After three spellbinding (and award-winning) years on Nickelodeon, the cartoon series Avatar: The Last Airbender is getting the live-action treatment, with M. Night Shyamalan’s The Last Airbender hitting theaters in 2D and 3D on July 1. The Last Airbender tells the tale of Aang, the last boy with the ability to control the element of air and the destiny to bring balance to the world. On Friday, July 2, the day after The Last Airbender comes to the big screen, Kinokuniya Bookstore, Del Rey Books, and the New York Anime Festival present LAST AIRBENDER DAY and tell the other half of the story.
Del Rey’s Dave Roman and Alison Wilgus, authors of the just released graphic novel The Last Airbender: Prequel – Zuko’s Story, will be appearing at Kinokuniya from 4 to 6 PM to speak about The Last Airbender, present a read-along, and sign autographs for attendees. Zuko’s Story reveals the never-before-seen origin of Aang’s nemesis, Fire Prince Zuko, a banished warrior who has dedicated his life to capturing the one thing that can bring him redemption... Aang.
Last Airbender Day Schedule
4:00 PM – Zuko’s Story Read-Along
4:30 PM – Dave Roman and Alison Wilgus Q&A
5:00 PM – Dave Roman and Alison Wilgus Autographing
5:30 PM – Last Airbender Day Raffle
Dave Roman was associate editor of Nickelodeon Magazine. The co-creator of the Harvey Award-nominated series Jax Epoch and the Quicken Forbidden and the Ignatz award-winning Teen Boat, he also pens his own webcomic, Astronaut Elementary. Roman, based in New York, is also the creator of the comic Agnes Quill, and he co-wrote Del Rey Manga and Marvel Comics’ X-Men: Misfits with his wife, Raina Telgemeier.
Alison Wilgus is a writer and artist who has worked on projects for Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon Magazine, and more. She is based in New York and is currently working on Chronin, her first graphic novel, with SLG Publishing.
