#north and south comics

[azaasterblue]

hot take/canon complaint abt atla north and south- I feel like if either of the water siblings™️ was gonna have Big Feelings abt their dad dating again at that point it was gonna be Sokka and not Katara. Like I feel like katara had processed and put in the hrs so to speak in terms of her complicated relationship with her dad and her mom and especially after finding her own love I feel like after the initial shock she’d want her dad to have someone. But to Sokka on the other hand, the planner, the child who was forced into the role of protector, the boy left behind who can’t remember his mother’s face, his dad moving on might just be what brings all those complicated feelings to the surface. no?? Yes??? Idk.

#maybe I’ll write it #canon compliant #Sokka and katara #katara and Sokka #Sokka #katara #Sokka and hakoda #hakoda #hakoda and katara #north and south #north and south comics #atla comics #atla hc #atla headcanons #atla fanfic #atla canon complaint #hakoda angst #Sokka angst #hakoda and Melina #is that her name ? #anyways #avatar the last airbender #atla #avatar #tlok

[firelilysky]

“Good to see you, buddy”

Sokka greets Zuko in the spirit world

#based on that comic panel from north and south #zukka #my art #sokka x zuko #what’s a consistent art style? #atla

[drawlody]

#you can see i change style midway lmao #like i realized if i dont try connect every lines its much faster #art #artists on tumblr #countryhumans #comic #digital drawing #countryhumans ussr #countryhumans soviet union #countryhumans america #countryhumans usa #countryhumans vietnam #countryhumans south vietnam #digital art #countryhumans south korea #shitpost #countryhumans north korea #countryhumans germany #countryhumans east germany #countryhumans west germany

[trashinyourpockets]

Yorklina.

And a sketch comic (emphasis on sketch)

#red vs blue #rvb #art #artists of tumblr #rvb art #halo #red vs blue art #my art #digital art #sketch #rvb carolina #rvb york #red vs blue carolina #red vs blue york #rvb freelancers #in the sketch is #rvb ct #rvb wash #pre-epsilon #rvb maine #rvb north #rvb south #comic #yorklina #rvb yorklina #red vs blue yorklina

[dreamchasernina]

Can just say how much I love this moment in the comic. Aang’s like “Don’t worry, we’ll figure something out……Sokka! Figure something out!” Bro

#they know they’re not getting anywhere without Sokka #so unserious #I love them #avatar: the last airbender #atla #avatar the last airbender #avatar #aang #Sokka #Zuko #toph #Katara #north and south #avatar comics

[colormekorrasami]

Look at these stuffed animals from North and South

Bryke, please make these so I can buy them

#avatar the last airbender #avatar comics #north and south #toph beifong #katara #aang #sokka #southern water tribe

[allgremlinart]

they put the atla comics on webtoon....

#like some of them ARE the same quality level of Wayne Family Adventures so like whatever (North And South cough) but also #if you're reading them on webtoon instead of comics pirateing site the way god wants you to..... idk. whats going on there....

[sporadic-icons]

Avatar: The Last Airbender Zuko RP Icons

Free to use. Likes or reblogs are cool.  Icons are from Avatar: The Last Airbender North & South Ch 3.  I believe there are 30 of them.

#icons #rp icons #comic icons #avatar: the last airbender #avatar #north and south #prince zuko #zuko #fire lord zuko #atla

[leonardalphachurch]

i figure most ppl do not actually think of story potential when bringing back characters and instead just choose who they like the most but truthfully WHAT could you do with bringing north back. bringing south back you get a villain out of it what would north even. do.

#actually i said this but then i thought of that one comic where north attacks wash for kill south #and now i imagine north as a villain #okay. okay. north as a villain kinda fucking rules actually #theta fucked up his head so bad. all he can think is that he has to protect theta. he has to protect south. but they are both dead. #but he HAS to PROTECT them. #expand protective controlling obsessive qualities to their absolute limits. he is in charge. he knows what’s best. #okay i’ve convinced myself.

[annermations]

the only REAL thing I can remember school teaching me...

#art #funny #lol #random #comics #web comics #idk #comix #drawing #awesome #comedy #waffles #soggy #maple syrup #yummy yum yum #interests #compass #north #east #south #west #annermations

[balanceoflightanddark]

On Whitewashing the Fire Nation

I've already talked about some of the problems with whitewashing various Fire Nation characters in my past posts. In particular with Ursa in regards to the comics, and how Azula got an unfair treatment compared to everyone else.

The thing is...Ursa was not an isolated incident. In fact, I would go so far to say that almost all of the Fire Nation characters (sans Azula of course), gets off easy in the narrative. At least in comparison to the victims of their campaigns of conquest during the Hundred Year War.

Now again, this was present in the original show. After all, the Earth Kingdom soldiers that went after Iroh were portrayed in a negative light while Jet and Hama were ultimately portrayed as antagonists for lashing out against the Fire Nation (ultimately in destructive ways but still). And again, this was mitigated by the Fire Nation being the ultimate bad guys and having needed to be taken down.

The problem comes along the moment when the Fire Nation become the good guys...and not a whole lot about their behavior changes.

I'm gonna be using images from the comics so...get those goggles on.

As mentioned before in various posts, the comics seem to take a belief that colonialism isn't inherently bad, and that progress supersedes tradition and whatnot. Case in point:

He says things are better in the colonies...despite seeing a citizen in Earth Kingdom garb shine the shoes of an old Fire Nation citizen.

Now there have been a lot of discourse and posts about the pro-colonialism on display in the comics so I'm not going to go into much depth there. What I am gonna go in depth though...is Zuko. I will admit I am not the biggest fan so feel free to take my opinions with a grain of salt.

I feel Zuko's character has regressed to his Book 1 self without the narrative actually calling him out on his bullcrap. Aside from his colonial attitudes, he does a lot of the same shit he did in the beginning: being hungry for the throne, hotheaded, picking fights, and overall just making things worse. Yet because he's now a "good guy", none of these actions are called out on.

Hell, in *North and South*, he shows up in this:

Yeah! That's not gonna cause problems for a people who got raided and brought to the edge of extinction!

Oh! And when somebody rightfully questions Zuko on why the hell he's even there and calls him an Ash-maker (an apt title since Zuko did raid Katara's village and ash became a feared substance following the raids)?

Zuko is able to get away with shit he pulled in Book 1 because he's on the "good side" now. And anyone who's against him is automatically treated as being a bad guy or at the very least in the wrong.

To be fair, it's not like Zuko can't regress. That is obvious. The problem comes when he's not called out on any of his shit. Which of course includes:

No I won't let him live that down. Ever.

Also let's talk about Azula for a minute.

In stark contrast, Azula's demonization often goes hand in hand with this whitewashing. Aside from Zuko of course, almost every character from the Fire Nation hates Azula's guts and think she's some kind of bogeyman out to get them. Since Azula is our designated villain here, that means that whoever hates her is automatically a good guy or at least treated better by the narrative.

There's just one little problem with that.

None of the characters who hate on Azula automically look better. In fact, I'd argue it makes them look even worse.

Take Mai and Ty Lee for example:

They just flat out admitted that they were fake friends to Azula. Even though she genuinely enjoyed their company in the series proper, otherwise their betrayal wouldn't have affected her so damn much.

Not to mention this is a piss poor attempt to garner sympathy since even if they didn't like Azula, they sure as hell didn't mind going along with her to cause trouble in the Earth Kingdom and conquer Ba Sing Se.

Hell, Mai was raring to go without much convincing:

As for Ty Lee...did you see her face when she was ambushing Katara?

Yeah, I call bullshit on their attempts to whitewash those two.

Then we get to Ukano. Ukano...you know this asshole:

The guy who canonically was in control of an occupied territory by the Fire Nation, the guy who canonically was responsible for Mai's terrible upbringing and made her feel like a doll, the same guy who wanted to put Ozai back on the throne...STILL GETS TREATED WITH MORE SYMPATHY THAN THE LITERAL CHILD SOLDIER!!!!!!!

...clears throat...

I'm sorry, but you cannot have Ukano pull all that shit and have him be sympathetic when he's against Azula.

And the same goes for the rest of the Fire Nation characters. Azula is a scapegoat to try and make them look better, but it fails since it seems like they're trying to dodge responsibility instead of improving themselves. And they STILL haven't changed meaningfully at all from the series proper. Meaning they still have that Fire Nation colonialist and imperialistic attitude yet somehow they're the good guys.

In the process of whitewashing and playing the blame game, the writers made the Fire Nation look holier-than-thou and thus utterly despicable. Like they never needed to change outside of having Zuko as a ruler. Sorry, but that's not how it works people. Especially since these guys are the ones in power while Azula is labelled a terrorist despite not pulling any of the crap mentioned above.

#atla comics critical #atla critical #smoke and shadow #the promise #north and south #the search #anti atla comics #azula #princess azula #azula deserved better

[survivalove]

what are your thoughts on Sokka becoming an ambassador/politician in lok ?? Do u think it fits is character??

Anon thank you because I’ve been dying to talk about Sokka for a while, he’s actually my 2nd fave after Katara.

Personally, I think Sokka being a political leader in Republic City does fit his characterization from ATLA for a number of reasons:

1. Community:

The South Pole is a very unique place in ATLA because while it’s a democracy, their leaders are selected on the basis of success both in military and in addressing the concerns of the people. We see this in Hakoda a little bit because while he’s the head of the navy (?), he’s not exactly the strong burly warrior that you would expect. It’s actually his public speaking skills and his crafty war techniques that make him such a successful chief (on top of being an excellent fighter of course). We also see this in the N&S comic with his ability to bring together all the communities in the South and address internal conflicts.

(Also I have a whole headcanon about Kanna orchestrating Hakoda’s political ascension but that’s another time. I mean look at her face. She planned this I’m telling y’all)

That is why I think Sokka getting into politics fits him cuz it’s a great culmination of the seeds ATLA planted of his character as a fighter, war strategist and public speaker, as well as his heritage.

2. Identity:

Whether some people in this fandom want to admit it or not, Sokka and Katara’s existence is inherently political. I mean their culture was almost wiped out, they’re basically left in charge of their tribe along with Gran Gran, and they travel the word meeting different heads of state and witnessing the impact of colonialism firsthand. So it makes perfect sense for both of them to get into politics as adults. I don’t think either one of them would pass up the opportunity to make important change on a global scale especially in a new development like Republic City.

3. Republic City itself:

Now, I know people like their Chief Sokka headcanon and I’m pretty sure it’s canon in his old age which is fine with me, but as for the most of his life, I really don’t think Sokka would spend it in the South Pole. For one, his dad is the chief and they have the same values, so while they would obviously give their father advice on a global scale I don’t think there’s much change Katara and Sokka would enact at home. Compared to somewhere like Republic City, not only because it’s new but because there’s 3 different ethnic groups living there, the political challenges that would arise everyday is paramount and I’d think they both want to have an impact on a global level. Also, back to Hakoda, it’d probably be hard for their community to see them more than just an extension of their father, if you know what I mean? kind of a nepo baby thing lol. I think especially for Sokka, it’d make sense for him to look beyond his community to build his legacy. Katara seems a little more attached to Southern tradition but Sokka is all about change and the future, and I think he’d have a bigger impact in Republic City.

#atla #sokka #councilman sokka #katara #republic city #lok #north & south #i know the politics are terrible. as is every comic. but this one was really good character and plot wise #my asks

[bitchapalooza]

Veneziano @ Romano

#veneziano: never apologize for being Sicilian #Romano: I’m going to slit your throat #this is a real panel for l*re Ol*mpus apparently???? #WHAT DID I MISS DIS THIS GOD FORSAKEN COMIC GET THIS BAD WITH SUCH UNSERIOUS SHIT LIKE WHAT #hetalia #hws veneziano #hws north italy #hws romano #hws south italy

[sbd-laytall]

Avatar: The Last Airbender-North and South #2

#we love to see a tough character getting a hug by people that unconditionally love them #atla toph #toph beifong #katara #atla sokka #avatar sokka #sokka #avatar the last airbender #avatar #atla comics #atla #north and south #my post

[witchzoe]

I am still just baffled by the decision to make the conflict in "North and South" about an oil refinery:

It has very interesting worldbuilding implications. In the show itself most things were just powered by either bending or coal-powered steam engines, mostly used by the Fire Nation, with no oil in sight. The Fire Nation loves coal-powered steam engines so much it uses them in places, where realistically they should not work. (Tanks, Airships). But in "North and South" oil is treated as a very valuable resource. This raises some interesting worldbuolding questions: Do only the Watertribes know how to extract crude oil efficiently? Because if everyone knew how to do that, why would the Fire Nation still use only coal as a fuel source? And why is Oil valuable in the A:tLA world, when we haven't seen it used in any way? And if Oil is so valuable why didn't the Fire Nation try to colonise parts of the poles to extract it themselves? Maybe I am overlooking a few things, but the inclusion of Oil as a valuable resource has some serious implications for the worldbuilding, that i think the authors didn't consider.

The other part is that the Water Tribes, especially the southern Water Tribe is inspired by Inuit and similar peoples. So now you have directly linked the central conflict of your comic to a recent and on-going struggle in our real world, the fight between native peoples and big oil companies. Which adds a lot of responsibility to you as an author to portray these conflicts accurately and to be aware of the implications your writing has on the real world. And from what I remember of that comic, the author very much did not do that.

There are a lot of questionable writing decisions in the A:tLa comics, but this is one were I am just baffled as to why they decided on this.

#atla #atla comics #north and south #meta

[linnoya-writes]

Katara’s sacrifices for Kataang

What’s really, really messed up about this relationship is that Katara worked so hard and probably kept so many deep feelings from Aang so as to not cause confrontation and have him physically or mentally “run away” from her-- something he was known for doing in ATLA if he ever heard something he didn’t like or was pressured into doing something he didn’t agree with.

And so Katara builds this habit of gently approaching Aang with her issues, not wanting to upset him.  She uses that “healer” voice, and doesn’t protest whatever Aang decides; instead, she supports it.  

She complies with everything Aang wants as a coping mechanism to never give Aang a reason to disappear and leave her.  And this becomes grossly more apparent once they go from being friends to being in a serious relationship.

She forfeits most of her Watertribe culture to prioritize Aang’s Airbending culture once they have children.  She doesn’t fight with Aang about not having a close bond with Bumi or Kya just because their not air-benders, and she doesn’t fight with Aang about the fact that the Air Temples don’t know Kya or Bumi exist.

And this is how the relationship keeps working, between them.  

Aang sees Katara as being a completely-devoted, dutiful wife and mother to his children, only doing things like healing and practicing social justice or whatever if it doesn’t interrupt his agenda.  

It’s every young boy’s fantasy come to life: having that older pretty girl you always had a crush on not only be with you, but completely tailor her life’s purpose and whole identity around yours.

In reality, Katara is hiding so much of herself in order to make that relationship work... internally dealing with the abandonment issues from her father, the trauma of losing her mother and let’s not forget her life-long idolization of the Avatar... that she does whatever it takes to keep Aang close to her.  

Be it not ever disagreeing with him.

Be it not wanting to leave his sight for a single moment.

Be it dating him because she already knows he wants them together (and not give herself the time to process how she truly feels about him).

Be it marrying him, and having the world’s eyes suddenly turn to her -- not as Master Katara of the Southern Water Tribe, but as the Avatar’s wife.  The woman solely responsible for bringing air-benders back through her uterus.

Be it forfeiting things about her culture, because it doesn’t work with Aang’s.

Be it raising Bumi and Kya practically on her own in a newly-constructed Air Temple Island, far away from her homeland, not questioning Aang on why the other AirTemples don’t know about Bumi or Kya.

And still. 

Still... as it’s implied in LOK... Aang ends up leaving her, constantly. 

Aang ends up traveling the world to visit the other Air Temples, eventually taking their son Tenzin with him.  And while Katara doesn’t protest it, and has learned to hide her emotions extremely well... we can imagine she would feel absolutely devastated by Aang doing this.

Hadn’t she done everything right to try and prevent that from happening? Giving up her argumentative, fiery side so as to not confront Aang and make him uncomfortable?  Forfeiting her water-tribe culture, so as to not have it clash with the airbending way of life?  Even raising her children far away from the WaterTribes, so as to honor Aang’s legacy and culture?

In the end, none of that effort made a difference, and Aang was totally oblivious.  

Aang always got what he desired because he believed Katara was coincidentally on the same page with him in everything.  He didn’t see the rows of mountains this girl was moving just to go along with everything he wanted.  

Aang lived his life believing Katara was his literal dream-girl, a woman tailor-made exactly for his wants, needs, feelings, desires.

Katara has to live with this sense of constant abandonment from Aang as a partner, husband, father to their children... and not say anything about it, because it’s now too little too late.  She married into this loneliness, despite believing that bending her entire identity and purpose would keep Aang close.

It’s not until Aang passes away that Katara is finally able to return to her roots in the Southern Water Tribe to find some peace, and her children, having grown up far away from that culture and already grown accustomed to that divided family unit... don’t seem to check in on Katara too often.

Katara lives the rest of her life alone.  Having lived most of her life for Aang, anyway, it’s more comfortable for her to be distant from the world as a recluse-- quite different from the life she once wanted for herself.  

This amazing warrior woman finishes her life in isolation, in the same way she had lived it before she met Aang, not realizing she’d been capable of doing incredible things for the world in spite of him, not because of him.

The real tragedy here is that Katara never got to be with someone who truly understood her.  She kept those rough spots and that confrontational side hidden in order to make a relationship with Aang work.

She, of course, still honors her late husband’s legacy and mourns Aang after his death... and there is a part of her that truly learned to love him.

But ultimately, Katara never got to experience that kind of love in return.  The kind where two people could see each other for who they were, and see their relationship clearly, honestly, rather than blindly just go along with it.  

You know?  The kind of love that’s real.  That sacrifices.  

Katara never got to experience real love...

...because Aang never had to compromise in that relationship, did he?

He always got what he wanted.

#avatar the last airbender #kataang critical #katara #aang #katara deserved better #meanwhile Aang thought she was fine #why yes I did borrow Hakoda's words from the North & South comic #and it's silly to think those words were meant to be about Kataang #since up until that point #Bryke had barely started scraping the surface regarding Aang's maturity selflessness and consideration about Katara's feelings #and Aang hadn't made a single sacrifice to be with Katara #that's how you spot a trophy relationship