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Rocking out this Earth Day with a look back at production art of Toph Beifong, one of the toughest Earthbenders ever! Special thanks to the Nick Archives for digging up these treasures from Avatar: The Last Airbender! 🌎

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The Legend of Korra premiered on this day 6 years ago!

And like the cycle of the seasons, the cycle of the Avatar began anew…

Happy krew-niversary!!

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ATLA & LOK OPENING SEQUENCE PARALLELS

Avatar The Last Airbender (February 21, 2005):

My grandmother used to tell me stories about the old days, a time of peace when the Avatar kept balance between the Water Tribes, Earth Kingdom, Fire Nation, and Air Nomads. But that all changed when the Fire Nation attacked.

Only the Avatar mastered all four elements. Only he could stop the ruthless firebenders. But when the world needed him most, he vanished.

A hundred years have passed and the Fire Nation is nearing victory in the war. Two years ago, my father and the men of my tribe journeyed to the Earth Kingdom to help fight against the Fire Nation, leaving me and my brother to look after our tribe. Some people believe that the Avatar was never reborn into the Air Nomads and that the cycle is broken, but I haven't lost hope. I still believe that somehow the Avatar will return to save the world.

THE LEGEND OF KORRA (April 14, 2012):

Earth... Fire... Air... Water. When I was a boy, my father, Avatar Aang, told me the story of how he and his friends heroically ended the Hundred Year War. Avatar Aang and Firelord Zuko transformed the Fire Nation colonies into the United Republic of Nations, a society where benders and non-benders from all over the world could live and thrive together in peace and harmony. They named the capital of this great land "Republic City". Avatar Aang accomplished many remarkable things in his life, but sadly his time in this world came to an end. And like the cycle of the seasons, the cycle of the Avatar began anew. 

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I’m happy to announce that I was able to design the cover for the upcoming Avatar Anthology!

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Dark Horse announces new Avatar: The Last Airbender comics

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Here is the slipcase and cover art I recently did for a new upcoming Blu-ray release of the complete Avatar: The Last Airbender series. They figured out a way to uprez the footage from the original masters. The Blu-ray will be available exclusively from Best Buy starting May 1st, then available nationally starting June 5th. IGN has some more info at this link:

http://www.ign.com/articles/2018/02/23/avatar-the-last-airbender-complete-series-coming-to-blu-ray-this-summer?watch

It was the 13th anniversary of the premiere earlier this week; the 15th anniversary of when Mike and I created the series is coming up this spring; and it’s the 10th anniversary of the finale later this year.

You can see some process images from these covers over at my new Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/bryankonietzko/

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For the first time, Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Complete Series is going to be released on Blu-ray disc in full 1080p HD, coming May 1st, 2018.

This is really exciting news! A few months ago, Nickelodeon finally released ATLA in 1080p digitally, and not only that but it was a true higher definition render of the series than what we had before, not just an upscale. Now, we’ll be able to see that 1080p release in the best quality possible on Blu-ray, which offers much higher bitrate and less compression than digital.

The news comes from this Best Buy product catalog posting, just in time for the ten-year anniversary of the show’s end this July!

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Avatar: The Last Airbender first premiered on this day 13 years ago!

Happy birthday Team Avatar, your present is ATLA on Blu-ray for the first time ever! 💎

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So this is interesting: Nickelodeon just posted on Monday 12/4 that for the first time ever, all of ATLA has been re-released in full 1080p HD on iTunes. Obviously since it was created in 480p, this means this re-release is some kind of upscaled/remastered version, but this is the first official release of the show in HD ever. Earlier this year you might recall the fanmade project that did the same thing, remastering the series in 1080p. Eager to see for myself Nick’s take on it and if the difference in quality is noticeable.

See Nick’s post: https://facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10156039240954617&id=104956949616

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Aaron Ehasz, former head writer and co-executive producer for Avatar: The Last Airbender, has co-founded Wonderstorm (along with Justin Richmond, Uncharted director), a new videogame & expanded media studio. Giancarlo Volpe, former Avatar: The Last Airbender director, has joined him.

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can waterbenders bend oil can earthbenders bend glass can airbenders bend sound can firebenders bend mixtapes

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I’m sure they were referring to her parenting skills.

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Avatar: The Last Airbender first premiered 12 years ago!

The Boy in the Iceberg and The Avatar Returns kicked off the Avatar franchise on this day 12 years ago: February 21st, 2005. Coincidentally, that’s the same age Aang was– if you ignore the hundred years in the iceberg ;)

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(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JuCLlJq2zo)

some storyboard works from ep 5 animatic of ‘legend of korra’ 

this is one of my favorite episode from book1. it’s been a long time to see my old board work. so embarrassed to see my work… but it brings up old memory~

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Hi, this is Scyrous. I just want to let you know we´re finished with the 1080p remastering project. I can't share any links via this window, but the final Reddit thread is at /r/TheLastAirbender. As of right now it has around 2k upvotes and it's stickied. Can't miss it.

YESSSSSSSSSSS THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME KNOW!!

THE ATLA REMASTERING PROJECT IS NOW FINISHED! You can now watch ATLA in HD for the first time ever!

Main Thread

Download Thread

SCREENSHOT COMPARISONS: X X X

Download Links

Book 1: Water

Book 2: Earth

Book 3: Fire

Torrent link (Piratebay) (All 3 seasons)

Thank you so much to those behind this project for putting this together, you guys rock!!!!

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Avatar Remastering Project

Hey guys! Exciting news–the fan-run Avatar Remastering Project is getting closer to completion everyday! This project is upscaling and remastering every single episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender in beautiful HD (1080p vs the original 480p, or 1440x1080 vs 720x480). 

This means, for the first time ever, you’ll be able to watch Avatar: The Last Airbender in HD! 

Additionally, the interlacing and haloing (glowy white borders around black outlines) have been removed.

The latest update was November 27, 2016 (2 days ago):

We’ve finished upscaling all 61 episodes. This unarguably took the most amount of time (400+ hours) Right now we have to look for visual errors in every episode and correct those scenes. Not sure how long that’s gonna take. After we’re done fixing everything, we’re ready to start uploading.

I’m not affiliated with this project, but I am super excited to be able to watch and edit Avatar in HD for the first time ever! The dedication of the Avatar fandom never ceases to amaze me, and the fact that a fanmade project like this is in the works more than 10 years after the show’s premiere is a real testament to the quality of ATLA. 

For more information, check out these posts from the people who are running the project: 

https://www.reddit.com/r/TheLastAirbender/comments/51krem/atlaquick_preview_of_our_avatar_upscaling_progress/

https://www.reddit.com/r/TheLastAirbender/comments/54gi3l/atla_avatar_remastering_project_update_2/

Screenshot comparison

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NICK ANIMATION PODCAST

EPISODE #1: BRYAN KONIETZKO AND MICHAEL DANTE DIMARTINO

Bryan likes to talk. A lot. Not Mike. Luckily for the rest of us, they both like to make cartoons in the exact same way. In the debut episode of the Nickelodeon Animation Podcast, host Hector Navarro talks to the geniuses and best friends behind two of the most awesome cartoons in TV history - Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra.

iTunes: at.nick.com/24Wy2ct

YouTube: http://at.nick.com/1TCe0Zp

SoundCloud: http://at.nick.com/1OoqnvR

Make sure to follow Mike for updates on his book and follow Bryan to find out more about his graphic novel. 

You can also keep up with our intrepid host Hector on Twitter and Instagram. And stay tuned to NickAnimation25 for next week’s episode with The Loud House creator Chris Savino!

Thanks to Mike and Bryan for joining us!