Avatar: The Last Airbender--Ashes of the Academy - Paperback

by Faith Erin Hicks (Author), Peter Wartman (Illustrator), Adele Matera (Illustrator)

An all-new stand-alone Avatar: The Last Airbender graphic novel!

Kiyi, half-sister to Fire Lord Zuko, enrolls at the Royal Fire Academy for Girls! Known for its strict curriculum and even stricter instructors, Zuko worries for Kiyi.

When things take a turn for the worse and a seed of doubt about the new headmistress is planted, Zuko takes action by installing one of the people he trusts most, Mai, as an academy teacher. Can Mai keep a watchful eye over Kiyi and keep her on the right path, or will the academy's cruel culture shape her footsteps into those of her other half-sibling, Azula?

Faith Erin Hicks, Peter Wartman, and Adele Matera are back with another new adventure in the world of Avatar: The Last Airbender. Written in consultation with the co-creators of the animated series, Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko!

Author Biography

Faith Erin Hicks is a writer and artist living in Vancouver, British Columbia. Her published works include The Adventures of Superhero Girl, Friends with Boys, The Nameless City trilogy, Pumpkinheads (with Rainbow Rowell), One Year at Ellsmere and the young adult novel Comics Will Break Your Heart. She has won two Eisner Awards, and Pumpkinheads was a New York Times bestseller. She has written many Avatar comics, including Imbalance, Suki Alone and Azula in the Spirit Temple.

Peter Wartman is a cartoonist living in Minneapolis, MN who has worked on graphic novels for properties like Avatar: The Last Airbender and the Dragon Prince. He's interested in stories about history, technology and myths, and the way all those things interact.

Adele Matera was born in Calabria, Italy. After completing her studies at the International School of Comics in Digital Coloring she began working as a colorist for Titan Comics on the Doctor Who comics series. She moved to Rome and began working for the Italian market in 2017 for Sergio Bonelli Editore on Dragonero and Orfani. After in 2018 she began working for Dark Horse in Avatar: The Last Airbender, which she still works on today. She also works on Nero, Il Confine and Eternity for Sergio Bonelli Editore.