and I love that. We get to see our favourite characters return and Zuko's struggle with being Firelord and having to redeem an entire nation. What I didn't really like is Aang's promise which is a central part of this comic, I honestly feel like it wasn't really needed and that it just adds unnecessary drama. The biggest issue I have with it is that Aang was so set on NOT killing Ozai, but makes a promise he'd kill Zuko... like... if it REALLY got that bad (which it won't and Aang has to know that), he can always just take Zuko's bending, like he did with Ozai... Funnily enough, some people had an issue with Aang not killing Ozai and if he really had killed him, it would put this entire comic into completely different perspective and make the promise have a lot of weight! But as is, it just doesn't make sense. One thing I'm okay with though is the characters still being flawed and not fully developed. They've grown after the finale of the show, but they're not perfect. Zuko seems to have gotten over his anger issues, but it makes sense he'd still lash out and lose his temper sometimes (especially when compared to his father). Katara is kindhearted but she can be really judgemental sometimes and it's hard to change her mind. Aang above all cares about doing the right thing, but sometimes it's hard to see what that is and he can get swayed to make a wrong decision. Still, the main characters are all friends and they listen to each other and trust each other, so some conversations that happen between them in the comic shouldn't have happened or they should have been written better. In order for the conflict to work, it would have been better if they had been apart for a longer period of time and if Zuko's attitude had severely changed. Overall I do like the comic, it has a lot of elements (ha) I really like, but some glaring problems too. Sorry for the rant.

[@Dachusblot]

It's been a while since I read these comics, but doesn't Zuko pass out in the end when someone tells him he was actually right? That really cracked me up. Poor Zuko.

[@corenlavolpe6143]

@@Dachusblot lol same. That was amazing.

[@SpaceTalon]

Honestly, people who defend the destruction of Zuko's character in the comics annoy me the most. As if taking away the strength and competence that he had earned during his journey and turning him int an emotional and physical punching bag for his abusers, that he had already overcome, while making important people in his life turn on him, would be an actual example of good writing. And not just bryke being envious of the fact that the most popular character had been written by someone else.

[@3ekaust]

I love that you are analyzing the comics too

[@tony62562]

I like that you got into the comics and commeting them. This series will surely be watched!

[@oscarhoogenraad2633]

nice

[@Kostas_Dikefalaios]

You can just tell Aaron Ehasz was the guy who made the original series a masterpiece. Every other media outside of it without him as a head writer was mediocre at best.

[@Goodoldpal_]

Yeah the comics are 💩💩

[@rugvedkulkarni1593]

I don't think all this Aaron Ehasz can be given this much praise after season 4 of the dragon prince.

[@CharlieZColt]

Oh please, Korra had one bad season, one mediocre season, and two awesome seasons but everyone just thinks Aaron is wholly responsible for everything good to do with avatar.

[@zachroos3910]

@@CharlieZColt what kind of crack are you smoking. Because I absolutely want some if it makes you think the korra had a good season

[@CharlieZColt]

@@zachroos3910 season 3 bro. Everyone loves that season. Can you even name who wrote the tale of Iroh? Cause it wasn’t Aaron Ehasz

[@bakubread9308]

I read these ages ago, very glad to see you covering them

[@JasonMLambe]

Love the continued Avatar Content! This is a great video!

[@evankraabel5415]

Zutara has never been the belief that they literally are together, textually. The idea is that it should be textual, in theory. It is just a minor criticism of a detail that makes everything more natural. Aang is literally only with her because hes the protagonist. Katara has significantly more extreme emotions toward Zuko than she ever does with Aang, and under the theory that the opposite of love is apathy, that means she would probably be happier with Zuko.

[@darkhand412]

7:06 With regard to the beaded pendant, this is a monk instrument used during meditation. You're supposed to hold the pendant and mentally speak your mantra, then move the pendant around by one bead through your fingers, repeating the process. For Aang here, moving the pendant bead by bead would accomplish the effect of "rotating" the kingdom emblems, which explains why you see Earth on top in one panel, and Fire in the next. It also makes sense for Aang to be doing this since he's communing with Roku immediately afterwards. I hope that helped!

[@calvincalvin4845]

Letss goooooo! Thanks for doing this. Your overanalyzing makes my day better. I rly love most stuff u do

[@laurensmith20]

So happy about this video coming out. I love this series. 😍