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Avatar: The Last Airbender is a multimedia franchise consisting of television series, a live-action film, comics, books, video games, home media, and soundtracks. Beginning as an animated television series, Avatar: The Last Airbender was created by Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino and aired on Nickelodeon from 2005 to 2008. Since its original release, the series has developed into a franchise with tie-ins in multiple forms of media. A sequel animated series, The Legend of Korra, aired on Nickelodeon from 2012 to 2014 and has since expanded into its own sub-franchise. Avatar: The Last Airbender was adapted into a live-action film by M. Night Shyamalan in 2010. A Netflix live-action remake is also in the works.

Official media relating to Avatar: The Last Airbender and its sequel The Legend of Korra are included in this list.

Television series

Title Broadcast run Original network Total # episodes Total # seasons
Avatar: The Last Airbender 2005–08 Nickelodeon 61 episodes 3
Notes:
  • Animated television series
The Legend of Korra 2012–14 Nickelodeon 52 episodes 4
Notes:
  • Animated television series
  • Sequel to Avatar: The Last Airbender
Republic City Hustle 2013 Nickelodeon website 3 1
Notes:
  • Short animated webisodes[1]
  • Prequel to The Legend of Korra
  • Released in the lead-up to the premiere of the second season of The Legend of Korra
TBA TBA Netflix TBA TBA
Notes:

Film

Main article: The Last Airbender

Comics

Main articles: Avatar: The Last Airbender (comics) and The Legend of Korra (comics)

Books

Novels

Title Release date ISBN Media type Ref.
Revolution January 8, 2013 978-0-449-81554-0 Novelization [3]
Endgame July 9, 2013 978-0-449-81734-6 Novelization [4]
  • Written by Erica David
  • Published by Random House
  • A retelling of episodes seven to twelve of season one of The Legend of Korra
The Rise of Kyoshi Not yet released 978-1-4197-3504-2 Original novel [5][6]
TBA Not yet released TBA Original novel [5][6]
  • No proposed release date
  • Written by F. C. Yee
  • Published by Amulet Books
  • A prequel story to Avatar: The Last Airbender
  • Part two of a two-part young adult novel series focusing on Avatar Kyoshi

Art books

Five art books detailing the creative process of the series were published by Dark Horse Comics between 2010 and 2015.

Year Title Author(s) Publisher Description Ref.
2010 Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Art of the Animated Series Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino Dark Horse Comics A behind-the-scenes look at the concept, design and production art of Avatar: The Last Airbender. [7]
2013 The Legend of Korra Book One: Air – The Art of the Animated Series Bryan Konietzko, Michael Dante DiMartino and Joaquim Dos Santos A behind-the-scenes look at the concept, design and production art of the first season of The Legend of Korra. [8]
2014 The Legend of Korra Book Two: Spirits – The Art of the Animated Series A behind-the-scenes look at the concept, design and production art of the second season of The Legend of Korra. [9]
2015 The Legend of Korra Book Three: Change – The Art of the Animated Series A behind-the-scenes look at the concept, design and production art of the third season of The Legend of Korra. [10]
The Legend of Korra Book Four: Balance – The Art of the Animated Series A behind-the-scenes look at the concept, design and production art of the fourth season of The Legend of Korra. [11]

Others

Title Release date ISBN Media type Ref.
The Lost Scrolls: Water December 26, 2006 978-1-41691-878-3 Companion book [12]
The Lost Scrolls: Fire December 26, 2006 978-1-41691-880-6 Companion book [13]
  • Written by Tom Mason and Dan Danko, with art by Patrick Spaziante
  • Published by Simon Spotlight and Nickelodeon
  • Compilation of information on the Fire Nation
The Lost Scrolls: Earth January 23, 2007 978-1-41691-877-6 Companion book [14]
  • Written by Michael Teitelbaum, with art by Shane L. Johnson
  • Published by Simon Spotlight and Nickelodeon
  • Compilation of information on the Earth Kingdom
The Lost Scrolls: Air January 23, 2007 978-1-41691-879-0 Companion book [15]
  • Written by Tom Mason and Dan Danko, with art by Shane L. Johnson
  • Published by Simon Spotlight and Nickelodeon
  • Compilation of information on the Air Nomads
The Lost Scrolls Collection June 23, 2009 978-1-41697-822-0 Companion book [16]
  • Written by Michael Teitelbaum, Tom Mason, and Dan Danko, with art by Patrick Spaziante and Shane L. Johnson
  • Published by Simon Spotlight and Nickelodeon
  • Collected edition of The Lost Scrolls series
The Legend of Korra: Enhanced Experience July 2, 2013 978-1-61263-394-7 E-book [17][18]
Avatar: The Last Airbender: Legacy October 13, 2015 978-1-60887-447-7 Illustrated fiction [19]
  • Written by Michael Teitelbaum
  • Published by Insight Editions
  • Presented as a scrapbook made by Aang for his son Tenzin
The Legend of Korra Coloring Book July 12, 2017 978-1-50670-246-9 Adult coloring book [20]
The Legend of Korra: An Avatar's Chronicle Not yet released 978-1-68383-393-2 Illustrated fiction [21][22]
  • Proposed release date: May 21, 2019
  • Written by Andrea Robinson, with art by Sora Medina
  • Published by Insight Editions
  • Presented as a scrapbook made by characters from The Legend of Korra

Video games

Title Details
Avatar: The Last Airbender

Original release date(s):[23][24]
  • NA: October 10, 2006
  • EU: February 9, 2007
  • AU: December 31, 2007
 Release years by system:
2006 – Game Boy Advance, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Wii, Xbox
Notes:
  • Developed by THQ Studio Australia and published by THQ
  • Released in Europe under the title Avatar: The Legend of Aang
Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Burning Earth

Original release date(s):[25]
  • NA: October 16, 2007
  • AU: October 25, 2007
  • EU: October 26, 2007
 Release years by system:
2007 – Wii, Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360
Notes:
  • Released in Europe under the title Avatar: The Legend of Aang – The Burning Earth
Avatar: The Last Airbender – Into the Inferno

Original release date(s):[26]
  • NA: October 13, 2008
  • AU: October 30, 2008
  • NZ: October 31, 2008
  • EU: October 31, 2008
 Release years by system:
2008 – Wii, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2
Notes:
  • Released in Europe under the title Avatar: The Legend of Aang – Into the Inferno
Avatar: Legends of the Arena

  • WW: September 15, 2008
– online[27] 		Notes:
The Legend of Korra

Original release date(s):[28][29]
  • NA: October 21, 2014
 Release years by system:
2014 – Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Notes:
The Legend of Korra: A New Era Begins

Original release date(s):[30]
  • NA: October 28, 2014
 Release years by system:
2014 – Nintendo 3DS
Notes:

Home media

Main articles: List of Avatar: The Last Airbender episodes § Video releases, and List of The Legend of Korra episodes § DVD and Blu-ray releases

Soundtracks

Title Details
The Last Airbender

June 29, 2010 – Compact disc, digital[31][32] 		Notes:
The Legend of Korra: Original Music from Book One

July 16, 2013 – Compact disc, digital[33][34][35] 		Notes:

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