White Actors, Asian Characters
January 24, 2009
The controversy over the casting of white actors to play Asian characters in M. Night Shyamalan’s live action Avatar: The Last Airbender, which began last year, continues to grow, with comic creators weighing in.
Noah Ringer to Play Aang
December 11, 2008
M. Night Shyamalan has chosen Noah Ringer to play Aang in the live action version of Avatar: The Last Airbender .
'Kung Fu Panda' Leads With 17
December 2, 2008
The anime feature Batman: Gotham Knight has been nominated in the “Best Animated Home Entertainment Production.”
ICv2 2009 Graphic Novel Conference
January 19, 2009
An ICv2 Release. The ICv2 Graphic Novel Conference will be held on Thursday, February 5th, in association with the New York Comic Con. These are the panelists currently booked for the event.
July 2nd, 2010
April 15, 2008
Paramount has designated July 2nd, 2010 as the premiere date for The Last Airbender.
By M. Night Shyamalan
January 10, 2007
M. Night Shyamalan has signed to write, direct, and produce a live action film based on Avatar: The Last Airbender .
Include Exclusive Comic Books
December 11, 2006
Nickelodeon has announced that it will be including an exclusive comic book with its Avatar: The Last Airbender DVDs.
September 25th
September 14, 2006
Nickelodeon is taking Avatar: The Last Airbender to weekday daily strip.
Now Up to 60 Episodes
June 22, 2006
Nickelodeon has ordered 20 additional episodes of Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Another Big Seller
May 24, 2006
Volume One of Tokyopop's Cine-Manga adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender has sold over 500,000 copies.