I’ve been absent from this blog for quite some time, eh? Because really, there’s been very little going on in the Avatar front. There’s technically nothing to look forward to in the fandom aside from the return of the series this July. Even Dongbu Feng and Avatar Spirit, my two prime sources for all Avatar-related news, haven’t seen much activity the past few days. The latest update comes from TV Guide; it seems that the entire 3rd season boxed set will be released on the 16th of September, 2008, a couple of months after the entire series ends in July. Here is an image of the box art:

I personally don’t find the box art to be interesting in any way. It’s just a two-faced Aang, with a lot of Chinese characters all over ala Matrix rain. Big deal.

I find this more interesting: the first part of the "Escape from the Spirit World" flash comics that serve as a bridge from the end of book two and the start of book three.

Okay, the "Sozin’s Comet" novelization was released over the weekend, and as such, spoilers have been released into the web. Such awesomeness; I couldn’t stop myself from going through them as fast as I could. As a matter of fact, it ate up a good two hours of my time going through the spoilers / doing a bit of research. And still I’m looking forward to the finale. Avatar’s so good, not even spoilers can stop me from appreciating a well-orchestrated ending.

That said, what I don’t understand is some of the fans’ reactions to the revelations. So much so that they go and disown the creators for coming up with the ending. Check this Deviant Art thread, for example. You can really feel the hate. Meh.

It’s like the creators of Avatar failed these guys for the past two seasons. I mean, you guys became fans of the show for all that time - what’s wrong with accepting how Brian and Mike wanted it to end?

C’mon kids. Grow up. You guys’re old enough to ask for a more mature version of Avatar - why can’t you guys be more mature?

Caught the news from Dongbu Feng that IGN.com was doing an episode-by-episode review of the entire Avatar TV series. While this might not sound too exciting for veteran watchers of the show, all you new fans out there might want to read up on how the critics and fans react to each and every episode of this awesome show. You can read the review of the first episode here.

It might interest all of you veterans out there that you can help IGN out by filling in some of the missing portions, or by posting your own review of an episode. Here’s your chance to contribute to Avatar: the Last Airbender’s posterity!