Remember way back at the end of 2015 when I said I drew a thing for a thing? Well, that thing is finally *almost* done. The fine folks at Mondo approached us back then about doing a Korrasami statue, and sent over a 2D concept by Eric Siebenaler. I did my revision pass, going for more of a tender moment, resulting in the black & white sketch above, which was used by sculptor Joe Jung. The photo at the top is the first pass on the paint, so there may be some tweaks before this is released. I’m pretty sure it will be on display at Mondo’s booth at San Diego Comic Con this week, and pre-orders will start soon. Thanks to Mondo for the cool project and to Nerdist for the SDCC preview!
What she says: I’m fine What she means: WHY was it canon that Aang and Katara were horrible parents? Aang grew up with loving father figures who he then lost and Katara lost her mother at a young age but was shown to be a very nurturing and mothering person in general. It makes no sense for their kids to talk about how they were neglectful because you know damn well that individually Aang and Katara were loving people who would never want a child to feel unloved, let alone their own.
Plus? Why would Aang not be fully accepting of his non bending and water bending kid. He’d be equally happy to share love with his kids. Plus, Katara would not have let Bumi and Kya not go on the trips too. And if Sokka found out, he would be pissed.
Also toph?? Like I guess I kind of understand how her parents were super strict so she was super laid back? But they portray toph as if she’s still that 12 year old girl with a temper who is not willing to admit that she’s wrong. LOK creators think that she didn’t mature at all?? Even in her old age she acted like a preteen brat with Korra in the swamp. And don’t even get me started on the fact that all other members of the gaang would let toph neglect her daughters like that. Like ??? No. So in conclusion,,,,, the LOK creators didn’t do a good job on their character studies from Atla.
It literally warms my heart that even in his old age, Zuko is still an awkward turtle duck. Like, in LOK when he’s in the elevator with the twins and Korra’s dad,,, and he’s like Haha I once hired an assassin to kill the avatar. Korra’s dad is like ???? Excuse me?? And Zuko’s like It didn’t work ://
I’m just confused about how lightening went from Azula’s deadly weapon that managed to almost kill both Aang and Zuko, to Mako’s fun little party trick that deals like +2 damage
Mike and I are heading up a new studio dedicated to expanding the Avatarverse. Here’s our quote from EW.com (link for the full article):
“It’s hard to believe it’s been 19 years since we created Avatar: The Last Airbender. But even after all that time, there are still many stories and time periods in Aang’s world that we are eager to bring to life. We are fortunate to have an ever-growing community of passionate fans that enjoys exploring the Avatarverse as much as we do. And with this new Avatar Studios venture we have an unparalleled opportunity to develop our franchise and its storytelling on a vast scale, in myriad exciting ways and mediums. We are exceedingly grateful to Brian Robbins and Ramsey Naito for their enthusiasm and respect for the Avatar property and us as its stewards. From the start, they’ve supported our ambitious plans and created a positive, proactive environment for us. We’re excited to be back at Nickelodeon where Avatar began, doing what we do best in the biggest way possible. We can’t wait to build the great teams and productions to make all of this fantasy a reality.” – Bryan Konietzko & Michael DiMartino
