Nickelodeon Avatar: The Last Airbender - Ashes of the Academy

In 2025, Dark Horse launched Nickelodeon Avatar: The Last Airbender - Ashes of the Academy, a single-issue comic that returns to the world of the beloved animated series. This story focuses on the Fire Nation's Royal Fire Academy, exploring the lives of its students and the pressures they face in the shadow of the Hundred Year War. Written by a creative team deeply familiar with the franchise, the issue expands on the series' themes of duty, identity, and the cost of conflict. For fans, it offers a focused, character-driven glimpse into a corner of the Avatar universe rarely seen in the original show.