A review by jaw417
The Promise, Part 1 by Bryan Konietzko, Michael Dante DiMartino, Gene Luen Yang
4.0
How do you do justice to an invaded nation without uprooting the lives of the conqueror's descendants? We jump back into the world of Avatar with a bang, looking at the complex political and social repercussions of the Hundred Years War. Aiming to set right what his father and grandfather have done to the world, Zuko agrees to end the Fire Nation's occupation of the Earth Kingdom by removing all Fire Nation colonies.
The thing is, the colonists aren't "just" Fire Nation-ers anymore; they've lived in the Earth Kingdom for generations, interweaving their own culture with those of Earth Kingdom residents and building families together with them. To send them back to the Fire Nation is to force them out of the only home and heritage they've ever known.
On top of all this, Zuko is determined not to become his father. And Aang promised long ago that if Zuko ever seemed at risk of following his father's legacy, he would do what was needed to save Zuko--and the world--from another Fire Nation tyrant. How can Aang and Zuko do right by their friends, their people, and their world, while still keeping up their ends of the promises they've made?
The thing is, the colonists aren't "just" Fire Nation-ers anymore; they've lived in the Earth Kingdom for generations, interweaving their own culture with those of Earth Kingdom residents and building families together with them. To send them back to the Fire Nation is to force them out of the only home and heritage they've ever known.
On top of all this, Zuko is determined not to become his father. And Aang promised long ago that if Zuko ever seemed at risk of following his father's legacy, he would do what was needed to save Zuko--and the world--from another Fire Nation tyrant. How can Aang and Zuko do right by their friends, their people, and their world, while still keeping up their ends of the promises they've made?