Nickelodeon follows up its popular Avatar: The Last Airbender quasi-anime fantasy multi-volume series with this next-generation successor, visually rendered by South Korean artists with Japanese-style cartoon brio. The setting moves from the feudal-style era of the now-deceased hero-mage Avatar Aang to a city location (think magical Hong Kong or Shanghai) with 1930s-level technology. Korra, a headstrong teenage girl from a mystic tribe, is a prodigious “bender,” having superpowers that enable her to manipulate earth, fire, and water (she also sports some impressive martial-arts moves). Although impulsive and undisciplined, Korra inherits the protective role of “Avatar” of the sprawling Republic City. But a strong anti-superpower political-movement-cum-cult is rising, led by a seemingly invulnerable masked villain. An especially nice touch here is the fast-talking narrator, who tells the story in the retro manner of vintage cliffhanger serials and radio shows. Available on DVD and Blu-ray, extras include a "making-of" featurette starring hand puppets (exclusive to the Blu-ray release are audio commentaries and animatics). Sure to appeal to fans of the original Avatar series, this is highly recommended. Aud: P. (C. Cassady)
The Legend of Korra—Book One: Air
(2012) 2 discs. 289 min. DVD: $14.99. Paramount Home Entertainment (avail. from most distributors). SDH captioned. ISBN: 1-4157-7003-4. Volume 28, Issue 5
The Legend of Korra—Book One: Air
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