Reviews tagging 'Cultural appropriation'
Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise by Bryan Konietzko, Michael Dante DiMartino, Gene Luen Yang
4 reviews
bitsandbobsdivination's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Solid read! I enjoyed it, but it didn’t grip me as much as TLOK’s continuation did and probably because I’m not the middle grade audience. The main themes here though were still very relevant even today, and I enjoyed seeing how things played out. Will continue to the next installments!
Graphic: Bullying
Moderate: Cultural appropriation, War, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence
Minor: Death of parent
sophieissapphhic's review
3.0
3 stars.
- I think some of the character development that was in the show was lost in this comic. I still love the characters, I just wanted more from them.
- The art is great! I prefer the show over the comic books, but the art style works really well for Avatar: The Last Airbender in my opinion.
- The humor still comes across in comic format, which I really appreciate.
- I think The Promise was meant to set the rest of the comic books, so I didn't love this first installment in the series. (I liked The Search a lot more.)
Content Warnings:
Graphic: colonization, racism
Moderate: fire violence, insomnia, cultural appropriation
Minor: forced insitution/imprsonment, fainting, confinement
- I think some of the character development that was in the show was lost in this comic. I still love the characters, I just wanted more from them.
- The art is great! I prefer the show over the comic books, but the art style works really well for Avatar: The Last Airbender in my opinion.
- The humor still comes across in comic format, which I really appreciate.
- I think The Promise was meant to set the rest of the comic books, so I didn't love this first installment in the series. (I liked The Search a lot more.)
Content Warnings:
Graphic: colonization, racism
Moderate: fire violence, insomnia, cultural appropriation
Minor: forced insitution/imprsonment, fainting, confinement
Graphic: Colonisation and Racism
Moderate: Racism, Fire/Fire injury, and Cultural appropriation
Minor: Forced institutionalization and Confinement
natanbcpc's review
adventurous
funny
reflective
fast-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
5.0
I love everything ATLA and it was great revisiting the characters in a new setting. The story feels very authentic to everything that's come out of the universe before and so do the characters.
I only feel like the story maybe moved a bit too quickly, but maybe I just wish there were more to read 🙃. Can't wait to start The Search!
I only feel like the story maybe moved a bit too quickly, but maybe I just wish there were more to read 🙃. Can't wait to start The Search!
Moderate: War
Minor: Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Forced institutionalization, Racial slurs, and Violence
jojo_'s review
adventurous
reflective
fast-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
4.5
Moderate: Colonisation
Minor: Cultural appropriation, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Violence, Xenophobia, and War
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