{"product_id":"the-rift-part-1","title":"The Rift, Part 1","description":"\u003cp\u003eAvatar Aang asks his friends to help him honor Yangchen's Festival--one of the highest Air Nomad holidays, which hasn't been celebrated in over one hundred years. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut cryptic visits from the spirit of Avatar Yangchen herself lead Aang to discover a jointly owned Fire Nation and Earth Kingdom refinery--operating on land sacred to the Airbenders! Is this the cause of the pollution Aang finds there, or is a more mysterious menace afoot? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* The official continuation of \u003ci\u003eAirbender\u003c\/i\u003e from the original series creators! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* Continues to top the sales charts! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* The perfect companion to \u003ci\u003eThe Legend of Korra\u003c\/i\u003e! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"One of the best new pop culture mythologies to debut in the last decade.\"--Kotaku \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A fantastic glimpse into the post-series universe.\"--Bleeding Cool\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGene Luen Yang \u003c\/b\u003ebegan making comic books in the fifth grade. He has since written and drawn a number of titles. His 2006 book, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Born Chinese\u003c\/i\u003e, was the first graphic novel to be nominated for a National Book Award and the first to win the American Library Association's Michael L. Printz Award. It also won an Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album \u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003eNew. His 2013 two-volume graphic novel, \u003ci\u003eBoxers \u0026amp; Saints\u003c\/i\u003e, was nominated for both the National Book Award and the \u003ci\u003eLA Times \u003c\/i\u003eBook Award. Gene currently writes the graphic novel continuation of the popular Nickelodeon cartoon, \u003ci\u003eAvatar: The Last Airbender\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe Shadow Hero\u003c\/i\u003e, his comic book series with Sonny Liew, revived the Green Turtle, an obscure 1940s character who is arguably the first Asian-American superhero. \u003ci\u003eThe Shadow Hero \u003c\/i\u003eis now available as individual digital issues via Amazon Kindle. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eGurihiru\u003c\/b\u003e is the team name of the illustration duo of Chifuku Sasaki and Naoko Kawano. Gurihuru has worked on \u003ci\u003eFantastic Four, The Last Airbender, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePower Pack. \u003c\/i\u003eYou can learn more about Gurihuru at gurihiru.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dark Horse Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67573913714914,"sku":"9781616552954","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0023\/0005\/1501\/files\/9781616552954.jpg?v=1790810340","url":"https:\/\/www.mangadeal.com\/products\/the-rift-part-1","provider":"Manga Deal","version":"1.0","type":"link"}