Reviews

Imbalance, Part 3 by Faith Erin Hicks

destinysford's review

5.0

“And the Fire Nation didn’t go to war because they invented steam ships, they did it because the Fire Lord was a giant jerk who wanted to rule the world,”


I love when Sokka is being serious.

sadie_g's review

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

lilmischrysalis's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

mjfmjfmjf's review

3.0

A fine little book. I have seen Avatar - The Last Airbender - but mostly I came back to this for the author. This was certainly not up to her own original stuff, or her art. But it was worth reading. And it had a soft way of reminding you of whom everyone is. Not bad if not great.

bigjessenergy's review

4.0

Good, but not amazing. Post-war industrialization and non-vender bigotry plagues Cranefish town. How do Aang and the gang deal with racism and the grind of capitalist progress? Would love to see more characterization and less reliance on what we already know about the characters.

jakekilroy's review

4.0

The dialogue regarding bending as a leg up on those without the ability while unpacking how it's still a crucial part of identity no matter how you cut it is a fascinating dissection of individual self and collective operation. There's a good showdown of action, sure, but what really drives this story is the ongoing discussion of whether it's justifiable or not to take away an arguably hardheaded divider's powers. Aang is forever striving for peace, but even the most immediate actions can have long-lasting consequences. Alas.

suspiciouspinecone's review

5.0

I just really loved this one, ok? Just an absolutely brilliant commentary on ableism and I just adore it so much. JUST--read it yourself, you'll see what I'm talking about.

CW: Ableism (in-world), abusive mothers, pollution.

midnacine's review against another edition

4.0

I think I figured out why exactly I don't like this story as much as the others: Zuko's not in it. Idk why exactly, I think he would've made a great addition to it,

Spoiler

and the conversation convincing Ru to stand up to her mom would've been a lot more powerful coming from him.

palmkd's review

4.0

This is the end of the Imbalance arc, the sixth book (each book having 3 parts) in the Avatar the Last Airbender Comics which continue where the animated series ended. Imbalance has a change in writer/illustrator from the previous books. The art is a little different and I still like it.
I really enjoy seeing the story and more inside information about the changes after the series and before Legend of Korra. There’s a lot of time in between!

This story focuses on the booming town of Cranefish. Tensions are high between benders and non-benders and team Avatar is trying to find balance and bridge the gap (as always!) to find a hopefully peaceful solution.

I borrowed these from the library and plan to purchase my own copy, hopefully of an omnibus edition with all 3 in one.

destinysford19's review

5.0

“And the Fire Nation didn’t go to war because they invented steam ships, they did it because the Fire Lord was a giant jerk who wanted to rule the world,”


I love when Sokka is being serious.