It takes place in a mythical world where four great nations of people telekinetically manipulate, or “bend,” each of the four elements. On the TV sets of children across the country, Nickelodeon aired the final episode of “ Avatar: The Last Airbender.” Spanning three seasons and more than 60 episodes, “Avatar” is one of the most popular and nuanced children’s cartoons ever made. The world seemed equal parts chaotic and hopeful: Economic devastation and social change left us feeling excited but scared, anxiously awaiting a stable new world.Īmid the upheaval, another great unveiling occurred. The first iPhones hit the market, set to change the way we communicate forever. The United States elected its first Black president. The stock market slumped and the housing bubble burst.
Much like the upcoming Avatar: The Last Airbender Cookbook: Official Recipes from the Four Nations - set for release on AugBeasts of Four Nations offers a new opportunity to break away from recapitulations and offer the kind of unique world building the series is best known for.The year 2008 was tumultuous for Americans. Some art books in the past, such as Avatar: The Last Airbender: Legacy and The Legend of Korra: An Avatar’s Chronicle, came as tepid disappointments to those looking for new details, merely recapping knowledge many fans already had. Beasts of Four Nations will serve as an exhaustive review of the animals in Avatar, and could even include some that have never been seen. Species like the arctic hippo or armadillo lion have been referenced in the franchise without directly appearing, and an art book would offer the perfect opportunity to illustrate those animals for the first time.īeasts of Four Nations represents a valuable chance to engage fans between the release of movies, television series, comics and novels that currently constitute Avatar‘s canon. The description for the art book mentions more obscure animals like the singing groundhogs that performed a musical number for the Gaang and the purple pentapuses that allowed Sokka to create his penta-pox ruse to infiltrate Omashu. Sky bison are only the tip of the iceberg.
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