Five comics stories set in James Cameron's expansive world that take place before, during, and after the 2009 multiple Academy Award-winning film Avatar.
In the year 2154, on the moon Pandora, in a galaxy far from earth, Marine Jake Sully joined the native Na'vi through an avatar body and became their leader in the fight against the destructive RDA organization and human colonization. In
Tsu'tey's Path experience these events--events of the first
Avatar movie--from the perspective of Na'vi Omatikaya warrior Tsu'tey!
Then, in the short story "Brothers," Jake connects with the flying Toruk by remembering the depth of his bond with his twin brother and great partnerships of history and legend.
In
The Next Shadow, set immediately after the events of
Avatar, Jake navigates his position as both leader of the Omatikaya and former Marine as tensions ramp up between the Na'vi and the humans who remain on Pandora.
Meanwhile, in
Frontiers of Pandora: So'lek's Journey, young Na'vi warrior, So'lek, finds himself one of the last survivors of his clan after the Battle of the Hallelujah Mountains. He searches for his place on Pandora and struggles with waking nightmares of war. This is the origin story of So'lek, a key character in Ubisoft's AA PC/console video game.
Finally, set years before the events of
Avatar, in
Adapt or Die, Dr. Grace Augustine wants to build a bridge between the occupying humans and the Na'vi, but her plans hit a wall as a mysterious illness among Na'vi and avatars is blamed on the humans.
Seize the opportunity to delve further into the world of
Avatar with these canon stories from writers Sherri L. Smith (
Pearl: A Graphic Novel), Jeremy Barlow (
Star Wars: Darth Maul), Ray Fawkes (
Constantine), and Corinna Bechko (
The Space Between), and artists Jan Duursema (
Star Wars: Legacy), Doug Wheatley (
Fire & Blood: 300 Years Before A Game of Thrones), Josh Hood (
Star Trek: Resurgence), Gabriel Guzm�n (
StarCraft: Scavengers), and Beni R. Lobel (
Fragmentation).
Sherri L. Smith is the prolific author of multiple award-winning children's books, including The Blossom and the Firefly, Flygirl, Orleans, and several books in the Who Was series. She has written for Bart Simpson comics, James Cameron's Avatar comics, and Wonder Woman. Her books have appeared on a number of state reading lists and have been named as Junior Library Guild, Children's Book Council, and American Library Association Best Books for Young Adults selections. Sherri teaches creative writing in the MFA in Children's Writing program at Hamline University, and has taught at Goddard College and Old Dominion University. She lives in Los Angeles with her partner and a disreputable cat. Visit her online at sherrilsmith.com.
Corinna Bechko is a Hugo- and Eisner-nominated New York Times best-selling author. Her work includes Invisible Republic, Star Wars: Legacy, Savage Hulk, Angel, Once Upon a Time, Court of the Dead, Green Lantern: Earth One, and The Expanse. In addition to comics she writes prose and science-based books for young readers, including Smithsonian Dig it: Dinosaurs and Smithsonian 1000 Super Space Facts. Corinna lives in Los Angeles where she works with dinosaurs and rescues parrots.
Ray Fawkes is the critically-acclaimed author of the comics and graphic novels
Underwinter,
Intersect, One Soul,
The People Inside,
The Spectral Engine,
Possessions, and
Junction True, as well as
Batman: Eternal,
Constantine,
Justice League Dark, and Gotham by Midnight (DC),
Wolverines (Marvel),
Black Hammer '45 (Dark Horse),
Jackpot! (AfterShock) and more. He is an Eisner, Harvey, and Shuster award nominee and a YALSA award winner. Ray has been making comics for over 20 years, starting with and continuing the tradition of DIY fiction as well as working for many major comics publishers in the U.S. and Canada.
Jeremy Barlow is an Eisner Award nominated writer and editor based in Portland, Oregon. His graphic novel credits include Star Wars, Mass Effect, Call of Duty, Alien vs. Predator, and Metalocalypse.
