*Futurama voice* Good news everyone!

[secondlina]

 So, if you are an Avatar : The Last Airbender fan and were awake when the internet exploded this morning, you already know that Nickelodeon officially announced The Legend of Korra this morning, a sequel to the popular animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender. Set for a 2011 debut, Korra will be set after the events of the original series and will focus the new Avatar, a waterbender named Korra.

The story goes something like this : 

The Legend of Korra takes place 70 years after the events of Avatar: The Last Airbender and follows the adventures of the Avatar after Aang – a passionate, rebellious, and fearless teenaged girl from the Southern Water Tribe named Korra. With three of the four elements under her belt (Earth, Water, and Fire), Korra seeks to master the final element, Air. Her quest leads her to the epicenter of the modern “Avatar” world, Republic City – a metropolis that is fueled by steampunk technology. It is a virtual melting pot where benders and non-benders from all nations live and thrive. However, Korra discovers that Republic City is plagued by crime as well as a growing anti-bending revolution that threatens to rip it apart. Under the tutelage of Aang’s son, Tenzin, Korra begins her airbending training while dealing with the dangers at large.

Sounds cool to me. Cool enough to make me want to draw art of Korra, even though we have yet to see her face. So behold, my version of Korra. I do realize that this fanarts will be scrapped as soon as more production images come out, but meh, at least I can say I tried guessing. Awesome grandpa Aang and Badass Grandma Toph are in there as a bonus.







schellibie  beated me to it!

My opinion of this news? YAY! YAY! YAY! I don't really have an opinion about this news series other then "Yay, new shiny thing!" because, let's be honest, this is very little information to go on. A few people seem worried about the steampunk, but I've seen asian inspired steampunk in french comics before, and it can be really cool. So i'm not worried.

Other cool thing : Anybody remembers American McGees' Alice? Aka my favorite Horror and Gore Wonderland video game ever? A SEQUEL IS COMING. The graphics looks....AAAARGH! ISA WANTS.



Go to the website to check out the teaser. Hum. Don't watch it if you don't like horror and gore. The teaser itself is pretty freaky.

Nothing put sequels today.

Okay, back to the drawing table for me. Still working my way thru the bottleneck. I can see the light at the end, I swear! I... Oh wait, that's my light table. Nevermind.

- Isa

Comments

[brendala.livejournal.com]

Korra looks like a sweet show! I can't wait for more pictures to come out!

Judging from this picture of Korra, I assume she'll be an adult at the start of this series (I can't imagine a 16-year-old girl being that buff). I really hope that's the case! In my opinion, part of the reason why most modern cartoons aren't that good or original is because almost all of them center around child and/or teen characters instead of grown ups. I'm not saying shows about kids can't be good or creative. But, unless the show is fantasy or something, there's only so much you can do with child characters. Also, having an adult protagonist would help set Legend of Korra apart from the original series.

I'm looking forward to seeing glimpses of the original cast and finding out what happened to them. Since this series is set 70 years after the original and Korra has to be at least 16 years old; it seems that Aang didn't live to a ripe old age like many past Avatars did :(. I wonder if Tenzin will bring up how Aang died at any point in the show.

[(Anonymous)]

You know what, I actually disagree! Child and Teen characters are needed so that the targeted demographic can see themselves in the characters. Though I have to agree that outside fantasy shows, that's a bit tricky. Things like toons and superhero shows have it down in a pretty interesting fashion too. I wish I could show you the french comics I own. some do these incredible things with child characters. It's amazing.

According to the creators, Aang being in an iceberg used up his lifespan. A lot of the Avatars seem to live to be incredibly old. Does everyone in this universe have a very long life span, or just them? I think Sozin lived really old though, though I guess that's pretty normal for royalty.

[secondlina.livejournal.com]

I forgot to sign in. The anonymous comment is from me *is silly*

[brendala.livejournal.com]

You know what, I actually disagree! Child and Teen characters are needed so that the targeted demographic can see themselves in the characters.

When I was little, I never had trouble identifying with adult characters. Two of my childhood favorites were Rebecca Cunningham (the mother/overworked boss in Talespin) and Elisa Maza (the cop in Gargoyles).

My issue with this started when, after the Disney Afternoon faded, suddenly every cartoon on TV was about "kids in school". I have no problem with "kids in school" or "kids having adventures" shows; I just don't think they should have a monopoly. Adult characters can relateable to anyone if they're written well.


According to the creators, Aang being in an iceberg used up his lifespan. A lot of the Avatars seem to live to be incredibly old. Does everyone in this universe have a very long life span, or just them? I think Sozin lived really old though, though I guess that's pretty normal for royalty.

Long lifespans seem to be fairly common in the Avatar universe. And I suppose the Avatars themselves can live extra long lives if they manage to do their job without getting killed.

[watertribecharm.livejournal.com]

I agree about adult characters being relatable if done well (Batman. The whole Justice league). But for some stories, kids are required. Aang's story worked well because he was a kid. Him fleeing and such would have look pretty weak on an adult characters. Let's see what the creators can do with an adult now!