'Avatar: The Last Airbender' Releases on Blu-ray Ahead of New Dark Horse Comics Trilogy

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Avatar: The Last Airbender ended in 2008. Nickelodeon

It doesn't matter how old you were when you first watched Avatar: The Last Airbender, Aang and Katara had a huge impact on your life. Now, ten years later, you can experience it all over again in Blu-ray.

Pre-order the complete series of Avatar: The Last Airbender the from Best Buy now and receive your copy May 1. The box set includes bonus features such as audio commentary and making-of featurettes.

In addition to the Blu-ray release, Dark Horse announced two new comic books in late February. The first, Avatar: The Last Airbender Team Avatar Tales, is a one-shot anthology comic featuring stories from Gene Luen Yang, Erin Hicks, Carla Speed McNeil, Ron Koertge, Dave Scheidt and Sara Goetter. It is slated for release Sept. 5.

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Avatar: The Last Airbender–Team Avatar Tales arrives Sept. 5. Dark Horse

The second, Avatar: The Last Airbender Imbalance Part One, debuts Oct. 10. Written by Faith Erin Hicks and drawn by Peter Wartman, the story follows Aang, Katara, Sokka and Toph "dealing with a conflict between benders and non-benders in a booming industrial town." Hicks is taking over for longtime Avatar graphic novel writer Gene Luen Yang and will work in collaboration with Avatar co-creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko.

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Avatar: The Last Airbender – Imbalance Part One releases Oct. 10. Dark Horse / ew.com exclusive

The Legend of Korra is already available on Blu-ray. Avatar:The Last Airbender will be available nationwide on Blu-ray June 5.

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