Official ‘Avatar’ and ‘Korra’ Merchandise Coming This May

Originally published on The Flickcast.  20 February  2014.


At long last, Avatar: The Last Airbender fans can indulge in collectibles. Dark Horse Comics and Nickelodeon have announced plans for brand new products based on Avatar as well as The Legend of Korra.

Soon you can show off your Water, Earth, Air or Fire Nation pride with an array of merchandise including figurines, drinkware, coasters, magnets, playing cards, lunch boxes (pictured below), pins, plush, and limited-edition statues.

“Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra are some of the finest animated television shows ever created,” David Scroggy, Dark Horse Vice President, Product Development, said. “We feel a strong responsibility to bring forward the creators’ vision as accurately as possible in the style they have established, and we are excited to bring these products to fans.”

Dark Horse and Nickelodeon have already been enjoying a successful partnership with the two series created and produced by Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino. The books and graphic novels based on the shows have become some of Dark Horse’s best sellers.

The new merchandise will debut at the International Toy Fair in New York this month and will be available for purchase in May.

'Legend of Korra' Book Two Coming Summer 2013

Originally published on TheFlickcast.com.  19 July 2012.

Avatar: The Last Airbender may have ended in 2008 but it left a devoted fan base that has only grown in recent years. Now the sequel to the hit animated Nickleodeon show is poised to become just as popular if the thousands of people crammed into Ballroom 20 at San Diego Comic Con last week were any indication. The cast and creators of The Legend of Korra were on hand at SDCC where they gave out a few hints about what the second part of season one would bring.

Book Two picks up six months after the conclusion of Book One: Air. Team Avatar will travel to the Southern Water Tribe and Southern Air Temple as Korra (Janet Varney) continues mastering the elements. She will also make a trip or two to the spirit world, as hinted at by the Book Two's subtitle, Spirits. But the team will also split apart as Asami (Seychelle Gabriel) takes control of her father's company, Future Industries, Bolin (P.J. Byrne) returns to the Pro-Bending arena and Mako (David Faustino) becomes a Republic City policeman.

Even before SDCC, Nickelodeon had already order three more seasons of Korra, for a total of 52 episodes, and it's easy to see why. The short previews displayed at Comic-Con proved that Korra hasn't lost its superb balance between action, humor, mystery, the supernatural, and romance. If you aren't convinced, just watch the Book One highlights below and be sure to keep an eye out for Book Two: Spirits premiering in Summer 2013.

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