Before I freak out let me wish you guys a
Happy New Year! All the best for 2010!! May you be able to fulfil your resolutions.


Now be warned: The rest will be Avatar fan talk. No, not Cameron's - the other one.
It was announced like a couple of hours ago: The animated series will finally get its very own artbook of awesomeness!

AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDERTHE ART OF THE ANIMATED SERIES
Bryan Konietzko (W/A), Michael Dante DiMartino (W/A), and Various (A)
On sale June 2
FC, 184 pages
$34.99
HC, 9" x 12"
Since its debut in 2005, Avatar: The Last Airbender has remained one of Nickelodeon's most talked about and highest-rated animated series to date, and it's not too hard to see why . . . Not only does it offer an epic storyline, engaging characters, action, adventure, and a powerful message about the importance of hope in a world long-besieged by war, all the while serving up top-notch entertainment. It's also beautifully executed, a stunning masterpiece of animated storytelling that harmonizes Western influences with aesthetic inspiration drawn from a diverse array of cultures, including those of China, Japan, India, and the Inuit.
An unprecedented look at the concept, design, and production art behind this smash-hit series, Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Art of the Animated Series chronicles the show's developmentfrom the very first sketch through to the series finale and beyond!along with behind-the-scenes commentary from series creators Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino.
Featuring hundreds of images, most of which Nickelodeon has never released to the public!
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[link]I absolutely love artbooks and I'm hella excited about this one because I wanted to have a ATLA artbook like that for years! I was also fearing that because of that stupid movie all the new stuff would be about the movie-verse (like the mangas) instead of the original stuff. But I am soooo happy right now!!

Just for the heck of it XD
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