Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Lost Adventures Explained


– The Lost Adventures
Publisher:Dark Horse Comics
Date:June 15, 2011
Origpublication:Avatar: The Last Airbender
Origisbn:9781595827487
Origedinfo:Graphic novel
Origisbn2:9781506722740
Origedinfo2:Library edition
Editors:Samantha Robertson
Creators:Michael Dante DiMartino
Bryan Konietzko

The Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Lost Adventures is a graphic novel anthology published by Dark Horse Comics collecting short stories from 2005 to 2011. The Lost Adventures features twenty-six in-continuity stories set throughout the run of the Avatar: The Last Airbender TV series, most of which had previously appeared in Nickelodeon Magazine or as part of DVD collections. Many of the writers and artists worked on the original animated series.[1]

Stories

The Lost Adventures is divided into three books—Water, Earth, and Fire—corresponding to the three seasons of the TV series. On the table below, creators marked with a † worked on the Avatar: The Last Airbender TV series, and creators marked with a ‡ worked on The Legend of Korra TV series.

TitleStoryArtColorsLettering
Book
One

Water
“Bee Calm”Joshua Hamilton †‡
John O'Bryan †
Justin Ridge †‡Hye Jung Kim †Clem Robins
Originally appeared in the June 2005 issue of Nickelodeon Magazine and later in the 2006 Nick Mag Presents: Avatar: The Last Airbender.
“Water War”Tim Hedrick †‡Justin Ridge †‡Hye Jung Kim †Comicraft
Originally appeared in the 2006 Nick Mag Presents: Avatar: The Last Airbender.
“Don't Blow It!”Alison WilgusElsa Garagarza †Wes DziobaComicraft
Originally appeared in Nickelodeon Comics Club.
“Relics”Johane Matte ‡
Joshua Hamilton †‡
Johane Matte ‡Hye Jung Kim †Comicraft
Originally appeared in Nickelodeon Magazine and later in the Avatar: The Last Airbender / Star Wars: The Clone Wars Free Comic Book Day 2011 issue from Dark Horse Comics.
“Fruit-Stand Freestyle”Brian RalphComicraft
Originally appeared in the 2007 Nick Mag Presents: Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Book
Two

Earth
“Sleepbending”Joshua Hamilton †‡Joaquim Dos Santos †‡Hye Jung Kim †Clem Robins
Originally appeared in the 2006 Nick Mag Presents: Avatar: The Last Airbender.
“Lessons”Johane Matte ‡Wes DziobaComicraft
Originally appeared in the August 2007 issue of Nickelodeon Magazine.
“Sokka the Avatar”Joshua Hamilton †‡Justin Ridge †‡Sno Cone StudiosComicraft
Originally appeared in the 2006 Nick Mag Presents: Avatar: The Last Airbender.
“Dirty Is Only Skin Deep”J. TorresGurihiruComicraft
Originally appeared in Nickelodeon Magazine. Gurihiru worked on the Avatar: The Last Airbender graphic novel trilogies from 2012 to 2017.
“Divided We Fall”Frank PittareseJustin Ridge †‡Hye Jung Kim †
Wes Dzioba
Comicraft
Originally appeared serialized in four parts with the Avatar: The Last Airbender – Book Two individual DVD volumes.
“Reach for the Toph”J. TorresCorey LewisComicraft
Originally appeared in Nickelodeon Magazine.
“It's Only Natural!”Johane Matte ‡
Joshua Hamilton †‡
Johane Matte ‡Wes DziobaComicraft
Originally appeared in the 2007 Nick Mag Presents: Avatar: The Last Airbender.
“Going Home Again”Aaron Ehasz †
May Chan †
Katie Mattila †‡
Alison Wilgus
Amy Kim GanterWes DziobaComicraft
Originally appeared in the 2007 Nick Mag Presents: Avatar: The Last Airbender.
“The Bridge”Joshua Hamilton †‡
Tim Hedrick †‡
Aaron Ehasz †
Frank Pittarese
Reagan LodgeComicraft
Originally appeared in the 2007 Nick Mag Presents: Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Book
Three

Fire
“Private Fire”Joshua Hamilton †‡Johane Matte ‡Wes DziobaComicraft
Originally appeared serialized in four parts with the Avatar: The Last Airbender – Book Three individual DVD volumes.
“Night Animals”Katie Mattila †‡Justin Ridge †‡Wes DziobaComicraft
Originally appeared in the April 2008 issue of Nickelodeon Magazine.
“Boys' Day Out”Alison WilgusGurihiruComicraft
Originally appeared in Nickelodeon Magazine.
“Ember Island Arcade”Corey LewisComicraft
Originally appeared in Nickelodeon Magazine.
“Monster Slayer”J. TorresGurihiruComicraft
Originally appeared in Nickelodeon Magazine.
“Combustion Man on a Train”Alison Wilgus
Rawles Lumumba
Tom McWeeneyWes DziobaComicraft
Originally appeared in Nickelodeon Magazine.
“Swordbending”Alison WilgusJustin Ridge †‡Wes DziobaComicraft
Originally appeared in Nickelodeon Comics Club.
“No Benders Allowed”Alison WilgusElsa Garagarza †Wes DziobaComicraft
Originally appeared in Nickelodeon Comics Club.
“Love Is a Battlefield”J. TorresGurihiruComicraft
Originally appeared in Nickelodeon Magazine.
“Dragon Days”Alison WilgusFRAMING SEQUENCE:
Johane Matte ‡
FLASHBACK:
Tom McWeeney
Wes DziobaComicraft
Originally appeared in Nickelodeon Comics Club.
“Game Time!”Katie Mattila †‡Justin Ridge †‡Hye Jung Kim †Comicraft
Originally appeared in Nickelodeon Comics Club.
“Bumi vs. Toph, Round 1”Johane Matte ‡
Joshua Hamilton †‡
Johane Matte ‡Hye Jung Kim †Comicraft
Originally appeared in Nickelodeon Comics Club.
Bonus
Stories
“New Recruits”Dave RomanJustin Ridge †‡Sno Cone Studios
Hye Jung Kim †
Comicraft
Originally appeared in Nickelodeon Magazine. This is an out-of-continuity story.
“Gym Time”Alison WilgusEthan Spaulding †‡Wes DziobaComicraft
Originally appeared in the 2007 Nick Mag Presents: Avatar: The Last Airbender. This is an out-of-continuity story.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Lost Adventures . Dark Horse Comics . August 15, 2018.